WSV50 fencer since 2005. Meniscus tears in 2006 (not fencing-related). Injured the thumb ligament at Richmond, December 2006. Received medical clearance to ease back into fencing 4/30/07. Developed tennis elbow 6/2007 and I think that one's more work-related than fencing related. Sprained the middle finger on the right hand 9/2007. Injured the back 10/2007. Small tear in the right shoulder tendon (rotor cuff) diagnosed 11/19/2007. One of these days, I'm going to have a healthy year.
Wanted: Female roommate willing to tolerate grouchy old woman sabre fencer who will be focused upon fencing, not partying. A room with double beds is reserved at the Broadmoor for the Colorado events.
I had to stop leaving balls of yarn around because Ming would literally chew through the yarn and swallow bits and pieces of yarn.
So why am I mentioning this?
Because she found a new toy.
After ignoring the connecting wire from my old, falling-apart headphones, she found the wires of my brand new headphones and when I put them on and listened to the video for a few minutes, the sound suddenly ceased.
I looked down and there was the cat, lying contently by my feet. She hadn't mov
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The left index finger is NOT broken, but it took a nasty hit during my one and only DE just befor the break and spilled blood all over the floor (and on my new knickers). It would not stop bleeding so I finished by wrapping the finger. I lost, btw. I was behind by two and having difficulty figuring out how to fence a defensive fencer who retreated to the end of the strip and waited. I was making some progress before the hit and while I could blame the distraction, I suspect I would have los
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It's been about a month since I last ate any chocolate and I'm not touching it again. Not unless I see proof that's it's being manufactured in the U.S.
Watch your food intake people! Some of the food we're eating is being made in China and the same ingredient that sickened our cats and dogs (and sometimes killed them) is being used in their manufacturing of food products for humans.
I want a warning label on all products telling me w
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I'm back from the Purdue Open and I'm both pleased and annoyed with myself over how I performed.
I had 4 victories and 1 defeat and the defeat really bugs the heck out of me because that was the off-weapon fencer in our pool who was easily defeated by everyone else. I kept hitting my wrist on her blade. I could SO kick myself. This will serve as a reminder that I must never underestimate anyone or go into a bout thinking that I SHOULD win this one.
Now that the knee is no longer swollen, I'm easing back into the old routine. Tonight, I did the usual 30 minutes on the ET followed by 3 sets of 12 on the leg extension and the leg press.
If all goes according to plan, I'll get back to the reclining leg press and the calf workout before Sunday.
The rule is 48 hours or rest after working a muscle group and Wed. is pilates so the earliest I'll try to ease back into a longer leg set is Friday.
I got up in time to go to DeDicco, glanced at my knee, walked around for a little bit, and decided not to go. Definitely not. Instead, I went to practice and made it a point to fence 5-point bouts (at leasta) with 6-7 other fencers and that was about as much as I would have fenced had I gone to DeCicco. Additionally, I stayed late and got a lesson.
Since I'm constantly telling myself what I do badly, I'm making a point to note areas of improvement. I'm doing much better at being patient
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It's been three weeks since I last ate an M&M and I regret to report that this has not had the desired effect. After due review of all the evidence, I've come to the conclusion that my current problems can be traced to one of the two items listed below:
1. Stress is contributing to my relapse into acting like a character from that bad old sitcom, Friends. Given that Mother is now mostly confined to a wheelchair and that I'm visiting her weekly, I'd say I've got a fair amount of stress and
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I still haven't figured out what caused the rather obvious food poisoning symptoms. I DID eat the other half of the sandwich today without getting sick and I also finished the second half of something else I'd eaten before the oh-my-gawd-how-far-to-the-bathroom symptoms hit.
I guess it's a good thing the Louisville competition scheduled for today was cancelled. I spent the day making calls from my home phone as a volunteer for Obama, using the online neighbor-to-neighbor tool.
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