You all know how I love visiting doctors' offices.  Today, I had an appointment with Salt Lake Ortho, to have a look at my hand.  It was so nice just to have him cut it loose and breathe.  (Yes you read that right, he, the doctor himself, cut the splinting away.  I love Utah.)

We then discussed my options.  I could wait and head back to California and wait 3-5 weeks to see doctors and get scheduled for surgery, or they got get me into surgery tomorrow morning.  Easy call.

I will have surgery tomorrow morning.  Doc showed me the xray and told me how they will go in through the back of my hand, remove all the splintered bones (I am going to see if I can keep a few for a charm bracelet), screw and tie the cracked bones, and apply a small plate as the crack had rotated my pinky sideways.

After that thorough explanation, he had me set up for surgery.  I asked if he wanted to re-splint my hand for the night.  He asked me if I wanted re-splinted and I said not really.  He said, "Ok, after all what are going to do?  Break your hand?"  What a kidder. 

He is a great doctor and you really should haul off and punch something hard, leading with your pinky, so you can meet Doctor V.

So I am typing this blog all by myself now that I am not encumbered by the huge splint. 

We only have a few more days left here in Utah.  Devin was going to ski tomorrow, but she insists on being with me for the surgery.  She is funny that way.  Hopefully I will be convalesced enough for her to hit the slopes on Friday. 

Jack got the GoPro camera for action video for Christmas.  He brought it with him yesterday while Devin and he were skiing.  I got to see the first videos and they are way cool.  The link will be up and running in a day or so. 

As you might imagine, I will not be posting for a couple of delays as a result of them fileting my hand open.  Of course if my drugs are really good tomorrow, I might post anyway.

Beep Beep

Ok looks like the coyote might be on firm ground a few more steps.  Todays market action was furious and in the right direction.  Advancers lead decliners 9 to 1 as we hit 13,412 on the DOW and 1,462 on the S&P 500.  There were so many good reasons for the bump in the markets today.

There was sound footing as the deal is more meaningful than expected and even us greedy one per centers did not get whacked as badly as could have been expected.

China has entered month four of a sound recovery which should be good news for everyone.  Look for accelerated earnings out of Australia and Canada concerns off that news.

The ISM numbers soundly support an improving economy here in the US. 

Technically speaking the DOW blew by a recent resistance number of 13,365.  (The Dec 18 High)  Assuming it can stay above that level, we will see support levels like 13,015 start to creep up.

The S&P sailed though its resistance number of 1,448 and seems to have some staying power at that level.  Look for support level to creep up to 1,425. 

Rudy, one of our readers sent me an interesting piece of information and I would like to share it with you.  In the coming New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day.  This is an ironic juxtaposition of events.  One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.  The other involves a groundhog...

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Brian's estimate :

2012 Year Ending

Dow 13,073

Actual 13,104

S&P 500 1,358

Actual 1,426

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