blather

the weekend
 as i write this
 is
 winding down

 toonman 
overdosed on college football 
recovering
 enough
 to
 watch pro games 
he can watch/record five games at a time 
on 
direct
 thanks to their nfl sunday ticket option

 me
 i went out for my weekly mani/pedi 
this week
 i am flaunting a color called wild fire
 its orangey-red 

i am also nursing
 a spasm-y back

 all last week 
i kept feeling
 little tremors of spasms
in my lower back

 friday
 i left the office early 
not just because i could
 but
 because i really couldnt sit any longer

 walking is the best medicine 
(aside from the ever wonderful methocarbamol)
the worst thing you can do with a wonky lower back
 is sit 



i woke on saturday
 to
 a full blown bad back episode 
i took a full dose 
(usually i take only a half) 
methocarbamol 
and 
went on with my usual saturday routine
 including
 a walk down to bed bath and beyond on 63rd 
on the way back
 i stopped at the farmer's market for apples 
westside market to grind some coffee 
i have a stash of kona coffee from hawaii 
i have a small grinder 
and
 while the 'proper' way to drink good coffee 
is to grind only enough fresh beans for one cup or pot at a time 
i fly in the face of this edict 
i want my coffee beans ground all at once 
so i dont have to grind it each time 
i take my sack of beans to the market 
and
 use their industrial grinder
 no one seems to care or notice
 i do my shopping there
 so 
its not as if i am taking advantage of their machine 
without making a purchase 

anyway
 after grinding my coffee 
purchasing some essentials
 i walked on to zabars 
 visited the eyeman
where
 we get our eyes checked
lenses made 
i needed my glasses adjusted
 by the ever fabulous hedda 


my lower back really liked the walking 
however 
by sunday morning
 it was no longer feeling good 
so more meds were taken 
more walking was done 

i am hoping by monday 
it will be back to normal

 normal
 being 
just a twinge
 easily eased 
by
 half a pill