Temporarily Out of Service
I guess it’s pretty obvious by now that my blogging endeavors have come to a screeching halt and I am guilty of the sin of silent neglect.It wasn’t my intention to simply disappear, it just happened that way. It has been a frustrating time since the back injections offered some hope for recovery, only to be followed by a disappointing return to the same old aching bullshit. I felt like Pavlov’s Dog, even a passing glance at my keyboard made me grit my teeth and clutch my back. A day turned into a week, a week to a month, and here I am.
I am currently getting just enough mileage out of my spinal column to keep my business afloat and my potter’s wheel from gathering too many cobwebs. As much as I have come to look forward to visiting blogs, commenting and posting, I cannot survive without work and my clay addiction must be fed. More than anything, I have my sweet Jilly to consider. She is a woman of infinite patience, unconditional love, and boundless compassion. Even so, she has enough to deal with without me piling on additional miseries that are arguably elective in nature.
I hope to be back to blogging in the future. My back is actually getting better over time, but it is still a bit of a roller coaster situation with the ups and downs. I can’t predict when I will be able to risk posting, but I should be able to start visiting and commenting again, hopefully within the next few weeks.
Bye for now.
posted by slaghammer at 1:33 AM
20 Comments:
Oh you poor dear. It all sound horrific. Sending healthful vibes.
Puss
I am so glad to hear from you, even though the news is not good. I really hope your back gets a lot better and soon.I wish you well. S
hey slag,
I understand. I hope you feel better soon. I'll certainly miss you.
Be well.
And take your time. We'll be here waiting for you when you're well enough again.
Hey Slag,
Nice to hear from you, even if the news is so unpleasant. I hope your back gets under control; in the meantime, though, take care of yourself.
All the best!
Booooo!
(I choose not to be understanding)
I hear they do back transplants in Singapore. They're all the rage, actually.
Hey, Slag, sorry to hear you're still not feeling much better... but not to worry... all us really loyal, devoted, and unconditional readers of your blog are rootin' for ya... and wait with patience, while you're on the mend. I hope it will be soon, for your sake. We can certainly sacrifice the blog for your back.
Come on, I just found your site. Try dictation. At least show some pottery as you complete it. See, all solved. See you soon!
Can't they do some crazy surgery in Mexico where they hang up upside down and squirt shark piss up your nose or something? Dammit man, this is important! :)
Would it help "ease" you back on to the computer if I sent you dirty pictures? Maybe change that psychological association?
Cheers, and get better, eh?
At least you have a legitimate excuse. I stopped blogging for awhile because Scrabble and Nintendo got in the way.
I am so looking forward to your return. Was glad to see your ions posting again!
Awwww Slag... take your time & do what you gotta do. Feed your addictions as you see fit & follow the love of Jilly.
I, too, have been outta the loop... but my reason pale in comparison to yours. Until next time...peace, love & spin that wheel.
Hope you're feeling a little better every day.
I hear ya, Makes my ailments look like a hangnail in comparison - speedy reovery from one invalid to another Slaggy
March 1st was your birthday, right?
Hope it was happy. :)
And I hope you are doing well these days.
Hey Slag!
How are you doing? Missing your blog.
Come back soon!
Cheers!
Hi Melanie and all,
It's been a rough year. My spine, the disc at L5 to be exact, finally gave up the ghost after dragging me through the mud for what seemed an eternity. I had to shut down my business (fifteen years of work down the tubes) and had to kiss my pottery work goodbye, but just for now I hope.
Back surgery was about three weeks ago, trying to slowly back off from the pain meds. I can't even begin to say how many blog posts I could have made of the affair, what with the catheterizations, stories of failed bathroom adventures, gargantuan doses of laxatives, but now I'm being redundant. The morphine monsters were more than I could have ever asked for, a blogger’s wet dream.
For now, I just don't have the physical and mental bandwidth to juggle everything that must be done to make this all work out, and blog too. But better days are on the horizon.
By the way, I hate Vicodin. Massive headaches, nausea, constipation. Doc says stay on it, not much choice in the matter at this point.
Slaghammer
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Hello. I came across your blog when I was googling for "monkey boners", as an image search. I have skimmed around here a little, and I am glad that you are an awesome person, the world is short of people like you. I am sorry for your health ailments, and I hope that things improve for you. Keep up the good work. P.S. my boyfriend's favorite movie is slingblade, and i googled up monkey boners on his behalf, so he thinks that you are cool, too.
Hi gretta, thanks for the words of encouragement. It's been rough going since I had to stop posting here but hoping to be able to get back in the saddle soon. Btw, I cannot express how happy I am that someone out there in the world found my blog by using "monkey boners" as a search word. In this I know that I have accomplished some of what I set out to do. ;-)
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