John Scholvin

John Scholvin

still can’t fit a half-stack in the trunk

18 May 2025

resuming

another in the Sunday Seven Series It’s post-surgery day T+24. My recovery continues more or less without issue. My right hand and arm continue to improve slowly, and I’m still not seeing much of an uptick in my left hand. I’m only wearing the cone o...
12 May 2025

update

me and Sia Hey! Still here. Been too busy the last couple of weekends to continue what had been a pretty good streak of weekly dispatches. I’ll get back to it once we get through graduation season. A quick update on the neck situation is in or...
27 Apr 2025

post op

shaving is a challenge My surgery Thursday was completed without issue. It took about three hours, as planned. My greatest fear1—waking up during the procedure—mercifully did not come to pass. Dr. Wang stopped by immediately afterward an...
13 Apr 2025

motion

photo by KT Miller Photography It’s Orchesis (contemporary dance) weekend at OPRF. It’s always a highlight of the spring to watch Leah do her thing, but this year it’s been even more emotional than usual. These are the final perfor...
06 Apr 2025

racing

old man running Last week I was talking to my shrink about running, and I told him that during running season (March-November, for me) I shoot to race once per month. So far this year I got March done and I have one coming up next weekend to cover A...
30 Mar 2025

7000 words

Not really 7000 words. But seven pictures, each theoretically worth 1000 words, would give us that. I had kind of an exhausting week and I didn’t diligently note the interesting moments to write about as I normally do. And I’m still kinda...
21 Mar 2025

neck faq

This week I’m deviating from the usual Sunday Seven pattern to provide a comprehensive FAQ about what’s going on with my neck. If you’re skittish about medical stuff, maybe skip this one. What’s the diagnosis? Cervical myelopa...
16 Mar 2025

three days

go around My customers in Mexico, and I think most companies there, work very different hours than we do in the US. A typical day is something like 10:00am to 8:00pm, with a two-hour lunch break around 2:00. It’s a really difficult adjustment ...
09 Mar 2025

aerie

quite a view Are you watching the eagle cam? It seems to be all the rage, and I understand exactly why. A mated pair of bald eagles is nesting high in a pine tree overlooking Big Bear Lake, and recently their three eggs have hatched. If you’re...
02 Mar 2025

polanco

Lago de Chapultepec I’ve been to Mexico City several times for work in the last few months, each time staying in the Santa Fe neighborhood. I understand that about thirty years ago, that entire area was undeveloped woodland, and they decided t...