um...so where were we? My friend Mike Pithey was kind enough to bring my blog absence to my attention recently. While I may have been similar to the lazy...uh...person.. that he described, I have had an eventful summer in which I took many pictures - but now I feel a bit swamped in the editing process. I knew this next entry would require a link to another website and I have been trying to get that together, while working, playing, being lazy, etc.... I am sorry to leave Mike and those wondering about me in limbo....
So, first the important news. I had a clinic visit last week that showed no signs of returning leukemia cells so I am obviously very happy about that. Also, my liver is doing a stand up job of filtering my daily and weekly chemos. It is functioning normally. So we both celebrated with a double shot of yeager! (just kidding...) Yesterday, for the first time in awhile I felt a bit tired and dizzy but I feel much better today. If I hadn't just had a good check-up I might be concerned. But I think it is normal as my blood levels can still be slightly below normal. Priscilla and Dr. Linker also cleared me to go on a super long road trip of 7 weeks in Europe and China for tennis in Oct/Nov. I'm excited about the trip and I hope to catch up on the blog so I can report on things while I'm over there. we'll see....
So, in early July I stopped by my "cult" camp in Wisconsin. It is the Midwest Unitarian Universalist Summer Assembly. Those that know me know I'm not a "religious" person but this camp has been a huge part of my life since my Mom first took me when I was 3. I haven't missed a year since. I have met most of my oldest friends at this camp and I look forward to attending the reunion every year. All my "firsts" happened up there (well... most of them - my first one-on-one full-court 1 am basketball in 25 degree weather came at UNCW in 1990 with a hack named Frank Colvin. I won) including my introduction to the wonderful game of Ultimate Frisbee, which would also become a big part of my life. We dance, hang out, hook-up, laugh, cry, learn, perform, grow, compete, and generally have a really good time. We had met on Lake Geneva for 60 something years, on a beautiful college campus overlooking the water. Last year, the conference center changed directions and we were forced to find a new home. Next year we will try out Trout Lodge near St. Louis, MO. This transitional year, we met a "resort"-a hotel actually- in the suburbs of Milwaukee. So, it was a strange year, not having the rustic, natural setting we were used to, but we still had fun as the pictures below will attest to. To all my camp friends I have assembled all my digital photos at http://web.mac.com/chrisboring/iWeb/ going back to 2001. The rest for this year are there and I hope to scan older photos in and put them there eventually. They can be dragged to your desktop once enlarged. I hope to inspire Daren Fowler to start a large photo data base for our camp.
It was great to see everyone again and I'm excited about our inaugural year next July at Trout Lodge. I will see you there in a tent, tippee, or whatever it takes....
Linda is the wonderful woman who made me the lovely prayer quilt back in my sicker days.
