Total Knee Replacement

 

On March 10th, 2025 I had total knee replacement for my right knee.  According to my physician, I had bone-on-bone arthritis in that knee (as well as in the left knee).  In about two days, I didn't use the walker any longer.  In another three or four days, I wasn't using the cane anymore.  I'm still not running races (as I wasn't before the surgery to be clear), but feel pretty good.  Now I need to decide if I want to have the left one done as well.

 All in all, I am glad that I had it done.  It WAS painful at first, but now I have very little if any discomfort in that knee. 

 

Wichita University Football

 

The Shockers fielded a football team from 1897 to 1986.  In October of 1970, a plane crashed that was carrying about half of the football team on their way to play a game against  Utah State University. Thirty-one people were killed.  

In December of 1986, Wichita State President Warren Armstrong announced that the university would no longer sponsor football due to the financial strain the program placed on the university.  

The card that I have posted is for the 1941 season.   All of these games were losses, except for a tie with Washburn and a win over Emporia State at Emporia, Kansas.

A notable event for the program came in 1979 when Willie Jeffries became the head coach (he became the first African-American had coach of a Division I-A football program.

 

 

 

 

 

Trip to Key West

 

We spent a few days in Key West, Florida last week (September 24th to the 28th 2024). We were lucky in that Hurricane Helene went to the west of us... we didn't get any rain after the first night, but did get a lot of wind.  We always stay at the Ocean Key Resort.  The resort location is marked with an X in the map below.

 We can see Mallory Square from our Balcony (3rd floor room).  The island that can be seen in the picture below to the left is Sunset Key. 

 

View from our room

View of the palms being whipped by the wind.