Trousered Ape
An exercise in presumption.
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
State of the Ape XLI
Still going — thank you for your prayers.
Where does a month go?
Health news: Had blood work done on the 5th and we’re entering a new phase, as my PSA more than doubled, from 6.01 to 12.62:
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We met with my oncologist on the 9th. I’ll probably have to start chemotherapy soon, but no final decision yet. I went for a PET scan on the 25th (as near as I could tell from the results couched in medical jargon, things aren’t too bad yet), and we’ll see the oncologist again on October 20.
Writing: I took a week off, then started on revising the draft of Edwina 3. I’ve made pretty good progress (I estimate 35 – 40 percent done so far).
Still more clerihews:
Said Napoleon Bonaparte
When his army was blown apart,
“So much for that horde —
Oh, well, back to the drawing board.”
King Charles the Tenth
Used to drink crème de menthe
Mixed with eau de cologne —
No wonder he was overthrown.
Said philosopher Socrates
To physician Hippocrated,
“Why, when we speak,
Does it sound just like Greek?”
And, just because it's funny:
Still going — thank you for your prayers.
Where does a month go?
Health news: Had blood work done on the 5th and we’re entering a new phase, as my PSA more than doubled, from 6.01 to 12.62:
We met with my oncologist on the 9th. I’ll probably have to start chemotherapy soon, but no final decision yet. I went for a PET scan on the 25th (as near as I could tell from the results couched in medical jargon, things aren’t too bad yet), and we’ll see the oncologist again on October 20.
Writing: I took a week off, then started on revising the draft of Edwina 3. I’ve made pretty good progress (I estimate 35 – 40 percent done so far).
Still more clerihews:
Said Napoleon Bonaparte
When his army was blown apart,
“So much for that horde —
Oh, well, back to the drawing board.”
King Charles the Tenth
Used to drink crème de menthe
Mixed with eau de cologne —
No wonder he was overthrown.
Said philosopher Socrates
To physician Hippocrated,
“Why, when we speak,
Does it sound just like Greek?”
And, just because it's funny:
