Spasms of Semi-Productivity

So, I was lying on the floor, watching the "Holmes vs. Doyle" series on PBS; it's quite interesting... mind you, I saw that as a Sherlockian, but it is good to look at how Doyle viewed his famous character, and how Holmes affected his life.  After the show, I went to get up, and lo and behold...I had this incredible muscle cramp in my left leg, just about the knee, on the inside of my thigh.  It was literally the most painful Charley horse in my life, and unlike the other ones I have had, I couldn't figure out how to get it to hurt less; I couldn't get up to put any pressure on it.  Massaging it didn't help; hell, I couldn't even figure out how to adjust myself to get it in a position so it didn't hurt.  Eventually I laid on my stomach, sort of spread-eagle, and (while saying 100 Hail Marys to Our Lady of Guadaloupe), after a while...it just passed.  Right now I didn't even have any muscle memory from it.  But, for 15 minutes, it was the worst moment of my life.  Oi.  Maybe I am old, maybe I need to sleep more, maybe I need less caffeine and pop and more water, but...this was not fun.

‘We Look Like Idiots!’ Van Jones Continues His Post-Election Tear Against Democrats
Dare I say long may this continue?  It does say a lot about Trump that he was able to pull this off, but I also think it was easier for him -- as a showman, as a man obsessed with image -- than the Harris campaign, which seemed to want to keep her bottled up.  I think Trump does score higher on the beer/likability scale, and the fact that he was able to go on Theo Von and Joe Rogan and not seem like an idiot...well, if you believe that Trump ran up the score in the bro-sphere (probably true!), going to meet people in that sphere is the way to do it.

Grandfather Of Teen Killed During Burglary Says AR-15 Made Fight ‘Unfair’
Dare I say that if you do not want to get shot, you shouldn't rob houses (especially in the red states)?  Do I feel badly for the grandfather?  Yes, but...my sympathies are with the people who follow the rules and work hard.  As I am so fond of saying, we do not have a crime problem, but a criminal problem, and eliminating the criminals...well, you solve the crime issue.

Funny; last night they were discussing the freezing rain this morning, but it appeared we seemed to have missed it; the roads were pretty good on the way to Mass.  People seemed to be driving a bit gingerly, and I will admit I was closer to the speed limit than I usually was, which I guess was fine...not that the roads were exactly jammed as it was (alas).  I hit a slick spot walking to the gym, but I just stumbled, feeling fairly foolish about it.  The weather should be warm for a few days, if wet, so I should go out and get some stuff done!