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Knee recovery update
As of May 16, it will be six months since knee surgery. I am walking, and able to drive, and do every day stuff without major or uncomfortable pain.
I saw my doctor in mid-April, and he cleared me for high-impact activities. I am now allowed to jog if I so desire; since jogging or running are high-impact, I can participate in more sports, and I can ( Read more... ) -
The prospective van disappeared
The van I was going to look at disappeared. It must have been sold. I called the dealer before I left, and they couldn't find it.
I am seeking any advice regarding another vehicle. It does not have to be a van, but it certainly should not be a truck. I am looking at sedans mostly, and I will take input anyone has to offer. -
Van totaled; vehicle shopping
Yesterday I talked with the insurance adjuster. He had been out to look at the van, and estimated market value to be $1,600. This is about right and so I had no disagreement. The damage was so severe he didn't bother to calculate, but told me it was well over $3,000, and I agreed with that, too. I informed my dad and told him I found another ( Read more... ) -
Car wreck; van totaled
It's Monday night, I'm on my way home on the main road my neighborhood is off of, and I get in a car accident. It was dark, and it had been raining all day, and so the road was wet. I was making a left turn into a neighboring subdivision (because sometimes it is more convenient), and as I'm focusing on making the turn, I see something bright in my ( Read more... ) -
People and high-beams on their cars
There is this thing that people use when they drive at night; they use headlights so that they can see. Most cars have this very useful feature in headlights called brights, or high-beams. These often allow the driver to see twice as far as normal and objects with reflective surfaces stand out with great clarity and contrast against the dark ( Read more... ) -
Recovery and college
7 weeks later, I'm still going to physical therapy to strengthen my leg and regain full range of motion. It has been over two weeks since knee surgery, and the scars are taking a very long time to heal. Only two of them are barely starting to show signs of completely closing up, and even then the scars are so deep that it's taking a very long time ( Read more... ) -
Knee surgery, recovery, and physical therapy
On December 16th I had knee surgery at a hospital near my hometown. It went well and I know have a donated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and a titanium screw holding the upper end of my medial cruciate ligament (MCL) to the bone. The family whose deceased loved one donated the ligament I now have I am forever thankful to. Tissue and organ ( Read more... ) -
Boring summer, driver's license, and busted knee
I haven't updated in 31 weeks. Well, to keep from boring anyone I'll just tell the most recent news ( Read more... ) -
eBay has some stupid people
At work I take care of eBay sales and correspondence. In the last two weeks, the same person has won the same item twice, each time with a different username. In fact, the person canceled the username they had won the item with previously and opened a new eBay account with which they won the same item. This same shitface is in Turkey and does not ( Read more... ) -
I now have a laptop!! YAY!
Back in January a friend of mine gave me a laptop that was not in the best of shape. I said I could fix it, and when I told the owner about the amount of things wrong with it, he said that I could have it and he'd probably get a new one. The computer is a Toshiba Satellite P15-S409, and I have completely refurbished it with new parts where needed ( Read more... )