Thursday Thirteen

I had a great opening line a few minutes ago and then got distracted by my hunter's horn on MH.  Well,  guess I will have to go with a new train of thought...  I have decided today's thirteen will all be along the same theme... injuries I have suffered over the years.  So here goes in no particular order just as I think or remember them...You'll understand where this subject came up as you read #1...

1. Last night at pitching clinic (Nevada has pitching clinic every Wed.  and I have to be her catcher) someone namely fore mentioned child neglected to make eye contact before blasting off her rifle shot pitch and woomph right in the gut.  I must say it was a strike and lucky for me it wasn't aimed at my head.  Big bruise this morning and very tender to the touch...

2. Growing up in a family of 4 children apparently my parents thought one bike shared between all of us was plenty. My brother thinking he was mechanically inclined was forever doing modifications. One day I was flying at breakneck speed down the alley when the handlebars turned and the front wheel didn't.  There wasn't a part of my exposed skin that didn't have a tiny piece of gravel imbedded in it.

3. Lets go back to ball, this could be a reoccurring theme here ;)   back in the olden times when I was young and stupid I stayed out all night partying at the river. I had a ball practice at 10 that morning and couldn't miss it or you would be benched.  I was standing in the field catching fly balls not flies lol . I think I went into a sleep deprived trance, smack right in the forehead.....

4. Here is another one  on the partying theme. Around 1981 a group of us being the smart minded individuals we were decided that alcohol and going to the lake to go off a rope swing were a good mix.  I climbed up to the top of the tree, grabbed onto the rope and attempted to swing out onto the lake....fail...I let go of the rope about 3 feet off shore in about a foot of water. Knocked the air out of my lungs and luckily for me didn't break anything. thanks Dale the only one who asked if I was ok.

5. Self-induced whiplash even unintentionally is no laughing matter.  Last winter I was pulling along my work briefcase when I hit a lip in the sidewalk.  It pulled right out of my hand and a muscle in my neck. I was on Aleve for months after.   note to anyone Aveve kicks butt on muscle pain...

6. Lets go back in time to 1966 Quebec Canada....I was skipping along happily to the blueberry patch with my mom,  showing off my athletic ability at a young age ;). Jumping from cement barrier to cement barrier I was pretty high on myself when they must have put one farther apart then the previous ones.  Bang onto the ground in a pile of broken glass.   I still have the scars on my knees today.

7.Drunken teenage years again....Cultus Lake 1980 all the teenagers were put in the same campground. I think they were trying to spare  family's the rambunctiousness of youth.  Being the intelligent beings we were and fueled by alcohol and wacky tabacky we decided a lake swim was in order.  We all piled into Blake's car, unfortunately I didn't quite make it into the car before he sped off.. One foot was under the back tire when the screams alerted him to stop.  So of course he stopped and reversed over it again....Quick trip to the emergency room and we were back partying within a couple hours...

8.Ball again,  batter's cage no alcohol involved.   I took an inside pitch on the side of my hand and broke it.  Drove myself to emergency and had to have it set and wrapped.  Next day, I had a job interview at Safeway so unwrapped it and pretended all was good.

9.Big waves are a dangerous thing...Charley Young Beach Maui mid 90's.  Boogie boarding in waters I should have left to the pros...major face plant down to the bottom where I had sand pushed up into my teeth and gums....I guess those flags had meanings ;)  yes there was alcohol involved....

10. Fireplaces, sure they are lovely to look at.  Yes, the dry heat from burned wood is like no other.  But put one piece of wood in that shoots off a deadly spark and you have the makings for a burnt neck.   For weeks after it looked like a big hickey.

11. Makeup there is another injury waiting to happen.  Back in the day when I cared about putting on such, I was attempted to separate my eyelashes with a pin when I moved and stabbed my eye.  A bright red eye is such a lovely look to sport.

12. Here's a good one...of course it involves liquid courage again...Nervous and I took mountain bikes with us one trip to Northern California.  We were going along a trail and there was a wooden bridge with no sides over a creek.  I came upon it at breakneck speed and realizing there was no way I was going to make the turn I made the decision to put the bike down before I did a head over into the dry creek bed....this was during the 7 year drought of the late 80's. You can check it out Lake Shasta was so low you could seen the town they flooded building the dam.

13.  I must have a fairly injury free life I am having a hard time coming up with the last one.   Oh I know....One morning my brother and I were having and argument at breakfast when he took his peanut butter and jam toast and smooshed it into my face.  Well of course a chase ensued.....Running through the dining room door he pulled it shut behind him.   I ran full bore into it and was knocked on my ass.  I had the biggest goose egg ever.  It even came down and kept one of my eyes shut.

There you have it folks I"m done and now I"m off to paint Nevy's room....