[Frank Sheed]

You'll make a great Dominican. Just cut back on using the Vicodin!

;-o)

Looks as if the surgery went well, MD.

[Mad Dawg]

The surgery has been a blessing so far. I am touched with all the prayer. I guess I said that.

I don't think they let third order Dominicans do anything much. It's just a higher (lower?) level of pray, pay, and obey.

But you know I'm all about excuses. One thing I loved about my goat-milking days was there is NO answer to,"Sorry, I have to leave now, I have to go milk the goats." And if they let me in to the third order, I can say, "Sorry, I just have to go to Mass now or they'll take away my secret decoder ring!"