~Friday~ Tonight, while having dinner, my phone vibrated indicating an 800 number call, which I didn’t take. About 10 minutes later, it vibrated again. And then again a little while after that. On the third attempt, I took it, in spite of no message having been left at the end of the two previous calls. … Read more
~Wednesday~ There are so many great, free, tools available to help me “stay on track” with my Walking Challenge 2012. Props to my friend Joe for introducing me to geodistance.com, where I can plot my walk to get a quick distance total to enter into dailyburn.com. It’s just a matter of entering the address around … Read more
~Thursday~ Last night, the boys at dancing (well mostly, Bill—with a finishing touch by Carl) took a Sharpie to my knee surgery site. At least they didn’t draw anything dirty, which is where I thought it was going when the first thing that Bill drew was that nose. In other news, I had another weight … Read more
~Sunday~ Today was the big day. It’s three days after surgery and I finally get to “undress” my leg, and more importantly take a shower. I invited my friend Joe over for a photo shoot and little did he know what he was getting into. He was a good sport, though, and I appreciate that. … Read more
~Thursday~ I was up at 8:30 this morning, and I went for a 30-minute walk in a desperate attempt not to miss any days of walking this year in spite of having knee surgery. We’ll see. I did some work for about a half hour on last touches to Stan’s University Award for Excellence nomination, … Read more
~Friday~ Oh well. At least I know what to expect this time. I got my MRI results and I have another meniscus tear, which means another round of arthroscopic surgery on this very same knee on which I had surgery on December 11, 2008. Here’s a picture of it three days after the surgery: Even … Read more
~Tuesday~ January’s Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | March’s Challenge Entry Well, I’ve done it again. I’ve squandered away another month, and even though Paula Deen winces whenever she hears me say it, “I’ve walked every single day for another entire month.” Walking Here are the numbers for February: Background photo: The train … Read more
~Monday~ I’m coming down the home stretch of the second month of my great Walking Challenge of 2012. On Wednesday, February 29, I’ll post the February edition of the last day of January’s blog entry, and with what’s just a little bit of foreshadowing, today I reached a milestone in the weight-loss part of that … Read more
~Wednesday~ I’m not saying I’m topically myopic these days, but I engaged with three things related to my health today: 1. I Googled: “Where does the fat go when you lose weight?“ 2. I Googled: “Does your skin shrink when you lose weight?“ 3. I contacted Raleigh Orthopaedics to schedule an MRI for my knee. … Read more
~Friday~ I had one of these today. I sure hope it brings me some relief. Disclaimer: That is not my knee. In either picture.