and so...

2017 is history at midnight.

Good riddance!!!

/sone medical excitement on this, the final day of 2017.  Driving south own church street extension, enroute to a gathering of leftist miscreants, I was suddenly overcome by dizziness and nausea and had to pull off the road abruptly.

My first thought: a heart attack.I was headed for the great beyond. I quickly said an act of contrition and hunted for my cell phone, to call 9!!.  Could not find it, of all times...  After a few minutes of sitting, my head cleared enough and I drove south, cautiously, at last arriving at Moses Cone ER. Could not find the patient entrance at first and it was COLD today.

Made my way inside and they quickly took me in when I uttered the phrase "heart patient." Blood work, vitals, CAT scan....

Ear rocks.    What?  Ear rocks (like kidney stones) had formed in my ears and thrown may sense of balance out of whack.

I'm home and have some meds to deal with the nausea and dizziness.  Feel better now.

Miss my much anticipated meeting with other "leftists."  Drat.

Didn't to much  but rest this week. It's what I needed to do anyway.

On my way south tomorrow sometime.  Won't be staying up to watch the ball drop. No matter. Don't have any cable here anyhow...