Hope things go well for your dad in future. In a way it's a good thing "something" brought attention to the state of his carotids before something worse might have happened. Holding a good thought for him.
Spent two days away from the relentless efforts of media to remind us about whatever they thought was the best or worst of 2022. Not having a clue was very enjoyable!
My family usually celebrates winter holidays in April, thanks to weather in NYS this time of year and zero interest in battling blizzards to go somewhere cozy when it's cozy at home. So the weekend for me was peaceful, just a welcome time for reflection and counting blessings, including the fact that we didn't lose electrical power here at all during all that wind and snow.
Pretty darn cold here though, with a few nights well below zero and wind chill -25ºF. My heart goes out to all those in Buffalo still struggling to get through an historic blizzard in an area well used to blizzards, with more snow still in their forecast.
Heatwave here overnight, it only got down to 7ºF. Supposed to be 50ºF by New Year's Day. Weird!