11/13 Fri update, from Joe

[Joe Haldeman]

Lunchtime, we screwed our culinary courage to the sticking place and struck 
out for the nearest Skyline Chili. (They're as ubiquitous as Burger Kings in 
another city.) 

I got a bowlful of everything but the spaghetti, watching carbs, and have to 
say it wasn't bad, even if (as has been reiterated here a few times) it wasn't 
chili, either. Greek hamburger stew, a good lunch. Judith Clute protected 
the reputation of British trenchermen by getting a jumbo five-way, and almost 
finishing it. 

I read a bunch of books while I was languishing in the hospital, mostly unmemorable 
light stuff. An Elmore Leonard I didn't like, surprisingly (The Hunted) and 
a Western I thought was super, Elmer Kelton's Joe Pepper. Enjoyed two of the 
Alexander McCall Smith "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series. 

Yeah, I should have been reading cutting-edge science fiction. Rather write 
it. 

This afternoon I started easing into writing again, reading the first chapter 
of the current book aloud to Gay and Judith. Holds up pretty well. 

Joe