Author: vicSocotra

Situation Report 10 April 2025

A quick one today with nothing on the schedule except sponge bath and personal yoga. Expect a therapy session but no evidence of one appearing as yet. If one appears, intend to walk and demonstrate desired capabilities while protecting ankle from further damage. The Medication Specialist made her weekly visit to confirm reduction in morning […]

Situation Report 09 April 2025

There was a late note from Paula yesterday reminding me of the Appointment by stretcher today. Subject? Urinary was the one word description,which I think is about the quality of my kidneys and the urine they are producing. I hope I can ask for removal of the Foley device which requires the catheter. Based on […]

Situation Report 08 April 2025

I put a picture of the wound under discussion today that actually predates the dramatic femoral artery intervention. Then I deleted it as too graphic. It was, I think, a problem that dated back to the period of the 44-mile round-trip drives from the Farm in Culpeper to the wound specialist in Warrenton for weekly […]

Saint Patrick Celebrates: The Freedom of Our Seas

Saint Patrick Celebrates: The Freedom of Our Seas

Today featured a visit for the ages! It was one that evoked the spirit of Saint Patrick’s Days spent with comrades in distant places with a sense of solidarity and will. It is hard to compare unless you have shared some over the 47 years since I first saw Bronco in his crisp green Nomex […]

Arrias and His Muse: Comes the Spring

A silver Moon in a lapis sky, Perhaps a hint of frost, But tree frogs chirp to greet the dawn, And winter’s hard edge seems lost. Small buds seem to fill all the trees, Though the grass is still brown and dead, And no daffodils or day Lillies yet, But all the trees are tipped […]

Around the block on Clock Change Sunday

Around the block on Clock Change Sunday

It is a Sunday here at the Woodbine Rehab facility in Alexandria, so only the regular staff is doing their basic maintenance for the seniors and disabled crowd held here. No Physical or Occupational Therapists in evidence so a sort of industrial calm is present on this floor with no loudspeaker announcements to break the […]

Monday? Monday!

Monday? Monday!

This morning had an adjunct to what passes for Holy Services here on the Potomac, where we have a couple of the former seniors who attend services at the cathedral next door overlooking the passage across the Potomac and into the Capitol of the Republic most of is served. There is also a tradition at […]

Arrias & His Muse: Swamp Sunrise

Thank God Arrias answered the bell this morning- he captured the moments before Splash slid the tablet across the conference table. Displayed was a large format of Vic’s upper leg with some impressive new deep incisions. DeMille rejected it, of course, but in this week in this town the display had a certain resonance with […]

FMC: External Revenue

FMC: External Revenue

We were committed to watching the confirmation hearing to get a sense of who will be running things. Some of the Boomers laughed, since they content we don’t know who has been doing that for years. So things might get a little clearer with the daily list of give-aways to unlikely folks who may also […]

8 Tips for Smart Investing and Grilling

You know what is coming as well as I do, so I won’t belabor the point. Maybe it is a recovery and maybe it ain’t. Remember, this is mostly a psychological drill, at least for Wall Street. If you feel good, you act good. I am as tired of the continuing crisis as I am […]