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We made it to Taiwan, but not without some excitement. As we were getting ready to go, at 4 in the morning, Derek slipped while running down the stairs. His foot hurt, but he was able to walk on it. We barely made the plane to San Francisco, but finally seemed like we were safely […]

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We made it to Taiwan, but not without some excitement. As we were getting ready to go, at 4 in the morning, Derek slipped while running down the stairs. His foot hurt, but he was able to walk on it. We barely made the plane to San Francisco, but finally seemed like we were safely […]

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Gisele, Derek and I are going to Taiwan for three weeks, leaving Monday. Derek will actually be coming back after two weeks so he can take summer classes. We’re going to spend time in Taipei with Devon, and also take a tour around the island. Devon, by the way, signed a contract with an agency, […]

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The doctor today said I can lose the sling. He is very pleased with my “excellent” progress, but warned me to not get cocky and try to do too much. Another 6 weeks of slow strengthening, and then I can start to ramp it up once the repair is strong enough. But I can: – […]

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Yesterday in physical therapy, I raised my arm over my head using its own muscles for the first time since surgery. Straight up in the air, pointing at the ceiling. I was very excited! This is significant, since many people never recover this capability after rotator cuff surgery. My Dad for example was never able […]

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***Geek interest only disclaimer.*** Lately I’ve been using the Pale Moon web browser. It’s a modification of Firefox, optimized for speed and simplicity. (I was going to call it a “fork”, but since each time they update Firefox they soon create a new Pale Moon based on it, it’s not really a true fork) It […]

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