So far so good. I've made it to a second post without losing everything I've already done. So yay me.
I thought I should introduce you to the other main character in this tale of nonsense: Squeak the Cat. But now I think that will wait for another post.
Because I took a shower this morning. Again, yay me. No, really. There's a point, so just keep up.
Showers are wonderful, definitely a marvel of the age. There's no better cool-down after hot yard work than a shower of increasingly colder water. And a hot shower on a cold morning is indeed heaven. And it's one of those everyday miracles we don't really appreciate. So many people don't have access to water or clean water or hot water, and not just in developing countries.
Showers also serve as a great medical aid. I say this because while luxuriating in my hot hot shower this morning (it was 37F when I got up this morning, wtf!? have we forgotten what spring is, I had to turn on the furnace on, again!, and I'm still covering the outside planter) I noticed an odd spot on top of my left foot at the base of a toe. It didn't scrub off but it also didn't hurt when I tried to scrub it off. huh. I didn't have my glasses on because I was in the shower, but I made a mental note to really check it out once I was out and had glasses and could see all the way down to my feet.
I spent the rest of the shower thinking about all of the times getting clean has alerted me to cuts, bruises, weird bumps, etc. Obviously a visual inspection isn't the way to identify broken bones, clogged arteries, or severed limbs, but it's a good starting point. I think it is something med students are told to do. I mean, look over the patient for anything they may not tell you or even thing to tell you. I'm pretty sure med schools discourage their students from showering with the patient. I'll have to check with a friend who's a PA (that's Physician, not Personal, Assistant).
Anyway, showers are good, mysterious bruises are annoying, clean water is the best and everyone should have it.
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