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oddities, observations, & ?'s...#12                                                     Summertime is here and it is a perfect time to take a road trip in Red Thunder .  I have wanted to drive to  California in my Thunderbird convertible for several years, but, I can't find a sidekick for the adventure.    I suspect the lack of interest by others in such a journey may have something to do with my needing to take a break from driving every 45 minutes to an hour.  That doesn't include sightseeing.     Only my wife, Regina, can put up with my travel routine and she doesn't want to drive as far as the west coast because she has her limits too.    My son and daughter each told me they would drive out west with me, but, fly back home.  That means I would be driving back to Louisville by myself and I don't ...

life's poker game...                                                             I woke up several weeks ago with an enlarged right index finger that was very painful.  It was Memorial Day, so, I waited 24 hours to seek medical attention.    The next day, my Primary Care Physician referred me to Kleinert Kutz Hand Center, one of the nation's premier group of hand surgeons.  Fortunately, they are located right here in Louisville   and she got me an appointment for that afternoon.   The specialist took one look at my finger and pronounced me a victim of Gout Tophi.   He  said surgery would be required to determine the amount of damage the crystals had done to the joint in my finger.     The doctor spelled out the chance of the joint being saved, but, he wouldn't know what he would...