Today is my chemo birthday. I survived Pancreatic Cancer and the Whipple surgery that came with it. 11 rounds of chemo and I was declared disease free 1 year ago today. A new start in life to be sure. One of the side effects of my particularly aggressive type of chemo is neuropathy in my feet as well as having diabetic neuropathy. Kind of the one two punch. So I now use a cane to steady myself and not look like I have had too much to drink. I found this carbon fiber cane on Fashionablecanes.com and decided to give myself a present. It weighs slightly more than air. It is fixed so no collapse feature but that also makes it lighter. The metallic blue changes color to a purple color depending on how the light hits it. I am very happy with this purchase. I figure if you have to, life is too short to use an ugly cane.

The shirt, Brooks Brothers The shorts, Peter Millar The shoes, Nike The scent, Player Red The watch, Citizen The hair, by me Superstitious at maximum strength Make it a good day.

This is the nicest birthday gift I've ever gotten. I hardly feel worthy of such a nice gift.

One of the things that I've been a little ahead of in my journey to become more cultured and gentlemanly is in having some original artwork. We hit 7 sales today and although I didn't find any clothes or shoes that I couldn't live without, I did find this painting. I'm a big fan of Surrealism and I got this one for a great price today. I didn't even know who the artist was but I've been in this game long enough to recognize quality so I grabbed it up. I was researching it a bit just now and I've located the artist - John Floyd Morris 1920-1991. John Floyd Morris was active/lived in United States. John Morris is known for Landscape, surrealism. John Floyd Morris was a fascinating American member of the circle of Surrealists that included Dali, Ernst, Carrington, Eluard, Breton, and especially Edward James. I don't love the frame (mostly the color) but the work itself is skillfully executed and thought provoking. This is titled "Finalemente" which translates to "Finally" or "At Last" Warner

"Glorify who you are today, do not condem who you were yesterday, and dream of who you can be tomorrow." Neale Donald Walsch Have a great day brothers. Believe in yourselves and your dreams.