Last spring my dad decided to write his autobiography. First his step-daughter, Elaine, typed it for him, but when it kept growing, I was delegated. It ran to 9 chapters & was fascinating. If you have e-mail, I could send you the text quite easily. (my address: dane@...).
Last June two of my fingers started hurting & it turns out it was probably due to excess typing. After months of anti-inflammatory drugs (6 days of steroids in October finally ended the swelling so it could start healing) and hours of exercise, it’s finally close to healing.
Last summer I had the siding for the trim & under the roof completed & got new windows. the windows are helping with the insulation this winter & reducing the noise of the jets as they land.
I continue to attend most Austin city limits tapings & at Joe Ely’s in September, i had my camera with me (for the 1st time) & got a picture & autograph of Dan Rather, who was vacationing at his nearby lake home & was there as a member of the studio audience. Also got pictures with Lady Bird Johnson and Itzhak Perlman (thanks to being friends of the orchestra’s conductor).
It’s been an expensive month. I upgraded my Macintosh to one with a built-in phone & TV receiver and then had to replace my washing machine.
Our school is in line for 5 million dollars of improvements if the bond issue passes. Next year I will probably be teaching 1 or 2 classes instead of 6; the rest of the time I’ll work with the other teachers in the lab, teaching their kids computer skills.
