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Anyone want any BJ's?
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A long stretch
Okay, so after I went to ER with sciatica (which probably sounds stupid and whiny, unless you've done it yourself or know someone who has), I was referred to PT, in the hopes of preventing a relapse. By coincidence, my nutritionist advised me to try yoga around the same time. The GP agreed that also sounded good, and suggested inexpensive DVDs. The ( Read more... ) -
In which I rush in, yell something incoherent, and race out again
I don't know how long I've got to post this, because I honestly don't know how or why I'm able to at all at any given time, or how long the opportunity will last whenever I can. (Am I already losing you? Good, good ( Read more... ) -
Foot Fête
I'd heard of this sciatica thing many times, but never paid attention to it. Like a lot of people (or so I like to imagine), it's on that list of things that old guys from the Poconos get in ribald '60s comedies set on budget cruise ships. Or it's an out-of-fashion malady like gout and ague. Which made it all the more surprising when it hit with ( Read more... ) -
Whoopsie
There's nothing to win over your health providers like discreetly bringing a HIPPA violation to their attention ( Read more... ) -
Eureka! ..er, oops
Last year, I compiled a short list of three Great Advances to improve life on this planet. They are ( Read more... ) -
Drinkwell?
I had to ditch the old Drinkwell I got my cat two years ago. The plastic really doesn't hold up that long, it turns out. Now I'm trying to decide what to get as a replacement ( Read more... ) -
Kicking out the jams
As I recently reported, I've just acquired a fabulous new turntable. Together with a nifty receiver given me by number42 and a pair of well-loved speakers given me by actual_size, I've been going through my records for the first time in a long time. "All" here means several hundred, including dozens I've collected recklessly and often randomly from years of working ( Read more... )