Monthly Archives: May 2016

From a website on rotator cuff repair: Outcome The majority of patients report improved shoulder strength and less pain after surgery for a torn rotator cuff. Each surgical repair technique (open, mini-open, and arthroscopic) has similar results in terms of pain relief, improvement in strength and function, and patient satisfaction....Read more

The surgery is on for this Friday.  I spent this weekend finishing up some odd chores around the house, and directing some kind friends who have moved a recliner and air conditioner into an upstairs room near the front door and bathroom to serve as my recovery cave. I won’t...Read more

In my last post, I wrote about my great plan to get to an outcrop of Bland monzonite. This is a formation important enough in the history of the Jemez that it really needs a place in the book, but it’s proven elusive. The main outcropping (map), which was mined...Read more

I’m contemplating a Friday the 13th adventure in a week. The objective will be to visit outcrops of the Bland stock in the southern Jemez. This is the monzonite from which gold was mined from the late 19th century to about 1930. The main mining area remains private property, and...Read more