Today I have my Globe but no Times. Phone calls will have to be made.

Lets recap the week. Last Sunday was the freelance job for NFL films loading on the sidelines. Producers had selected it as game of the week which meant more cameras than the usual setup. By halftime the Patriots were up 14-0; game ended in NE victory 38-14; goodbye game of the week. The actual job component was a piece of cake but because of traffic and that it was Sunday night football I didn't get back to Boston until 1:30a.

The rest of the week at the shop was busy and I'm still not 100% because my cold has moved into bronchitis which kicks up the asthma; super. Tuesday afternoon I had an appointment with my neuro, Dr. Oster, where we discussed my tests; Dr. Oster, like Dr. Cosgrove last week, commented about my nice-looking brain.

Dr. Oster had mentioned while we were looking at my MRI that the scarring which is on the left temporal lobe may possibly be on my right which would preclude the surgery route.

I'm not jumping to conclusions but this is honestly the first that I'm hearing of this and hadn't even really considered the possibility that I wouldn't be a surgical candidate because I was hearing only positive things. I left the appointment still feeling positive but very guarded.

The rest of the week my right side was all I though about and the bronchitis and the speedy pace of the shop this week made me a real jerk to be around this week.

I'm feeling good enough to entertain a one-day job for a local feature called "Bachelor No. 2"; my boss at the shop expressed concern that the freelance work in my state of health might be too much stress.

I appreciate the thought but I think the freelancing is the only thing that helps me keep perspective; I appreciate my full-time job a little better when I freelance because of my unique situation. It likewise feeds my mind and makes me better at my full-time gig.

Today I'm meeting Alex and some friends at the Common Ground to watch the Patriots rip up the Bills. Red Sox clinched a playoff spot last night.

Thats all I got. Stay well.