Hi GoRNR,
Thanks! I appreciate the concern. Getting a little better each day. Slow progress, but it's progress. No chance for surgery; the surgeon didn't give good odds that it would help. Plus, I didn't like the idea of shaving the back off the vertebrates. Yuck! But at least the last steroid epidural helped somewhat with a pinched sciatic nerve. So now, I can put my socks on by myself!
Between the shots, physical therapy, and resting with a mix of heat and ice, I'll get there.
If I ever get north near you, I'd love to check in for a visit. The AR9s, the MGC-1s, and the ADS L-1230s are all speakers that I'd love to hear. And with your Klipschhorns, maybe you could convince me to like horns too?
Plus, I agree, AK is an great place to hang out. Friendly and weird people, that I can identify with, as they like the same things that I do. They understand my idiosyncrasies, as all AK'ers suffer from the same ones too. We all fit in together!