OK, I'm back!!!

I didn't know I was going to be away. Had a routine appointment with my doctor, who weighed me, pushed and poked me, took my blood pressure and a few other measurements, and, with a worried look on his face, told me to go immediately to the emergency room of the hospital and he would join me there. I went.

In the emergency room, they weighed me, pushed and poked me, took blood pressure and a whole bunch of other measurements and tests and x-ray pictures and scheduled some look-see surgery. I can now report that none of the arteries feeding my heart are clogged! But they found a few other things, such as: after smoking for many years, and even tho I quit twenty five years ago, my lungs now cannot supply sufficient oxygen to my blood! BUMMER! Gotta go on auxiliary oxygen!

So after a stay in hospital, and a few days recovering at home, I am starting to blog again! A lot has happened in the Maghreb since I last posted. Without doubt, the most tragic is the disaster in the Sahrawi camps near Tindouf. That is enough for a separate post, and I beg each of you who is able, please help them out with a contribution. Your money will help them return to the minimal life they enjoyed before the tragedy. In the Maghreb, you may send it to Red Crescent; please indicate that it is for the Sahrawi, as the Red Crescent did not specifically organize a fund drive for them. Or you may send it to the UN ...

if you are in the States, look at the new posts for a recommended place to send your money. This is where I'm sending mine!

I hope to get back in the bloggin' swing ASAP!

hale