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According to the Operative Report we received today, interpreted by the PT, Kevin's surgeon probably gave him another 10 years without a total knee replacement. The list of all the things he scraped and shaved and cauterized and moved and readjusted is pretty long. Poor guy. He will be out of work no less than 4 weeks they are saying now. Thank God for sick leave! In the meantime, I have to take 8 college students out of town, leaving on Wed and returning on Sat. So, Kev and his knee and the boys are going to learn to live together. He's hobbling around pretty good, and we have lots of friends to help.

If you think about it, pray for Kenny, one of my students. The kid had the most horrible childhood and is a vile atheist. I mean, a very profane, angry atheist. We are engaging in some e-mail chats about peace. I'm trying to move very, very slowly with him. He trusts no one and is truly one of the neediest people I know. Besides, he is going blind and can't afford the corneal implant he so desperately needs. He's very thin, wears big clothes to hide his body and dreads that he uses to cover his face. He is truly one of "the least of these." Lift him up, will you?