No more smoke stack.

From what I understand of the medical jargon, I seem to have a touch of Emphysema and calcification of my right lung.  I've to see a pulmonologist next week (some kind of blood doctor - not Dracula or a Pullman train).  My guess is that I'll be advised to give up imitating a smoke stack (cough splutter).

Easier said than done, as many smoke stack imitators will tell you.  At least I'll not have to keep going outside to smoke - it's getting cold here.  Awakened yesterday morning by thunder and hail about half the size of a golf-ball hitting the window.  It even took the weather forecasters by surprise - they didn't see that one coming.  A couple of EF 1 tornadoes did some damage as well.  Makes smoke stack imitators like me nervous!

The rug and the rest of Karin's on-line order arrived.  Just like Christmas doing the unpacking, it's a nice rug and just what we needed for the living room.  I've new jeans that fit perfectly and again they arrived just at the right time when the weather is starting to get colder.  I must admit that I get worried when I see Inuit heading south - that's always a bad sign.  They're blowing fake snow over Mt. La  Crosse for the ski season and usually when that happens the real  thing falls in quantity a short time later.  I've the snow shovel ready, but I get the feeling I'll be needing blasting powder just to get the kitchen door open so I can take the trash out.

Thoughts are for warmer days in warmer places, while the central heating keeps the apartment at a reasonable temperature - somewhere well above freezing!  I'm not terribly keen on waking up with frost on my nuggets.  Time to sign off... NCIS just started on TV...