We the walking wounded...

...Well, today, I managed to plod about 300 paces which is enough to get me out to the car and into work. After missing about 4 days (I did some work at home) I find myself 3 weeks behind. How does that happen?

Anyway, it was good to get out of the cabin, even if the weather does suck.

:-)

Hmmm...

“The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation.” - Adolph Hitler in Mein Kampf

...proof that someone in America's government... actually can read?

A waist is a terrible thing to mind...

Tis the season to especially watch what we eat... starting with Halloween, a couple birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the holiday parties, News Years Eve, the Sunday football parties and all the while being less active since the sun, "it aint shining" after 5 PM.

Oh well.

I am able to sit upright for a few minutes today, the first time since hurting my back early Sunday morning. I wasn't doing much, just lifting a heavy chair with a swivel base over a door threshold when the chair swiveled, twisting my back with it. I saw the usual stars and ended up on the floor. Sigh, I think this is about 5th or 6th time this has happened. Once I was shovelling snow and turned to throw the snow on to the bank ... and down I went.

After I can tolerate standing a bit, I know I will have to walk (slowly) for a ways, perhaps 2-3 miles, for all the muscles back there (I mean "all" collectively, not "all" like in incredible Hulk massive!) to warm up, loosen up and ease the pull on the lower spine. After that, I'm good to go, until I twist it again. I've become very very careful... this last time was an unexpected accident.

Anywaysy, its back to the prone position. I've made a dent in my backlog of stuff to read, I might even have to go through with the paying the bills to keep from totally being bored silly.

Found a couple websites (blogs) that I enjoyed...

http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/ which is, loosely, a political activism blog against over-development in Queens borough (one of the 5 boroughs that make up New York City)

and

http://www.newyorkshitty.com/ which is about a Brooklyn woman that crusades against the trash, poop, and other ugliness that city dwellers are forced to put up with (including scum that masterbate while riding the subways). Her "tirades" against vinyl siding, dog poop and the like are, in my opinion, humorous, marvelously written (the tongue in cheek stuff is superb!) and well directed.

All for your consideration. I am tempted to start one called Philthy-delphia... but nah, that would be far too easy.

Cough Drops

This elderly woman passed a police van loading up the girls from a local brothel, and as she passed by, she asked one girl what the lineup was for.

The girl shrugged and said, jokingly, "cough drops" and snickered.

Just then the cop approached the old gal and said, "What are you doing here, ma'am?"

The woman pulled herself up to her full height of 4'9" and replied, "Well, I can suck em can't I?"