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Saturday, December 31, 1994
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???????? I visited dad & Thelma & dad is doing well, all things considered.? He has not needed to be catheterized for 2 weeks, thanks to finding the right dosage of the right medicine.? He has prostrate problems & Parkinson’s, which is also under better control.? Last week he was tested for Alzheimer’s, results not known yet.? Physically he is still very strong, but his short term memory is getting bad.? A couple of months ago he gave all his tools to a neighbor, telling him he didn’t have much time left; then he got upset when he discovered them gone, blaming Ann for hiding them; Ann takes his anger well.? he is still driving occasionally, which is a bigger worry than his health.? While in Bulverde, Dad gave me copies of the yearly Xmas cards and re-reading the annual letters was fascinating.
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???????? For several years the floor of my bathroom has had a hole growing in it which was caused by 2 rotten joists; there were some leaky pipes which was responsible for the problem.? Last summer I had the floor repaired & while that was being done, got a new low-consumption toilet and new sinks for the kitchen and bathroom, as well as new wall for the lower half of the bathroom.? Immense improvement.? Expensive, but worth it.? I continue to attend Austin City Limits tapings & for the first time in 3 years, missed one (battling fatigue & the flu).? Went to my 101st ACL taping this week.? Watch it & eventually you’ll see me in the audience.? Some great shows.?
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I have now got a perfect attendance string at school of 11 or 12 straight years (not sure exactly which January I was? last absent in, ‘82, ‘83 or ‘84).? If you have e-mail, i can be reached at dane@....? Ed can be reached at egglestone@....? I have had great fun exploring the internet & keeping up with friends electronically.
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Last summer I attended my 30th H.S. reunion.? Great fun.? The subject of my thesis, Shawn Phillips, has now moved to Austin; it’ll be easier to keep in touch with him.? Among the great concerts I saw this year with Uakti, the Kronos Quartet, L. Subramaniam & a "long-lost cousin" Kat Eggleston (from Chicago; the daughter of the creator of Gumby & the winner of best new folk artist at the Kerrville Festival 2 years ago).? Among the autographs I added to my collection this year (these by mail) were James Earl Jones, Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau.
