As the weathermen promised, it continues to rain today. Not far north and west of here it's snowing. The low altitude of the coastal plains saves us from the white stuff fairly often. I like looking that what snow creates around here where it doesn't snow much, but the way it covers the roads and causes accidents makes it okay with me if it passes us by.
It's supposed to get real cold behind this front that's bringing the moisture. It's reaching all the way down into Florida so there is not much chance the conditions will change so that the cold slips away before it gets to the Mid-Atlantic area. The only thing I have to worry about are my water pipes freezing, and I've done what's necessary to prevent that as much as I can. They say the cold will only stay a couple of days, and then after that it's supposed to warm up into the 70s (21-30 C).
I have more trouble with my right hand and wrist as far as the rheumatoid arthritis goes. Since I'm basically right-handed that's inconvenient. The swelling never goes down much in my right wrist. I got something poking out against my skin behind my thumb. I push it back in occasionally, and it stays smooth for a while, but the next thing I know it's popped out again. The swelling in my wrist squeezes it out I guess. It don't bode well. If I live long enough I'll die a twisted soul. At least I was handsome and appealing for a good part of my life.
I have another appointment with the rheumatologist at the Durham VA on March 7th. He talked to me about some results he found over the telephone after my first appointment. I didn't understand what the implications are. He didn't sound as if what he found was a good thing. Something about "crystals" in my right hip and knee. Rainey said it sounded like the gout. I'm gonna ask him to clarify his findings for me, but I don't really wanna know.
My right has about died. I changed my mouse over to use it left-handed. I've practiced writing with my left hand enough to know that it'll take me a while to get used to it, but it's stupid not to try to save my right hand flexibility as long as I can.
I saw this documentary about a Japanese man who was over 100 years old. He had been a medical doctor all his adult life. He got up every morning and wiped his whole body down with a towel dipped in cold water. Then, he would go out for a jog. I was really impressed because they showed a video of him washing up and then jogging. He was obviously not an Olympic challenger, but he ran very well. I think the only chance of me doing something like that might depend on whether they can find a way of using stem cells to rebuild my bone structure. What? You think I wouldn't try to cheat death? Guess again, sucker. LOL
I do not attempt to tell the God's own truth here because I don't know what the truth is or hardly ever. I try to capture the drifting thoughts that randomly appear in my imagination for reasons I may not understand. I don't know if the content I capture with these words is true or false. The Comments settings are turned off to prevent me from having to defend what amounts to little more than fanciful, sometime crude speculation. Great moments in our lives never return.
