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Thu, Jun 26, 2008

Powerlines, penultimate episode, I hope.

Posted at 6:17 pm MDT to Miscellaneous

The trench is filled in and my truck is parked in the barren expanse of dirt that used to be my driveway and front yard. I have ordered three more truckloads of recycled asphalt, for Monday delivery, to resurface the driveway. The electrical contractor has promised to reimburse me.

I will need to keep an eye on where they put it: the guys today used their backhoe to scrape bare a section adjacent to the driveway that I did not expect them to touch. They might have asked, instead of flattening stuff and wiping out one of the few patches of fertile dirt I had.

At least I'm no longer trapped behind the trench.

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Farewell Massage

Posted at 7:23 am MDT to Exercise

Marti, my massage therapist, is unexpectedly moving to Oklahoma next week to deal with a family medical situation, so last night was our last session. (At least for the foreseeable future.) It was a good session.

I can feel some soreness in my left butt, but Marti didn't feel heat in there, which is a very good sign. The soreness is probably not my hip trying to go out again. What I'm feeling is probably the workout soreness that accompanies muscle tissue growth.

The rest of the leg is also doing very well: there is a small patch at the front of my ankle and top of the foot that is still tender and swollen, but the rest of the leg is now a good match for the other one.

My arms were also in much better shape last night than 4 weeks ago, when they were such a mess that I could hardly let Marti work on them.

Marti gave me the name and number of another massage therapist. I'll need to make some appointments.

5 miles from Bag End on the road to Rivendell. I've met the dwarves at the inn. 392 miles to go.

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