I'm not sure if I have mentioned my wrist problem. Some time ago I slipped on a bit of gravel on a steep piece of ground. I caught my weight on my right wrist. It has been painful ever since. I went to the doctor and he sent me to Dr. Landstrom. Dr. Landstrom is one of the foremost surgeons in the USA and he specializes in hands and wrists. The usual medical practitioners here on Guam are good but not great. Dr. Landstrom is one of the best and the brightest.

So I went to hem and he determined that I had torn one of two things, neither of which I can pronounce, and that I am developing a ganglion as well. The bones are fine but something else has let go. I need an MRI to be sure what it is.

And there's the rub. The local MRI machine cannot handle more than 295 pounds. I weigh another 50 pounds more than that. The only other possibility is to go to either the Philipines or Hawaii for the procedure… and I just happen to be visiting Hawaii in June. So that is where I have to go.

In the meantime my wrist is very painful and I am taking lots of heavy duty Ibuprofen. It doesn't seem to bother my guitar playing anymore but I cannot lift anything very heavy without pain and I just reinjured it swatting a fly. Ugh.

Saturday was Earth Day and TSS participated in the celebrations at Ipao Beach Park. We took our two man paddling canoe and enough sword grass and pandanus leaves to keep weaving thatch for the day. They handed out passports to the kids. The kids brought the passports around to various booths and collected stamps. Then they turned in the passports for a free T-shirt. I thought it was a good idea.