Dunkirk NY – National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins today, and so does its subsidiary, National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo). While NaNoWriMo has an organization behind it, NoBloPoMo has apparently petered out as a “thing.” Some people still take it up, and I’ve decided to do so as well. Why? Because on Nov. 7th, I will be undergoing some arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in my right knee, and I will essentially be off line for most of the month of November. NaBloPoMo took as its idea sticking to some kind of theme to help generate writing material, and I figured with all of the down time I will be having in November recovering, using the knee surgery as the theme itself would be a decent enough topic to occupy the month.
I actually had this surgery done in October of 2018 on my left knee. The damage to both knees was the result of a small fall down the last two steps leading to my cement basement floor. At the time I actually took the fall, I thought I had done no damage other than a little pain. Over the last three years, however, the damage manifested itself via two MRIs, and so last year I had the left knee done, and this year the right. The right knee is not as damaged as the left one was, and does not cause as much pain, but my doctor said that eventually it would give out, so might as well get it done.
So be prepared this month for daily posts on my upcoming knee surgery. Tonight is opening night for La Cenerentola at Buffalo Opera Unlimited. It runs tonight and a Sunday matinee on Nov. 3. After that, it’s all about the knee. -twl