It has been a long year. One year ago today was that life altering operation. Fortunately, it was successful. I feel the impact of that event every day. Sometimes it is positive and sometimes negative. But it is thought about everyday. Three friends died this year. For some reason I did not join them. Instead I went swimming and for a walk in the woods today. I am lucky that I got to go to more concerts, trips to other places, paint my porch, read books, make photos, go to the beach, see Fin graduate, see my other kids, eat dinners, drink some beer and wine, laugh at some jokes, swim with my gvp friends, bike with Block Island friends, play with Diane and enjoy the sun beaming down on me in the hammock. There are some things I wish to do that I have not done. The biggest thing is that I really would like to visit with many of you my Facebook friends. Life feels shorter now. The most important thing is the people I have met along the way. Meanwhile, the heart is still ticking!