Of course, they also booed Santa Claus

Still, ya gotta love them Philly fans. After the PA announcer introduced Sarah Palin as "the best-known Hockey Mom in the United States" Flyers' fans responded with nearly deafening boos that rained down on upon the VP candidate as she walked onto the ice. Here's the video:

I am hyper-flexible

Which means that I can touch my thumb to my wrist among other feats of inhuman stretchiness even if I haven't stretched that muscle or body part in months or years. Being flexible is one of those things that is supposed to help you avoid injuries which is why athletes not only lift weights and train aerobically but also stretch. Unfortunately, being hyper-flexible, for me, means that I'm constantly injuring myself though I never know when it's going to happen and it's usually because I was doing something that no one in the world would ever think would cause injury.

When I was younger I used to sprain my ankles all the time just walking or running. Later, for the first few years I played guitar, I used to sprain my left wrist as I held the neck of the the guitar. I can also sprain my toes and the arch of my feet simply by standing up. And, a few years ago, I had to go to physical therapy because the ligaments and tendons in my legs and hips were so loose that they weren't holding everything together right.

My latest injury comes from making the kids' beds. I have no idea when it happened or what exactly I did to cause the injury, but I first sprained my left wrist making their beds and, when it had healed a week later, I did something to my right hand. At this point, I can't squeeze with it or even make a loosely held fist without it hurting like an absolute motherfucker. I've got an ace bandage on it now, hoping that a few days of immobility may cure it but it's been a tough due to the fact that I am so right-handed that I can barely do anything with my left hand (like eat popcorn -- it feels like I'm using someone else's hand to direct the food to my mouth and I have to seriously concentrate to get that food there without dropping it or missing my mouth almost entirely. I know, it's pathetic). haddayr  tells me that every time she complains about an injury I tell her to go see the doctor but that I never do when I've got something wrong.  It's only been hurting since Saturday night so I feel like it's too early to go se someone.  If it keeps hurting like this, though, I think I'm going to have to go in.

My High School Reunion

I just came across the invitation to my 20th reunion that my mom sent me this summer.  Since graduating, I've vowed to never attend any of my reunions, let alone my 20th, so I wasn't planning on going or looking for an excuse not to go but I noticed the date and saw that, happily, instead of attending my reunion, I'll be going to see Delta Spirit.  That made me smile.