This was supposed to be the Summer of George!

I haven't blogged in awhile because there's nothing to blog. I sprained my ankle badly on May 9. Plyaing basketball, I made a good cut (unusual for me), got the pass, went up for the shot...and came down hard on someone's foot. I saw the doctor, spent a week on crutches, then hobbled around for a week, but the pain was so bad, I went to see a specialist. He gave me an aircast (the boot) and told me to wear it for 2-3 weeks.

It's a bummer because I was getting back into the groove of running regularly and had lost a few pounds before the injury. I had our bicycles tuned up and was planning on riding to work. We live near the Prairie Path and I can safely ride to work, and it's about 7 miles which is a great short ride. And the summer volleyball season is starting.

This was supposed to be the Summer of George! Do you remember that Seinfeld episode? George discovers that he has a 3 month severance package from the Yankees. He decides to take the summer off, and declares it the "Summer of George". But he gets injured, and the doctor says "Mr. Costanza, your legs have sustained extensive trauma. Apparently your body was in a state of advanced atrophy, due to a period of extreme inactivity. But with a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, I think there's a good chance you may, one day, walk again." Unmoved by the news, Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer go out for coffee and leave him. He shouts at them as they walk away, "This was supposed to be the Summer of George!"

I plan to wear the boot for a few more days, then start rehabilitating my ankle. I hope to ride my bike pretty soon and play volleyball by the end of June. I had planned to seriously get into shape this summer and drop a lot of weight. Unfortunately, the injury has interfered with the Summer of George but I'll have almost two months left when I'm ready to go.

- schneid