Waaaaa, I need the bubble wrap. Saturday, long story, but I got knocked off balance and hit my head against the side of a metal golf-cart-thing (and hit the ground with the rest of my side). I got checked out by an EMT on site, and no concussion, so just bruises and pain and a lump on my head and several strangers watching me cry.

Today I saw the doctor for confirmation that yeah, the tingling in my left hand is almost certainly carpal tunnel, given that I had it in the right hand several years ago. I can't do the surgery right now because you can't lift anything over 5 pounds for 6 weeks, and we have to pack the fucking house for the move. So I got a steroid shot which A) hurt like a son of a bitch, and B) has caused pain in my hand that I didn't have. I was warned, it should go away in a couple of days, but I am ready to just go back to bed for a week.

Yikes, Dana! That sounds similar to one of my spills, and it fucking hurt. I hereby pass the bubble wrap to you along with ibuprofen and a heating pad. Copious amounts of fanfic are also highly curative.

I am also applying a rewatch of Heartstopper.

No bueno, Dana!

Listen my aging-population-Buffistae, you've got to be more careful with your physical bodies.

You need to start treating stairs (and probably curbs too) as a potential threat that requires focus.

Also stay away from volcanoes, and small animals underfoot.

Too much headsmacking! We're getting to the age cohort that doesn't really recover from injuries so much as limps along with our fucked up knees forever.

This could be problematic. I spend a lot of time on ladders, in rafters, and in lifts on various active construction sites.

Too much headsmacking! We're getting to the age cohort that doesn't really recover from injuries so much as limps along with our fucked up knees forever.

Seriously, when I fell a month ago, I caught myself with my hand, and it's still alternately tingly and numb. (It's being treated with steroids, because something is likely pinched and/or inflamed.) And I still have a couple of fading bruises from falling in the tub 2 weeks ago.

I have started doing some exercises for better balance, because I can only imagine what will happen when there's snow and ice outside. I'm going to need Yaktrax for my boots.

This particular incident wasn't my fault, which makes it unusual.

The shooter seems like a weird combo of prepared and sloppy. Like taking off his mask to flirt and showing his face but avoiding all other surveillance.

Plus, apparently, not bothering to ditch the gun and the fake ID.

Also I’m sure the police are getting a million tips saying they saw the guy (there are several guys on tiktok who look like the shooter and are like “it wasn’t me!”) but I guess cops in Altoona don’t have anything better to do than reply to a 911 call fast enough that the guy was still at McDonalds?

Take the gun, leave the monopoly money?

I could have sworn I saw a news story that the guy with his face mask down was not actually the person of interest but that's the picture they are using with this Altoona story.

The whole thing is really weird. I'm just waiting to find out of CEO = Archduke these days.