Quick heads up.

I had my surgical consult with Dr. Q, the preeminent man in his field, and it’s a go for the valve replacement. I’m figuring it will be in early to mid-February, but I’ll find out for certain on Monday the 11th.

Now to some Traveler Bill Industries, Ltd. business. A previous post mentioned that I would be posting all the horrible bovine allusions made at my expense. The most recent example:

• S.D. asked offhandedly if I was Lactose intolerant. Oblivious I answered “No. Why do you ask?” It was then that the cow’s valve connection was revealed to all our delight.

It occurs to me that perhaps a Traveler Bill Contest is in order. Therefore, I am compiling all funny (at least to me) comments relating to my forthcoming procedure. After my recuperation is complete I will decide which is my favorite and that insulting jerk will win a (yet to be determined) Traveler Bill Industries Prize Package.

RULES:

There are no rules. But for all you pundits out there, here are some pundon’ts:

• Don’t force the funny – let it flow naturally. They all can’t be gems but remember, those that aren’t gems are typically fairly horrible.

Other than that it’s open season. I have a thick skin, a…“Rawhide”1 as it were and as Confucius once said “It’s not mean if it’s funny.” So feel free to blast away with the your best.

1 Fortunately for the dozen of you actually vying for this title, I myself am not eligible to win.