A good day at Roswell Park. No kidding!

Today everyone did their jobs right at Roswell Park. I can happily report my chemo treatment is a complete success.
To review: I was seated for my appoitment nearly minutes after arriving. My blood counts were that of a healthy man, more or less. The proper orders were and followed, I was given my shot in a reasonabe amount of time, and I will be out of here by 2:00 p.m. Maybe we'll even be home by dark!
For the uninitiated, this efficiency has not always been the case. But I'm not about to go into that now. For the record, I give credit where credit is due. Credit due to the Roswell Park chemo infusion team! Credit delivered!
Barb Anderson, doo-bee extraordinare and crack research nurse, stopped by to see me. We solved the worlds problems. I probably made barb late for her lunch meeting and for that I repeat my apology publicly.
Only way the day could be better is a Franziskaner over at Ulrich's, the german brau-house just down the street. Think I can sneak one in before leaving?

If I had $1,000,000 and no better way to spend it...

Awhile ago Doug Camin Sent me this link

http://www.nelsap.org/ny/innsbruckusa.html

Apparently in the late sixties some wise person or persons decided it would be a good idea to open a ski area just south of Binghamton. Called Innsbruck USA it's about five miles up Pennsylvania Avenue, and you can see it there off of the road to the right.

I remember talking to John Byce about a year ago and his mentioning that there was this really cool ski area, just south of Binghamton, in the seventies, but it closed. He had regaled me with tales of skiing and parties and general after-work schussing...and, oh well it sounded like a heluva good time.

Man, I can't believe the people in Bingoland let this place go. Given unlimited funds and all my other expenses being paid, I'd love get behind an effort to revive this place. Think of it: instead of heading downtown to the sportsbar, head 10 minutes the other way and get on the T-bar. Sweet! This could work. Of course, I'm not sure I want to bet the mortgage on it, hence my reticence to walk up to Partner's Trust and ask for a loan, but you get the idea. Also, I know nothing about running a ski area, other than I like to ski and I know it requires an "area."

Wonder why the county didn't pick up on this where the former owners left off. I mean, they're backing the En-Joie golf course when Endicott couldn't hack it. Why not skiing? Instead, looks like they just took it back for taxes, made it a public park, and left it to the kind of tree-huggers who hike in the summer, not hug trees in the glades in the winter.
Just isn't fair. So brother, can you spare $1,000,000?

Long time no see

Sorry I haven;t posted on awhile. "Your fans miss you," Diane says, and I guess you do. At least one has given me a gentle push via email. So this is what has happened recently:

1.) My efforts in grief to Roswell about the inefficiencies and delays have prompted the bigwigs to respond. When I was up there earlier this week,the very accomodating nurse department chief visited me on two separate days, first to get my concerns first hand, then to merely check up on me.
Not sure what's going to come of my complaint, but it does appear as though they are taking me seriously. That's satisfying, anyway.

2) I've started my second-to-last round of chemo. This is quite exciting. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week I had heavy doses of Cytoxan and Ara-C, but I haven't felt too many side effects. Beginning to get mouth sores similar to the last round of chemo, but with somewhat less intensity. Three more days this month I will go up-and-back to Roswell for a shots of Erwinia. One unfortunate bit of Roswell getting its stuff together is I WILL have to stay for two hours after the shot for "observation." I understand this is necessary. It is still a pain in the ass.

3)On the way home from Roswell yesterday I diverted my route to Owego to see another printer's shop. John Henry and his wife Kathy were excellent hosts. They showed me around their shop and we exchanged tips, horror stories and generally talked business. I had a great time. It was lucky, as a very large lake effect snowstorm had blown off to the north, sparing me from driving through the anticipated 2-3" per hour.

That's about it lately. So now, according to Diane, my "peeps" should be satisfied. I'm triying to figure out how easter candy can be properly satisfied.