We got the blessing of Mayo doctors to return to Abq. until March 26 when I have some follow-up to bacteremia diagnostics. At that time I presume they will schedule start of Hep-C treatment. I believe they will want to wait some weeks to be sure I am clear of infections. So I expect some shorter back and forth trips this spring.
We are packing up and moving out of the condo. This is a real milestone, but I am not really in a celebratory mood. We head for the airport with some trepidation due to our bad experience last time. I have a very large blue suitcase packed half with medical supplies related to my IV antibiotic and half shalachmonas that Meg is bringing to celebrate Purim including her famous home-made hamantaschen. I will also carry on my blue Puma gym bag filled with medications, and a lunch-size cooler bag with IV syringes with cold-packs. Not much in the way of bandages as my surgical wound is closing up nicely (that is the open part; the rest of the incision looks fine, almost the same as it did before #4).
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
entertain us!
Other than visits to Mayo for blood work, Meg and I have been free to hang out at the condo. I have been starting to do my research again (meetings, students, data analysis) much of which can be done remotely. Meg has been doing financial stuff as well as planning for kids and her own research on the latest for hep-C and such. We have been doing more cooking and less eating out.
Almost a week ago we went back to the Cummer Museum. The current exhibit, "Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art" was a big disappointment. Very few worthwhile pieces (all very small), some American wannabes, some unfinished works or studies by the famous impressionists. Nothing that would hang in a major museum. Concurrently, however, was a showing of Japanese block prints related to impressionism, Beyond Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Prints and their influence on Western Art which did have some works that I found to be excellent. In particular, was the artist Hiroshige (http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/main/main.htm). Here is an example:
Almost a week ago we went back to the Cummer Museum. The current exhibit, "Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art" was a big disappointment. Very few worthwhile pieces (all very small), some American wannabes, some unfinished works or studies by the famous impressionists. Nothing that would hang in a major museum. Concurrently, however, was a showing of Japanese block prints related to impressionism, Beyond Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Prints and their influence on Western Art which did have some works that I found to be excellent. In particular, was the artist Hiroshige (http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/main/main.htm). Here is an example:
And amongst the latest Cummer acquisitions were five out of Andy Warhol's "Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th century". They were large works, drawn with Warhols stylized simple lines with striking colors (except for Einstein who was mysteriously drawn in black and white).
On tuesday night we went to see the Alvin Ailey dance troupe. They were very good technically and reasonably accessible to people like Meg and I who do not follow dance. Took some concentration, but we enjoyed it.
This coming Sunday we have tickets to see Wynton Marsalis at the big arts auditorium downtown (same venue as the dance). Not quite the same as when Meg and I had the good fortune to see both Wynton and Branford debut with Art Blakley at the Keystone Korner in S.F. back in 1982. Not only was the Keystone small and intimate, but I was drinking a beer.
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