When the thrill is gone...

...then it's time to take it back. - Meat Loaf.

I recently sent a gift to my best friend and her spouse for a combination birthday/anniversary present. (Two birthdays of my best friend, three birthdays of her spouse and 5 bloody anniversaries...I'm not very good with anniversaries.) She called me today to complain. No, she wasn't complaining that the gift was too small or that she didn't need/want it; rather she was complaining that the gift was too large in the monetary sense. She actually doesn't know the precise amount I spent on it, though I think if she looked at the packing list, she'd figure it out. I told her to suck it up. By God, the day I am condemned for giving too large a gift is a sad day indeed. You'll never see a church or a political campaign complaining of too large a gift. I actually calculated the amount of money I would have spent on her and her spouse over the course of the missed anniversaries and birthdays and according to "family" rules (my family, that is), I still owe her $30.00. Oh and mind you, I like her AND her spouse better than most of my family. - I'm probably going to send them both pipe cleaners for Christmas or maybe a single stick of gum...for them to share. :p

In other news, I seem to have injured one of my feet. No, it wasn't while practicing Taekwondo, oddly enough. It was while loading wood onto a truck. An errant piece thrown by a beloved family member caught me on the top of the foot and I've had problems since. A couple of people have commented that I should see a physician. Considering the location of the damage, I seriously doubt there's anything they could do for me. One of my students came to me today and indicated that he had a stress fracture in one of his feet. Sure enough, the doctor's advice was to use it less and stop practicing Taekwondo for four weeks. Well, I don't have that luxury though I have asked a couple of my black belts to run the warm up recently.

I think that about sums it up, at least for now.

"Doctors, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice."