The Pain is Receding

About 24 hours later, I am feeling at least a bit better after, in honor of the first measurable snowfall of the season, I went legs akimbo and fell on our stairs.
Val and I were leaving for work, and she was just ahead of me, so I wanted to be next to her on the stairs in case she needed any help. Of course, it was my right leg that hit the first stair and went almost above my head; as I went to catch myself, my hand slipped off the right porch rail and I slammed my back and side into it, finally resting on my left butt cheek on the stairs.
I knew it would hurt, and it did right away and hurt pretty bad as I tried to walk it off while still going to my car to get it started. The pain subsided a bit, enough to hold the gate while Val drove out of the driveway and then to drive myself to work.
But it hurt and got more painful as the day progressed, and stiffened after a while. The pain would not occur if I was walking in an exact straight line without looking to either side or down, but standing up, sitting down and turning too much hurt a lot. I eventually got into a better groove over what movements and how sudden or gradual they were would hurt, and how much, and the pain steadied.
I forgot to apply some heat last night, but the ibuprofen helped to the point where I napped on the couch for a while before going to bed.
Things seem a bit less painful and more flexible this morning, so I'm hoping the improvement continues.

Don't Cue the Carols Yet

Yes, we can see the first substantial snow fall of the Buffalo/Western New York winter season outside, just waiting to be shoveled and driven through this morning.
Of course, the timing is interesting; first in the Buffalo News, and then elsewhere, the local media has had stories centered on "where is the snow?" and how late in the season the first measurable snow fall has/will come around here. I think they have their answer now.
Thi means two basic things; as some other people have noted, it means that we will be able to see this morning how many people forgot how to drive when it snows, so speeds will be probably 25-50 percent lower on most roads. It also means that Jenn is probably doing her proverbial Snoopy dance over the snow.

Darkness on the Edge of Downtown

I kind of mentioned it a week or so ago, and it is now here. Even after I get up at 6 a.m. and shower, the sun has not yet risen.
Indeed, the sky is now only starting to surrender its almost black hue to purple, and there is no dramatic color in the sky as I write this post. Sadly, it is that time, light and weather wise.

Great Show, Part One

The girlpope reunion show was a great night of music at Mohawk Place Saturday night, as the band played two more-than-1-hour sets partly in commemoration of the release of their fantastic CD "The Whole Scene Going," which came out 10 years ago in 1999.
The band's sound, hinting at power pop, 1960s rock and pop a la the Kinks and Who, harder edged rock and roll and lots of melody, hooks and good songs, sounded almost as fresh as the days in the 1990s and early 2000s, when girlpope was one of Buffalo's best bands.
There is a lot more to write about this show, and I will get to a longer piece later today or tomorrow.

No Thanks, Sabres, NHL, Versus/NBC

Actually, I would really like to oh, so thank the Buffalo Sabres, National Hockey League, Versus and/or NBC for scheduling the Buffalo Sabres-Philadelphia Flyers game at 1 p.m. today, Friday.
For the douchenozzles who don't seem to understand, the vast majority of people, including Val and me, do not have the Friday/day after Thanksgiving off from work and will not be able to watch the game live.
Yes, of course, we are DVRing the game, but we will have to avoid almost all forms of media contact to not find out the score. This ought to be particularly fun for me, considering what my job/the nature of my job is. Some people also do not seem to realize that there are various other forms of professional and college sports scheduled at the same time, as well as a bit of shopping, I hear.
I do have to thank friend and super Sabres fan Renee Roberts for reminding me and several other people of the 1 p.m. game start change via Facebook.

Happy Thanksgiving

I want to wish everyone out there a Happy Thanksgiving from the Dunne-Hosey Estates; our two families will be celebrating the holiday at the Dossinger-Dunne residence, hosted by Tricia Dunne-Dossinger and Brad Dossinger.
I will be picking my mother Sheila up and going out there, while Val is working. I hope that Val can get out early so that we can go over together, but it depends on how busy she and her employer are this holiday.
So, you fine readers, stay safe and enjoy yourselves today as we are thankful in whatever way we choose for what we have.

Working Today

Like a decent amount, but certainly not all of you, I will be working a full day today, the day before Thanksgiving, and it isn't so bad.
First, it is a very busy and important day at work, so a lot of major items need to be accomplished and a session will be held. Indeed, I may be contacted at home throughout tonight for work.
But also, I have never had a job, going back to journalism, Wilson Farms and retail, at which I have had more than Thanksgiving off, and indeed, especially with journalism and Wilson Farms, I have worked a lot of part or full days on Thanksgiving. It is simply the nature of the jobs, and while you'd rather be home, you know what has to be done.
In addition, Val is not only working today, but has to work Thanksgiving again this year; it is certainly the nature of her employer. Fortunately, because she is working Thanksgiving, she will not have to work on Christmas or New Year's Day.
Enjoy your holiday and families and be safe, fine readers.

One for the Entire Weekend

This past weekend was almost an entire loss for me sports wise, but thankfully, in the tail end of it, the University of Wisconsin mens' basketball team defeated Arizona overnight in the Maui Invitational, 65-61.
Even that game had its drawbacks; first, Wisconsin went out to a 16-2 lead before having to hold on, and the game, scheduled to start at midnight, was a bit late, and I had to turn it off at about 1:45 a.m. with 10 minutes left.
But all this was much better than the rest of the weekend, where the Buffalo Sabres lost twice in the NHL, the Buffalo Bills again lost a lead late and were beaten by Jacksonville, 18-15, and the Wisconsin football team was upset by Northwestern, 33-31, and fell out of the Top 25 rankings.
Oh, and I almost forgot about Ireland getting jobbed by the referees in its 1-1 "loss" to France due to an obvious but missed handball on a goal.
Well, things can't get worse, can they?