Readers may recall a few weeks back where I mentioned that there was a major health challenge in my family. It remains, but we do have a plan of attack.
That will occur this Tuesday, and a 5.5 hour surgery at one of the country’s top medical centers is involved. The operation is not on me, but my lovely wife.
As a result, I’ll be pretty much offline this week. But there is good news in all of this.
WUWT has a life of its own now. It will continue without my help, thanks to the tireless work of guest authors, our moderation team, and of course the tips and notes brought in by our volume of readers.
Since this will be a lighter than usual week, guest posts and news items are welcome.
Along those lines, as I mentioned in comments here, I extended a guest post to Tamino, since he thinks my presentation of Arctic sea ice is all wrong. I formally extend that offer again for him to do a post on Sea ice this week, either or both hemispheres, with the only caveats being that it has to be published free of any insults and that all comments must be accepted that fit within our blog policy.
If anyone has ideas for a guest post, flag a moderator. “Charles the moderator” can publish guest posts. Just leave him a note and he or somebody will contact you.
I leave WUWT in capable hands. Barring complications, I’ll likely return late this week or this weekend.
Thank you for your consideration. – Anthony
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I can be contacted at charlesthemoderator (at) gmail dot com.
I don’t read every comment so email is best if I you need me to see something. ~ctm
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UPDATE: 10/20 11am pst from my Blackberry at SU med ctr
Surgery went well – no issues- prognosis good.
Long road to physical rehab begins.
My sincerest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone for their support and prayers.
Anthony
Anthony; Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your wife. May her surgery today go well, and her recovery be a speedy one.
Bruce & Evelyn
God bless, Anthony. Speedy recovery.
Dear Anthony,
the best wishes for your wife and her speedy recovery! 🙂
Mrs Watts and family,
All the warmest wishes are winging there way across the ocean from here in Australia.
To you, we send our best cheer and heartiness.
Thinking of you and God Bless
Best wishes to and for your wife, Anthony. Strong family support and excellent doctors are what a patient needs. Then a speedy recovery.
Warmest wishes from down under to add to the other messages for your wife’s well being coming from all points of the globe. That’s a lot of positive energy!
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace. — Num 6:24-25
We pray for you both: healing for your good bride and strength and the gift of comforting for you.
Best wishes to Mrs Watts for a speedy recovery, hopefully before the cold winter sets in. The Berwick Swans are back in UK, 3 weeks early, so it must be getting too cold for them in Siberia. Thank goodness we’ve got plenty of logs ready and waiting.
Our prayers are with you and your wife. God Bless.
The Suros
Best wishes for a safe & speedy recovery for your wife.
In the arts one would proffer a shout of “break a leg” here. I am not an artist however, and can only offer my sincere hopes for a successful outcome. My better half has also had medical issues, and had heart valve surgery back in July. She appears to have turned the corner towards good health now, and I hope your experience will be likewise as positive. It isn’t easy being a husband to someone that has fallen ill. There is a helplessness that can only be described as crippling. My job ended up being as strong and reliable as I could be for her, and let the professionals do their jobs. It isn’t easy letting someone else hold the knife in cases like this. But I have found our doctors to be worthy, and hope yours are as well. Just be a rock for her Anthony. It’s about the best thing we husbands can be at times like this.
All the best to your whole family.
Dave
You have the priorities right.
Best wishes for your wife’s speedy recovery.
All my best wishes for your wife and for yourself Anthony.
You and your wife are in my prayers.
If the best wishes of your fans has any power at all, your wife will be fighting fit very soon.
Thanks for your site.
Ben
all our prayers are with you&your wife
May God bless the both of you as you have blessed us.
I just went through a similar situation with my wife at the MAYO Clinic.
Hope you’re sleeping well now and that you can obtain a private convalescence room.
God Bless.
Hi Anthony, my prayers are with you and your wife today.
I do hope Tamino takes up your offer — and, even better, reciprocates. But I doubt both will happen. (S)he’d be a fool not to post here, though, considering the exposure your site gets compared to his/hers.
In point of fact I do not believe “Tamino” exists. This is surely a pseudonym for a small echo chamber consisting of like-minded individuals who would rather not be known by their real names, possibly because of their political or employment connections. To see this one need only compare “Tamino” postings on different days for grammar, rhetorical devices and style.
I was on M. Tobis’ site some time ago as he lashed into some anonymous dissenters whose arguments he was having trouble countering, and finally he threatened to institute a policy of censoring or banning anonymous commenters who pretended to have qualifications to talk about technical things. It was a low point in the debate, but it does point out one thing, that there is something inherently blameworthy about sniping at bloggers whose identities are public, from behind an identity blind. While anyone’s words should stand on their own merit, one has to ask why someone, particularly on the alarmist side, is unwilling to stake their own name and personal reputation upon their words on the subject. I would understand it if prominent “skeptics” hid their identities because there has been a history of open retribution against them, but to my knowledge none of the principal figures do this. Hiding behind a lone ranger’s mask is the first sign that a person is unconsciously ashamed of their own position. That tells us something about Tamino already.
It also tells us something about Tobis — who from time to time sings the praises of this anonymous guardian of orthodoxy. Ok for alarmist but not for skeptics, apparently.
To my knowledge, Anthony (and admins) you have never permitted an anonymous post in the past, let alone invited one (comments are a different matter). I can see why you might consider an exception here, but are you sure this is such a good idea?
Anthony,
Belatedly I send my best wishes for your wife and you.
All the best in the days ahead for your wife, yourself and family
All the best to you and your wife Anthony. The very best and most essential blog on the internet will roll on during your break.
best wishes and good luck to your wife and your family, Antony!
All the best to your family Anthony.
Anthony,
Sorry, was away for a couple of days.
Considering that there were successes for my wife and an environmental-heretic like me in surviving life-threatening conditions, we hope that the same will be true for your wife.
We will keep her in our prayers.
I keep watching for an update. Hoping that no news is good news.