Paul's song

Our friend Paul is at Mayo undergoing some patience-trying therapy. A relative and a couple of friends wrote additional lyrics to "Frère Jacques". I finally made a half-way decent recording of it. If you're not a musical perfectionist, click here. I also posted it on his site on Caring Bridge.

If you have difficulty listening to "Paul's Song", you can download a free copy of QuickTime for the PC at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Message from a swelled head

Goodness gracious! I've received three compliments on my writing in the last couple of days. "Awesome writer!" "I just absolutely love the way you write and what you write about..." "[I] was particularly struck by the [entry] about driving and cell phone use."

Some of these comments were in connection with a Caring Bridge website created this week. The title of the message of one of the complimenters was "How to keep people connected". To her I responded with

How to stay connected

1. Find an easy way to generate a website
2. Make sure that the website is easily accessible, avoid passwords
3. Carry a laptop
4. Be near to internet access
5. Make frequent updates

How to write well

1. Write often
2. Proofread
3. Rewrite
4. Repeat step 1-3
5. Promote yourself shamelessly

Now I hope you'll tell three friends about this blog.