Archive of posts from 2026

Feb 1, 2026 February Check-In

I’ve been very good about doing exercises for my knee and it’s definitely paying off. The shooting pain in myleft knee that I had toward the end of last year is gone. It’s not pain-free, but it’s much, much better. Here are pictures comparing them to last month. Lots of progress on the left knee. The right one hasn’t changed much. But I’ll keep going and we’ll see how it goes after another month.

Jan 1, 2026 Hello 2026!

Hello 2026! The big news of this year is that I am planning on retiring. If I don’t go through with it, I will be very disappointed in myself. Right now, my plan is to have my last day working be July 1, 2026. I’m tempted to go sooner than that, but hopefully, this date will make for a smooth transition, which is my goal.