Summer endeavours
06/07/2004 12:57 a.m.
Today I went to my old computer and delved into some work on my novel, to which I'll be devoting many summer hours. I'll still be posting poetry, and commenting, but the characters and story are calling out to me and I'm inspired to continue with the novel before my trip out west next month, and before the surgery on my right hand in September. Fortunately, it will be a lyrical style of novel, with some poetry in it, as I'll never abandon poetry.

I can switch from one computer to the other as I require, (or take the new one in for an insertion of disc slot which it doesn't have, only CD ROM) but had to do some long-hand copying today for notes, and some letter-writing I wanted to catch up on. The hand problem is due to my Viking blood apparently, and not due to computer usage according to the doctor. It's layman name is trigger finger, ironically, since I've always been anti-gun. If any of you finds a hard node that feels and looks strange, forming in their palm and doesn't know what it is, check it out early as it's not minor to get this Dupuytren's Contraction problem solved if it's advanced, and can cripple up the hand and fingers if progressed. I had no idea it was degenerative and serious, and thought it was tendonitis from the computer but not major. But it's something that can recur on either hand in various places and too many surgeries aren't a good idea either, as they can hurt the vessels and nerves and cause worse problems. It's caused by a weakening of the fascia in the skin layer due to cells with this disease. At least, that's how it was explained to me. If anyone's had this and had it treated and have any tips, I'll gladly listen. I'll have a scar in the palm, to add to my other list of scars. Oh well, I guess we can't always have a smooth road.

br> I am enjoying the flowers from the market we got today, the garden my daughter is planning, and the upcoming trip and the novel, The Revenants, about Lake Mazinaw or based on it at least. I may choose another name for the lake and setting, or may keep to the actual one it's based on.

Maria, I'll be sending you my snail-mail letter soon. I wrote it today but will probably add more tomorrow.

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I am listening to more birdsong