So here I am lying on my back in a bed of rocks with my 70+ pound scooter on top of me. That was the side-effect of my scaling my portable ramp over the too-steep-to-maneuver steps to my new apartment. Traveling the ramp is the equivalent of a Geriatric Worlds of Fun experience. Imagine chugging toward the top of a roller coaster when you notice the wheels heading directly off of the left edge. Panic!
Geriatric Worlds of Fun
I move too far to the right, overcorrecting directly over the other edge of the ramp. Airborne. Time slows down. I glimpse the sky, then the rocks, and then my obedient red scooter following right after me. It is a heavy burden, especially when my wheels have momentum.
It wasn’t all bad. A troop of beautiful, fit young firefighters came to rescue me. They pampered me to safety.
But that’s why my “next week” to return here became “next month”. As an aside, I’d like to remind everyone that a bone density doctor can give people shots that halt bone degeneration and even regenerate it in some instances.
With my entourage of doctors passing the peak of visits and my body recovering, I recognized that my computer layout was not user (this user) friendly. So adjustments were made. And now my computer and I have moved past a nodding acquaintance.
This past month I’ve thought a lot about President Joe Biden looking frail. Here is all he need do to win in 2024:
Taper the back of his hair, so it doesn’t look like old man’s hair.
Promise all the red tape will be distilled down to a three-page maximum. The red tape makes people hate the government. And truly, government people should be doing the work — not us.
President Biden should do a downtown airport whistle-stop. (An updated version of President Herbert Hoover‘s “chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage tour”). He could promise something like a 38-hour workweek and a deep discount on groceries. I would enjoy that.
Spread the word! If I can stay accident-free, I’ll see you next week, my friends.
Stay safe and stay well,
Gloria
Hello, Gloria. Hope you've recovered fully from your airborne experience! Happy New Year.