Strange Day

My day started in massive pain.  The muscles in my back weren’t happy with me and were inflamed and having spasms.  I ended up having to take a trip to the doctor to diagnose the issue (spasms) and get a recovery plan (drugs, rest, exercise).

I got a prescription for some muscle relaxers and pain killers (some gooood stuff). I was stuck at the doctors office for hours.  I hate going to the doctor, not because of the doctors, but because of the wasted hours.  I was able to catch up on a couple of podcasts though.

After I was home for a bit I got an IM from my friend Caroline who told me she had tickets to tonight’s Dbacks game.  Not just tickets, but tickets in the nice part of the field.  Luckily I hadn’t taken the Vicodin yet so I was still able to drive.  I hopped in my car and met her at Chase Field.  Diane was in a meeting and was planning on meeting us a bit later.

We had awesome seats and the muscle relaxers had allowed me to start moving again.  I had some minor pain but we were in section 207, how could I pass that up??

Here’s a shot of me and Caroline being silly.  We had a blast watching the game, even though we lost, and Diane made it just in time to see the last 3 outs.

This is what I love about life.  You never know what’s coming your way.  From my least favorite thing (waking up in massive pain) to one of my favorite (hanging out with friends at a major league game) – I had no idea either one of these things was in store for me today.

Now I’m chillin’ on the Vicodin and the pain is gone.  I think I’ll sleep great tonight!

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Random Stuff, Sports No Comments » April 2008

‘Watching Baseball Smarter’

It’s baseball season!!  What’s that?  You don’t like baseball??? It’s boring?!  Yeah, right.  The problem is not the game, it’syour brain.  Perhaps you need to check this out and become a functional memberof society.

NPR: Zack Hample on ‘Watching Baseball Smarter’.

Posted by admin Posted in: Sports No Comments » April 2007

Racquetball at Freestone Rec Center

 We will be playing racquetball on Wednesday, September 24th, at the FreestoneRecreation Center.  Games will begin at 6:30 pm.  Freestone is locatedon Guadalupe Rd. between Lindsey and Val Vista.  Please bring your own racquet!

• Racquetball Central
• Official Racquetball Rules

Freestone has a lot of options for those of you who don’t play racquet ball, including:

• climbing wall
• walking/running track
• basketball
• arobics

Mapto Freestone Recreation Center

Posted by admin Posted in: Events, Sports No Comments » September 2003