TKR Minus 13 days

I can't believe my TKR - total knee replacement is in 13 days   GULP.   I REALLY wish my knee hurt more.    Last night I bounded up the stairs 2 at a time.  Is that what someone does 2 weeks before a TKR?  How long does cortisone last anyway!

Had my tooth pulled Tuesday - no issues.  I do love nitrous oxide.
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Just for reference IN CASE you are wondering about pain control . . .  the two Rockford cannabis shops are 1 hour and 15 minutes from Columbus and once on the interstate, LITERALLY, 3 turns away.  What I wonder is will they have enough cannabis?   It seems medical cannabis in those two shops (I have heard) is constantly changing as supplies are very small. 

Nothing like Denver where you walk in and have a choice of 30 different strains. In Rockford you have a choice of maybe 6.  Plus it's a little more expensive (from what I have been told).

ANYWAY - sorry for bugging out in the last blog. I received a fascinating email about strat-o-matic and fielding and a BIG word problem I'm still working on in spreadsheets.  Once complete I'll be able to quantify (is that the word?) or compare hitter PLUS his fielding to another "like" player. 

In other words a player like Arcia with bad batting but world class fielding can be compared to a great batter with poor fielding.   A work in progress. 

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City of Columbus has a new fee for NOT shoveling sidewalks.  Starting ON MY BIRTHDAY (Jan 25th) if the City is forced to remove snow from sidewalk abutting your property, you will be charged a fee (what about a ramp that abutt's nobodies property).  That fee is $111.57 PLUS $1 for each linear foot.

I would LOVE to see where the $111.57 comes from. 

Seems good to me - a LITTLE expensive compared to Madison ($50).  I'm sure Hibbard Street residents, who complain about the need to ANY sidewalks will not like it.  They complain about people driving too fast down the street AND they complain about the need for sidewalks.

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The Bucks beat the Lakers last night.  First time in NBA history that two teams with only 4 losses this late in the season have played each other.  Both teams were 23-4. BUCKS WIN BUCKS WIN.

I remember 3 years ago Dan Patrick said if Giannis ever started shooting jumpers it would be unfair to the rest of the league.   Well, he did that last year and now he is hitting 3-pointers at a rate of +40% in December.  He was 5-8 last night.

LeBron is passing the torch in greatness and as  Dan Patrick commented "Giannis will soon be the greatest big man to ever play in the NBA". 

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NFL - linemakers are betting on the Vikings winning  25.75 to 20.25.  YET,  the Vikings have not yet beat a team with a winning record this season.

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If you have not seen the comedy called Loudermilk on the Audience Network, DJ and I LOVE it. 

"Centers on Sam Loudermilk, a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with a bad attitude. Although he has his drinking under control, Loudermilk discovers that when your life is a mess, getting clean is the easy part." 

https://youtu.be/soHhYqXyUlY






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WELL - after a GREAT year in stocks and the yearly Santa Claus rally continuing, "Wall Street" is looking at a benign but bullish 2020, about what they said last year at this time.  The good thing is this has been the best decade EVER in the stock market, even #IMPOTUS  could not break it.  NO complaints.

Probably some downside early as the Santa Claus rally fizzles. This yearly event is caused by Mutual Fund managers dumping bad stocks so they will not show up on their yearly prospectuses but then repurchased near the end of the year, thus causing the Santa Claus rally.  It's like clockwork.  Always happens  . . normally.

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OH we went to see Knives Out - great movie. Among the MANY stars is Ana de Armas, a Cuban immigrant in real life who was born in Cuba with duel citizenship with Spain.  After staring in TV in Cuba she managed to immigrate to Spain and stared in 2 of their top TV shows.  THEN she decided to move to America and start all over as an unknown.  She is awesome.

https://youtu.be/QiE0jix2WYA



   
Have a great weekend.