Thanks Bunn-O-Matic!

Sometimes the neatest things happen. Tonight we were watching the Creston, IA holiday parade. It was cold.  Bunn, the folks who make coffee makers, came by giving out coffee filters. Then out of no where a very nice gal set a 10 cup coffee maker in my lap.  "Merry Christmas!" she said. I was stunned.

For those of you who don't know I love coffee!  This was a great Christmas gift.  Thanks Bunn-O-Matic!

Drop by anytime for a fresh cup!

This is the one they gave me!

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My Knee Surgery...

Dear friends;

(Warning! The following post contains surgical pictures that may not be appropriate for all readers).

On June 19, I had my knee scoped. I had it all done at Sioux Falls Surgical Center. I was well cared for. My doctor was Bradley Plaga. It should have been a simple procedure to fix torn cartilage. However, Dr. Plaga told my wife that within 5 years I'd need a new knee. My local doctor said so too but I really didn't believe it. Well, for those interested here's the pictures. You can see also the wear on the bones from no cartilage for 25 years. Diagnosis Ostioarthritis.

In the following picture I think the red stuff (blood) is the torn cartilage. Lots of rough stuff here, I think everything here should be smooth.
On the upper right I believe this is a picture of behind my knee cap. On the left next to it you can see much more wear on the bone... also the bottom two pictures show the wear pretty clearly.
Here you can see the wear and tear on my bone (upper and lower left). I think the doc is cleaning up the surfaces. There is lots of debris.

As far as I can tell this is the after pic. Less rough stuff more smooth. It is another good view of the wear.
Any comments from you medical types would be appreciated.

The States I've Visited in the US

Here's the states I've visited in my lifetime. (Thanks to World66.com) I think I've got them all, but I'm not quite sure. Many are thanks to my previous employers. I was a computer programmer / systems analyst and technical consultant prior to being a pastor. (seems like another life altogether!)

Oh well. This was kinda fun.



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... and Canada too, eh!

Hey I also had clients in Canada, eh!



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Not a "World Traveler" yet.

I've not traveled much of the World yet.



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