Musings

We’ve been watching some of the hurricane coverage, in periodic batches when there might be news. We certainly are concerned for the people, critters, and plants down on the palm peninsula, and are braced for the economic impact this Beast-called-Irma is generating.

We will get winds overnight and we are told here the worst will be from 8am tomorrow to 8am Tues, approximately. Still, the winds will come in in the lantern hours, so we are hoping we’ll be intrepid.

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Another clue that things are getting better with the foot-pain and recovery-prickles: I didn’t feel compelled to ice it today….

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When I’m doing one of my exercises, I’m on my back and this is my view. I like to peer up at the flange at the ceiling, in which I can see all the very rectangular windows and doors distorted into flaring shapes.

As I concentrate on rocking my hips up and down, left and right, and then circle through all those positions “like a compass,” my instructor said. Does that make this somewhat spidery chandelier-view a kind of compass rose?

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The latest Hurricane Irma path predictions indicate that we’ll get up to 60mph winds here HERE, and that it’ll begin arriving sometime Sunday. While most (all? but panhandle?) of Florida will be covered up but the spinning bands of high winds, so my guess is that those Hollywood-types doing the Harvey/TX fundraising evening will be doing a second event, or making the Harvey one a combo with Irma….

The big Speedway south of ATL has opened to FL’s evacuees to set up their campers and hunker down through the coming storm in their camper parking area. [Tax write-off? Still generous.]

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Yesterday I was thinking about the Gulf Coast of Florida…today, it’s the Atlantic Coast, a pier at Jacksonville Beach last January. Pretty placid then…Irma’s gonna be stirring things up in this area by Saturday…time to prepare! Traffic is solid coming out of the Keys already….

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Proof I can get outside myself: this is a Florida Gulf Coast beach south of Tallahassee, last January.

We’ve got another hurricane headed our way, although the current money is on it coming up the east coast of Florida and not fully entering the Gulf. But these things do change.

UPDATE: This evening I’m seeing more models with tracks up the west side of the peninsula. Either way, bad for Florida.

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I have acquired another loaned/temporary item to further disrupt our household. This massage (?) table is now resident in the dining room, and my plan is to climb aboard thrice daily and do sets of stretches and strengthening moves suggested by my wise, experienced, and generous neighbor, the biomechanics specialist. Right now, I am concentrating on ankle movement (toes toward nose—VERY gently), stretching back of leg, and strengthening subtle muscles in hips and upper leg that are necessary for walking and are best when in balance on both sides.

All this is possible because I have the “soft” boot, and no longer am restricted by the cast. Around the house, I don’t use the boot; it’s a night-time appliance. It is bulky and ill-fitting, but does protect the foot from bumping and the wrong movement. However, I could design several other items that could do the same with far more comfort and ease. But this is what I have and…recovery is my goal!

Working on it!

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The Guru made a run with Droney last evening…downtown looks pretty darned picturesque in this light, no?

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I’m a bit late/short in giving summer flowers their due.

On the other hand, I worked on a new trick today…I gently move the toes toward the knee, a simple ankle roll that I couldn’t do in the cast. Yeah, it doesn’t sound like much does it….

That’s the gargantuan (wait for it) ™pneumatic walking brace there in the background, with many of its velcroized flaps open, making it look even more massive than it is.

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This is how emaciated MY right leg has become….

Happier news, this is a special eclipse toenail decoration! (on our friend’s foot)

Three stars!

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