Open Thread – Offline for awhile

I’ll be offline anywhere from 48-72 hours. The reason?

My lovely wife has another GA surgery scheduled for tomorrow at Stanford, hopefully the last one, and while I’ll have some sporadic Internet access, I don’t plan on focusing on anything but her. We are leaving today and I’m in transit while you read this as this is an automatically scheduled posting.

Guest authors and moderators may fill the void if you wish. If not, no worries.

Please, keep it civil.

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J Storrs Hall
April 7, 2011 6:05 pm

Let me add my sentiments to those of the other well-wishers. The best of luck to you both.
In case any WUWT readers don’t know him, I recommend Matt Ridley’s blog. See this recent post, for example:
http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/tourniquet-theory
“I call it my tourniquet theory and it goes like this: if you are bleeding to death from a severed limb, then a tourniquet may save your life, but if you have a nosebleed, then a tourniquet round your neck will do more harm than good. This metaphor can be applied to all sorts of scares and their remedies, but it is climate change that I have in mind. Over the past few years it has gradually become clear to me that climate change is a nosebleed, not a severed limb, and that the remedies we are subsidising are tourniquets round the neck of the economy. ….”
… with references to two journal papers to back up his point.

Susann
April 7, 2011 6:06 pm

My prayers are with you and your wife.

vigilantfish
April 7, 2011 6:10 pm

Like others here, I’m keeping you and your wife in my prayers. Best wishes always.
Jennifer

Gaylon
April 7, 2011 6:18 pm

Prayers and best wishes to you and your wife Anthony, and a speedy recovery.

Kent Draper
April 7, 2011 6:20 pm

Bless you folks as you travel, your sweetie to get better, and I will watch over the Sutter Buttes and make sure they will be there when you return home.

Editor
April 7, 2011 6:22 pm

Prayers and best wishes, Anthony.
Now, park bears, now that Ranger Smith is away, let’s rummage in those dumpsters!

Roy Weiler
April 7, 2011 6:28 pm

All surgeries are serious, I hopes your wife’s goes well and a speedy recovery. Hopefully the last!

Joe Lalonde
April 7, 2011 6:32 pm

Anthony,
My best wishes for you and your family.
Joe

Douglas DC
April 7, 2011 6:39 pm

Prayers for you both-I’ve dealt with my wife’s illness for eight years. Now we are finally getting somewhere…

Robb876
April 7, 2011 6:52 pm

Well good luck with that…. By the way, what is GA surgery?

Mariss
April 7, 2011 6:55 pm

Anthony,
My best wishes from my family to yours. I hope all goes well and life returns to where it should be; happiness, ordinary day-to-day joy and no worries for the future.

April 7, 2011 6:58 pm

Best wishes to you both, and we hope to see you back here soon with good news.

Beth Cooper
April 7, 2011 7:01 pm

Anthony, you and your lovely wife have so many people here wishing you both well. Add me to the multitude. All the best.

Gary
April 7, 2011 7:04 pm

Climatologist Tim Ball being sued by Mchael Mann and Andrew Whats his name.
legal fund link in this article. Donations needed.
http://johnosullivan.livejournal.com/34877.html

Larry Sheldon
April 7, 2011 7:08 pm

“By the way, what is GA surgery?”
My guess is “General Anesthetic” NOS
I’m wishing we had news and praying that it is good.

Scarlet Pumpernickel
April 7, 2011 7:36 pm

Good Luck, best wishes!

LC
April 7, 2011 7:44 pm

My best wishes to Anthony and his family, especially his wife of course. Meanwhile, the BBCs Richard Black is reporting a new claim that the Arctic ice will now be completely gone in the summer months by 2016 (+/- 3 yrs). The claim is made by the same bunch that made the previous “gone by 2013” claim and is based on their new “sooper dooper” computer model. Read it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13002706

Warren
April 7, 2011 7:58 pm

Best wishes to Mrs Watts, take care Anthony.

Bill Kurdziel
April 7, 2011 8:01 pm

God bless you both and may He speed your wife’s recovery.

April 7, 2011 8:09 pm

Open thread: from one of my fave blogs.

Jack Jennings (aus)
April 7, 2011 8:13 pm

Very best of luck Mrs Watts and keep holding on Anthony.
My thanks as always for your grit and integrity.
I did enjoy your post on the PokeMobile.
Cheers JJ

R. de Haan
April 7, 2011 8:16 pm
RockyRoad
April 7, 2011 8:32 pm

Smokey says:
April 7, 2011 at 3:56 pm

And my nomination for headline of the week:
AMA Quacks On Climate

True, but remember the AMA represents only an eighth of the doctors in America. The rest are smart enough not to join.

April 7, 2011 8:33 pm

Gary says:
April 7, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Climatologist Tim Ball being sued by Mchael Mann and Andrew Whats his name.

I think this story needs to be on WUWT front page (when Anthony returns and has the time. Or maybe a mod?

Clive
April 7, 2011 8:46 pm

Best wishes to your wife … and to you as well.
Regards
Clive