1st posting break

I broke the posting pattern right after I got back home. So many things happening and so much more mobility required around the house that old routines like blogging became impossible chores.

A lot has gone on. Therapy has consumed pretty much all my energy. Doesn't seem like it should but I haven't got much else done since it began. The therapists keep giving me exercises to do! They're simple and I do them but afterwards I really don't get much else done. As with every other complaint things are improving.

On my most recent doctor visit they told me I wasn't even ready for part time work. Frustrating. Recognizing that I've only been able to focus on therapy during this recent stretch and not maintain other activities helped me understand it's probably a good idea. And it's a paid for opinion.

A few weeks ago a package arrived from work just as I was being ferried to an appointment. Didn't have time to open it before we left for therapy. My wife wondered whether I'd been sent a bundle of work. I surmised it would be a care package. For no good reason I started to have my doubts and they weren't calmed until the package was opened after therapy.

There's a lot of good stuff in the box. Thanks to everyone for sending it over. The pistachios were a big hit. When asked as a group the boys said they didn't like pistachios. After I got each kid to try one they all liked them. The pistachios were gone before the end of the day.

Two gifts seemed to cater to my likes and I've enjoyed them very much. One is chocolate and peanut butter truffles. I'm the only person in the house who appreciates them. That means the whole bag is mine to enjoy without even hoarding it.

The other item is, err was, black olives which are great in salads, on pizza, and for nibbling. I did most of the nibbling. The rest of the can was used to add garnish to salads.

There were many other things in the box. There's no doubt I needed a replacement bicycle helmet. The helmet in the box had tech company branding. From experience I know the products from some of those companies crash. I'm not sure I want something on my head that's known to crash. One crash was enough.

The helmet makes me think of riding. At the rate I'm going it'll be the end of the year before I'm even doing laps around the yard on the mountain bike. And speaking of riding, this year's been a disaster. Hurt my back at the end of February and that kept me off the road until the end of April. At the point this crash occurred had only 995 miles for the year. At the same point last year had 2,346 miles and would put on 1,382 more before the end of 2006. I'm not banking on any more miles in 2007. Even if I am able to ride more before the end of the year it won't be much. No matter what I'll end up with around 2,800 fewer miles this year than last! Argh!