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Big Day at the House

1. City inspection for the sewer line;
2. Dirt goes back in The Pit including that 4-foot pile that sits where that mailbox was—I am gonna make that old mailbox into some sort of build;
3. A quote and possible extraction of that troublesome, now rootless tree;
4. Installation of a new motor for the pool;
5. The delivery of a clothes washer and dryer. (rescheduled)

The Right Quad

I have better mobility today than I did yesterday for I do not require the use of a crutch as a cane. It remains a limp/scuffle movement with absolutely NO STAMINA in the muscle. And if my knee is at 90 degrees the swelling makes it so tight that there is pain and has a bit of a stuck feeling for a nanosecond when straightening.

See, I am stuck between two worlds: there is that old RICE approach (rest, ice, compression, elevation) that I am guessing was lauded back when fat was bad. Then there are all the other unnecessary acronyms that basically boil down to a system that encourages blood flow while adding a slow build-up of activity. I mean, that approach TOTALLY makes sense because our blood is the logistics network of our bodies. Why would we EVER want to hamper that? No, I suppose I am not rationally stuck between those paradigms, but emotionally, sometimes we just roll with whatever makes us feel better in the short term and hence my near miss of sharing a beer with Little Debbie.

Fortunately, I am a carnivore with all the benefits therein: anti-inflammatory, sugar-free, gluten-free, etc. Even though I currently boot-scoot boogie on this carpet, I remain powerful.

I ain't ready for the junkyard yet
'Cause I still feel like a new corvette
It might take a little longer but I'll get there
Well, I don't need your rockin' chair

-George Jones

I am really liking this Essential New Wave playlist.