The news isn’t terrible, but it isn’t good, either. Stage 1 cancer, a very rare type, but it’s curable. I’ve been told to expect radiation and chemotherapy, but to wait for the Mass General tumor review board’s recommendation. They meet on Thursday.
As I said before, I have no interest in chronicling my “cancer journey.” Therefore, I am putting this online journal on hold for the duration. A rough estimate is I’ll be quiet for at least 3-4 months. I hope to see you on the other side.
The PBS NewsHour profiles Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
No blacks in sight, gays stay in the closet, and women know their place is to please men. Beauty pageants with pretty girls in bathing suits. Even better, this time around we’ll be pals with Russia.
Mono vs. Stereo is an endlessly interesting aspect of Sixties Pop music.
The rise of FM radio in the late 60’s was, I would conjecture, a reason why “folded mono” became standard for singles after albums were produced in stereo exclusively.
Mono FM receivers collapse stereo broadcasts into mono. So, if that was what people were already hearing, why bother laboring over dedicated mono mixes for singles played on AM stations?
Barnes Newberry opened this week’s “My Back Pages” on WMVY with selections from Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends album.
“Fakin’ It” from Bookends is an all-time favorite of mine. There’s so much creativity in the production. I love the “Strawberry Fields Forever” fade-out. All it needs is “I buried Paul (Simon).”
The true mono mix for the 45 provides a striking contrast to the album’s stereo mix. Note the running time.
Yesterday, I had an echo cardiogram. It was ordered in preparation for meeting with an Electrophysiologist from Mass General, two weeks from today, about my a-fib.
https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/articles/what-is-an-electrophysiologist
An echo cardiogram is an ultrasound scan. Very useful for a non-intrusive view of a heart, but not very effective on a banana. An MRI is too effective!
Breaking News! The echo cardiogram results are in, and they’re normal. No valve problems, etc. So the only thing I need to worry about is the a-fib, which is plenty.
