Sunday, June 19, 2011

Father's day 2011




Trimming trees today with Elle, used a tree saw with my left hand for the first time since... fell flat on my face in the back of the pickup... skinned left arm and bloody left leg... (trees down too)


won't walk again: wrong... stationary bike: wrong... stick with a three wheel bike: wrong... clumsier... "humbler"... happier... rode a bike briefly a year ago... last week 11 miles on tandem... this weekend 11 miles on small cruiser bike...


Father's Day... Trek bike shop and fitted for a "cruiser bike"...

Monday, May 2, 2011

Pig Redux 2011

Third 1/2 marathon... Pam met Elvis...

Sunday, June 20, 2010

RWS ride's again...


Ryan & Randy Tanguay gave me the gift of wakeboarding for the first time since____... single run, up first try, upper body strength poor, lower body vibrates... toe side sets off clonus and "hops" me across the water... "priceless"


... now if I could just

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Pigs Fly... 2 minutes faster



Well...golf will wait another season (proprioception, balance, upper extremity stiffness and continued lack of interest).

Earlier today with our friend Janice Wolfer, we finished our second 1/2 marathon. The hilly coarse and constant rain made it "interesting". None the less, we shaved two minutes off our Grand Rapids time (smokin...)

Ain't life grand!

rws

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Next Steps... Golf

Finished the 1/2 marathon in 3 hours 37 minutes, a tribute to family, friends and faith. Thanks everyone!

Next steps?...

I've hired therapist to get me golfing in the Spring... at our initial evaluation, he wanted to know what my handicap was... I replied after the accicent I was left with a "central cord syndrome".. he said he wantede to know my "golf handicap?"... I said "I never played before the accident"... he said "_ _ _ _" ;-)

yee ha... another journey begins... (I alsways told ya'll golf was for sissys and criples... :-)

rws

Monday, October 19, 2009