Harold Being Harold – “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us” J.R.R Tolkien

  • The Break is Over – Well Sorta

    Well, it’s about time to get back to blogging again. Yeah, I am starting to miss writing and sharing my thoughts about whatever on this blog. However, I know is that I won’t be writing everyday and there won’t be any kind of schedule of when I will publish. Those days are in the past,…

  • It Sure Was Cold

    It was a might bit chilly for a couple of days. A few records were broken or was that frozen? Either way, it was damned cold Friday and Saturday up heah in Maine. The coldest that I saw for our area was -17*F on the Apple weather website, which is cold, but nothing all that…

  • 2023-01-16 – A Lot Has Happened

    Wow!!! It’s hard to believe, that I had arthroscopic surgery on my left knee seven (7) weeks ago. Recapping what was done Left knee arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy and minimal chondroplasty of the medial femoral condyle and excision of medial parapatellar plica and limited synovectomy. Post Operative Diagnosis: Left knee posterior horn medial meniscus tear,…

  • Intentions, goals, and whatnot for 2023

    Happy New Year and I hope everyone out there works their arses off to achieve all those goals, intentions, and whatnot you all have laid out before you in 2023. And yes, I have a few things that I want to accomplish this year as well. We just need to remember it will take work…

  • So It Begins – RunLog 2022-01-01

    Ahh January 1st, the day we get to re-set, re-start and begin again for things we want to accomplish in our lives. More than resolutions, but less than habits. Well, at least we say we will. For me, it was a day to reflect and challenge myself. The day when I did my first run…

  • Goodbye 2022 and Good Riddance

    In many ways, 2022 has been Groundhog Day version three. Not much has changed, we still don’t go too far from the hill, wear masks when in public, see very little of the rest of humanity in person, and I ignore politics as much as possible. I will say that 2022 has been another year…

  • Such A Simple Thing

    Have you ever had a problem that medical professionals, physical therapists, and massage therapists have told you about, but no one has ever really resolved the issue? I have lost count of how many people have told me my right leg is shorter than the left one over the years. That right leg has been…

  • A Challenge Accepted

    I don’t know about you, but when someone thinks that I can’t or might not be able to accomplish something, that I believe is within my capabilities, I tend to bristle up a bit. It also gives me the motivation to push a bit harder than I might have otherwise. Let’s get to it Well…today…

  • The Doubts Start to Kick In

    It’s been just over two weeks since my knee surgery and the doubts are beginning to kick in. I’m sure other people have similar thoughts. Those times when you ask yourself — “Did I do the right thing?” and the people around begin to think about all the extra stuff they are doing, because you…

  • Rehab Day 4 – A Fine Line

    Rehab Day 4 – A Fine Line

    I don’t know about you, but I find that weeks 2-4 are the toughest part of rehab, recovery, or whatever you want to call it. Your body is still in full-heal mode as far as it is concerned and it wants to conserve as much energy as possible to accomplish that. While I want to get…

  • Rehab Day 1 – So It Begins

    The big thing today was meeting my new physical therapist over at VA Togus. It was our get-acquainted day, where you flounder through the initial 10-15 minutes while you both are rapidly attempting to figure out if we are a good fit.

  • Post-op Day 8 – The First Week is Done

    Hey, I made the first week and have made some pretty good progress. Well…at least I think I’ve made good progress since I left VA Togus hospital around 5:30 on November 28th. I’ll find out more about how much progress I’ve made tomorrow when I go in for my initial post-op physical therapy appointment. Which…

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