Bad news about me

I got some bad news recently. I have a lung carcinoid tumor. If you have to get cancer, the carcinoid type seems like one of the better ones to get. It has a very high cure success rate.

I don't have a set course of treatment scheduled yet. With luck it will involve only surgery. People have been very kind and many have asked to be kept up to date on my progress. I have thought about that a lot and have decided to blog it up. That way, anyone who is interested can check the blog. You can find that at: notbymyself.blogspot.com. I'll post updates about new developments - and a lot of other things - there.

Vacation in Maine

I'm up in Maine this week freeloading on my friends Lynn and Bill. They tell me that it was hot and unpleasant last week but since I've been here it has been spectacular. Here are four photos that I took yesterday and this morning.