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A study in anatomy - the hard way
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So, I type a couple of para-graphs, take a break, do a couple of minutes of ex-
ercise, take a break, and hit the
keyboard again. Slow process,
but considerably better than
last week, when even checking
email was a project fraught with
pain. We can all chant, “Walk a
mile in his shoes” and we know
what it means. Try “Type 200
words with battered shoulder
tendons.”
Yes, I know. It is possible
that I drive the only light
truck in Saskatchewan that
has no power steering. It’s an
inconvenience, maybe, but, on
the other side of the ledger are
three important facts: it’s fully
paid for, it costs almost nothing
in repairs, and the gas mileage
is wonderful. Besides, the lack
of power steering is only a
problem in a high wind or when
I get caught in a tight parallel
parking situation.
Those parallel parking situ-
ations have had their moments,
though, that, again, make up for
the inconvenience. More than
once – many times more than
once – I realize that I am being
watched closely by some fellow
who has that “woman driver”
look about him. My solution?
I hop out of the truck and say,
“Would you see if you can get it
out of there.” After a moment or
two of trying, my helper inevi-
tably says, in tones that suggest
that he is offering me breaking
news, “This thing does not have
power steering.” I smile.
The high wind challenge
is a little more complicated. If
I don’t remember to keep the
box weighed down with well-
placed sandbags, a determined
cross wind will, inevitably, try
to blow the little truck and me
right off the highway. In the
process of thwarting the wind,
I have damaged the tendons in
my right shoulder three times
since I moved back to the
Canadian prairies. The results
are painful plus.
The plus is this: each time, I
learn to respect how wondrously
our bodies are fashioned, and
how well they work if we treat
them with some respect.
Computers? I’m left-handed,
but I am a right-handed mouse
user. For several days, just dealing
with the most urgent emails was
an occasion to remember.
Ever tried to roll pastry
one-handed? It’s possible.
However, I don’t recommend it.
Besides, what do you do after
you assembled you favourite
savoury meat pie, tried to one-
hand it into the oven, and
watched helplessly as it got
away, landing face down on the
floor? Do not forget to factor
in the pain created during the
clean up process.
One-handed sweeping, in an
attempt to clear the back steps
of snow? I found a much better
solution – I left the shovel at
the back door and invited some
friends over for coffee.
Driving? Tried that once.
I’m not sure it’s legal to shift
gears using your left hand. I
wasn’t going further than across
town, I had a single easy parking
situation, and there was so little
traffic that I never did have to
move very quickly. But still,
I’m not going to try it again.
Even folding and holding my
daily paper so that I can do the
crossword provides a challenge.
With masses of time to spare
because the computer was out-
of-bounds, I learned that it takes
two hands to comfortably hold
open a pocket book, in particular
the 664-page novel that I had
been hoarding until I had time
to truly enjoy it.
There are some benefits.
You learn the importance
of understanding friends,
in particular the ones who
patiently inch you into your
parka before they drive you to
your doctor’s appointment. You
learn to savour tiny successes
– getting dishes in and out
of the cupboard, typing three
paragraphs without having to
stop, escaping from the recliner
in less that six minutes. And
you realize, as the pain begins
to recede, that every inch of
your body is perfectly placed to
perform an important purpose.
One last revelation – and
you guys can quit reading any
time now. Ladies, have you ever
tried to put on your underpin-
nings with one hand? It’s a trick
that all of us, from childhood,
should be urged to practice on
a regular basis, before the pain-
factor has to be added. Suffice to
say that, in some circumstances,
less is more.
EDITORIAL
Joan Eyolfson Cadham
Editor
Teamwork makes organizing
easier
Dear Editor,
We want you to know that
we are very grateful for the
promotion that you are doing in
the L-H for the 2012 INL of NA
Convention.
Chairing the convention,
which is a huge responsibility,
is made easier and more
rewarding by the high level
of energy and cooperation
we are receiving from our
Consul General for Iceland,
the INL of NA Executive, the
other Manitoba Chapters, our
Planning Committee and, of
course, the L-H newspaper.
Thanks everyone!
Harold and Norma
Jonasson
Brandon, MB
* * *
A Tale of Courage – Ofeigur
Sigurdson
Many thanks to Joan
Eyolfson Cadham, Karen
Gummo and L-H for the above-
mentioned 1st Jan. L-H article.
It was great, and the pics,
too. He was my grandfather. I
mentioned to Karen that I have
some further very interesting
info history on Ofeigur, that I
would like to send soon to you,
for a continuation, and I have
one very good and important
picture which involves the poet
Stephansson.
Thank you.
Tom Sveinsson
Salmon Arm, BC
* * *
A donation in memory of a
friend
Letter to the Editor,
Enclosed is a donation to
Lögberg-Heimskringla in fond
memory of Binnie Sigurgeirson
recently of Betel Home who
frequently attended Icelandic
talking sessions with all the
ladies, Wednesday afternoons,
in Amma’s Kitchen. He will be
missed!
Elene Oakley
Gimli, MB
Impressed by generous act
Hello all,
I am still so positively
struck by, as Garry Oddleifson
said in your issue of 1st
December, the “great news”
and tremendous generosity, of
Dr. Ken and Lorna Thorlakson
gifting their large endowment
fund to Lögberg-Heimskringla.
Yes. I too am extremely grateful
to the Thorlaksons.
Sincerely,
Tom Sveinsson
Salmon Arm, BC
P.S. Your front page Gleðileg
jól picture of Elliðaárdalur
valley, with the striking colours,
was great.
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