On Nov 15, 8:57*pm, Flyingmonk wrote:

.... you'll come out of this just fine we are pulling for you and
thanks for keeping us informed. *We are learning not only about making
airplanes from you, we are also learning about VW engines, green horn
worms and first hand (almost) about cancer.
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Dear Monk (an Friends),

Yes, there is more to Aviation than driving an aeroplane :-)

It is Sunday morning here, just past 1000 (ie, 10:00 a.m.). I had a
very good night: NO PAIN. I awoke in the night BEFORE the pain
reached a significant level, allowing me to take some slow-release
pain-killers. I stayed awake, working on the drawings for a Do-it-
yourself Gascolator until the drugs began to kick-in, then put my head
down and got an additional four hours of delicious sleep.

I know that sounds a bit silly -- praising a couple hours of sleep --
but it was a significant event in my cancer-altered life.
When the day begins well, I am filled with confidence, ready to
tackle the do-able projects -- projects I can do sitting down --
with New Zealand energy. (Old Marine Corps joke there.)

-Bob