permaculture

[rick valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>]

If anybody out there was at the '91 PDC at BARC in Belize, they may 
remember my friend Bill Altman, longtime expat resident in Belize who 
saved us all by the experienced help he volunteered in the course 
kitchen; he sent me this word:
> Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer,
>the tumor is at the bottom end of my esophagus,
>leading into the stomach...not very fitting for a
>chef!  I am now in LA, being tested and soon to have a
>major operation...After that is's two weeks
>in hospital and about a 2 month recuperation
>time...Hopefully followed by a return to Belize and my
>little paradise island...My address here is %Zwerling,
>20 Park Ave., Venice Beach, CA 90291 and my phone # is
>310-396-7205    So far my mental attitude has been
>excellent and I sometimes wonder how I'm doing
>it...Que sera, sera! 
-Rick Valley