I signed up for the dollar shave club recently and got my first set of blades. They work pretty well – though the head is a little wide – and the price was good. I did notice two things:<\/p>\n
1. I feel compelled to shave my face more frequently since I’ve got four blade heads in reserve and more on the way.<\/p>\n
2. I’m never going to be able to keep up. Even shaving every other day is crazy frequent for me and the first blade head I’ve used looks brand new.<\/p>\n
I guess I’ll just build up a stock pile and then cancel – and be set for years.<\/p>\n
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\nThe arm brace – aka “the rack” – has been helping with my mobility and I’m making good progress. The experience of actually using the device is still… well… miserable.<\/p>\n
So, I took a bunch of pictures of the brace, annotated them, and put together some design suggestions.<\/p>\n
Which is super-presumptuous. I’m not an engineer or a designer – I’m a computer guy. But I’ve got some experience in “user experience” and a flair for problem solving.<\/p>\n
I converted the file to a PDF and emailed it to the company. That was yesterday and I haven’t heard back yet. And it’s likely that I won’t – after all, what do I know? But, I tried and that’s the important bit. Nothing that can be done about the rack I’ve got, but a new model might be able to incorporate some suggestions and someone else might not be so miserable.<\/p>\n
I also took a copy of the notes to my physical therapist and she thought it was excellent – for whatever that’s worth. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
I included my contact info in the email. At best, maybe they’ll have more questions. Or they’ll just ignore me. Eh. Again, I tried.
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I’m been kicking ass – so to speak – in the pool. I never “officially” race my co-worker since that’s not what it’s about. Unofficially, though, we race every damn time we get in the pool. Every. Time.<\/p>\n
On Monday, I was hauling ass in the pool and doing great – right up until the halfway point on my last lap. I got a huge stabbing pain – it literally felt like I had been stabbed in my elbow. I slammed to a halt a couple yards from the end of the lane and treaded water for a moment while I clutched my elbow. I kicked my way to the end and contemplated the return trip to shallow end. Certain I didn’t have the power to haul myself out of the pool yet, I rolled to my side and kicked off.<\/p>\n
I reached across my torso to clutch my rigth side with my left hand with my right arm I dragged myself through the water with a one-armed side stroke. I made it back and from the shallow end I was able to get out of the pool. Not using my arm helped as did the hot shower and by the time I was back at the office it was fine. \u00a0Ish.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, it hit me again in the pool. Not as bad and I recovered with a minute or two of rest. My PT said it’s not something to worry about as long as it doesn’t last.<\/p>\n
But, still, a little scary.<\/p>\n
I’ll be glad when I’m back to “normal” – or as close as I can expect to get.<\/p>\n
I’ll also be glad when the rain stops around here and my basement stops flooding. But…. Ohio.<\/p>\n
’nuff said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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