Monthly Archives: November 2013

Cigars and Legs is wearing black today.

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Monday morning’s arrival at work was greeted with some sad news. An e-mail from the big boss contained a shocker: A coworker and a friend had died on Sunday, after battling cancer. He’d kept it to himself, and only his supervisor (and his supervisor) knew — he didn’t want a big deal made, he didn’t want anyone to feel sorry… Read more »

Knee Surgery — Week 3

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I’m now doing physical therapy 2-3 times a week. I’ve got most of the pain handled, although using the cane is making my back hurt, and mostly now it’s all about getting the muscles back and the swelling down. Interesting thing about muscles. The quad has a portion that is the first to quit and last to come back. Unfortunately,… Read more »

Knee Surgery — One Week On

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It’s been almost exactly a week since I was rendered unconscious with the intent of the doctor doing an arthroscopic joint wash on my knee. That was last Tuesday at around 17:15 or so. In the last week, I’ve went from needing a walker to get around (an entirely unsuitable mode of transportation where tight navigation is required), to needing… Read more »