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[salsabike]

Choco is obviously a highly handsome and talented little guy. Nanci, how old is he? My animal rescue neighbor was telling me that snakes have to be trained early-early to eat dead food, so sounds like he IS pretty darn precocious and active. A good baby.

Fish, what I also meant was, aren't honey bees in some danger? Haven't their populations shrunk in certain parts of the country, or is it world?

[maillotpois]

Okay, first of all - ALOHA.

Hawaii (the BIIIIG ISLAND) is great. We saw sea turtles and a lot of fish. The PP pointed at every clown fish we saw - like they were Nemo or something. I personally really liked the trigger fish and the school of whatever it was that made me feel like I was part of their whole fish SWARM. Very cool.

And the sea turtles. They're as old as we are, and they are so quiet and gentle, and they swim up and then stick their beakky little faces out of the water to breathe. And their eyes are amazing.

But back to why Salsa is MEAN. I am reading this TE book and it is just wonderful, but I can just tell, and I won't say any more. But I know it will be a tear jerker.

Fish you're next on the book list so get the kleenex ready.

Okay. I have a mai tai to finish. Love to you all. Trade winds don't suck.

(Oh, but I did have a huge klutzy fall and landed on the fat part of my hand by my thumb, and maybe it is the coumadin at work but it's swollen like crazy and I can't bend my thumb right. I don't feel like I need to throw up from pain any more so it is not broken. Gosh what a klutz. Glad I don't have to ride a bike right now.... )

[salsabike]

But it's the FUNNIEST tear jerker you'll ever read, and I promise you all will feel okay at the end. And there is still one requirement: to post your favorite malapropism or mixed metaphor.



Which came first, the chicken or the road? THINK ABOUT IT.


Oof. Glad you don't feel like puking anymore. Sounds like wonderful snorkeling.

[Lise]

Kit, good luck with the job. Great last question, thanks for sharing it. That bike jacket sounds like an INCREDIBLE deal. You'd be kicking yourself around the block if you *hadn't* gotten it.

MP--aaahhhhh, that all sounds so wonderful! I am so happy for you guys. Whoops--except for the hand part. Hope that's healing up.

Nanci, how wonderful that Choco is turning out to be a great little snakey companion. Does your BF enjoy handling them as much as you do?

I had a great day. Started with going to the new chiropractor, who does Active Release Technique. I read about it in a local sports mag, and it sounded like the kind of trigger point release stuff I was trying to do on myself at home. I told him the main thing was my R elbow, but he also worked on my L hip and my shoulders. Told me I have some calcified lymph nodes in my neck. My sister and I were laughing ourselves to tears about that tonight. I was often sick as a kid with upper resp. stuff. We pictured my lymph nodes like little dead hampsters, having just given up the ghost...perhaps you had to be there.

Anyway. He (the chiro) is young, handsome, and very nice. Appropriately medical with me, but aware that I deliver babies, don't do ortho, so wasn't *too* technical with me. At one point, he was leaning on me to do an adjustment, and I said, "oof". He said, "You should have picked a lighter chiropractor!" http://www.activebodychiro.com/doctors.htm (top guy on the page. Actually cuter than picture indicates.) Was in the medical tent for Kona IM '03. Of course I asked if he'd met PR. Nope, but he saw him. Sigh. THE POINT, LISE? He did electro stim and ice to the elbow, a lot of adjustments, then put some tape on my arm, which I'm to leave on until it falls off. Sort of stretchy cloth tape. Seems unlikely to be pulling or holding anything in place, but OK.

Knotted, what do you know about this tape thing? Do your docs use it? Sorry work sucked so badly today. You definitely need to get laid. All your pals at TD will back you up on this, I feel sure.

[KnottedYet]

Lise - it sounds like kineseo tape. Very cool stuff, works like magic sometimes. The adhesive is acrylic, so leave it on until it falls off. when the edges start to peel, trim the edges off with scissors. Once it comes off, it won't go back on.

We do ART where I work, too. Good stuff.

sounds like you're in good hands. (not that anyone in PT would ever let me say that about a chiro, but who the frick cares? We all have the same goal.)

[chickwhorips]

knotted i'm having one of those days too, though thankfully kit has made me feel better.

lise tell me more about this 'Active Release Technique'. sounds interesting. i can't wait to get adjusted. going into town in the begining of next month and have all my appointments made already.

[KnottedYet]

What would I do without the music video (from iTunes) of OK Go's "Here it goes again".

It restores my faith in humanity.

Even though my bike-goddess boss said it was dumb. (I made her look it up at work cuz it involves treadmills)

(and I have to gloat cuz she was suitably impressed that Flosshilde only weighs 21.5 lbs. Her ti Seven weighs 19 lbs.)

[KnottedYet]

Edit : delete this sucker, too.

Dang, I shouldn't be posting right now.

[Kitsune06]

Lise- great point. I'll tell DGF you said so if she asks for massive justification.

MP- Aloha! Hope your thumb feels better. Maybe ice it? Maybe another Mai-Tai for medicinal purposes? I've always loved those big sea turtles... wished I could see one in person.

Chick- Glad I could help. Anytime.

[Lise]

Lise - it sounds like kineseo tape. Very cool stuff, works like magic sometimes. The adhesive is acrylic, so leave it on until it falls off. when the edges start to peel, trim the edges off with scissors. Once it comes off, it won't go back on.

We do ART where I work, too. Good stuff.

sounds like you're in good hands. (not that anyone in PT would ever let me say that about a chiro, but who the frick cares? We all have the same goal.)

Yep, that's what he called it. It seems like it couldn't possibly do anything, but he told me I'd think that...(Hey, I think I just figured out that this elbow pain is caused by having to type OVER a cat! ) Thanks for the vote of confidence. It's scary putting myself in someone else's hands. At one point, when he was working on my hip, it was so intense I said, "no!" immediately followed by, "I didn't mean that. Sorry." I understand, though. I do stuff to my patients that's sometimes painful and often scary.

I didn't know that PTs didn't like chiros. Hmmm. Competition? I had a great experience some years ago with a PT who specialized in pelvic pain. Frankly, she did a lot of the same stuff this guy is doing. A good clinician is a good clinician.

Then tonight had dinner with my sister at a Turkish cafe near my house, and went to get pedicures! Her treat, a belated b-day gift. Then we had the luxury of just hanging out at Starbucks and talking. It's so seldom the two of us, no kids, no Mom, no pressures. We have a great time together, and laugh at the same warped stuff. (Lymph nodes like dead hampsters )

I have a date with the guy from Plainfield on Wed afternoon. He seems like a nice guy--we shall see if that elusive chemistry is there. The cool teacher guy that I actually emailed hasn't replied. I'm trying to remember that it may be that his type is petite brunettes, or whatever.

The smoker is trying to talk me out of my "non-negotiable" stance about not dating smokers. Jeez. Don't they get it? It's such a give away about their character. The last person who over rode my non-negotiables (I allowed them to be over ridden!) ended up hitting me, etc. I'm just not replying to him. When his reply to my "I don't date smokers" was "C'mon, Lise, I said I'd smoke outside!" ... uh, yeah. No. I'm just not replying.

[DebW]

Good evening. I'm up at an odd hour, but have a fever and can't sleep. Napped for an hour, read a book (Swimming to Antarctica, by Lynne Cox) for an hour, now reading TE and sweating. Think I'll go find a map of the century route I'm doing next weekend (assuming this friggin fever doesn't last long).

[Kitsune06]

NO! You got it too? Grugh. Sorry to hear that, Deb... Hope you feel better soon.

[KnottedYet]

Yup, PT and chiro compete. As an assistant, I get the benefit of the doubt. Frankly, like I said, we have the same goal, so WHO CARES?

Feel the love, and watch "Here it goes again" a few more times.

(I wanna be in a band. Knot the rocker. And this song is SO PERFECT for how I feel right now.)

[Lise]

Good evening. I'm up at an odd hour, but have a fever and can't sleep. Napped for an hour, read a book (Swimming to Antarctica, by Lynne Cox) for an hour, now reading TE and sweating. Think I'll go find a map of the century route I'm doing next weekend (assuming this friggin fever doesn't last long).

Deb, I loved that book! What an amazing woman. Hope you're feeling better soon.

KN, I love that video!

[salsabike]

What would I do without the music video (from iTunes) of OK Go's "Here it goes again".

It restores my faith in humanity.

Even though my bike-goddess boss said it was dumb. (I made her look it up at work cuz it involves treadmills)

(and I have to gloat cuz she was suitably impressed that Flosshilde only weighs 21.5 lbs. Her ti Seven weighs 19 lbs.)

Humph on her. That music video is a real piece of art. Okay, maybe not quite, but it's a total blast!