Tio_Narratore
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Not that I'm aware of.39 is the new 14, isn't it?![]()
I miss m so much.![]()

I miss m so much.![]()

Not that I'm aware of.
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Then just tell him he's "not his mother's keeper."
39 is the new 14, isn't it?![]()
Not that I'm aware of.
Well, in their minds I suspect it is.
So far, mine are quiet. . .
GI_V: Peace.
Speaking as the owner of a 14-year-old, I'll take 39 any day of the week and twice on Sundays...![]()
And HP sits quietly in the corner, reflecting on the age of his Grandsons. . . .
Heh. Sorry, mate. Didn't mean to make you feel old...![]()
I have a multiplicity of 'em, and they are great.
And I do not care about age, mate. It's immaterial.
Do you remember Kojak, on TV ? (Telly Savalas). One of his lines used to be
"Who loves you, baby?"
I used to say that to my Grandchildren when they were small and then provide an answer:
"Grandad, that's who!"
When I was ill, one of my grandsons replied when I said I was ill:
"Remember Grandad; who loves you?"
Kinda makes it all worthwhile, don't it...?...[in the last 10 years] Merck spent $50 billion on research and gained regulatory approval for seven new drugs and vaccines, costing an average of $7.3 billion for each new drug brought to market...
Have you been doing silly things on your Karate Mat (or whatever it is)?
I can't pinpoint it to any one thing that I did. In fact, it has been keeping me from working out, or shoveling the driveway this morning.

TGP I am really sorry about your back. I hope it gets better soon. Do you have ibruprofen gel to rub into it?
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Oh, I've been popping ibuprofen every few hours since yesterday. No shortage there. And thank you for caring.
It is getting better. But I still feel physically useless until I get fully recovered.

It's very tiring when you are in pain. When you can't move properly it can be upsetting too. Get good rest, try to lie flat or in the recovery position - can you google that? so your spine is in a straight line and your muscles are comfortable. Gel can be good as it goes direct onto the source of pain. BTW you can have paracetamol and ibuprofen together as they are different painkillers.
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Oh, and this isn't my first go around with back problems. It might be the fourth time it has been this bad over the last thirteen years. I first threw it out moving 500 sheets of 24"x36" paper around the office, and then again from an old mattress, and then again from an old mattress (they only last so long), and maybe another time from misuse in there somewhere. I know the pain of this all too well...
The problem is in bipedalism. The pelvis acts as a makeshift keystone arch, with no buttressing. It starts falling apart after age thirty or so. The only thing that holds it together is muscle and sinew, and once a juncture of sacrum and illium slip, the only thing left is pain relief. And be assured that anyone who might design something like the human back would surely fail Architectural Engineering 101.
