I'm Back, Again.

This clip has very little to do with the text below, but I've read that photos and videos in a blog post help drive up traffic, whatever that means. Anyway, it's a LEGO land shark that our kid built. 

I turned the stimulator on after two weeks because my pain increased and it was making me cranky. Turns out that I do find much needed relief from the device. It’s only been a few minutes since I flipped the switch, but I already feel sensations in my calf and I’m feeling better. I’m hoping the temperature of my leg and foot will rise, because it’s been colder than normal. That’s really all I have for now as far as DRG updates. 

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I changed dispensaries today because I wasn’t satisfied with the selection at the Ottawa location and I traveled to Morris and picked up some kushy Bubba Fett. What can I say? I’m a geek for Mandalorians. I didn’t even have to leave the car, since I’m a medical card patient. Fancy. 

The shelter-in-place order hasn’t changed my routine very much, if at all. I’m still walking daily and I have to say, it’s exciting that there’s nobody around. I like to imagine I’m the lone survivor as I walk around a post-nuclear war torn city with my dog. Obviously, we are talking neutron bomb here, since the buildings are still intact. So not quite A Boy and His Dog, but definitely still on the Fallout side. I so need to find a Brotherhood of Steel suit and take out some raiders occupying a supermarket trying to hoard that tasty Cram. Speaking of, I went to the grocery store this morning for my weekly visit and it seems like things are finally calming down there. This week they had eggs and they erected sneeze guards made of plexiglass in front of the cashiers stations, so that was new. I say we should explore utilizing scuba diver suits, including flippers, next to protect ourselves from the virus.

LEGO World is coming along nicely and I’d like to add that it is badass and nearing completion. It was supposed to take years to finish, but it’s a period of self-isolation and I’m an addict. For real, I learned that I’m prone to addictions when I got the results of my neuropsychological evaluation a couple years ago after the accident. I was also told not to drink, which I’ve cut back on quite a bit.

Screen time is up everywhere and I'm no exception. I purchased a new battery for my phone a couple months ago and I’m already draining the battery at a rapid pace while catching up on current events in realtime. Yesterday, I began reading my third book of the year. I should get back to that. Reading is good. Tonight, I think we will begin watching Tiger King. I met and photographed this exotic cat guy in Lockport in 2014 (below). He brought a tiger cub to a bar and someone called the cops on him. He couldn't understand why. I wonder if this show is similar to genius brains like that? We shall soon see. Until next time. 

P.S. My foot is warm again and the pain has dulled since I began writing this post. Radical!

John Basile, owner of the Big Run Wolf Ranch, plays with a tiger cub inside his kitchen on March 27, 2014. Basile was charged with two misdemeanors for bringing the cub to a Lockport bar on February 16, 2014.