bignoseduglyguy

Hello

Two week's without a single post is an indication that my life has, through necessity, shifted a tad on it's axis. I have come to the decision to try and curb my PC/internet habit somewhat - too many screen hours at work and then again at home means that nagging pain of my RSI/CTS never really goes away, which cannot be a good thing. So I have cut back on my PC-based activities to give my mouse arm/hand a chance of regular recovery and hopefully avoid permanent damage, which I suspect is quite likely if I carry on regardless. The self-enforced downtime has also made me realise that I can only really and effectively use one PDA at a time so I sold the Psion 5mx - running it alongside my T3 was simply never going to work, I think I just needed to revisit Psion usage briefly to confirm that I had moved on, so to speak.

Work has been particularly trying but, suffice to say, there have been moments of triumph and enjoyment among the dark drudgery. Meanwhile, the running has been going well despite a small setback a week ago. The legacy of aggressive and probably-with-hindsight unnecessary knee surgery for chondromalacia 23 years ago came back to haunt me for a few days, after my hour long easy Sunday run became a test of will. Instead of ignoring the signs and carrying on, I backed off for a few days and applied the RICE treatment (namely Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) to treat the problem. A very gentle potter on Thursday and 20 minutes run and recover work yesterday meant that I was able to do 30 minutes at a moderate pace on a treadmill (to minimise impact) this morning. Fingers crossed, I will be able to work back up to the schedule I am following to prepare for the 10k run in June.

That's it for now. For those that (used to?) drop in regularly, I will try to post more often - especially as I have had a couple of unsolicited but very welcome compliments recently. Whilst they fell short of the 'Here's £125,000 for a year's worth of pithy and funny articles' type of commision I hope for, I am very flattered that anyone has taken the time to write. You know who you are - thanks.