I am almost fully recovered from my hernia surgery last month. I’m working out at 90-95% of my pre-surgery capacity and intensity and feel fantastic. I have occasional surface level scar pain and the site is still puckered – but that will take months to recede. After preparing myself to expect a recovery similar or…
Vaccine Excuses
Podcasters and news reporters are citing “surveys” that list reasons why some people are not getting vaccines: Can’t get time off from work to get vaccine. Employer doesn’t offer PTO for getting vaccine. Employer doesn’t offer PTO if I miss work due to vaccine side effects. Worried about cost of vaccine. Cannot get to a…
The Odds Weren’t In My Favor
I always wanted to have a family. I wanted it to be like the families I saw on TV and my friends had. Mom would make dinner. Dad would work. We’d have a big family dinner on Sundays. We’d have cookouts and reunions in the summer. We’d have 2-3 kids, a big dog, a mom…
Most Likely To Succeed
My curiosity got the better of me last night. I’ve been thinking about my former high school classmates and wondering what ever became of them. My google searches turned up very little. So I created a Facebook account to see if I could find more. I found more. I didn’t “Friend” anyone because I have…
Rooted
While walking through my neighborhood with Wiggles a few days ago, I was thinking about my lack of roots. Between moving 23 times, switching careers multiple times and not keeping in touch with old friends and colleagues, I haven’t felt like where I lived was a permanent home in a long time. Home for me…
How To Stop Being Delusional
My friend called me last night to talk about someone from his work. This dude was a disaster. He had a bad attitude, no skills and even worse work habits. The stories my friend told me were so absurd that I couldn’t stop laughing. The best part of the story was that this guy told…
An Animal In Bed
As long as I have had pets as an adult, they’ve slept in my bed. When we got our first dog Ziggy, he would jump up on our bed and curl himself into a tight little circle at the foot of our bd between us where he’d sleep the entire night. When we added Shortie,…
What Binge Watching Does To Me
For two weeks following my hernia surgery I was on very restricted activity (for me). That plus constant pain in my abdomen limited what I could do. Without my usual exercise regime to keep me busy, I wrote, I read, I drummed and I watched Netflix. Within a few days, I was sick of Netflix…
Lockdown PTSD
The impact of Covid-19 in my city seems endless. Like most of the US, in March 2020 we had lockdowns that effectively shut down everything. These were quickly followed by shortages of toilet paper, meat, disinfectant, wipes, Tylenol and many basic grocery staples as people panic bought everything in sight. Hospitals cancelled all elective procures….
If A Tree Falls In A Forest
When I wonder whatever happened to someone I once knew, I’ll google them. Many of the people I grew up with don’t show up in the results. Sometimes I’ll google myself. Usually my blog site shows up in the first page of results. After that, it’s a bunch of links to other Steve Ainslie’s plus…