*harpsichord plays measured chords* They Say...

Once more unto American politics; you're not obligated to read.

( random thoughts )

FTR, my 'news' sources are:

the ones I go to for level-headed, largely factual, serious summary

Tok:
- Under The Desk News
- Politics Girl

YT:
- Beau of the 5th Column

Instagram:
- Sharon Says So (Sharon McMahon)

Web:
- the Guardian, although I haven't really looked at it in a while

Email:
- Heather Cox Richardson

They're all what I would probably call "left-ish" sources, although the adage 'reality leans left' also applies in this case.

two games

Played two games of hockey last night. This morning, the body is Not Happy, Jan!

First game with Team 1: lost, 1-2.

( shoddy umpiring )

Ah well.

Second game with my team: won, 4-3.

But it was a struggle: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3...

( much more intense; differently intense, plus my aging aching body )

Last night, I stretched, I rollered my back and thighs. My kneecap had a nice little button bruise on it - you know those reddish dots that turn up in the middle of a bruise? Yep, one of those. It wasn't much fun to fall asleep with, either, although I took some painkillers (panadol and ibuprofen, both), slept pretty well, and woke without too much pain.

This morning I went for a walk, only about 500m but the body needed it. I would have gone for a short jog, but I wasn't sure the knee would take it. Walking helped a little, but still 'oof'. As it is, I'm not sure the foot will take it - the padding on the sole of my hockey boot has slowly collapsed over the last couple of years, and the insert I put in for the arch isn't taking as much of the weight as I wanted it to.

Well, we'll see how things go after next weekend, playing (at least) 5 short games - last year, it was 6! I think next week is going to be exceeeeedingly painful... And I won't be home for the first half of the week...