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Bike Helmets

By norconkm | 04/01/2007 - 10:30 pm |03/30/2008 injuries, lessons, pictures
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Much to my delight, my head is not mush right now because of my helmet. I kind of was going too fast into the turn from Hagadorn to Shaw. I should have been in the car lane and then all would have been fine, but I wasn’t, I was wider… Continue reading →

Why I’m Sore

By norconkm | 02/19/2007 - 11:42 pm |03/30/2008 injuries, skiing
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Yesterday Doug and I met Josh at Cannonsburg ski area. I snowboarded for the second time, thanks to a board loan from my brother. Doug was boarding also, and Josh was going to, but it was freaky cheap night and they rented all their boards within 10 minutes of 5pm…. Continue reading →

Surgery

By norconkm | 05/19/2006 - 7:27 pm |03/30/2008 injuries, life
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Surgery is done, and as far as I know went well. And apparently I was right, it takes 5 – 10 minutes to recover from general anesthesia, not 1 – 1.5 hours. I also expect to be right in my assessment that finger rehab takes 1 week, not 1 –… Continue reading →

Costly Beer

By norconkm | 05/13/2006 - 3:08 pm |03/30/2008 friends, injuries, sentimental
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So, for those who have not heard – I was opening a beer last night when the top ring that retains the cap cracked off. I was apparently applying pressure toward the bottle, and ended up swiping my hand across the remaining rim of sharp jagged glass, catching all 4… Continue reading →

In Which I Lose Skin to the Asphalt

By norconkm | 04/02/2006 - 6:37 pm |03/30/2008 injuries, lessons, life
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I was out skating with Aren and we found ourselves a little hill. We started down it and discovered it really wasn’t as little as it looked. I ended up a little off balance and got my right skate canted inward too much, causing quite the crash and skid. Pictures,… Continue reading →

Ouch

By norconkm | 03/30/2006 - 8:10 pm |03/30/2008 injuries, life
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I think I am sick. I crashed while skating and tore my leg up. And while crashing, I destroyed my phone. I must have bad karma for kicking someone in the nuts. The problem is, I don’t know who I kicked in the nuts…

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