Good News for Tuesday

After losing our dear friend Joe last year to cancer, we were given another scare last week when another good buddy, Dave, was diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately for Dave, the docs believe today's surgery resolved the problem entirely, but the reality of it is that it scares the crap out of all of us, especially those diagnosed. It's a terrible disease, and seems as we get older it haunts us that much more. Here's to a speedy recovery Dave, and I look forward to backpacking with you again soon...