Dave In Houston

By the way, friends, last night I ate ice cream straight from the carton in the middle of the night. My rationalization was that after surgery I won't be able to do that any longer. However, when I got up this morning, I found that I'd left the half-full carton sitting on the counter. A bit of irony there, but I have made stupider mistakes.

A question for JRT Mom: After your surgery, how long was it until you started singing, and how long until you felt that you were singing well? BTW, I'm planning to do voice lesson this morning using Skype. It will be my first lesson since I started self-quarantine. I'm lucky to have a vocal coach who is really focused on anatomy and vocal health, but I don't imagine she will see as much regarding anatomy issues as she would in a face-to-face lesson.

Thanks, Mom and ChubRub for the comments. My next big singing event in late August was just canceled due to Covid, and the one a week later is in doubt, too. Maybe I'll be done with surgery and back to drinking the right amount by the one in November, if that one's not cancelled. It's hard to imagine a more problematic event than 120 singers getting together for hours and hours of singing. I think I'll be able to manage the diet changes, even though sweets are my downfall. I imagine we just won't have any sweets in the house.