TNMC

I'm not really that old.  37 to be exact.  But this is definitely the point where I can't really claim to feel young anymore.  To wit, I'm sitting at my computer trying to read while ignoring the shooting pain from my neck down through my shoulder and into the middle of my back.  This is apparently the result of poor sleeping position in the last several days.  A crick in the neck is certainly not a sign of getting old.  I've had them as far back as memory allows.  But usually the pain would be gone the next day.  Now it seems like a week long event.  Day one, notice the pain, be annoyed by it but assume it will be gone the next day.  Day two, notice the pain is still there and in fact has gotten worse.  Day three, notice the pain has shifted slightly, but otherwise not improve.  Day four, lather, rinse, repeat.

A friend of mine, who I've known since childhood, has spent more than the last week with a neck hurting so badly she decided to go to the doctor.  X-rays were involved and the answer came back muscle spasms.  For this she gets physical therapy.  And what caused her pain?  Riding a really mild ride with her kids at a local amusement park.  This is a park so easy going, I had assumed the biggest danger to adults at it was narcolepsy.  And she's actually a little younger than I am.

I have one of my many construction jobs on the house to be working on right now.  But since it involves hammering and sawing on things above my head, I can't seem to develop the motivation at the moment.  That's right.  My neck pain is driving me to actually write something on this website because it gives me an excuse not to do some physical labor.  How sad is that?