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Monday, June 17, 2019

Shake, Rattle, and WHO LEFT THIS HERE?!


I took a good hard fall Friday night.  What?  No, there wasn’t drinking involved!  Why would you even say that?

Oh.  Yeah, well.  Good point.

But no.  Drinking was not involved.  It was a clean fall, a perfectly reasonable fall that included a sloping sidewalk, an armful of recyclables, and a child’s bicycle that had not been there just 10 minutes before.

Knees.  Palms.  Ribs.  Wrists.  ELBOW.

Much elbow.

When given the option of not charging briskly into a prone bicycle, my advice is to take it. 

Since then, of course, I’ve been listening to my body complain: an exclamation from my back, a shout from wrist.  Even my eardrums, afraid of being left out, have hollered once or twice.  I’ve begun imagining myself as a skeleton, clacking and jiving down the mean streets of Minneapolis. There may be a jaunty hat involved, something I tip at all the other skeletons.  I’ve got an index finger in the air, wagging it to an imaginary beat.  Howdy-howdy, what’s buzzin’, cousin? 

Not sure why, but my skeleton sounds like she’s from the 40s, a wise-crackin’ skeleton, see?  A killer-diller dame with moxie.



From one set of bones to another, Happy Monday.

12 comments:

DUTA said...


I hope you've immediately applied ice on the affected parts. That's the first and most important rule.
Feel well soon!

jenny_o said...

I hope your skeleton settles down quickly. Unexpected tumbles are heckin' bad.

Elephant's Child said...

Rattling in rueful sympathy here.

joeh said...

Walking is not for sissies!

Gigi said...

Ouch! Says this set of bones, which really despises Mondays. And aches and pains.

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

Oh no a fall that is not good, I hope you are healing nicely

Joanne Noragon said...

Ouch, I feel for you. Lucky nothing broke is pretty trite; a whole lot was mangled.

Geo. said...

It's a good sign that you're still writing. I took a fall recently and everything from knee to butt turned impossible colors. That area, second only to my head are my least vulnerable spots. But I'd still suggest a medical visit if you have injured yourself in some new way. And please keep us updated on your recovery.

Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe said...

Having fallen too often doing stupid things, I feel your pain. I now look before I leap, and hold on for dear life to anything stable. It is good to stay vertical.

I hope your bruises heal quickly, Pearl

Diane Tolley said...


Ouch. I ache in sympathy. And curse all small children’s bicycles just as a matter of course . . .

Jono said...

I hate to be brutally honest here, but I feel I must warn you. From personal experience I will tell you to get used to it.

Linda O'Connell said...

Ibuprofen, a bottle in the car and at home for such falls and creaks. Hope your pain has subsided.