We had totally forgotten about it this month: he is a week and  ahalf late but we gave him more pills to accomodate him. Everything is for his arthtritis. Beyries is playing again. I am so impressed by my pen pal's devotion and deep constant sacrifices for years. Traditionnally, this has been the ban of men as main bread winner for decades. As he contemplates himself, his life is very conservative in more ways than not. Yet, he has the sensibility of a true poet.