~Friday~ I had two very nice follow-up calls today about yesterday’s surgery at the Rex Surgery Center. The first call was from Jeremy, that beautiful PA of Dr. Isbell, who wanted to remind me that I could take off the dressing around my leg and shower on Friday (which was today, and he meant Sunday), … 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
~Tuesday~ Two things happened in close enough sequence yesterday as to make me laugh: 1) I thought, “I sure am tired today,” and 2) I noticed dailyburn.com‘s reporting of the amount of total weight I lifted last week as part of my upper and lower body workouts. No wonder I’m tired! That’s … Read more
~Monday~ A couple of random thoughts during a deliberate walk today: How eating carrots is like wearing ruby slippers These days, whenever I choose to eat baby carrots instead of Doritos with my lunch sandwich, I’m struck by what Dorothy only realized at the end of the yellow brick road, “I’ve had the power to … Read more
These are some of the things that bug me at the gym. I’m not looking for advice, comfort, or solutions for them. And I do realize that these are first-world problems. But they’re my problems, and the fact that they’re first-world doesn’t dismiss them. I am suspicious of people who stretch parts of their upper … Read more
~Thursday~ Earlier this week our Employee Relations Committee asked me if I had a picture that they could use of me in a skit they were going to do today advertising the nomination period for our organization’s nominees for the University Awards for Excellence. I sent them a link to these three pictures, with this … Read more
~Saturday~ Robert and I left for Jacksonville around 9:00 this morning, arriving at mom and dad’s at about 11:30. We caught up for an hour, which included my trying their new “spring loaded” chairs that both recline and lift them out of their seat when needed. At 12:30, the four of us headed over to … 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
~Thursday~ Yesterday, I participated in the first of three sessions of a Sour Cream Taste Test that I’m a part of. Of course I’ll be paid to give my opinion, and the reward schedule is enumerated below. I love how, in the first week, “healthy snacks, too” was added, pretty much, as an afterthought. Participants … 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