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Daily Journal March 26 9:39 a.m. Central and so we wait

Hope everyone is safe and healthy. I have talked to some who have been infected with COVID-19 and they say it is one nasty bug.

I’ve had a few stories appear on AL.com. If you haven’t seen them, here are a few.

Q&A with Dr. Saag

Postponing my death is the least I can do

Italian doctors offer harrowing look behind the scenes

OK, It’s the end of the world, now what

I’ve added to the countdown several times in the last week or so, with posts on Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, and Peter Paul and Mary.

I’m down 248 left to review from my 678 starting point — that means I’ve done 431 reviews — all posted here and available at your fingertips. Also there are probably about 100 other posts not specifically countdown related. Keep reading and thank you for all the kind words and support.

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Daily Journal 4-25-2019

9:55 a..m. Typing OK this morning. Left hand a little shaky. I’m just slower. I hope my brain is cooperating with my request to resist at all times the sticky quicksand those rogue proteins create. Check-offs. Sleep. Did well, watched basketball until I couldn’t hold my eyes open. Had a mild calf musclle spasm that I caught and rubbed out before it could start its torture. That addresses the category Pain. I played basketball last night. It’s one of two days of good exercise I get every week. But I’m slow moving in the morning after these. Trying to get one or two days where Catherine and I can go do some gym stuff, weights, possibly Yoga. I have to stop here and describe a play last night in which I delivered a pass to Ramsey Archibald. We had a break going, I was down court running hard after the other team turned it over. Teammate Kevin Storr (who was red-hot shooting BTW) hit me in stride at about the foul line, defender coming on fast. I knew Ramsey, on my team, was coming on fast from behind. I made a little look up feint like I was going to go up for the lay-up setting the defender into leaping stage. Instead of putting it up, I bounced it with two hands — like a football snap — between my legs, Ramsey caught it off the bounce and put it up for a layup. Mental Health. Good.!

Day ahead will include some op-ed reading and Mike Madness planning.