17 PAGE EMAIL FROM NYU ORTHOPEDIC CENTER
IN THE WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING MODE:
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
WHEN PETER GETS HIS NEW HIP. (YOU’LL BE TIRED!
DON’T WORRY. ETC.). AS ALWAYS I WONDER WHO
WRITES THESE THINGS AND WHY NONE OF THE INSTITUTIONS
WHO SEND OUT LONG EMAILS EVEN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DON’T HIRE POETS AND NOVELISTS
AND PEOPLE WHO WRITE GOOD SENTENCES ALL THE TIME
WHO COULD SAY MORE THAN YOU CAN TAKE A SHOWER
IN 48 HOURS (THAT DOES HAVE ITS OWN POETIC CADENCE BUT STILL)
AND I WONDER TOO WHY THEY DON’T INCLUDE A FEW
SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT TO DO WHILE YOU ARE RECOVERING:
READ WENDELL BERRY REWATCH OLD EPISODES OF COMMUNITY
FIND A BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO READ AND READ IT
AS THOUGH RECOVERY FROM ANYTHING IS JUST A MATTER
OF SLEEP AND BODY PARTS.
Wise and a poetic call
I hope he has smooth sailing all the way