Week four is over and on to week five. I am improving by the day and feel much better than a week ago. There is one note from last week’s report. My memory is coming back and now I recall that Whacky Weed is illegal so that’s out the window as a pain killer. I also remember I didn’t use it when I was younger either. O.K. I tried it once but Bill Clinton and I may have been at the same party in College and neither of us inhaled. I am trying to get in contact with Rush Limbaugh to discuss the use of OxyContin (that’s a legal drug isn’t it?).

I had a doctor’s appointment Wednesday and told him that when I take my daily walks I start out a little dizzy and I walk like a drunk leaving a bar at closing time. He suggested I wear a laminated card on a cord around my neck that says “I AM NOT DRUNK – I HAVE A HEAD INJURY”. We chuckled but he wrote it in my medical record so I guess I have to do it.

I also told him I wanted to start jogging when the light-headedness disappears. He suggested I wear a football helmet. We laughed about that but he also wrote that in his chart. I mentioned that to Bill Bradley (my running partner-not the basketball player/senator who ran for president) and told him I thought I would add elbow and knee pads when we ran together. He said he wouldn’t be able to run with me because his shorts have been a little tight (I think he didn’t want to be seen with me). He thought that when my equipment came off he would have his equipment straightened out and we would be running together again.

I have been really bored because I do feel better but I need to rest and rehabilitate. Many of you have heard Bill Bradley and I joke about wearing thongs to one of our swim workouts. He would have Tri written on his butt in magic marker and I would have Landers written on mine and we would stand side by side. Well, we’ve decided to do that while I’m resting and we can use the picture for Christmas cards. We are looking for volunteers to write on our butts with the magic markers. Tradesies will be offered.

Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers.

1/2 Goofy Jack