Author: David

  • Surgeon Says No Need

    I met with the shoulder surgeon Friday, and she was impressed with the progress in 6 months. I have functional range in my shoulder. As I use my shoulder I can tell that it isn’t as functional as the other and still need to work with the PT to increase range and strength. I’m thinking…

  • Gun Crime

    I was wondering a month ago how many shootings happen that I read about in the news. So I decided to keep a list. This isn’t exhaustive, just what I have to read as I scan the various new sites that I read. I’ll update this until I get bored or pissed off about it.

  • 6 Weeks Post Surgery

    It’s been 6 weeks since my shoulder surgery. It went by fast, but I’m looking forward to not using the sling. It’s amazing how the human ming & body adapts to to outside inputs, and it feels weird not wearing it. The doctor today tested my range of motion, and there was very minimal pain…

  • Nice Safe Cage

    As a child my mom would read poems to me from a book of poetry – each poem with illustrations – my favorite from this book being The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash. The sing song lyrics and the story of being scared but having the strength when needed spoke to me…

  • Shoulder surgery again

    About 6 weeks ago I crashed on my mountain bike on a section of trail that I have ridden many times. A classic over the handlebars, no damage to the bike, but a torn rotator cuff for me. This surgery will be very similar to the other shoulder that I did 7 years ago. I’m…

  • Welcome

    Welcome to my page. The WordPress theme I was using is no longer valid. I’m using a new template and will be modifying this over time…