Somehow, I was talked into looking after the neighbors' kids down the street while their parents took off to Laughlin for a 5-day weekend (yeah, I know, I'm stupid). They range in age from 17 to 12, they can fend for themselves, mostly. All I have to do is make sure they don't burn their house down.

Anyway, I went to check on them and I got to playing xbox and one thing led to another and I was coerced into trying the family's trampoline. So it was kind of cool at first, and then, as I was bouncing up, one of the kids darted under me, grabbed a hold of my foot and spun me in the air without warning.

I landed in a sort of jack-knife position, on my back with my knees smashing me in the face. But the interesting part was the incredible crackling sound my back made. I'd never heard my body make that sound before and I was quite alarmed. And now, hours later... I feel great.

Who needs a chiropractor?

Probably me ... at some point in the future.

But for now my back feels better than it has in years.