There seems to be quite a few here feeling a lot of pain tonight.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

May I join the club?

[KitchenWitch]

1. You do not want to be part of this club

:hug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Unfortunately I already am.

I was just hoping there were some sort of organized benefits- club discounts or something like that.

Dare to dream, sez I. :evilgrin:

[KitchenWitch]

4. Only benefit I know of is getting to take the good drugs and being given leeway to complain

:evilgrin:

[Muttocracy]

2. speaking of people in pain...

a while back there were some folks in a seriously bad place. Did anyone ever hear from them? I haven't been on every day since then but haven't seen them in a while. I wish they would just check in and say "I'm here".

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Prisoner_Number_Six ...

Of course, you may join...

I'm sorry you feel the need, though...

It's so much better to be well, and whole...

:hug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

6. There are days my body insists on reminding me of my real age.

I worked a full day today, then when I came home and sat down it all hit me- too tired to think any more, and my legs hurt so badly I could barely walk to the kitchen and back.

I used to walk behind a lawn mower 14 hours a day and still have enough left over to go out at night and do stuff.

Not any more.

[Radio_Lady]

10. Prisoner, are you spending any time during the day for yourself?

Do you have any physical basis for the way you feel tonight? What kind of a job has you feeling this way? Is it every day or just today?

My impressions: As a country, we are too sedentary.

I am retired, so my time is largely my own. But I remember that I used to walk around the building where I worked -- Digital Equipment Corporation, Stowe, MA. I walked every day at lunch, sun, rain or snow. (I was there just one winter -- when my husband had gone ahead to Portland to start a job in October 2007, and I was left in the Boston area to help pack and sell our home.)

Today, I've been out in the rain all day, meeting with interesting people, experiencing a huge high as we face a challenge that I know I can accept. I feel that I am personally charged with trying to re-invent a radio format that will serve radio stations in 2009, when everything changes to digital. Today was an "if we build it, they will come.." kind of day for me.

I got up at 1 AM yesterday and have been sailing through the day. Look! By God, it's tomorrow!

Luckily, the tooth that was troubling me for the last six months -- has settled down quite a bit. I am grateful for that little change.

Every day is a trial for me at age 68 -- almost 69. It is hard to face that number, but I fight it as much as I can. For me, rediscovering how lovely a bubble bath by candlelight can be -- is one of the real triumphs of a 2007 bout with back pain. Even getting in a brief hot shower in the morning, then dressing, organizing myself for the day, talking to others -- it can be a joy.

Have a good Thursday. This is my once a month pampering by a wonderful woman masseuse who is just like a friend after all these years. She kneads me and works me for 1 1/2 hours. Wow!

That is all.

[Connonym]

7. Yes but I'm not sharing my Vicodin

sorry

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. That's okay- I have my Ultram.

That's good enough for me.

[Adsos Letter]

9. I have consumed my extra doses of Klonopin...

and will be retiring shortly...