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<\/a><\/p>\nI\u2019m glad Jimmy is hurt.\u00a0 Some guys\u00a0 think they\u2019re going to be pain-free forever.\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0 fun — sick<\/em> fun — to watch them get zapped by the middle-age hand buzzer.<\/p>\nI ran into a guy who was on Penn”s all-star lacrosse team.\u00a0 In 1955.<\/em>\u00a0 He’s 80.\u00a0\u00a0 He said, \u201cYou have to know when to quit, but it\u2019s impossible to know.\u00a0 I never know.\u201d\u00a0 He has stopped playing lacrosse, squash, basketball and singles tennis.\u00a0 His advice: \u201cTake up painting.\u201d<\/p>\nI said,<\/strong><\/span> \u201cI already do things like that.\u201d\u00a0 (I play klezmer music.)<\/p>\nJimmy — my b-ball friend — wants to play basketball at 70.\u00a0 Jimmy’s “painting” is cooking.\u00a0 He makes an excellent roasted lamb.<\/p>\n
Every decade<\/strong><\/span> or so, I throw out my elbow braces, thumb splints and knee braces.\u00a0 Sometimes I get so emotionally attached to the stuff, it\u2019s hard to throw out. \u00a0Like, if you sleep with a molded arm splint for three months, you can\u2019t just pitch it.<\/p>\nI recently threw out my \u201cClarinet Tendinitis 1991\u201d folder\u00a0 containing exercise diagrams.<\/p>\n
I did<\/strong><\/span> biofeedback back then.\u00a0 I did it just once. I went to a blind masseuse who believed in inducing terrific pain.\u00a0 His dog should have stopped him.\u00a0 Deep tissue \/ deep purple.\u00a0\u00a0 He was eventually accused of\u00a0 rape.\u00a0 (Different customer.)<\/p>\nI have<\/span> a new bag of orthotics — mostly knee braces.<\/p>\nI\u2019m supposed<\/strong><\/span> to balance on one foot for 30 seconds with my eyes closed.<\/p>\nTry it.\u00a0 If you succeed, you are well. If\u00a0 you don’t, you’re\u00a0 still OK; you’re \u201cworried well.\u201d<\/p>\n
You’re well. Be well.<\/p>\n
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