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Joe Joyce wrote on Mon, May 29, 2017 05:07 AM UTC:

My mother-in-law passed away 2 months ago, after a long series of major illnesses. She would have been 100 in a couple more weeks. My wife, her brother, and I have been her primary caretakers for years and this absorbed most of our time recently. I did not disappear from most of my activities by choice. Just kinda got too worn down to think. Interestingly, I still could and did comment on politics, which demonstrates again that politics is essentially emotional, not intellectual. But I played progressively lousier chess and finally lost most games by running out of time. Didn’t have the energy to work on design/development or rehab my shoulder. Until now.

Wife and I need some time to decompress. I just bought a kayak at Paddlefest, in Old Forge on  Saturday, and put it in the water Tuesday in Alexandrea Bay. My wife is looking for dog-friendly rentals in areas where we’d consider living. We’ve started thinking about our interests again. My wife is thinking about a boat and some waterfront. I’ve got a game or two to put together. And some fences to mend for disappearing. 


Kevin Pacey wrote on Mon, May 29, 2017 05:09 PM UTC:

My condolences to you and your family, Joe.

Kevin


Greg Strong wrote on Wed, May 31, 2017 03:07 AM UTC:

Welcome back, Joe!  I'm sorry to hear about all you've been through.  I hope things are returning to normal.


Joe Joyce wrote on Thu, Jun 1, 2017 11:44 PM UTC:

Thank you Kevin, Greg, for the condolences


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