Highlights: Last night's bike ride did cause some issues with my neck and shoulders, but the pain meds took the edge off enough for me to achieve a decent night's sleep. It still lingers a bit today, too, but still at a lower level. I remain optimistic that I will be able to ride weekly, yet I also see a need to revisit surgical options. That's been a certainty for some time, and perhaps it's now the right time, given advances in options to retain flexibility. This morning, I took a moment to dig & and drag in the lawn border boards that had been a part of the front yard landscape we redid. I ended up installing the boarder on the patio side and will continue the others tomorrow or over the weekend. There is enough to work with until we can get the pathways laid out. That also will take a while, given the complexity of the steps required. My mom's second treatment went well. She's doing better with each successive round.
Insights: I resumed writing today - chapter 2, and I like the foundation being developed. I maintain that this will dramatically evolve and morph over iterations, so I see nothing as permanent. Other than the fact that nothing is or will be regardless of the outcome. So why do I bother? That's a question to explore another time. I'm not in the mood to do so right now