yowtch!

knees are killin' me. the two long days in field and a couple of hours of v-ball tonight have them almost screaming. luckily, there's no swelling...yet. i think i may have twisted the right one a bit though. of course, no regular pain killers (n-saids, acetominophen, aspirin, etc.) help me at all anymore. and the glucosamine regiment is barely effective (for me) either. if one thing bums me, it's the fact of having knees that are at least 20 years older than the rest of my body :( i sure wish i had a stash of Arthred-G... this was a powdered supplement of glucosamine sulfate and a hydrolyzed protein that worked wonders for my knees about five years ago. it was a bit expensive...a two-week supply cost $12-$15...but was well worth the cost. OF COURSE, the stuff must have worked TOO well because it is no longer available. figures, huh?

anyway, in my blissful denial, i did manage to rub some Icy Hot into the knees, just so i could feel the cool air of the fan blowing on all that mentholate goodness. i guess it takes my mind off of them for a bit. now, if it could just inspire me to construct a readable blog...

missed some details over the past few days...

saw 'Seabiscuit' on saturday. quite good. the pacing and storyline transition were almost seamless; it did not drag at all.

also caught 'Hollywood Homicide' on 50-cent Tuesday at the Tiffany Plaza 6 Theatres. good thing it was only four bits because THIS movie dragged; it's even 30 minutes shorter than Seabiscuit! granted, there were some funny parts and a bunch of cameos (Lou Diamond Phillips, Martin Landau, Eric Idle, Robert Wagner, Gladys Knight, Dwight Yoakam, and Smokey Robinson), but i found myself almost rolling my eyes and sighing at some points. i couldn't imagine paying full price for this bit of a turkey...should mention that it cost $75 million to make and only has returned $30 million at the box office.

early yesterday, lois left for a family reunion in Coleman, Texas (near Abilene). i went with her last year and met many more of her relatives; i had only known four of her five siblings (she's the youngest of six) and some nieces and nephews. this year, she has to go it alone because my sister can't watch the dogs this week...she's housesitting for our brother, Scott. and we decided against taking the girls because they're rarely comfortable on long road trips such as that (one). besides, it's not always easy finding motels that will take one dog, let alone two. ah well, this means i can torment them at my leisure...heh...so don't tell lolis ;)