Ok, as I was brushing my teeth, I remembered that I had a couple firsts this week and today. This past weekend was the first time I put in my contacts since the accident. Why it took me so long, I have no idea. No longer do I have to always worry about the schmutz on my glasses that seems to accumulate so quickly. Also today, the first time I have had a McDonalds Big Mac since the accident. Here at home, I am eating at the mercy of whatever is put on the table. I like Chinese food and have been eating well. But today, I just needed to eat fast food so on the way home, I asked Mom to go through the drive through. I don't think anything has tasted so good in a while......

So today was a slow day, but one that has passed as days now do, they seem to fly by. I went to the pool (as I do everyday these days) and swam my traditional one-third of a mile. Then Nancy (my PT) showed up and we started having me work on walking steps. I can only walk up one step at a time due to the fact that if I step up to a second step, I'll be putting too much weight on my feet because I'll have to much of my body out of the water. I have no problems walking up or sideways, but when I try to step down (facing down the steps) I have no control. I almost took a big splash when I wasn't holding on to the edge. Then Nancy and I moved over to the shallow end and she watched me walk. She says that I am doing well and that as I roll onto the forefoot of the left leg it is straightening out. It wasn't last week when we started walking. I can't believe one week has already passed since the appointment with Dr. B.

Anyway, I watched the movie 40 Days and 40 Nights today. A good and funny comedy except for the last 20 minutes in which they, as they always do, mess up what was a good and charming movie. However, it was nice to spend an hour and a half watching Josh Hartnett. He's a Big-10 state boy, that's the ticket. I'll have to find out if he is left handed, that will the the ultimate! For those of you who don't know, I have dated a number of guys (or friends with guys) who hail from one of the Big-10 states (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc...) who have been left-handed as well. It's weird how often that happens when I meet someone cute, interesting and funny, and I ask them where they are from, inevitably it will be one of those Midwestern states.

Well, everything on the news is WAR WAR WAR. I'm already sick of it. Just give me the facts and don't do all this analysis stuff. Enough already. Although the liberal in me wants to say No Iraq War, there is something in me that says, there are things that the Bush government knows that they probably can't tell us. I know this having been a Department Chairman that sometimes decisions need to be made and you can't tell everyone all the information. I know that a lot of people I know inherently distrust the Bush administration, but I have a feeling that we need to give them the benefit of the doubt. The one thing I do agree with, is that there is a proactive approach being taken, that I can support. Perhaps the actual action isn't the right thing, but I've always felt that the American goverment tends to be much more reactive and we need to be proactive. That said, please don't think that I am becoming a Republican. Ok, maybe I am being a bit more conservative than I was at one point.

One thing for sure, I know we need to solve the medical insurance crisis in America, but having experienced the socialized medicine in Great Britain, that is also not necessarily the answer. National healthcare (or whatever form they are always talking about) isn't the end all be all answer.

My first blog post. I've been meaning to do this for a while now and for some reason, today is the day. Serendipity seems to rule my life and for some reason this afternoon, I sat down and was reading LittleYellowDifferent and I clicked on the "About Site" link and one thing led to another and I've taken the plunge to publish my first blog. Whether or not anyone will actually read this, who knows, but I'll send the link around. The big news today and then I'll go is that I got my tax returns back from my Dad's accountant and WOOHOO, I get some mucho dinero back from both the Feds and the state of California. Thank you mortgage interest and tax deductions. Ok, well I am off and about back to my life here or recovery. My feet, which I broke in a bad accident last summer, are doing well. I am walking in the water and swimming daily. Here I go to post, let's see what happens...........