After The New Knee: Recovery

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Mood: Mondo Cozmo “Shine”

Three+ Weeks Later…

The surgery took place the morning of March 4th. All went well and I was hoe that day, resting comfortably and blissfully unaware of the ‘fun’ that was on the horizon of the following day.

I was given a nerve block above and below the knee, along with the stronger pain meds administered through drip. These both wore...
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fredhincanada:
I am so glad you have come through this and are on the road to recovery.  I have been wondering how you were doing and I'm grateful you shared this blog.  Thank you, my friend.
skisby:
Probably a bit late now but after mine I used something like this instead of pain meds, my X thought I was running crack through it! Amazing & used a similar system for my shoulder a few years later. https://www.herculife.com/aircast-cryo-cuff-cold-compression-therapy-system.html

After The New Knee: Recovery

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Mood: Mondo Cozmo “Shine”

Three+ Weeks Later…

The surgery took place the morning of March 4th. All went well and I was hoe that day, resting comfortably and blissfully unaware of the ‘fun’ that was on the horizon of the following day.

I was given a nerve block above and below the knee, along with the stronger pain meds administered through drip. These both wore...
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Feeling A Little Knee-dy

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Mood: ‘Ride the Wind’ by Scott Buckley

What Is Happening??

This Tuesday, I finally go in for a knee replacement surgery!! This has been several years in coming and the knee has gotten progressively worse over the last ten years or so. When I was living on my own in Alaska it would have been difficult and expensive for the care and I would need...
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bradmax:
@fredhincanada It’s that obvious, those skills, eh?😁
fredhincanada:
It's the first thing I thought when we met, "That guy looks like he wins the Kumite!"

It’s the People You Know. Or is it?

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Mood: ‘Home’ by Phillip Phillips

An Interesting Take On Life

Friday, January 31st was my brother Doug’s birthday. He would have been 62 had an aggressive cancer not taken him from me, my parents and especially his wife and daughter. I took my parents out to dinner at a place we know Doug would have loved and had a great remembrance.

Since, and as tends...
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fredhincanada:
This was deep and meaningful. It reflects so much tragedy that it is heartbreaking. It makes me even more grateful to know you and to consider you my friend.  Much love to you, and thank you.
imnotferris:
We don't know each other, but I'm glad I read this. It hit home on many levels.

The Amazing SG Questionairre

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Mood: ‘Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?’ By Bryan Adams

What Is This?

The ever-curious @dicentra posted a blog wherein she queried many of us on why we are here at Suicide Girls, asking us to answer them all in a blog, and as you are now (presumably) reading this, I have done so, and happily. As with any who travel the Path of...
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fredhincanada:
That was an excellent blog/answer and I can see why you'd be gun shy for relationships after all that.  And it's funny, but I did a post about that exact same Bryan Adams song, at one point.  I believe about a year and half ago.  Great minds!
samihain:
Great and thorough answers. I'm really sorry to hear you were cheated on. 😔

It’s One Of Those Whole New Years!!

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Mood: ‘Design For Life’, Manic Street Preachers

It’s Time…

I really have never seen the New Year as a ‘new beginning, at least since I lost my Uncle at the beginning of the year when I was 19. It’s like getting drunk to ‘forget’ only for the ‘memory’ to still be there after you’re done feeling like you should have died from the hangover. With
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fredhincanada:
This is an excellent and inspirational post. I hope the surgery goes well, and if you happen to drive through Alberta from Alaska, I hope we can go for lunch.
eminerale:
Design For Life, what a song 👌 perfect to accompany your blog - it was good reading your thoughts and perspective - I hope it all goes as much to plan as we can ever expect things to. Great to see another novelist on here - all the best with that ✍️ maybe one day I’ll join your ranks…

Seven Weeks of Engagement, Week 7

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Mood: ‘My Beauty’, Beauty Freak

(One last time, with thanks to @fredhincanada for the questions)

7. What is one of your favorite simple meals from your childhood that you still love today?

This is and exceedingly easy one to answer, as this was a meal from my youth that Mom used to make, one that I forgot about for some 20 years and after making...
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fredhincanada:
My mom made something very similar. There is something about hearty and filling comfort food that just settles a person. I love it!

Seven Weeks of Engagement, Week 6

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Mood: ‘The Mating Game’, Bitter: Sweet

6. Tell us a joke that cracks you up, or share a meme that always makes you laugh.

(Once more, with thanks to @fredhincanada)

As an inveterate punster, I will have to say the reaction(s) I get from my favorite pairing of them are what makes them so funny! That being written, here they are:

The cannibalism passed...
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fredhincanada:
I regularly tell these jokes!  I highly approve!

Merry Sithmas!!

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Mood: ‘Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Malibu Mix), Billy May/Topic

I’m a Geek, what can I say??

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maciel:
Iuuu anxious ❤️‍🔥😍
fredhincanada:
Make no apologies!  You are the best geek!

A Holiday Questionairre.

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Mood: ‘The Christmas Song’, Nat King Cole

Not entirely sure who this questionnaire comes from, but saw it posted a few times, so copied, pasted and took out other answers, QED. As I am in a writing mood, I figured, what the heck, why not?

1. How did you spend your Thanksgiving?

I suppose the more or less traditional way: began cooking first thing in...
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maciel:
Loved it!
fredhincanada:
Man, this is great. I would love to eat at your place and play DnD. ❤️
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