I’m going to be mostly AFK for a while. My back is acting up yet again, and this time it’s taking my upper back, hips and left knee along for the ride.

Had my mother not lost interest in my medical care after age 9 (seriously, from 9 until 14, she only grudgingly took me to the pediatrician once a year) they may have caught the problem then, I could have had the surgery to repair my hips, and I would never have done permanent damage to my back, pelvis and legs.

Thanks, Mom. Thanks a lot.