That helmet picture sticks in my head

Posted on October 21, 2014 by peterwick

First off, I don’t have a clue as to how the picture I took of that helmet came to look like the image in the header of this blog. I was lying in my hospital bed at the rehab facility balancing the thing in my lap. In the raw pic, you can see my Black Watch tartan pajamas and thin wool socks. But crop it just right [because you had to in order for it to fit into the blog template’s header] and it takes on a whole new level of uh, menace. I guess. I took the dang photo with my cell phone for what it’s worth. Now do you understand why I have a Random Observations category?

No skidding, just right down on my left side.

Did that gravel road have spikes in it or something?

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Heck, I do that all the time…

Posted on October 21, 2014 by peterwick

Well, what’s your point? I guess I’m supposed to laugh it off or maybe feel sorry for you or something?

Just because it is something you’re already used to does not mean I have to be calm about it when it happens to me. I’ve been hearing that a lot since the accident and it is probably going to be a new constant in life. So until I can learn to stop caring about what is new and unwelcome, I may not get this conspiratorial grin on my face when I learn it already happens to you. Continue reading →

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Warning: Comfy wool socks

Posted on October 20, 2014 by peterwick

Note to self: It is getting to be that magical time of the year (or at least that’s what I tell myself when it starts to get dark before dinner time) when the leaves change, and the grass is all wet and dewy in the morning, and Keegan the Wonder Dog is more chipper on long walks, and uh, where was I? Oh, right. It gets cool enough in the house to wander around in those fluffy wool socks I like to wear.

Well, I’m going to have to be a lot more careful now, especially going down our carpeted stairs. Doh! At least not be carrying stuff with both hands, you knucklehead!

ETA: On second thought, the title needed a little tweak.

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What I am Doing Here

Posted on October 20, 2014 by peterwick

Recovering from a bicycle crash has been a difficult journey, much different from other crash injuries I’ve had. I didn’t wind up with any awful bodily damage this time but I did sustain a traumatic brain injury due to striking my head, on the ground I figure by the way my helmet looks. I’m not an authority on the recovery process so I try not to come off that way but I suppose that’s up for debate. Whether I act like it that is. Heh. I know I’m not an expert, but I am a survivor and this process continues to show me new things about living a different life.  Anyway, these are my own experiences and observations as well as items I find that I see fit to show on this blog. And, considering all these cognitive issues I’m still wrestling with, you’ll find a few places where I could use the help of a good editor. Probably a lot of them. If you’re new to this blog I also hope you’ll read my second post that discusses more of what I’d like to do here. Hopefully it will be more than just telling tales. Continue reading →

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