Mark,
Jody is doing great. Had her second cancer check-up three weeks ago. Still cancer free. So far, so good! Her hair came back curly, something she'd always wanted, so the side effect of losing it was a PLUS. She's also walking 2 miles a day and works in the yard / garden every day. She's actually in better shape than I'm in. Still having problems with my right ankle. When I try to walk with her, it swells up, "arthritis" in the ankle joint. Thanks for asking.
Best,
JIMMY D
Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote:
Jimmy,
Speaking of which, how's Jody doing?
Mark
At 03:38 PM 5/23/2004, you wrote:
Hi Nick,
I've been sitting quietly by while DonO and a few of the other PHD's of Banter drag my name through the mud. ;-) If you'll notice, at the end of most of Dr. Dimento's posts, he takes a pot shot at yours truly. Or take Rob Blomquist, who has been off the list for a year. When he signed back on the first thing he did was say how much he missed everyone, even JIMMY D. Or Allan Fish who counts his day a total loss unless he gets one really good barb into my hide. The very idea of his saying that I'm on my computer all the time. Not so, I don't take it to bed or fishing with me. LOL I could go on indefinitely, but I think you get my drift.
Anyway, Nick. As one of the Elder-est of the VFB and well known Carmudgeon of the list I extend my congratulations to you for choosing the VFB. In my humble opinion, it's second to no other Email List - period! Like Sally Fields said when she accepted her Academy Award, "They Love Me, They Really Love me" I guess it's true for if they didn't like me, they wouldn't pick on me like they do. When they quit picking, I'll know something is up. Probably it will be a bunch of them ganging up and getting ready to jump me "EN MASSE". :-P
Enjoy yourself, Nick. Many people on the list are special friends of mine and my wife Jody. They were especially helpful to Jody during her bout with breast cancer. Their emails, get well cards and special flies they tied for her made a tremendous difference in her recovery. As much as DonO picks on me, he's still my best BEST BUD on the VFB, no matter what he says to or about me. I respect his gift of humor and his unlimited knowledge of fly tying and also his insights into life itself. The ability to make people laugh at themselves is special. The VFB can get awfully dry at times and that's when you'll see DonO and me along with several others endeavor to lighten things up a little.
Cheers !
JIMMY D
