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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    My Rockin' Van


    "El Cabino"

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    Some of my faves from the archives:

    Hustle 'n Flow

    Orange Crush

    The Sounds of Silence and Smell of Bum Wine

    The War of the Shmatte

    Pseudo

    Channel

    The Summer of '86


    East Coast Stylin' in Photos and Words:

    More Fun on Passyunk Avenue

    Me and the Girls

    Back In Town

    Pygmalion



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    Wednesday, January 31, 2007
    Pain in the...

    ...KNEE.

    Ugh. Its my knee again. I had an arthroscopy on my right knee in 2002. Now its acting up again with what seems like the same issue - foreign matter lodged under the patella. Ick. I'm too busy for another surgery!!!!!!!!

    Ok, calming down now...at least i was able to get a next-day appointment with an orthopedist. The wonderful doc who worked on my knee last time retired, unfortunatley for me.

    After I meet with the new guy (at old guy's former practice,) I'll tell all about him...and his very amusing moniker.

    Posted at 10:09 am by brandy101

    Posted by Michelle @ 02/11/2007 05:56 PM PST
    We are similar in more ways than one! I had the same type of surgery in 2004 and just about 4 months ago my knee started getting cranky again. They can't see anything on an MRI so I am dealing with it for now but it really $uck$ when it almost buckles out from underneath me. The dog laughs out loud!
    Posted by loz @ 02/05/2007 07:21 AM PST
    I had one of those in '96, repaired meniscus (sp?) & cleaned out some arthritis. at least they're a *bit* easier to get through than 'regular' type of surgery eh? (or that's what I found anyway). still, I hope it's not necessary for you this time.

    l.
    x
    Posted by Miss Ginger @ 02/04/2007 06:28 PM PST
    Ah!!!!! I had a couple of those done. There's a funny story about me coming home from one and not reacting well to the anesthetic's after-effects. My husband was trying to help me up the hallway (we lived in an apartment at the time), and I refused to use the crutches, instead choosing to hobble up the hall and I threw up on neighbour's front mats.

    Hey, I told you I didn't react well to the anesthetic. hee hee. I wonder what they thought when they came out later that day?
     

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