I am down to 830 emails and hope to be at 400 or less by day's end. Sorting out my persistent email dilemma will go a long way in getting things in order and being more responsive in the future.

You see, I tore a hamstring yesterday, and I have been in dire pain since the event. I was at LA Fitness and I was deadlifting, and that's how it happened. Nothing heavy - I was only warming up. I usually warm up with reps at 95 lbs, and I was going to work up to about 270 or 280 that day. At 185 lbs, on my third set, it popped very loudly. I heard it and felt the vibration from the pop. The day before (Saturday) I had gone mountain biking and did some really hard riding for about 3.5 - 4 hours. That's a lot of miles, a lot of hills, and my speed was excellent, especially considering the fact that I don't have sufficient base miles in yet.

Later that day my legs became very sore, stiff, and tight. Considering my medical history, this is just part of what is and what has long been. So I put on some biofreeze and chill out for the night. In the morning, my legs were fatigued enough that my form was compromised, even in a light deadlift. My legs gave out, my form broke down, I over-engaged my hamstring, and that was that. The pain has been unbearable. Today the chiropractor tells me that the strain had pulled my pelvis and tailbone way out of whack, pinching my nerves, which is why I was in so much pain yesterday, even while just sitting. Today it is much better, thanks to natural medicine. I'll be giving up sprints and deadlifting for awhile it seems.

Then my immune system became compromised, and I came down with a flu last night. So today I'm home sick, feeling like absolute crap, and can't seem to accomplish anything more than eat peanut butter fudge ice cream (good for my swollen throat), Godiva chocolates (very medicinal), Halls throat drops, and fart around at the computer. 'Tis a good day to back up some data, blog, go through old emails, clean up my folders, and just be lazy. All winter the flu bugs went around the office and I avoided them all. The only one who didn't get sick was me. Today I pay.

I've been very lacking in terms of blogging lately, and worse when it comes to getting articles up. Not a bad thing, really, 'cuz I have been busy both working and playing.