A huge fan of public radio, each year I elect to send Valentine roses to my bride via our local NPR station (WBUR) which also provides them a measure of financial support. When I returned from work the flowers were beautifully displayed on our kitchen table next to a special dinner that Jeanine had prepared for me. Regrettably, neither eating nor romance was on my mind today as I suffered through the pain of a passing kidney stone. Determined to keep my lifelong record of perfect work attendance intact, I managed to maintain a calm business demeanor even though I was in considerable agony. Fortunately, the pain began to subside late in the evening and I am hopeful that it will continue to diminish.