26 August 03

Have Cam Boot, Will Travel (Some)

Being able to put a tiny amount of weight on my left foot is better than none at all, but it doesn’t mean I’m able to start turning cartwheels yet by any means—or even getting myself a cup of tea. (Crutches are NOT GOOD for carrying anything that can spill.) After a minor meltdown about this last night, I’m feeling a lot better today, and have begun to resign myself to the fact that this really is going to take a long time. Today I had to beg off a bus ride into Sacramento next month because I have no idea how I’d get onto a bus with crutches unless I sat on the bottom step and edged in backwards like a crab, which even I’d balk at, having done enough to sacrifice my dignity this year already.

I’m boring even myself with all this talk of infirmity, so I’d like to urge everyone on down to check out the fabulous Doc Rock at WriteOutLoud, who is dodging desert thunderstorms and articulately bemoaning the state of the teaching profession, all the while wielding a machete.

Finally, I just started reading Michael Lewis’ Moneyball, a wonderfully entertaining account of the paradox of poor baseball clubs and their strategies for selecting winning players—against all the traditions of this tradition-laden sport.

Posted by at 07:39 PM in Miscellaneous | Link |
  1. As I know just how very important it is when it comes to tea ( the day doesnt even begin to exist until after the first two big cups and another two cups shortly after the first morning shores accomplished ) were going to have to work this one out for you! How about a trolley on wheels where you load up with tea pot, cup ect that you can somehow push along as you make yourself to the sofa ( this depends on the type of floors you have) or if this doesnt work perhaps you can get hold of a teamaker that is by your sofa, or make a big thermos (doesnt spill) or even a cup with a lid. Everything else comes second to tea!!

    — Jennifer    27. August 2003, 04:53    Link
  2. What is a cam boot? My ortho dr thinks I should have one to relieve the pain and inflammation of my right heel.

    I have to get one Monday. Would like to know more about what it is.

    — sandy    4. February 2005, 15:05    Link

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