Feb 16 2005
I don’t know whether it was endearing or frightening to have a tusk-bearing pig nuzzle my leg.
Well, it’s been a rough week. My back is hurting again in a non-specific “you’ve done too much” sort of way. The drive down to the Everglades didn’t help matters, and yesterday was back-spasm crisis time. Today is at least a little better, hence the coherent thoughts. Couldn’t have managed that yesterday.
Mike asked me to house-sit over the weekend, which was fun in a strange way. I always like spending time with their dogs. They’re well-trained and, for the most part, very well-behaved. Mike & Shawna also have two pigs, Bree and Cu. Bree, the female, is usually the most friendly to me, whereas Cu has been stand-offish at times. I fully admit that I don’t understand all of their body language, so I have trouble interpreting some of their actions. I don’t know what constitutes a contented noise vs. “go away before 300 lbs of pork charges you.” They all sound the same to me. At any rate, this weekend Cu came up to me for attention and Bree kept her distance. I don’t know whether it was endearing or frightening to have a tusk-bearing pig nuzzle my leg.
The guest bed killed my back. It was a combination of the bed and my inability to sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time. That’s why yesterday (Monday night, that is) was a crisis for me. Much pain and hurting, and much grouching at co-workers.
On the upside, I took some nice photos on Mike’s property. Pine trees, pine cones, random birds, and cool reflections in a couple of ponds. It was fun. One of these days I’ll photograph the sunset from the 415 bridge over the St. John’s River. That’s the best view of the horizon we have around here.
Before work tonight (Tuesday, that is) Charlie and I went to Sifu Paul’s kung fu class out near UCF. It was nice to see Justice & Patty, and though I wasn’t up to participating I did get some nice photos. Charlie joined in and had loads of fun. I’m seriously considering the class. I want to sit in on another, or preferably participate, but so far it looks like exactly what I want to learn. Unfortunately, I have to consider whether I’m physically capable. We’ll see.
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