As most of my readers know by know, I managed to mess up my knee. It’s called Derangement Meniscus, and it means the shock absorber between the tibia and the fibula (behind the knee cap, cartilage on the tibia) was traumatized. So far, no one has mentioned the “S” word, and I am hoping to avoid it altogether. Currently treatment involves elevation and alternating ice. Staying off the feet helps. Boss lady is accommodating, assigning things that can be accomplished while sitting down.

Pushing my luck, that is, trying to hurry the healing process, can/will result in permanent injury and surgery. This will greatly reduce my effectiveness when it comes to self-locomotion.

As much pain as this has meant, I realize how lucky I am.

I have two legs.

For the most part, they work like they are supposed to.

I can wiggle all ten of my toes.

Sure, I use crutches for now, but that’s just temporary.

I cannot express my thanks for those members of the armed forces who have given up so much of their lives for me.

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(as always, click on the image to embigify – credit to the ARRA News Service for the cartoon)

Did you hear the news? Obama(THHO) has shortened the time frame before forgiving the balance on your student loan! Yay! HE’S GIVING AWAY MORE OF YOUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS THAT YOU PAID IN TAXES. Wake the hell up, people! He’s giving away MORE MONEY that the GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE. Student loans that have been GUARANTEED by the government – using TAX DOLLARS collected BY THE GOVERNMENT – are going to be FORGIVEN. That means that you and I, the TAX PAYING CITIZENS of this country, are footing the bill for hundreds of millions of dollars in student loans.

And you know the sneakiest part? He’s using this as an obvious play for student votes in the next election. Yes, he’s BUYING VOTES using MONEY HE DOES NOT HAVE to BUY THE VOTE of the impressionable young students.

This country cannot take another four years of being spent into oblivion.

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I hurt something in my knee last night. Put weight on it while on the floor, heard something POP, and spent this morning at the urgent care. I now have an ace bandage wrapped around my knee, an ice pack sitting on it, and a shiny pair of crutches.

I’ve decided that sitting still and watching TV is going to be all the activity I do this afternoon.

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Got a coupon in the paper – actually, TMBWitW found it – for a $14.95 oil change through AAA Auto. Cool, I thought – it requires you to make an appointment, but other than that, what could go wrong? Up to 5 quarts of 5W30, standard oil filter, some level of safety inspection … make the call, luck into a 1300 slot that was vacated just moments prior to my call, and we’re all done but the waiting to go.

I got up there a little ahead of time – about 10 minutes, plenty of time to get checked in and wait for the oil change. Now, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I can change the oil in my car in about 20 minutes if I take my time. That includes checking other fluid levels (tranny, radiator, differential) and making sure all the parts are still bolted in the proper spots.

The young man at the check in counter told me it would be from sixty to ninety minutes for the oil change. “Really? It takes ya’ll an hour to an hour and a half to change the oil and check a few things?” He started in on how comprehensive the safety check was, when I asked him if there would be a test drive by the mechanic. Nope, not included. I asked how they could make any money if they burned a repair bay for $15 for an hour and a half. He looked at me like I was speaking a foreign language. I rephrased – “How can you make any money if you only charge ten dollars an hour for an oil change and safety check? Do your techs only get paid minimum wage or less?”

I politely declined the opportunity to sit in the waiting room and be bombarded by AAA commercials and sales pitches. I’ll be hitting a locally owned franchise oil change shop a little later today instead.

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Last week, there was some discussion about the First Wooky “Lady” shopping at Target, like all us regular folk (except those of us who prefer supporting locally owned businesses) and whether or not the photo was “staged” for the AP “photographer” who just happened to be in the right place at the right time at the right angle with the right lighting to “snap” a photo of epic importance – the First Wooky “Lady” is out and away from Secret Service! – and don’t mind the fact that she is portrayed as carrying her own bag while pushing an empty cart back to the doors.

I know, it’s totally fake, right?

All that said, the discussion soon turned (on conservative, truth-seeking blogs, anyway) to whether or not the picture was even authentic. I have here evidence that the shot was photoshopped:

Thanks to Lucianne.com for allowing this blatant borrowing of the picture.

Almost forgot! Gotta put this in there somewhere …

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