My right bionic hip has been in continuous service for 3,652 days (10 years); my older left bionic hip has been in continuous service for 4971 days (13.6 years). During my last visit to the orthopedist and a few x-rays later, I got the good news that they are still aging gracefully.
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Random stuff about HR and his world…
78 Years Ago Today
78 years ago today, members of the Greatest Generation stormed the beaches of Normandy.
80 Years Ago Today
On Sunday, December 7, 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in 2,403 deaths and marked he United States entry into World War II.
Happy Birthday Rightie
As of today my bionic right hip has been in service for 3,287 days. It was placed in service on 07 November 2012.9/11 + 20
It’s been 7,305 days since I watched the Pentagon burning through the office window – two wars and billions of “borrowed†dollars gone down the rabbit hole – Al Qaeda, Taliban, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Arab Spring, NSA, ISIS, Syria, Iran, a mob storming the US Capitol, and the recent inglorious end to the United States longest war. We are still in the midst of the worst Pandemic the world has seen since 1918. And the USA is still awash in cultural and political hate and discontent!
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
D-Day, 2021
D-Day, the 6th of June 1944…this, along with many other of their accomplishments, is why they are called the “Greatest Generation!”