Bootless
At least as much as i can stand to be. The ankle is still very stiff and will take some walking to loosen up. Which, I confess, I’m not entirely looking forward to. Just mostly.Read more
Earth Treasures Show 2017
This is an annual show put on by the Los Alamos Geological Society, usually on the first weekend of December. It has become something of a holiday tradition for me, since it’s held at the Masonic Lodge just down the street from the Mormon chapel that holds a creche show...Read more
On my feet again
Another appointment with Dr. Sauer today, and he was sufficiently pleased with my progress to instruct me to start walking with the “boot”. Two weeks of this, and if all goes well, I will be out of the boot and well on the way to normal activity.Read more
Book review: The Little Dinosaurs of Ghost Ranch
The Little Dinosaurs of Ghost Ranch Edwin Harris Colbert A handy litttle volume on Coelophysis, the late Triassic dinosaur that is one of the earlier dinosaurs for which we have complete skeletons. Numerous complete skeletons, actually, because a mass die-off a little over two hundred million years ago was preserved in...Read more
More ankle update
It seems like I ought to post a brief update, just to let y’all know I’m still here and nothing else has gone wrong.Read more
Another ankle update, and an experience with projection
The ankle is healing up nicely. I had a follow-up appointment today, and Dr. Sauer graduated me from the temporary splint to a boot. I’m still not supposed to walk on it, but I can put a little weight on it to avoid losing my balance when necessary.Read more
Ankle update
There’s going to be some fairly gruesome pictures, but I’ll put them at the end with some padding. Last Tuesday Dr. Sauer examined my foot again, had some additional X-rays taken, and concluded that it would probably be better to go ahead and put a plate on my fibula. There...Read more
A ridge too far
Warning: Medically graphic photographs.Read more