Today instead of going to work I went to my newest addition to my collection of medical professionals whom are looking after my health, an orthodontist. The office was pleasant, quick, and professional.

The short answer is that the orthodontist agrees with what my sleep specialist said two years ago, that my jaw is misaligned and should be corrected with surgery. My sleep specialist suggested the possibility if surgery to help with the sleep apnea, here the same condition, the misaligned jaw, is causing undue pressures on my teeth and as I age the likelihood of breaking teeth, as I did last month, increases.

I have a round of 3-D X-ray to get imaged, and a bite impression to be impressed and after that is analyzied we will know the best course of action. Depending if we can get the jaw surgery covered under my major medical to treat my apnea, it’s likely I will get that surgery. If not, we’ll make due with orthodonic work to realign my teeth and try to decrease the pressure. Either way it looks like 2012 will be another fun medical year.

Please, don’t think I am carping or complaining. I am fortunate compared to family members and friends who are suffering with far more serious issues. There is element of depression to having to go under the knife again, but truly I know I am still a lucky fellow.

In other mixed news, I have to say this was the nicest rejection slip I have gotten…

Please excuse my tardiness in responding to your manuscript – the better ones take the longest.  I enjoyed reading Love and Loyalty, but I don’t feel I can offer representation at this time.  The marketplace is more selective than ever and I must keep a modest list.  

This week my day job has been busy busy busy. I normally take my laptop Colossus with me to work so I can write during my breaks and my lunch.(I can sometimes get 2000 words a day done in that manner.) However this week, I have been so bushed by the amount of work and training for new work that I have actually used my breaks as breaks.
It hasn’t been all bad. I picked up a new book on Sunday, “Fair Coin” by E.C. Meyers over at the Star Trek rewatch blog. I should finish it soon and then I’ll post a review.
I have managed to keep momentum going on “Command & Control,” my new Seth Jackson novel and I do not entirely hate the prose that has been produced.
I’ve also made plan for going to Disneyland in April with an old friend whom I have not seen in a few years. It’s going to be just the two of us guys, palling around and acting like kids again. I haven’t been to Disneyland in almost 30 years.
This weekend is Condor, a local sf and fantasy convention and I am on three panels, including one with noted and award winning author David Brin. I shall try not to embarrass myself.