"Crazy Harry Plays With Electricity....... OR ......... Excuse Me Doctor, Is It Supposed To Smoke Like That?......."

Good Evening;

So, do you remember Max Headroom? Welllllll...zzzztt...Th...th...th...that's what I felt likkkke....today!

Nerve Conduction Testing and EMG, what fffuu, ffuu, ffuunnn!

And of course the problems are neither explained or resolved regarding the pain, tingling and numbness in my hands and foot. Oh..but I can add a case of Carpel Tunnel to my list of confirmed diagnosed issues....I had no inkling, but....seek and ye shall find............lol!

Anyway, some blood tests have been ordered, (for at least 10 days in the future, so my poor abused muscles can flush all the over-produced enzymes out of themselves...or I'd be misdiagnosed with all sorts of non-existent problems.....lol)

My fingers are burning up with the cold now...I'll go into more details tomorrow.

Later...................Dave

"Shock And...........Awe Sh*t That Hurts!!..............."

Good Evening;

Not really in the mood to write, but I gotta do it if I am able. Once I start just blowing it off without a valid reason.....well, like an avalanche,...(and sh*t....lol)... once ennui and apathy start there's nowhere to go but downhill.

So...after falling asleep somewhere around 4:00 am. I was up at 7:00 am. and at the gas station expelling the remains of the Thai food from last night....and I did NOT even get the spicy/hot stuff! Went back to sleep about 8:00 am. and finally got up at 1:00 pm., not that I wanted to, but...see above. I'm just glad the blues morphed into a full blown clinical depressive episode without dicking around for a week. This I am familiar with......not thrilled with maybe, but a known factor none the less.

I hit the Giant and got some cash and bought a monthly bus pass and went to a little bar in Mt. Washington and had a burger and fries and a beer. I texted Jenn, (I got my minutes yesterday), and asked if I could come over after the kids were asleep and shower and crash as I have the EMG/Nerve Conduction testing tomorrow morning at 9:30 am. I got an okay, and 15 minutes later another text asking if I would mind watching the kids while they each went out a meeting.

I got here about 5:30 pm., and that's about it. Took a shower and my meds and I feel a little better, but not much, now my sinuses are all clogged up and I forgot they have this nasty dry, forced hot air heat. Oh well.

That's it for now, I'll tell you all about my visit to Doc Frankenstein's laboratory and being wired up to the lightning rods and Tesla cils.

Later.......................Dave

" More 'Peanut Butter Blues And Melancholy Jam'..............."

Good Morning:

It's almost 1:00 am. and I'm about to crash out, so this is just a quick outline.

Monday night Jenn gave me a ride back to the shed from the coffeeshop after her meeting. As I walked up to it I saw the door had been opened again. I am fairly sure that it is because the latch worked loose from the door being shaken and pushed on by the really strong winds that were gusting to such extreme speeds when the storm fronts passed through Sunday night and Monday morning....at least I am hoping that's what it was.

Today I was up and out and to the library by 9:00 am. to grab a book for Jenn, which I dropped off along with my bags while I went to an appt. in East Baltimore. Then back to Jenn's where she took the trimmers and took off most of my hair and a few pieces of scalp for good measure. I ate and showered and headed out to BCCC to wait for Michelle to finish her clinic lab and we picked up Paul and headed down to Glen Burnie for the poetry reading.

There were about a dozen folks there, which was not bad for the short notice given before the event. I read about 15 of my poems, in sets of 3, as we round robinned the room. It was a bit weird at first, reading to an audience again, but still felt good to be in the environment with creative people who appreciate the art form, and my personal variation of it.

After the reading on the way back to Baltimore, a wave of...???... call it, 'Post Poetic Depression' kind of overtook me. A combination of adrenaline hangover, emotional overload, (I pulled out some works I have not seen in a decade, that I thought all of their power to affect me had faded, and would only be an exercise in technical prowess.....F*CK WAS I WRONG!!!!!), and physical tiredness.

Compare it to the Post Coital feeling you get when you've just had fantastic sex with someone.......who you are not in love with. As good as it gets....there is always a certain emptiness.

Then the simple fact that I was leaving behind a portion of 'normal' society, and everyone else was heading back to their homes...... and you get the picture.

Don't gtet me wrong, this is not another episode of the recurring clinical depression.......more like another case of "peanut butter blues" & "melancholy jam".

In any case....

my fingers are too cold,

and my mind is slowing down

the dream machine is spinning,

and I'm bound for sleepy-town.

my head is on the pillow,

and the lights are going brown,

While dreams circle my head

with a twisting turning crown.

Later................Dave

"Social Network My Ass!!!........More Like Sociopathic Network!!................"

Good Evening;

Well it's been raining and windy most of the afternoon since I left Jenn's, and though it was very warm earlier, it is cold and damp now.

After I showered I grabbed the bus over here to the Starbucks and used my last $3.69 to get something to eat and drink. I saved bus fare for tomorrow and I may have some coins left rolling around. I slept poorly and can barely stay awake. Jenn is giving me a ride back to Pikeville after her home group.

My Facebook account is all effed up and would not let me log in saying that it noticed that I was trying to log in from an unfamiliar location, which I was not! Then it would not let me sign on and said my answer to my 'secret question' was incorrect....it wasn't. Then I'm told that I can have a few 'trusted friends' verify my identity and to call them and a whole other rigamarole. I don't have any minutes left to do all this calling back and forth....so I said screw it and got a gmail account and logged back on with a new me. I sent an e-mail to every one I had an address for telling them 'Yes it is me and I do have a new account very similar to the old one and to expected friend requests.

I am so tired I am falling asleep on the keyboard...

Later .........................Dave

"Yippee Ki Yay........... MotherF#&^%$!!!.............."

Good Morning;

So it's 1:30 am. and I'm at Jenn's crashing on the couch. I knew it was going to rain tonight...(and I was right, it's coming down so hard and heavy the gutters and down spouts are overwhelmed and the courtyard just out side the patio door is rapidly taking on the appearance of the Everglades!)...and asked if she minded if I stayed the night. I was, and am still, stiff and sore and achey, like I am coming down with a cold, and just did not feel like getting dressed and packing up and dealing with the bus and the sleeping bag etc...etc...etc..

Of course now I CAN'T get to sleep.....story of my life...lol. At least I'm dry and will be able to start tomorrow without having to first go out in the rain to just take a pee and get a cup of coffee. Nothing exciting happened today....except for the intruder discovery I mentioned earlier....played with the grand kids, fed the ravenous little heathens, and fed them and fed them and fed them.....lol! I watched the second half of "Die Hard 2--Die Harder", .....Bruce Willis at his deadpan wisecracking best! And that's about it.

Later..............Dave

"Trespassers Will Be Violated...............Survivors Will Be Persecuted!..............."

Good Afternoon;

Well....I was wrong last night when I said no one had been in the shed yesterday!

By the light of day and with the door wide open I saw cigarette ash on a stack of extra cardboard boxes on the shelf just as one steps in the door.

!!!!!!!!!F*CK F*CKETY F*CK F*CK F*CK!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad I did not know this last night or I NEVER would have gotten to sleep.

I was up until 2:15 am. anyway reading and messing with the computer as it was. I E-mailed Jenn at 8:00 am. this morning and told her I wasn't coming by in the morning and would be there by 3:30 pm. as requested. (And of course it's 3:40 now and I'm here and they're not home yet...but I expected that.....lol.)

But as for the shed.... I'm going to have to find a more secure and yet still unobtrusive and discreet way to lock it up. A cable lock is one possibility. I am not trying to waste time or money on anything elaborate, because let's face it....oe good kick and the whole door....and maybe the shed itself will come down....lol.

Anyway, that's all for now as my day so far has been Giant, library, bus, here waiting for Jenn.

Later....................Dave

"Not By The Hair Of My Chinny-Chin-Chin!..."

Good Evening;

So I get off the bus and go in the Giant and futz around for a bit and head past the shed over to the gas station and I notice one of my 'tell-tales' has been disturbed. Without being overt about it I pass close by and look at the door and it has been opened. Yeah.... I continue around the corner and everything else looks ok, therefore I keep on going to the gas station while looking for anything suspicious in the area......

....................and see nothing that's noticeable.

After I play and lose my dollar on the Keno I head back over to the shed and gently push the door open and switch on the flashlight.Nothing is missing and nothing looks disturbed......any more than is to be expected from a strong wind blowing open the door.

I figure the combination of the wind and that the improvised latch I have on the inside to keep the door from blowing open looking as if it may have had too much play in it, from the door's virating against it in the wind, caused an equipment malfunction to occur.

That doesn't mean my adrenaline level dropped instantly to normal, or that my 'fast twitch' 'fight or flight' muscles immediately relaxed....my sphincter is still in 'crash dive' mode....as in 'seal all watertight doors and hatches'.......lol!

Anyway....since I'm gonna be up for a bit, I may as well make you suffer too....lol.

I called Rachel back from the Starbucks phone and she sang me Happy Birthday and told me she has a present for me....tickets to see The Jewish Theatre Workshop's production of "The Dybbuk" at the Weinberg JCC Park Heights location. She has a small non-speaking walk on part in the play.

She tells me.."I have to walk across the stage, holding Mommy's hand.....and look real sad.". She already has the scenery chewing, ham actor, prima donna moves at times..........lol! Her mother (the 'ex') is also in the play and it is being directed by her current....boyfriend/partner/live-in S.O....whatever.

So I am going to see her when the play opens, one of the performances between the 5th-18th of March.

That's it for now, other than a couple more E-wishes for my B-day I found when I logged on here in the shed.

I need some sort of electric gloves my fingers are killing me again!

Later................................Dave

Link below for 'The Dybbuk":

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188536797836670

"Double Nickel Day...................."

Good Evening;

So I know you are wondering WTF is with all the qwertys......lol.

Well, each one was typed in a different color selected on the tool/task/menu bar.

Obviously the system is still effed up, even after clearing caches and cookies......with milk even....lol.

Anyway, it has been a pretty laid back Birthday. I was picked up at the Giant around 10:00 am. by one of Jenn's friends and watched the kids as they went out to brunch. I cooked a couple pork chops for a sandwich, ate, played with the grandkids, showered, did a load of laundry, played with the kids some more and rolled out about 5:30 pm.

(Thank You Pooh...for the lunch 'n laundry.......lol.)

I am touched by all the E-mails, Facebook posts and messages, and Comments, (some of which were not published by request), phone calls and texts, wishing me Happy Birthday. Thank You all!

The Internet and Facebook really come into their own by reuniting far flung and long lost friens and family.

I walked into the Starbucks and had my free birthday coffee, and my friend Dave from Whole Foods and his wife came in and had a pizza and an order of bread sticks with Garlic sauce which they shared with me, (not that I needed anymore to eat, but the bread sticks made from the pizza dough and the garlic sauce kept calling me......lol. Yeah....no open flames in the shed tonight!........LOL!)

I'm going over to Jenn's tomorrow at either 3:30 pm. to watch the kids while they go out, or possibly in the morning as they are leaving for church, then going to a party, just to spend some time in front of the TV alone until they stop back, drop off the kids and run right out. It depends on whether I'm up, or feel like getting up or not, what time I get there.

I'm packing up now, and Rachel just called me to wish me a happy birthday, so I have to call her on a borrowed phone as I'm down to my last 3 'emergency minutes' until Tuesday.

Later.............................Dave

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"Color Me Cracked!.............."

Good Morning;

I just want to welcome Follower #31, Ricky Ruzzo.

And to again tear what's left of my thinning hair and scream;

"AAAAARRGGHH!!!!! What's with the freakin' colors???"

Later.........Dave

"Swedish Fish........................."

Good Evening;

Just a last post before I become eligible for 'senior discounts' ...lol!

And to illustrate another couple examples of the spirit of human decency, compassion, and graciousness that are often overlooked in the waves of.....

SH*T...SH*T...SH*T!!!

Sorry about that, I had a complete post written and had clicked on the publish button and BAM!!! The clock hit Midnight, the AT&T WiFi server burped and dropped out for a few seconds, taking along with it of course my beautiful and eloquent prose.

And a large part of it revolved around being posted before Midnight, both humorously and seriously. And now my fingers are burning with the cold and it hurts to type....I shall bravely attempt to overcome the elements and my own rapidly failing stamina and fight the sleepiness which NOW decides to come creeping back........

OR NOT.......LOL!

Since I am now eligible for 'senior discounts'.....it also gives me a lot of leeway with 'senior moments'!..........HA!

To continue;

.....ignorance, stupidity, pettiness and self centered greed we are deluged with in our daily lives.

I need to thank and express my gratitude to a young woman who must remain nameless due to the anile corporate atmosphere of the company she works for. A company that brags about it's conservation efforts.....which all seem to be in 3rd world countries, while making no real attempt to recycle here at home, and because of a constant mindset always in fear of litigation throws away an unimaginable amount of edible food each and everyday, while food banks and soup kitchens go wanting and at times turning away needy clients. I was blessed to get a few pastries and sandwiches to last me until I get my little bit of monthly cash....and I was STILL able to pass on something to someone else.

And then as I was getting off the bus after spending the ride and her layover time talking with my bus driver friend 'Pooh', who I see on the #58 line 4-5 night a week, and we talk about our kids and just about everything else, (I was able to tip her off about the Ice Show and discounts), She says wait a second, grabs her purse.....and she hands me a bill, saying,"It's only a $20.00, but, Happy Birthday"!

ONLY a $20.00, !?!?....I was stunned and speechless for a moment, this was straight 'out of the blue'. I finally recovered enough to thank her without stuttering like a fool just as she waved and pulled off.

It's folks like this, and the young girl at the Metro station the other night who lost her bus pass. So I gave her the last little bit of money I had, $1.59, (and told her someone on the bus ought to have a penny if the driver won't let her slide.....and yes there are drivers THAT petty). 5 minutes later she comes running back, almost missing her bus, and hands me the money back, telling me she found her pass! Wellllll, without going into specifics.....8 out of 10 people at that station at that time of night would not have done that.

People who keep me wanting to help out, whether to 'pay it forward', or to 'pass it on', take some of the sting out of some of the pain I'm dealing with on an emotional level.

Now if someone could take the sting out of the feeling that will be returning to my frozen fish stick fingers, (and not even the Good fish sticks....I'm talking about those nasty freezer burned mystery fish minced ones!...............lol!), as soon as I hit the Publish button, fold up the laptop and shove my hands between my but and the sleeping bag.....ow..ow...ow...ow...ow...ow!!!!

Well, when I started this post, I guess you could have called me middle aged, (with the mindset of a 30 year old....lol.), now I'm standing....laying actually.... on the edge of senior citizen. Now I have to decide....will it be "Crotchety Old Geezer".....or......."Grumpy Old Codger.....?????......LMAO!!!!!

After due consideration.......I think it's gonna have to be the"G.O.C.".

Why??...Because it makes me think of the movie "Grumpy Old Men"

You still ask...Why?......?

Think about it....who was the female lead actress in that movie?

Riiiigghhhttt!.....Ann-Margret!!!!!!

YES!...........Grumpy beats Crotchety, six ways from Sunday!

Later........................Dave

"Indoor Rain.......&.........The Peanut Butter Birthday Blues.............."

Good Morning;

Well it was a soggy night, between the runoff from the snow melt and then the downpour, at times it seemed louder inside than out. I misaligned one of my 'drip displacers' and did not realize it until this morning when I sat up and reached down to the foot of the sleeping bag and that found the small blue outer blanket that covers my feet and lower legs was beaded with moisture from a 'ricochet drip'. At least I didn't stand up and walk over it and soak my socks. Now of course the rain has stopped and I cannot readjust it until next time......such is life.

I'm about to head over to the Giant and decide whether to spend my last $5.00 in Foodstamps on a jar of peanut butter and one of jelly, and live on that for the next 5 days, (I already have 5 hamburger rolls leftover and a half a can of Pringles), or just say the hell with it and grab a little bit of lunch meat and eat that for today and maybe tomorrow,,,,,and trust to luck, chance, karma, providence.....call it what you will. I think I have a dollars worth of coin that I'm going to offer up to the Keno gods.......I've always been pretty lucky on a 'last roll of the dice' type gamble, (over the long run)....who knows?.....lolAnd if push comes to shove, there's always the Dunkin' Dumpster...and the really cheap $3.70 a bottle Rikalov vodka....lol!

I've got to contact Jenn to see about a shower tonight of tomorrow morning, and maybe dinner or lunch, which, other than the free Birthday Drink from Starbucks, and maybe hand drawn cards from Rachel and Edward, is about all I'm expecting this year.

But, Ya know.....if I want a PARTY......I've got a road flare lying around in here somewhere, I can always jam a bunch of dumpster doughnuts together, call it a birthday cake, shove the flare in the center of it, and light it off in the middle of the parking lot tomorrow while dancing and singing "Happy Friggin' Birthday" at the top of my lungs while chugging the vodka straight.....(shudder)....then all the special guests will show up and put on a sound and light show with sirens and horns and bells and whistles with red and white and blue flashing lights...(see how patriotic I am)...and those really cool strobe lights that spin all over the place. And they'll bring me jewelry as a present, nice shiny silver bracelets, and clothing too a lovely jacket the belts in the back with big leather straps and more shiny silver buckles, and they'll even give me anice room for the night..with soft padding all around!

Michelle and I were supposed to go out tonight and do something, but that was put on the back burner last night when we talked via Facebook. (though she is possibly hosting/emceeing a poetry night on Tuesday the 1st of March and wants me to be involved........what comes around goes around, that's how we met in the first place, 11 years ago.) I'm open to any other offers now.....

Anyhow..........I'm heading over to the coffee shop as soon as I decide what to get at Giant, I've got 'coffee credit' left for one more mug of coffee, and of course the refills are free with my registered card.

Later..................Dave

Holy Sh*t!!!!! I'm not going anywhere for a while, a storm front just blew in with incredible winds and even more incredible gusts, and the rain on the roof and walls sounds like machine gun fire!!!!

Oh Hell............gotta run and start bailing and patching................."

Insane...now the sun is out the sky is bright blue and it feels almost like summer temperatures out there.....

"Baltimore........if you don't like the weather......just wait 15 minutes.

See Ya.....................for real this time...............lol!

Damn it........I did not even have time to put my boots on and it's pouring again...a bit less interior precipitation this time though.

And now there's thunder and lightning.....really, Really, REALLY!!!! close thunder and lightning....the shed shook!

I'm pulling the plug for safety. And I may as well have breakfast...I may be here a while.

UMMM....YUUUUUMMMMMM....Mayonaisse sandwich!

"WTF................................................. Multicolor Madness????....................

Good Evening;

Don't Ask!

I Have No Idea

Why!!!

Dave

"Lazy Day Muscle Car Mania....................."

Good Evening;

Well it's about that time again, when I start to finish off the last cup of coffee and start putting things away in my bag before the coffee shop closes up.

I was up late last night watching parts of the Homelessness Marathon from Kansas City on the laptop. It must have been after 2:00 am. when it got too cold and I burrowed into the sleeping bag. I woke up at 8:30 am. just because the bladder forced the issue and went back to sleep until 11:30 am. and said 'screw it, no pressing reason to get up', and went back to sleep until 1:30 pm. For once I really slept and felt rested if not relaxed. The unfocused anxiety is still hovering over my head at this point, even if the depression has abated a good deal.

The Focused anxiety is an old acquaintance......typical end of the month blues that you too get; out of cash, out of food etc., until March 2nd. I figure that the looming birthday on Saturday and it's numeric and chronological significances.....................'ain't helpin' none' either.

As of Saturday I can Officially become a member of the AARP!

Oh Joy, Oh Wow, Ohhhh Hell!!!!

I've been getting posts from Jalopnik an automotive news site, www.jalopnik.com ...(I STILL cannot get the turned links back on yet, sorry, you have to enter it in your browser yourself)..

about the new Chevy Camaros..the Convertible, Rallye, SS, and now the...."ZL1", (and any gear head my age knows what THAT appellation means.....slobber, slobber, drool.....LOL!).....

Then today I get a post about the Ford Mustang Boss 302....AND the "Laguna Seca"...(damn I'm glad I'm wearing a bib!......LOL)!

I've been leaving little hints about the Camaro, and now, I'm torn between the 2.....

OKAY.....surprise me.....either one will do!

(See....no greedy wishing for a Ferrari or a Bentley 'R', I'm happy with good ole American muscle)

Anyway.....It's been a slow day and I'm out of here to the buses back to shed and to put up some new "drip deflectors" because I hear that "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall", tonight and tomorrow.

Well it's supposed to be sunny and 45 degrees for my birthday, Saturday, and I hope to grab q shower late Friday night or early the next morning at Jenn's.

I may still be broke....but I'll smell nice.......LOL

Later........"One $ize Fit$ All".........Dave

LOL!!

Hommelessness Marathon

Good Morning:

LINK: www.livestream.com/freespeechtv

Live until 7:00am EST.

Homelessness Marathon

Later......................Dave

"Clean As A Whistle & Fresh As A Daisy.......................And.....................Running In Place..........."

Good Afternoon;

So for obvious reasons I asked Jenn if I could come by and Grab a real quick shower and shave while it was just her and Devin, and the apartment was reasonably sane.

I got there about 1:40 pm. took care of business and had a coffee and played with Devin, and was at the bus stop in time to catch the 3:00 pm. bus over here to Starbucks.

I don't mean to sound gruesome but, I am going to predict that with the quality of driver, (as relating to skills, attitude towards the public, and attitude of entitlement regarding the need to obey common safety and traffic regulations), Baltimore is due for a horrific bus accident due to speed, and reckless and negligent driving....soon!

Anyway, I am here, clean and fresh, and feeling human again. I was not planning to shower until tomorrow, but......even my hair smelled funky.....lol.

I just saw this link on my Facebook page via invisiblepeople.tv ;

http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org

&

www.facebook.com/HomelessnessMarathon

It is a 14 hour national radio and television broadcast from 6:00 pm. tonight until 8:00 am. tomorrow morning (Central Standard Time) featuring a free national call in number open to anyone homeless or not to share stories.

This is NOT a fundraising event, but a consciousness raising forum!

Check out the websites for more information.

(If the links do not work...you can cut and paste the above addresses in your browser.

Later............................Dave

"I Didn't Know Farts Could Freeze!..................."

Good Morning;

Well, It was and still is, too damn cold out!

I was awakened, (woken?), twice by heavy duty diesel engines idling and pulling off, half a dozen times by cold feet, and once by a combination of diesel fumes generated from outside and methane fumes generated from inside, (whew....Oscar Meyer Deli Creations....DON'T get the Steakhouse Cheddar!!!), the shed, and cold feet. Needless to say....as I say it....lol......I'm tired, cranky and cold, & putting off getting out of the reasonably bwarm bag and putting on icy clothes and boots. And for obvious reasons....I cannot put the clothes inside the bag and warm them up....lol.

Ah well, I only turned on the computer to check my e-mail, and my hands hurt like hell already....back in the bag, & I'll be up and out when the hydraulic pressure forces me to do so.

Later.................Dave

"Video: Dance of the Flamingos..............aka........The Flamingo Flamenco......................"

Good Evening;

Link: Video: Dance of the Flamingos

Reason: It's my blog and I like Flamingos!

LOL!

Later...................Dave

"Better Than Handkerchiefs And Underwear...................."

Good Evening;

I'm getting ready to pack up here at the Starbucks and grab the buses back to the shed. The weather is supposed to be clear and cold for the next few days, with tonight getting down to 19 degrees, which will be the low point for the next week. Rain on Friday after Midnight, continuing most of the day and clearing up and sunny and 46 degrees for my birthday on Saturday. Yeah it's that time of year again, and it's probably why I can't get out of this funk. I was saving money to take myself out to eat somewhere decent, but I spent it all on Rachel instead, which I was happy to do, but it leaves me with $2.00 for the next 8 days and about $20.00 in FoodStamps. Like I've said before the end of the month is when all the holidays and other things...(such as my birthday...lol!)....or the Circus, or a show , event, or exhibit that is only going to be here for a week comes through town.

We were lucky with the Ice Show this year though.

Anyway, someone asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and I told them besides world peace and a chance to go into outer space......

...CA$H i$ alway$ nice, becau$e...One $ize fit$ all!!

We'll see by the weekend if they took the hint.....lol!

Anyway,

Later.................................Dave

(Stupid Blogger, I TYPED this one in violet, it PREVIEWED as gray, now it is black, and published in green......I give up!)

"Skydiving---$5.00,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, WITH Parachute---$250.00!......................."

Good Afternoon;

Well it was a kind of strange night last night, my FEET, were plenty warm enough, but there was a chill in my core that took hours to get rid of...weird. This morning I just did not want to get out of the bag, the temperature in the shed actually being colder than outside, (it, and the parking lot get almost no direct sunlight in the winter months). When I did get up my hands went numb and then painful almost immediately from handling the nylon on the outside of thr sleeping bag and the wood and metal of the door latch. It takes a good 20 minutes or my hand to become functional for manipulating anything small or needing fine adjustments, like a cell phone or opening the packages of instant coffee and pouring them in the travel mug. I just cannot feel anything in my fingertips......I think the EMG test is on next Thursday the 3rd of March, maybe that will show what the exact cause is.

Driving back to the shed last night ith Jenn was a trip and a half, the roads had not been salted and the 'sneet' was coming down fairly heavy....of course this did not slow down the tailgating asshole speeder behind her on the Smith Ave. hill!

I did not go to the gas station or the Giant but right into the shed and into the bag.

This afternoon when exiting the shed my feet went out from under me.....sideways.....and I hit the ground, the ice and snow covered ground, with my right side in a proper imitation of a PLF, (parachute-landing-fall), ankles-knees-hips-shoulders, with the head up and away from impact while cradling any vibration sensitive like detonators, or charged weapons,....,(oooops...I mean the laptop and other breakables.....sorry....wrong training manual.....lol.) to the body to reduce shock and vibration. Luckily the pants and jacket I had just put on were cold enough themselves that none of the snow that covered most of the right side of my body got a chance to melt and soak in before I brushed it off.

After I finished scorching the air in the immediate vicinity with a choice selection of curses, profanity, and blasphemy, (it's scientifically proven that this will help to ward off and reduce the feeling of pain, until the pain itself dissipates naturally........really!,.....I saw it on Mythbusters!........lol!)

Anyway, this whole mess set the tone for my day, and crossing the street to the bus stop in Pikesville dodging the idiot drivers only exacerbated it. After sitting for 20 minutes on the bus over here to the coffee shop, which allowed the nicely bruised muscles to set and tighten up, and the walk through, over, and around the slush piles on the sidewalk left by the plows......the body and mind reached equivalency. Achy and Pissy and Bitchy about describes it.....you know,like the names of 3 of the OTHER dwarves who never made it big in the Snow White story. (Along with Horny, Hairy, Honky, Sleezy, Greasy, Slimy, Homey, Achmed, and Brucey-Wucey).

After a couple of cups of coffee, a sandwich, and prescription strength Ibuprofen, I'm starting to loosen up a bit, and the 'Russian' coffee I'm about to chug down should do it the rest of the way!!!

I found the solution to one of the 'bugs' I've been dealing with on this computer, and Blogger/Google, I had to dig into the "GOOGLE Chrome" bowser to disable the always on spellcheck, and found part of a fix for the font type & color by going into "Design, Template", but that only changes the default font or color, for the whole batch of posts, past and present. I still cannot figure out why my menuu bar changes do not work.....stay tuned for more exciting info................lol.

(This is in blue, the previous paragraph was orange, and everything before that was blue too)

Later.......................Dave