Thurs 2 Nov

Supposed to get highs into the 40s now for a few days, and indeed it's 27° now, better than yesterday. Saw the orthopedist and learned that I have moderate arthritis in my left knee and quite severe arthritis in my right knee, actually bone-on-bone on the inside edge. I could qualify to have that knee replaced whenever I choose, though in my mind, it's not nearly enough of a problem yet to go such a drastic route. Dr. Williams said that the ideal age to have a knee replacement is between mid- to late 60s through mid- to late 70s so you're young enough to have a good chance of handling the surgery well and recovering well, but old enough that the likelihood is that it will last you the remainder of your life. Typical duration of a knee replacement is circa 25 years. He gave me a sheet of recommended regular exercises, primarily to strengthen the quads and glutes, and said that people who hold off the longest and recover the easiest are people who regularly ride bikes (or exercise bikes). As I know I'll not be able to motivate myself to go to 212 often enough to "regularly" ride the exercise bike, especially in winter, we ordered one off of Amazon yesterday which should be here on Saturday. Bob agreed that we can set it up in the living room so it will be easily accessible and harder to ignore. I'm going to try to get to 212 this morning to ride one there for at least 15 min to get used to it. Food: 8:00 am Chocolate croissant, 102 g blackberries, coffee