BreakPoint
Grumpy Old Men
Jeff, that is not a bad idea. 
Aging athletes kind of expect a few knocks along the way...the old folks' soccer league to which I referred earlier (International Co-Wreck) has as its insignia a cane crossed with a crutch.
Interestingly, I do not set off airport metal detectors. The titanium isn't very large, and it's embedded deeply enough (that particular surgery is done through the throat, not through the back, so as to avoid the spinal cord) that it doesn't trigger anything. You either need a BIG hunk of metal, or it needs to be close to the surface.
There you go...your useless fact for the day.
Ray, those thumb / wrist injuries are no fun and I am very glad to hear that it healed completely! That stuff can linger for a long time. I've broken bones and torn ligaments, and ligament damage takes forever to heal. Quite honestly, I'd rather break bones. They heal faster and better.
Cory...I'm really hoping to stay away from bionic or prosthetic body parts.
"Hey, take a look at my new arm! I programmed it myself! With some help from the grumpy old men on the forum, of course."
So Diane, you participate in sports for "health" reasons or because it is "fun"? 😉
The image of programming my own prosthetic arm brings an image of the village policeman in the movie "Young Frankenstein"!
LV_Pro...yes. Both. 
Ben, it sounds like my neck healed a lot better than your shoulder. ("enlightening" is one word to use, yes...serious injuries do tend to get one's attention) Ouch! The only thing I've ever dislocated was my kneecap, and my quad muscles yanked it right back into place before any real damage was done. It felt really gross while it was happening, though. Dislocated shoulders are bad news. One of my buddies dislocated his elbow during a game...eeeeewww, it was horrible-looking!
(He still plays, too. Soccer players might just be dumber than most.)
So what if I programmed my new arm with the hand located at the end of my old arm? Is it still self-programming at that point? I think you'd have to do it that way...I mean, how could the new arm start programming before it was itself programmed to program?
Circular enough?
"programmed before programmed to program" sounds like it would be like some of the question submitters! Ouch! I guess I'm showing my grumpiness. I typed frumpy before I noticed, but considering the ratty grey sweater I'm wearing to the chilly lab, that would be true too!
Did break my nose water skiing while visiting a friend 1000 miles from my home. Didn't have health insurance, so I went in his house, got some butterfly bandaids and "reset it", Have a bump at the bridge of my nose, great for keeping sunglasses from sliding down!
Darin.K wrote:...I was about to give Kudos to Jeff Bohrer when I noticed that Ben had achieved his Yahtzee (1:18 p.m. PST 3/5/2010) of all categories except all time. To avoid disturbing the moment I'll try to get back Jeff later....
I want to stop and pass my congratulations to Saverio for climbing to the top Kudoed author for the past month.
I have been wondering how long I could hold that postion since it is critcal for pulling off a Yatzee. So congrats and thanks for the competion. It keep me honest.
Ben
Well, the month's not over yet, so there's still time for me to pi** off a few folks and make sure I can get in on the Grumpy Old Men Hall of Fame.
By the way, what does "pulling off a Yahtzee" mean in this context? I know the game, but how does it relate here? Just curious.
