"Talking to myself again...": Woo HOO!

Friday, July 6, 2018

Woo HOO!

Cutter Doc this morning. He says I'm at 40% or so, with another year to be at 100%.

Yes, this is GOOD news, because I am damn near functional already, and thought I might be at 60-70%. To me, this means I have a lot of positive ahead, and maybe even days with no pain!

Oh, he also cleared me for full duty and full time as of two weeks from now. YESSS!!!

I'm already scheduled back in front of a class on the 23rd. Right where I want to be, teaching what I like best, on my favorite schedule.

Now, there are some limitations. No pushing a lawn mower or trail hiking for... I guess.... the rest of the year. Stay off uneven surfaces for that time. The gym will be okay, just don't be stupid. That right there, the 'don't be stupid' part, may be my biggest challenge.

Take for example, this moment in geniusosity...

Today, for the first time in four weeks, I attempted to use the toilet with pants on. Evil, nasty, pantses.... we hateses the pantseses.....

Think about that. With pants on, both legs are tethered together and one can't be stretched out while squatting down. They must stay in line to support the body as it lowers, and this might just be the most flexing people do with their knees on any average day.

Yeah..... there is 'stings a bit', and then there's 'Holy fuck what HAVE I DonE!?!?'.

On the other hand, it's good to have a new goal in front of me.

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"