Oh, migosh, I'm bored. Paid bills today. Caught a nifty surprise when I opened the IDT Long Distance bill and found a $179 charge where I usually find something $20 or less. Seems that when the BellSouth DSL went down last month the dial-up number was in Jackson, MS. I'm an invalid. I'll leave that to Lyman to resolve.

Due to visit the surgeon's office for a follow-up in the morning at 11:15. My last appointment was at 10:30 and I was finally called at about 12:30. The time went quickly last time. There was an older black gentleman that had driven a patient in. When we found ourselves sitting alone in the waiting room he struck up a conversation and we spent at least an hour talking about his life growing up near Church Hill, MS. He talked about long hours of work and gardens and orchards and hunting. He talked about biscuits in the morning and drinking beer on the way home at night. He talked of leaving school early when a storm was coming so the kids could make it across the bayous. He talked of women canning and fixing fences and tornadoes. I wish I'd had a tape recorder.

I'm not expecting much of tomorrow. Maybe I'll be surprised.