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Derek went in for his second epidural this afternoon. The doctor used a little more local anaesthetic, and Derek said it was much less painful. There was not much (if any) improvement in his back pain after the first shot two weeks ago, but the Doctor said this shot was a different steroid that works […]

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Not me — Derek. He’s been complaining about lower back pain for a while now, and finally it got bad enough that he went to see the doctor. An MRI shows that he has a prolapsed disc in his lower back. You can see the prolapsed disk below the center of the picture, where the […]

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Derek starts at ASU tomorrow (Monday). I think his declared major is Pre-Med.

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A few weeks ago I tried to take Apollo for a run on my bicycle. I had one hand holding the leash, and the other on the handlebars. Everything went fine until he saw a cat (or dog, or bird — I never knew what it was for sure). He took off running, pulling me […]

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Our electric bill for July was $417.10. This is the first time we’ve been over $400 for one month. It’s been a hot, humid month, fuel rates are up, and somebody keeps turning the thermostat down…

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Devon found an apartment in Pasadena, so Gisele and I (and Derek? He hasn’t decided yet!) are leaving for California this (Friday) morning to take a load of his stuff over and help him move in over the weekend. We hope to be back on Monday.

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I heard back from the court today, and as I expected they do not want me for the case. The case is described in the Tempe Tribune. The defendant is charged with murder and the prosecution is seeking the death penalty. In Arizona (and I think every state after a recent Supreme Court ruling), the […]

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Gisele is back from France! I picked her up from the airport last night. I don’t expect to see her much the next few days, as she will be sleeping while I am up, and up while I am sleeping. Devon started his new job this week. He worked Monday and Tuesday, and now has […]

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Devon left today about noon for his new job in California. This is his first trip to California alone — always before somebody was with him (usually either I or Keri). I just talked with him by cell phone and he is just over the border into California. His new job with SECo starts tomorrow […]

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I’ve been summoned to jury duty tomorrow, Wednesday. I called in this evening, and was told that I should appear. This will be the first time I have appeared for jury duty. I have been summoned 2 or 3 times before, but in the phone call the night before was always told that I wasn’t […]

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