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I messed my knee up a lot of years ago. And by I messed it up, I mean someone else did something stupid that messed it up but that’s beside the point. I was told I would never do a lot of things again and some of them I have completely gone along with. I … Continue reading
No, this is not a post about how much water you should be drinking. This post is inspired by Merry and Pippin. That’s right, it is triggered by the supporting hobbits in The Lord of the Rings; specifically the scene when they are drinking Ent-draught and growing taller. In the movie, Ent-draught appears to just be … Continue reading
Ignoring the whole philosophical issue of what is truth, is there anyway to force someone to tell the truth about something? This is a pretty common plot device in a wide range of genres. From veritaserum in Harry Potter, to creatures crawling in your brain in Star Trek, to injected drugs in spy movies, it … Continue reading
A while ago someone asked me about training before breakfast and whether that would contribute to faster weight loss. I’m not a fan of the many diet fads that are out there, and generally just stick to the idea of balancing your energy in with your energy out. But, I found some interesting research on … Continue reading
My lawn is a pretty good space for urban wildlife watching. We have a snowshoe hare highway, mice under the tree, and squirrels in the trees. And many many birds, none have hit the window recently. One of those birds dive bombed the lawn to get at something small that was living under the snow. … Continue reading
Having moved from working outside to teaching and recently onto the computer I have become more and more interested in the effects of staring at the computer all day on eye health. I try to do all the things you are supposed to do: take frequent breaks, look at things further away, etc. But I … Continue reading
As I relearn how to move my wrist and use my thumb and fingers yet again I notice how much attention I have to pay to simple tasks. Holding a fork, not even using a fork, or opening up a mint package takes a lot of mental processing to make my hand do things that … Continue reading
This is going to be a short one as I haven’t recovered from a rough day yesterday. I have wires in my wrist since this most recent surgery and one of them is sticking up enough under the skin that it catches and causes intense pain. The surgeon decided to remove it yesterday by freezing … Continue reading
I have noticed this funny trend with my wrist, which I had my third surgery on after breaking it and tearing it before summer last year. The pain almost always starts to increase as I get close to the end of an activity. If you don’t think too much about this it makes perfect sense. … Continue reading
I went for a massage a few days ago. I thought I would try a different therapist since my regular one is a fair drive from home. Unfortunately, she lost her street cred pretty quickly and I’ll be heading back to my normal massage in the middle of nowhere. She said that I needed to … Continue reading
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