This weekend our family video viewing was Rocky, a movie that Eric was interested in seeing. I told him it’s one of the quintessential movies of the 70’s, and Carol said, “You can tell it’s the 70’s, because Rocky’s wearing bell-bottom sweat pants.” Carol has a very good sense of humor.
Category: Life with Pratts
It’s funny because it’s true
Having run the 200-mile Reach Beach relay, I can say this video is mostly accurate, with these exceptions:
- It cost me only $300 total to participate
- Because of heavy rain, wipes were not needed.
- Sweat was the only body odor.
Quick Saturday notes
- My favorite snack of the moment is peanut butter on graham crackers.
- There is still snow in the yard, where the thrower piled it up the heaviest.
- I’m having some more eye trouble. I have an appointment with my retinologist on Monday, and if the problem is what I think, I’ll be OK.
Superize me
If only I’d read the warning label for my Superman costume, I’d have known it wouldn’t make me invulnerable or give me the ability to fly, and I could have avoided a few bullet holes and broken bones.
The sound of spring
I’ve heard the first sound of spring. Birds, you think? No, Sumpy the sump pump kicked in last night, sparing us a tragedy like the one that Denro suffered a year ago.
Vestibular vestige
A week ago I suffered a case of vertigo that was so sudden and severe I couldn’t stand, or even sit. All I could do was throw up and moan. I thought I had food poisoning, but it was actually a viral infection, a condition called vesitbular neuritis, caused by the cold I had. The dizziness persisted, I was incapacitated, and a nurse practitioner recommended meclizine, an over-the-counter motion sickness medicine. Within ten minutes of taking Bonine, I went from feeling like the room was spinning, to being able to sit up, then stand and walk. A miracle!
Bonine is great stuff, and there’s even a formulation for dizziness after cow-tipping. It’s called Bovine. 😉
