Check out my new wheels. I found this bad boy unlocked on the street and decided to claim it as my own. If the previous owner needs to find me, I'll be at the scooter party at Delilah's this weekend.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
My new pride and joy
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Day 24 of being tactilely challenged
Hello again. It's been almost 2 weeks since surgery, and things seem to be progressing. I'm still stuck in my plaster and gauze post-surgery splint, and, while it's holding up better than its predecessor, it still bugs the hell out of me. It's tight, itchy, and becoming increasingly moist. The 2 fingers I have free are mostly useless because the cast is so bulky. I still shower with a bag over the arm, and work still sucks one-handed, but all is not lost. I've come up with a compelling story about how I was injured while defending 2 at-risk youths from an escaped polar bear at the zoo that gets better every time I tell it. Dr. BJ can attest, and I can't do it justice in this space. But it's a hit among sympathetic women and old people.
Here's a pic of me with my itchin' stick:
And here's one with my shower cap (sponsored by Patagonia who sent this bag in which my Men's Cordwarmer Jacket was placed):
Congrats to Al, Abhinav and India on their gold, and 8x those congrats to Michael Phelps.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Gold.... 112 years later
Indians love gold. We are the world’s largest buyers of gold. However, the Olympic gold has always eluded us especially since it can’t be bought. For a country of a billion plus people, it has been kind of shameful. As of 48 hours ago Michael Phelps had won 8 more individual golds than India ever had. We won the occasional bronze, the rare silver. For the last quarter of a century we had not even won any team golds.
All that changed on Sunday when Abhinav Bindra finally won one for shooting. One gold - still pathetic for a country of a billion plus people but a start nevertheless.
As a counter point, you may think that a poor country like India does not spend enough on sport to make a dent on the world stage. But the amount of money and time and tears spent on cricket dwarfs what most other countries spend on all their sports combined. So that excuse does not hold any water.
Hopefully this win changes the sports structure in India.
Congrats Abhinav!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Al Waris has failed us all
I'm calling him out for not writing anything in weeks. You suck, Al. I can barely type but at least I post every once in a while. What's your excuse?
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Surgerino update
Hello. Just wanted to let everyone know that the surgery went well. I was zonked out and don't remember much but the doctors tell me I have all 10 digits and a screw in right ringy to keep him in line. The painkillers have just worn off and my finger hurts like hell. But I've been upgraded from my old splint that smelled like 10 homeless men stuck in a boiler room after this weekend at Lollapalooza:
To this one:
I can still happily give the thumbs up which is all my right hand is useful for anyway. Thanks for all the texts, email, phone calls and comments. It's all a bit embarrassing for a single broken finger, but I appreciate them all the same.
Finally, I'd like to use this space to formally announce that I will be retiring from co-ed recreational volleyball effective immediately. My heart's just not in it anymore.
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