tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post8732853121051155647..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: I Like to Get it Out of the Way, Early-LikePearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-21463327181829682132014-11-16T17:45:18.564-08:002014-11-16T17:45:18.564-08:00Q. What did the Calvinist say when he fell down th...Q. What did the Calvinist say when he fell down the stairs and broke his leg?<br />A. "I'm glad THAT's over with!" <br /><br />My most memorable fall was a few days before my wedding, leaping off my parents' front porch to greet my fiance. You know, I wanted to make him feel good. I did. He ended up catching me by the elbows. Too late to save a scraped knee.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634638112433848876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67167518984821215442014-11-12T10:14:45.344-08:002014-11-12T10:14:45.344-08:00I am sure you were ninja cat-like. A mere cat cou...I am sure you were ninja cat-like. A mere cat could never match you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-24811847958006105202014-11-12T08:57:51.690-08:002014-11-12T08:57:51.690-08:00The buoyancy of your post-yoga self is remarkable,...The buoyancy of your post-yoga self is remarkable, madam - slippery, slickery streets and sidewalks mean I'm gripped with terror during most Minnesota winters - hence the desire to not be in MN during the winter. Now to figure out how to do that...Mary Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671111658558252478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-63709933847598548532014-11-11T19:05:36.830-08:002014-11-11T19:05:36.830-08:00I have flown in the air and met the ground face to...I have flown in the air and met the ground face to cement too many times in the past few years. So far, it has been 50/50 when someone would notice and help. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23003829391050098842014-11-11T14:23:01.427-08:002014-11-11T14:23:01.427-08:00I fell over a lot a few years back, I found out it...I fell over a lot a few years back, I found out it was the shoes, as the warmed up parts of the sole would weaken and over I would go.<br />Merle.......... Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-33543625908133192892014-11-11T11:47:32.045-08:002014-11-11T11:47:32.045-08:00Ouch. I have fallen more times than I care to rem...Ouch. I have fallen more times than I care to remember. And still blush thinking of the time I landed face down on the road with my skirt over my head as a truck beared down on me...<br />On my way to a job interview. For which I arrived grubby and bleeding.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-22390368691373699512014-11-11T11:23:28.121-08:002014-11-11T11:23:28.121-08:00what Leenie said! I usually fall getting off the b...what Leenie said! I usually fall getting off the bus, although falling for me is rare.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-22157102014450761862014-11-11T11:07:54.957-08:002014-11-11T11:07:54.957-08:00Ankles, knees, hips--none of those joints can be t...Ankles, knees, hips--none of those joints can be trusted. No way but up after a fall like that. Glad your injuries were minimal. I don't think I would have popped up so quickly.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79356809732233724392014-11-11T10:31:03.820-08:002014-11-11T10:31:03.820-08:00I'm with Yam. I have a personal trainer restor...I'm with Yam. I have a personal trainer restoring my balance, after one such fall a month, last year. She's the best; she's kept me upright for ten straight months.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36606369301761105362014-11-11T10:21:12.357-08:002014-11-11T10:21:12.357-08:00Hope you have sweeter days ahead. :)Hope you have sweeter days ahead. :)Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-73068462577338891732014-11-11T09:45:10.349-08:002014-11-11T09:45:10.349-08:00It is a simple fact that some of us are more affec...It is a simple fact that some of us are more affected by gravity than others. Come the rapture, it'll be you and me, baby, stuck on the planet like push-pins and looking up everybody's skirts.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66640191934605074552014-11-11T09:32:26.187-08:002014-11-11T09:32:26.187-08:00Yoga paid off. You must be very bendy to have fall...Yoga paid off. You must be very bendy to have fallen into the splits without lasting damage. I'd have be hauled away in a pillow case.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-80516406505361425222014-11-11T09:18:21.942-08:002014-11-11T09:18:21.942-08:00And I think the takeaway of this story (for me) is...And I think the takeaway of this story (for me) is that I can continue to boycott yoga, for if Pearl The Yoga Devotee can fall, what hope is there for me, She Who No Exercise Since 1986?<br /><br />I do hope you had no lasting effects, seeing as these things generally feel worse by the second day.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30110440059916084122014-11-11T08:12:56.357-08:002014-11-11T08:12:56.357-08:00Flexibility! Strength! and Balance! are overrated....Flexibility! Strength! and Balance! are overrated. A skirt that holds together during awkward, early-morning splits...priceless.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-11230999273758318882014-11-11T07:58:47.793-08:002014-11-11T07:58:47.793-08:00In my advancing years I am finding myself to be mo...In my advancing years I am finding myself to be more and more careful about falling. I feel like my bones are more brittle and the getting up again is more difficult. Watch for ice, Pearl.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-22649785888751859902014-11-11T07:16:14.993-08:002014-11-11T07:16:14.993-08:00Hari OM
As one who was born living several feet cl...Hari OM<br />As one who was born living several feet closer to the earth than the average, meeting said earth is not any less damaging. I too went down like a felled tree only last week whilst on an Edinburgh bus. Unlike your experience, EVERYone wanted to help me up. Just as well. There's no 'ta-dah cat-like' left in me...<br /><br />I trust there will be no lasting impression upon your knee... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-57293290660389245222014-11-11T07:12:38.722-08:002014-11-11T07:12:38.722-08:00The rest of the day, at any rate, will be an impro...The rest of the day, at any rate, will be an improvement.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23436566341120169682014-11-11T07:08:36.082-08:002014-11-11T07:08:36.082-08:00These things hurt less when no one notices.These things hurt less when no one notices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-9847641088228254102014-11-11T07:07:53.623-08:002014-11-11T07:07:53.623-08:00It could only get better...but maybe not any funni...It could only get better...but maybe not any funnier.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com