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8-track retro

I am such a nostalgia dork lately. Maybe it's because my 40th birthday is coming in March. I'm not sure, but I have been trying to re-live my youth by attending 80's concerts, starting lp collections, and now I bought an 8-track player. I found some tapes when i home recently and decided to start collecting those as well.

Some of you young'uns under 35 may wonder (like my bff Renee did), what an 8-track is and why it was even made. I can't answer why they were made, quite frankly the sound sucks and they are not very user friendly. It must have just been a money making fad. However sad and tragic it may be, I have new found pleasure listening to Shaun Cassidy's "Hey Deanie", ABBA's greatest hits, and Helen Ready's "I Am Woman" (still my theme song after all these years). Now if only I can find the Xanadu Soundtrack on 8-track, my life will be complete. Sad isn't it?

No Mo TV, more time for Dancing!

The writers strike is taking away TV. This Sunday is the last new episode of Desperate Housewives. How many more new shows of Greys, Betty, and Brothers and Sisters do we have? I guess Dancing with the Stars will be my only show until Idol comes back in Jan. On the bright side, more time for reading, sleeping, and cheering on my 5-3 Browns (yes THE BROWNS have a WINNING record). Armageddon must be coming, the three signs have appeared.... first the Cavs make the NBA Finals, the Tribe beat the Yankees, now the Browns may make the playoffs. Beat Shittsburgh!

My marketing website is coming along. I should be "live" next week. Hopefully I can get a few clients and start building the company. It would be nice if in a year it is stable enough for me to focus on it totally without having another job. That's my initial goal anyway.

Finally, what would a blog entry be without some hotness. So heres a yummy firefighter pic. I feel faint... quick CPR!

It never seems to go away.

By now I'm sure you all know of my two ankle surgeries and the problems I've had with them. Unfortunately, the pain is creeping back, my foot is curving sideways in an upward motion, I still have an occasional limping spell, and I am not able to be on my feet more than a few hours, limiting my work abilities, and many fun activities as well (ask Renee ablut how I felt after standing 3 plus hours at Eddie Money on Thursday). There may be a reason. I have posted some highlights of an article I found "Post Surgical Ankle Pain. Rather than putting you through the torture of reading the whole thing, I have taken a few paragraphs out. See, I take care of blog buddies.

Ankle fusion may provide some temporary pain relief, at least for a while. Imagine how much motion your ankle normally has. What is going to happen when all of that motion is lost? Other joints around that fused joint must move more in order to compensate for the fused joint. This will cause excessive strain to these joints or the joints around them. The long-term outlook for fusion patients, no matter which joint, is long-term pain and disability. The reason why people succumb to these operations is that they feel they have no other options.

All that an ankle fusion does is cause arthritis to travel from one joint to the other. On top of that, the fused joint can no longer be moved at all. At minimum, most of the motion in the subtalar joint will be lost. In regards to ankle fusion, the velocity of the gait will be much slower and the length of the stride will decrease

I am fairly certain that I am developing arthritis, which explains alot. I will most likely be feeling this way for a while. Please bare with me. I may need to vent every now and again. As my BFF Lothian knows, Bitching is therapeutic. I am also taking on what my other BFF, Renee, does. I'm going to drink the pain away. ALOT!!!! So I'll be a bitchy, drinking queen. Sweet!!

Shakin your Money maker

Renee and I are singlehandedly keeping the 80's alive. Last year we went to see a Flock of Seagulls and Missing Persons, Def Leppard and Journey, and this summer saw the Defsters again. Last night we saw Eddie Money. I know you're thinking "is he still alive?" Yes, barely, but he is still Sh Sh Sh Sh Shakin. We were both afraid he was die on stage. He was so old looking. His lazy eye was even lazier, and he almost needed a walker to do his "dance moves". But, he can still ROCK! I forgot how many hits he had. Shakin, Two Tickets to Paradise, Walk on Water, Take me Home Tonight, I think I'm in Love, I wanna go back, and Baby hold on to me. Sweet.

Speaking of shakin your money maker, Britney Spears new CD "BLACKOUT" came out on Tuesday. It is fantastic. Regrdless what she is doing in her personal life, she still can make great dance tunes. Every queen or queen wannabe (you know who you are) needs to get this CD. It is worth the money alone for 'Toy Soldiers'. I can already see the smokin video for this song. Brit being surrounded by hot, gay, army men wearing tight army shorts, shirtless and muscular.... Whew... I need to end this blog. Girl I'm getting alll hot and bothered.