There is a magic that happens when everything goes right, and everything is going right. Not only has the snow been phenomenal, but this has been straight up one of the best, most important weeks of my adult life. And […]
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The joys of the cold snap
By Brady Crain I do love the cold. I don’t have much more to say about it, but I really like cold snaps. I look at it like an endurance contest. How much cold can I stand to wear flip […]
The adventures of Pip the Impaler
By Brady Crain It’s been a long time since we have talked about my guinea pig, Pip the Impaler. As many faithful readers know, Pip and I moved in together on impulse after meeting on craigslist shortly after the death […]
Deep in pain
By Brady Crain This past week, I helped a friend paint their house. When I do something, I do it fast, and I do it right, and with little help, I painted fresh siding on a 1,800 square foot, one […]
Maximum speed
By Brady Crain The shoulder is coming along, and next week I will be able to lift weights. This week was marked by lots of walking and lots of road riding, because of the gorgeous weather. One interesting thing that […]
Spiraling to rock bottom with the aid of a sugar binge
By Brady Crain I promised last week that I would start doing more interesting things to write about. Then came a few good hard intellectual and emotional kicks to the groin. I won’t get into it too much, but this […]
Guinea pig training progresses
Pip the guinea pig, peaking out from his blanket fort By Brady Crain I have, based on the orders of everyone, been taking it much easier. I lift or do pushup/pullup sets every two days, walk at least once a […]
Regressing: Recovery and American pride
By Brady Crain I continue to do too much. I am between the rock and the hard place of being far more capable than I was before my surgery, and inexplicably in more pervasive pain than I was before my […]
The one that got away
By Brady Crain This was supposed to be a reunion story. Ten days ago as I was packing my car to leave Jersey City, I met someone very special. I was carrying my first load of bags to the garage […]
Goodbye hot city
By Brady Crain I am back, and thank goodness for that. Living in a non-air conditioned top floor apartment in Jersey City was a little too warm for my blood. Okay, it was a lot too warm for my blood. […]