Drugs and musicians just go together

That is essentially what I gathered from my chiropractor. I had a very painful session where my spine and my hips were not getting along. Last time that happened I was on the road 8 years ago. That ended in me taking pain meds, muscle relaxers, and anti-inflamatories. My current chiropractor says that this is all because we stand for hours on ends, move around to the music, ride for hours in vehicles to get to a gig, carry very heavy equipment and set it up. We also, according to my doctor, stand funny.

Apparently he has another bass player with nearly the same symptoms that I have. He took x-rays. My spine has twisted and tilted. Doc says that we stand there and while we play we drop one hip. That turns the spine. He says that I probably picked something up, twisted, and when I came back my hips did not come back in line. Now I am going to the chiropractor 1-2 times a week.

So you want to be a musician? I know guys in their 40s that have incredible problems with their bodies. Think twice before you decide the road is the place for you. It is easy to get in to pain meds, muscle relaxers, and anti-inflammatories. All that just for a back problem? I opted out on the drugs.

Peace and Love to you all.

Cassi

I love my wife. I have not posted that in a while.

Glocal

Glocal is a word just so you know. My home church has been using that term to describe an idea of where we need to have our mindset and our physical campuses. If it is in Wikipedia, you know it is true. :) I did look it up to see if was something that was made up recently or what. It stems from the Japanese in the 1980s.

Examples of glocalisation can be found many places including web applications like Craig's List or Meetup. They provide a service for a local community, but serve communities all over.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glocalisation

Check it out.

What a Terrible Vacation...he says with sarcasm

This is the very quaint cabin. No A/C. Awesome.











Fishing on Houghton Lake with my wife Cassi, grandparents, and mother.








2 of the fish Cassi and I caught. These Northern Pike were about 2 feet long each.








Evening on Houghton Lake. VERY SHALLOW lake (21 feet at the deepest). 1 of 3 lakes we got in on this trip.









Higgins Lake, MI. VERY CLEAR water at this lake. Beautiful state park. 2 of 3





Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, MI. VERY COLD water.










Uh oh...I got another gun too. Big thanks and help from my Uncle Bud. Winchester 12 gauge.

Vacation

My last post was long. Sorry about that. We are in a small town in Michigan with very few things to distract us. No wireless internet, little cell phone service (because we are leaving our phones in the cabin), no alarm clocks, no schedules, some fishing. It is nice to have a vacation. I am hoping to make some break throughs on the theology front. I am pretty hungry for knowledge right now.

Hope you all are doing well.

Peace

Bryan