I have now been down a grand total of 4 days from a back injury. I did a little running, a little lifting, and little more of this and that on Wednesday that lead to a painful Thursday morning. I still have no idea what I did or what the catalyst was for the pain. It was a bit scary at first, but in great geek fashion I jumped online and found some information. I have “classic” symptoms of a Sciatic nerve injury. This is a nerve that runs down your back, hip, and legs. If pressure is put on the nerve it creates a good deal of pain, numbness, and a tingling sensation. Think about this; your butt hurts BAD, one of your legs is “asleep” for days, and a dull pain creeps up every now and then to remind you that you did something very wrong.

The amazing thing is that while this is a back injury, my back does not hurt at all. There are various methods to help with the pain. I have chosen the “Remain active, no lifting, medicate with Ibuprofen, and piss & moan” !

Adrian and Sean went to Lordsburg, NM in search of a Javelina and well………

Great job! You rock!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I enjoy some good quotes. Most of the ones that I remember and recite are short, but carry strong messages. I sometimes use these while running to push through when it seems like I just want to stop.

I heard a good one today (“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do!”) and thought I should write it down. While putting it in my “Inspirational” document I figured there had to be a way to get it online some how. I found a PHP script that would allow me to create a simple text file and randomly draw from that document. The placement of the quote line will be on the top, under the header photo, for now. We’ll see how I like it as time goes on. I also decided to just let the background show through, centered the text, and made it bold. Thanks to the CSS gods for making that easy!

The contribution is a Nucleus “plugin” called NP_Random.php.

Found this very cool animated GIF online somewhere. A good demonstration of artful use of animated photos and thinking outside of the box (pun intended).

<%image(20060202-cooljuggle.gif|280|222|Cool Juggle Animated GIF)%>

I like the fact he is barefoot and probably had this all thought out before even standing in front of the camera!