07:15… it was an okay night. There was a deposit made sometime around 02:15 and I was able to get back to sleep. It wasn’t the most comfortable sleep, but it wasn’t overly uncomfortable either. I wasn’t in the biggest hurry to get up, there was nothing that I was looking forward to, in order to expedite the process.
Nevertheless, I’m up now, I added a serving of Restoralax to my coffee and I’m ready to get going.
Lung recruitment: 1.
Shorts change: 3, purple & yellows.
Made the bed: 2.
Bottle empty: 4.
Bladder empty: 5, bladder & bowel.
Wash up: 6.
Weigh-in: 7.
Turn the computer on: 8.
Pills and vitamins: 9.
Computer logged on: 10.
Deodorant: 11.
Voltaren/Diclo10%: 12.
Moisturiser: 13.
Shoulder brace: 14.
Shirt change: 15, red & black.
Fitbit battery: 16, 36%.
PowerBreathe: 30 inhales. (07:31) 17.
Head start: (07:33) 18.
07:53… the balance was a little frayed, stepping off more than a few times and the 1.9k and 12 floors were good indicators of that. That was not great or even good, for that matter.
Email:
Upper Deck: both trade offers wanted the same card, but one was offering a card I didn’t have and that won. The free pack was 2 for 3, so three came off the wishlist this morning. The MVP progress now sits at 101/200.
Facebook: two notifications, an unworthy birthday and there weren't many reactions given.
Twitter: there wasn’t much to speak of there.
Fitbit:
Budget: yesterday’s Walmart visit needed logging.
Brenda's Hockey Pool: my good day wasn’t good enough, 118.1-105.9 is what I’m still down by. Today doesn’t look good.
Fantasy Hockey: my lead shrunk from 15 to 2 points. Not fantastic.
Tony's Football Pool: 53 entries went 2-0 yesterday, including myself and Dad. The big day is today.
08:27… there’s the Sunday routine done. There was a Sport Chek clearance promo that interested me.
08:35… nothing did interest me.
Bosu Ball: (08:59) 4.1k made for a decent second timer. There were also 33 floors.
Physio Exercises
Warm Ups
Side Shuffle: 20 laps, head up and focusing on the right foot
Single leg stands without a pole: 5 stands on each leg
Single leg stands with a pole: 5 stands on each leg, 5 head turns on each stand
Single leg stands with a pole: without leaning on the pole, move the eye focus, 1 set on each foot.
Calf stretches: 2 stretches each leg x the count of 45
4 Square Tiles, eyes up & head turns: 13 laps
March in place at the table, shoulder checking: 10 shoulder checks both sides
Bat turns: 100 turns, 28oz bat
Free weight wrist lifts off the table: 100 x 10 lbs lifts
Left hand/head resistance: 10 pushes/pulls
Chin tucks: 5 tucks x the count of 30
Squeeze the hand strengthener: 73 squeezes (09:38)
Upper Body
Pull the band on the sliding door, between 6pm and 11pm, lead with the back of the hand: 80 pulls red
Curls on the Bosu Ball: 40 x 10 lbs. curls
Rows bent over: 30 x 35 lbs. rows
Scapular plane eccentric lowering: 10 x 10 lbs. (09:47)
Lower Body
Step ups on the step board, each foot leads for a song: 239 step ups, Black Mirror by Arcade Fire and Merry Happy by Kate Nash, 5.9k, 39 floors and 7 Zone minutes.
Bottle lid taps with my toes with head turns: 40 taps (10:00)
Bosu Ball: (10:23) 8k, 39 floors and 7 Zone minutes.
Counter Total: 350
Protein shake: a fourth cuppa and a chocolate shake.
09:04… I readjusted my brace, it wasn’t quite feeling right on the ball.
10:25… the physio is done.
10:29… I've moved to the couch and I'll try to remember what was keeping my brain busy on the ball.
Yesterday, Dad saw an envelope from Rakuten on the table and he questioned me about it a little. I said that I had a look at it and gave it a try. If I knew him, which I do, he was likely annoyed by the relentless marketing, which automatically made it a bad thing. There is another company, Poshmark, having a relentless marketing campaign and that clearly was annoying him too. He was under the impression that people are assuming that they'd be making a lot of money with these companies, but there was no mention of large profits with either program. He's definitely showing his age.
I was also thinking about just how bad the word "believe" is. I'm thinking that I have tackled this idea before. I went right back to it, thinking how bad of shape the human race is in, purely on the belief systems around the world. Religious beliefs, political beliefs and other various things all have an effect on the greater whole. There isn't a lot of logic in their reasoning, which conflicts with other beliefs and through that conflict may come some form of violence.
Both points were thought of greatly to keep my brain busy, instead of thinking about a bad day in the brain. I'm not caring a great deal about the usual things. Thankfully, I'm sticking to the steps and exercise, so that hasn't been lost, although it has been close.
There isn't a great fear for my bad day, I'm not feeling anything that I shouldn't, in theory. I'm sure that it will pass, but there might be a little darkness in these thoughts. It might be considered dark for some, like 'do we value life too much?'
If I was to start a political party or an interest group, I would highlight the ideals of keeping the human race moving forward. There is a proven science that there is some evolution going on with our species.
Evolution doesn't require that the entire species stays alive, rather the weaker lot does fall to the sides and the stronger procreates amongst itself.
The sheer numbers of humans, already on this planet, has opened up the biological possibilities of just about anything. A lot of conflicts about denying that a possibility possibly occurred is remarkably silly. There has been no scientific proof that any of these possibilities mean that there is a genetic weakness. Evolution is not in jeopardy, just because these differences exist.
I'm also a wee bit confused about the whole suicide opposition. This is where the "value of life" really comes into question. Does the general public like to see death? No, of course not. Does the general public like suffering? No, but death is worse. How logical is that?
11:23… I got up for a bathroom break and got my Active Hour.
How is death worse than suffering? Death is absolute, yes, but the chance of recovery from the suffering varies way too greatly and the recovery process, more often than not, is very costly. If someone wants to recover from what they're suffering from, then the cost makes sense. If someone wants to die, then the cost of a recovery that they don't want seems excessive.
How many of those successful recoveries lasted for very long? What did it cost for them to only fall back into some more suffering? Do we value the chance of something good happening too much?
That can be taken to a whole new level with the conflicts of abortion. If a couple gets pregnant and they're not ready for it, how good is that life going to be when it comes into this world? What if a girl gets raped and impregnated, how good is that life going to be? The chances are quite slim that financial certainty and/or happiness will follow it along and more suffering will happen.
How long does suffering last when someone dies? The person who dies won't suffer anymore and the people attached to that death may suffer from sadness for a while, but most will go back along their lives, moving on. Those who suffer greatly from their sadness will either want to get better or not.
The value the general public seemingly puts into those small chances really is illogical. It all stems back to the general beliefs of the general public, which is likely the reason that a political party like that wouldn't succeed nowadays.
11:56… yeah, that bit of writing has lifted my spirits a little.
