First, an update on John is in order. He is really quite miserable these days; I almost feel sorry for him. He had surgery on his left ear on the 15th, and the aftermath has been painful even for me to observe. The bouts of vertigo, the constant dizziness, the vomiting(what a mess, though the smell was interesting), lack of appetite, inability to sleep, the list goes on and on. Seeing him walk is like seeing a landlubber trying to walk onboard a ship for the first time. He go…