Miseries, again

7:42 AM 2/24/2007

   This, to me, is still the night before.  I fell asleep on the sofa in the evening ... as usual.  My back was grieving me; about midnight, I took some more aspirins, some more gin.
   I slept some more.  Now, I am saying, "Oh my God, Oh, my God". I have a kink in my lower back ....

4:24 AM 3/10/2007

     WELL ... ITZA 'BOUT TIME!  HERE'S A 'NUTHER ENTRY:
I am awake because I am in agony.  I  had been taking a series of 3 aspirins ... just now I added an EXTRA STRENGHTH ACETOMENOPHIN ... PLUS A STIFF DRINK OF WARM MILK & GIN  (& BROWN SUGAR) ...
     I had done a minor project of dragging stuff into my car, then, dragging the stuff into the building where the week-end gun show is to be ... Saturday & Sunday.  No heavy lifting.  Not much sustained activity.  TOTAL MISERY.  This is the first time I've had this pain since my "thoractic facets" last week.

9:03 PM 3/28/2007

    OH, MY POOR, POOR JOURNAL ... I've been so involved in other projects that I've not been keeping up with making entries.  It was easier when I still had my laptop on my desk downstairs & could make quick entries.
     NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS? Well, sorta.  Since my last writing, I've had more facets, in another part of my back ... did another gun show, with not as much pain because I'd left a lot of the stuff still packed in my car.
     By & large, my back has been not such a problem.  BUT ... for nearly a month, my "good" knee has been grieving me.  I think that I hurt it ... got snowed in for a week & didn't get in to the doctor for an x-ray right away.  Now, I have an appointment with a specialist (the same one who had done my knee replacement on the other knee) for April 9.
     With the warmer weather, the snow mostly gone, & the maple syrup season here, I've been more active.     THIS BOTHERS MY KNEE MORE & MORE.  I didn't do very much today ... spent a lot of time lying on the sofa or in the lounge chair.  I feel badly about neglecting the maple trees ... not so sure if I should just quit it & lie down until April 9?