This past weekend

Family....camping.

Weather....raining.

Me....hiking.

Rocks....inclining.

Foot....slipping.

Eight feet....falling.

Family....watching.

Body....impacting.

Rocks....not giving.

Bones....crunching.

Kids....screaming.

Paramedics....arriving.

Immobilization kit....applying.

Lunch....(you don't want to know)

Ambulance....riding.

Emergency room....entering.

Clothes....cutting.

Medics....probing.

X-rays....taking.

Doctor....diagnosing.

Pain meds....dispensing.

Broken rib and elbow....healing.

Pride....humbling.

Wife....nurturing.

Me....recuperating.

 

Sorry to disappoint today. I'll be back as soon as I can.

Charles Marohn