Let Me Get Serious for a Minute

Last night, Sister and I went to the City's homeless facility on Taylor Street to help serve meals with a group from church.

I had a lot of stereotypes and hesitations in mind as we pulled up, but they were soon dispelled. The old Three Rivers Festival office has been turned into an adequate shelter, and they seemed to have it in good order.

Before we did our kitchen duty, we took a short tour. I was shocked to see what looked like 50-75 twin beds row after row in one room, each with a woman's name on it. Some had stuffed animals and Beanie Babies them. I don't even like to sleep with my bedroom door open, and I couldn't imagine what it must be like sleeping in a room with that many other people.

Our group then prepared dinner - tuna sandwiches and applesauce. We did well with what we had to work with in the sparse kitchen and learned a lot about the operation while we were working.

When the homeless came to eat, I was surprised at what I saw. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but most looked like average people you'd see on the street, perhaps a little worse for wear. As I greeted them and helped serve, one middle-aged woman shock my hand and introduced herself as Pam. When I told her my name, she was saying that women named Mary are the strongest women in the world, that Jesus' mother was a Mary. I helped another find a sandwich on bread with "no seeds." And probably the person I'll remember the most was a woman who asked, "Don't we get any cookies tonight?" I wanted to run out and buy her a bag of the best cookies in the world.

We all have so much to be thankful for. I often complain about things that seem SO trivial - not being able to find pants that fit just right or bad service at the Starbucks in Aberdeen - but these folks don't even have a place to call their own. And I kept thinking about my sweet pets that add so much to my life - not only do I probably spend more on my bubbies in a week than they have in a month, maybe a year - they can't experience the love of a pet in a homeless shelter.

So here's how you can help. The next time you're grocery shopping, add something to your list for the homeless shelter. You don't have to spend a fortune. Here are some of the things they can use: coffee, sugar, plastic sandwich bags, cookies. Just buy one of those items, and you don't even have to take them by there if you aren't comfortable. I pass the shelter every day on the way back and forth to work. I can come get your donation and drop it by. And if you have any interest in helping in the kitchen, with a group, let me know. I'm going to try to go back and help as my schedule allows.

Now I'll lighten up - I got the most FABULOUS PINK Christmas tree for Sister's collection today! As soon as I get these computers switched, hopefully by tomorrow, I'll be posting pix!

And yes, I DID just figure out how to change the color of the text! Watch out!

THIS is How I'll Spend 2007?

They say whatever you do New Year's Eve, you'll do the rest of the new year. If that's the case, I'm in trouble. Let me explain.

When we bought our house many moons ago, I discovered that I had a reaction to latex paint! Every time I painted a white room, I got this horrible rash on my face, which is sad, because I love to give color to boring, white walls.

On Thursday at work, they were doing some kind of painting on my floor. The fumes were terrible, but I didn't think much about it, until Friday when my face starting rashing out. By Saturday, the rash had moved from my chin to my forehead and neck, and this morning, it was red, itchy and it felt like my face was on fire. I tried Benadryl and Cortaid, but it didn't help. We called the pharmacist, who said that I needed to call my doc today or go to a doc in the box - that it wouldn't get better and would only get worse if I didn't get a steroid pack.

Silly me, I have a great relationship with my super doctor, Brad Word, from the Columbia Medical Group, so instead of going to a doc in the box, I called the answering service and left a message for the doctor on call to call me. After all, I'd been treated for this before, knew what it was, yadda, yadda, yadda. I was a little taken back when they told me there would be a $25 charge to page the doctor on call, but I was red-faced and desperate.

A Dr. Edward Haselden returned my call, and before I could finish a sentence that I'd been exposed to latex paint, which causes me an allergic reaction, this doctor interrupts me to say - in a very condescending tone - that I COULDN'T have a reaction to latex paint because latex was a synthetic rubber. Whatever. I didn't tell my face what to react to. I said something like, "Whatever dude. Every time I paint with latex paint this happens and I was exposed to it Thursday, but no matter, my face is about to fall off." He suggested I go to the doc in the box and proceeded again to explain something about latex paint and even if I'd been in a closed room with it - by that time I was REALLLLLLY ticked off and mid-sentence thanked him and hung up.

Instead of trying to help me, or even telling me he couldn't, he was trying to argue with me about what I knew was wrong. This guy has some SERIOUS bedside manner issues, and they will have an argument on their hands when they try to get $25 from me for that seriously deficit exchange. I was really enraged by the whole thing and had a small tantrum at my house. It's just that he was SOO nasty about it, like I was trying to scam Oxycontin off him or something!

Long story short, I ended up going to the doc in a box who checked me out, DIDN'T ARGUE WITH ME ABOUT WHAT MY FACE REACTS TO, and prescribed a steroid pack. My face is red and itchy and bumpy, and this is no way to spend New Year's Eve. I hope 2007 gets off to a better start! (On the up side, I did get some great Christmas gift wrap 75% off at Walgreen's while I was there.)

And what did YOU do New Year's Eve?

Uh Oh!

I just went to set up our new digital camera on our computer, and I don't have current enough software! THAT is embarrassing! Apparently, we still have Windows 98 on our computer at home! Mom and Dad got a new computer a few months ago and have been after us to come get theirs, but I've been putting it off - the thought of transferring stuff and re-set everything gives me the heebie jeebies! Now I have to do it. My goal for the first week in January is to get their computer over here and get it set up. By posting this goal on the blog, I'll be forced to actually do it. My main concern is how to transfer five years of Quicken without losing it! Oooh, it's going to be a long weekend. Sister, you may want to leave the house while I do this! Lest you think having a blog means you are a techno-sister, ask Beth or Jackie how I handle computer stuff! If anyone has done this and has any words of advice, I'm wide open to hear it! Ta ta! Off to celebrate Mom's birthday - happy birthday, Momma!

What's on Your MP3?

I use mine mostly for working out (and now cleaning!), so I'm always on the lookout for new tunes to keep me moving! My new favorite is Kanye West's The New Workout Plan! You HAVE to listen to this song; my two favorite lines - "And ladies, if you follow these instructions exactly, you might be able to pull you a rapper, a NBA player, man, at least a dude with a car" and "All them mocha lattes, you gotta do pilates. " Very catchy, but not for the weak of heart!

So, I'll show you my playlist if you show me yours:

7 (Prince)
Baby I'm a Star (Prince)
Butterfly (Crazy Town)
Buttons (The Pussycat Dolls)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkely) LOVE this one!
Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy)
Delirious (Prince)
Don't Cha (The Pussycat Dolls)
Fergalicious (Fergie)
Hip Hop Hooray (Naughty by Nature)
I Feel for You (Prince)
I Wanna Be Your Love (Prince)
I Would Die 4 U (Prince)
I'm Gonna Be (The Proclaimers)
Kiss (Prince)
Let's Go Crazy (Prince)
Money Maker (Ludacris)
Oops, I Did It Again (Britney)
Praise You (Fatboy Slim)
Promiscuous (Nelly)
SexyBack (Justin Timberlake) The BEST workout song!
The New Workout Plan (Kanye West)
Toxic (Britney Spears)
U Got the Look (Prince)
What I Want (Chris Daughtry)
You Oughta Know (Alannie Morrisette)

Clean Sweep

Okay, I took ONE MORE vacation day with the plan that I WOULD do something productive. I don't know what Sister put in the coffee this morning, but I have been a whirling dervish when it comes to cleaning! It's just after noon and one half of the kitchen is sparkling! I'm talking new burner things, scrubbed cabinets and everything. But I have to stop now and get ready for the Liberty Bowl. Crud - I'm making chili, which is going to wreck the newly cleaned stove!

A new discovery: it makes cleaning much easier when you listen to the MP3 player whilst you're doing it! Funny think for you to imagine: me, in grubby clothes, not yet showered, cleaning the stove. (Under the burner things and all!) Black crud up to my wrists. And I'm belting out The Pussy Cat Dolls..."Doncha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me." Ha! I had to stop cleaning I was laughing so hard!

I wish I could have my MP3 player programmed directly in my ears. I bet all the difficult things in life would be much easier!

Holiday Pictures

Just a few holiday pictures to share.

Some of you have asked if we really have cats 'cuz we never have pictures of them. Here is Duchess, sitting on the tissue paper while Sister is trying to wrap. Believe it or not, she was skinny when we got her. (Disregard the date on the picture - this was just a day or so before Christmas, not last New Year's Day.)


This is Pikachu, trying to peek in the packages. He's more athletic than Duchess!


This is our beautiful tree!


And Sister's tree collection.

This is just the cutest picture of Winston I've ever seen. (I'll spare you the other 15 I took that are equally cute!)

I promise to post photos of the wine bottle lamp and pine cone tree, then Christmas is over!

No Time Like the Present

I know, I know, it's hard to say what your FAVORITE present was, but post your answers to the following questions in the form of a comment so I'll know more about your Christmas! My answers are in parens.

What present(s) surprised you the most? (New toaster oven!)
What present(s) will you use the most? (Toaster oven, robe, bead container!)
Most useful present(s) received? (Gift cards, hands down!)
What present(s) did you know you were getting? (Digital camera! Ordered it for Mom and Dad!)
What present(s) did you enjoy giving most? (Gramma's Starchicks mug, Beth's pine cone Christmas tree, Dad's wine bottle lamp - I made all of these gifts!)
What present do you wish you'd gotten? (LOVED everything, but needed a new shredder! Will purchase that with Christmas check!)
Without saying what it is, will you re-gift anything you received? (Yes. Only two small ones, though.)
What did you do after you opened all of your presents? (Slept. All afternoon. All of that shopping wore me out!)
What did you enjoy most about this Christmas? (Spending time with my family, especially Gramma.)

Holiday Hangover

I have a holiday hangover! I've taken two extra days off to try to get rid of it, but I'm not doing too well. I have all these plans to do constructive things around the house, but then one of the animals will lure me to take a nap! I did go on a massive grocery-buying trip this morning and moved some boxes downstairs before I succumbed to a catnap with Duchess and Pikachu, though, so the end of the hangover is in sight! Hopefully, when I return to work tomorrow, things will return to pre-holiday normal - whatever THAT is.

Despite the fact that I don't want to hear any more Christmas carols, see any more Christmas specials or eat any more Christmas food, I did get some good post-Christmas deals at Wal-Mart today. Cat stockings and holiday paper products, half off. I stopped there, though, and resisted the temptation to go anywhere else.

Tomorrow, I will be on WIS-TV Sunrise to do an interview about Grinding of the Greens. I have to be at the studio at 6 a.m. for a 6:15 a.m. interview, which means I have to be up, uh, WAY TOO EARLY! If you're up at that ungodly hour, be sure to watch! And if you need to know how to recycle your live Christmas tree and don't make it up (and don't already know), let me know...

Today, Sister and I restarted Phase One of the South Beach Diet. What that means is for one or two weeks, we'll give up sugar and carbs, which will make me grumpy! It's not that hard to give them up, but it makes for a more difficult day - planning, cooking, brown-bagging it. After the first of the year, we'll get to add back good carbs and dark chocolate - YAHOO! I won't speak for Beth, but I put on a few lbs. over the holidays and need to get back to eating better - Phase One is kind of a purifying stage, if you will. So Starbucks folks, no more lattes for a few days - it's decaf coffee for me!

Hope everyone had a great Ho-Ho and is doing better than me getting back into the swing of things!

All I Want for Christmas Are Comments On My Blog

'Nuff said!

Lazy day. Didn't shop, except for a quick trip to Publix. Stopped by Starbucks around 10:30 a.m. for a latte and it was dead! Grabbed it for the road.

Heading out for candlelight service at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church. Will come home to wrap and watch 24 hours of A Christmas Story, the best movie ever.

Little known fact: I actually saw this movie in the theatre, on a first (and only) date with someone. I laughed so hard, and he just stared at me! He obviously didn't have a sense of humor!

Merry Christmas, and don't shoot your eye out!

Middle-Age Pick Up Line/Christmas Eve Eve

Observed at the Sprint store today: A handsome middle aged man came over to a cute middle- aged girl and said,"I don't have my reading glasses with me. Can you read this model number?" I almost fell out, especially since the middle-aged girl was SISTER! Bahahahahahahaha! He was wearing Johnny Cash all black, but was kinda cute in a little bit of a redneck, middle-aged man kind of way. Beth could do worse...

By the way, Sister will now be a Sister Act special correspondent as she has entered this century and gotten a phone with a camera - I see some great photos coming! I, myself, am holding out to have the oldest phone in America, which I am now closer to doing since Beth gave her old one up.

Saw the weekday Starbucks crowd this morning. Sister and I stopped in for a boost to make out early morning adventure to Wal-Mart a bit more bearable. Nancy, Amos, Bob and Stats Guy were there; it was quite a treat.

We shopped 'til lunchtime, and it was actually quite a pleasant morning. Before 9 a.m. is definitely the time to go to Wal-Mart. We also went to Home Depot and got a parking place in the first few spots. All of the sales people were still pleasant in the morning. The only places that were busy were the breakfast restaurants, so we did an 11 a.m. brunch at Paulie's Pizzeria.

Getting ready to go to the Elliott's annual Christmas Eve Eve party. Our old Republican friends will be there, which is always fun. I just leave before I have to much wine to start talking politics with them! Actually, though, George Shissias is always there, aka Republicans for Moore, and he's always good for a funny story!

Oh, and how funny is this? I flipped through my CDs today, and I already have a Kiss Greatest Hits. Maybe that's why Shout It Out Loud came so quickly to mind!

Shout It, Shout It, Shout It Out Loud

Okay, if you are under the age of 40, that post title means nothing to you. Everyone else, help me - what was the song and who sang it??? Kiss?? (You know, they're making a comeback! I even saw Kiss perfume at Belk recently!)

It has come to my attention that only a couple of you are posting comments to my blog. I know you are reading it because we're talking about it, but I need some feedback. You remember - I need to prove Beth wrong that no one is reading it. And unless you post a comment every now and then, I can't prove to her that you are!

Now, I KNOW that this blog is the first thing you read in the morning and the last thing you check before you go to bed, and I know that you aren't unopinionated peeps, so it occurs to me that maybe I need to do a "Post Comments 101" primer. After all, it wasn't that long ago that I had to figure out how to post comments on Roxanne's blog. So here goes. Roxanne, my Blogger mentor, please let me know if I've missed a step or need to add anything!

1. At the end of each posting of mine is Posted by Winstons Girl and a Time, followed by a number and the word comments. Click on the # comments to get to the post a comment screen.
   
2. Type in your comment. Then move down to "Choose an identity." If you have a Google account, I think it automatically chooses that option, but you can change it. If not, click the Other or Anonymous button. If you click other, you can enter a name; anonymous will list you as just that. Then click Publish Your Comment.
   
3. It won't show automatically because I have enacted comment moderation, so no crackheads can randomly post obscene comments on my blog. I'll get an e-mail saying you posted a comment, and I click a button to approve. (And, of course, I'll approve posts from anyone I know!)

Now you know, you can no longer say "No comment!" Say anything - if you think a posting is lame, tell me. Have a funny or related story about your day? Add it! Am I getting on your nerves asking for comments? Shout it from the posts! Ideas for posts? Well, you get the idea!

A treat for reading to the end of this post! Shout It Out Loud was released by Kiss on March 1, 1976 (I was not even 10 years old - how do I remember the refrain so well????) and reached #31 on the US Hot 100. I relived a few years of my life reading their discography, especially the songs from 1975-1979. I'm going to have to buy a Kiss Greatest Hits CD tomorrow!

New Starchick and Rainy Shopping

Gramma joined Beth and I at Starbucks this morning. She had a ball. We thought she'd bond with Bob, but it turns out that Butch is from some place in NC that she is familiar with - Scotland Neck? - and they spent quite some time swapping stories! After a strong cup of coffee, Gramma started talking - we heard about two of her boyfriends before Grandpa and the time Grandpa spent an hour or two in the pokey for speeding - in Scotland Neck of all places. Something about them holding him until they could find a judge and Mom and her sister crying and praying in the back of the car. It was hilarious. Anyway, Gramma is hooked. She's meeting one of her Columbia friends at Starbucks on the way out of town on Tuesday, now that she's a Starchick and all, she says.

Nasty, rainy day. I'd planned to spend some time shopping and running errands, but I cut them short. The rain was coming down SO hard. I'm going to go out EARLY tomorrow a.m. to avoid the crowds and try to be home by noon. I've actually finished shopping, but have a few returns to make and errands to run.

Speaking of shopping, I'm dying to share some special gifts I've bought and made, but again, since some of you will be getting them, I can't. I know, I know, you can't wait!

Happy Last-Minute-Shopping!

World's Cutest Christmas Pictures

Since I've been consumed with shopping the last day or so, I haven't much to blog about! I've found and created some great stuff, but since some of you who read this will be the lucky recipients, I cannot share the details!

Look what I received via e-mail today from a recycling cohort in NC. It's his baby - looks like a baby girl. Isn't this just the cutest???


Of course, the second cutest holiday picture is one that most of you have already seen:

But you haven't seen the bloopers, have you? Winston is a leaner! It would've been cute if he hadn't totally blocked out my head!

Winston affectionately calls this holiday "Kiss-mas." As you can see, he couldn't resist Sister being so close!

Look at me trying to contain 100+ pounds of dog energy! Two arms weren't enough!

This is my favorite. If it had Cebu in it, I would've wanted to use it! I don't know WHAT I'm doing, but Beth is obviously gawking at the size of my dog's, uh, rear, which is so prominent in this pic!


Thanks to Dad for taking these pictures! He was very patient and did a great job, but I still felt like I needed a Valium afterwards. (That's a comment on trying to get two girls and two dogs to pose perfectly, not a comment on you, Papa!)

Starbucks Redeems Itself for Aberdeen Experience

Just received the following e-mail and thought I'd share. I was impressed.

Hello Mary Pat,

Thank you for contacting Starbucks Coffee Company.

In partnership with T-Mobile Starbucks Coffee Company is proud to be offering T-Mobile HotSpot high-speed wireless Internet access in thousands of locations throughout the United States.

Many factors go into deciding which Starbucks locations will be a HotSpot, including service availability, technical specifications, leasing agreements and the demand for the service. While we cannot give specific information on which locations will have the service and how soon, please be assured that Starbucks values your comments. I have shared your feedback with the appropriate department for their attention.

For a list of Starbucks locations that offer this service, please visit T-Mobile's website: www.starbucks.com/retail/locator. If you have questions about or need help with the wireless Internet access at Starbucks, please call T-Mobile customer service at 1-877-822-SPOT.

I was very sorry to hear that our Aberdeen, NC location was out of supplies at the time of your visit. Starbucks is very committed to having all of our products available at our retail locations all of the time. This is part of what we like to call the Starbucks Experience.

Acting on feedback is essential to Starbucks continued success. If this does not happen, I realize that you and others may go elsewhere for your coffee needs. I assure you that Starbucks values your comments. Therefore, I shared your experiences with the store's management team for their attention.

As a customer service gesture I have arranged for some beverage coupons to be sent to you. You should receive them soon.

Thank you again for contacting Starbucks. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact us at info@starbucks.com or call (800) 23-LATTE to speak with a customer relations representative.

Sincerely,

Suzanne M.
Customer Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company

haZbeens

No, I'm not talking about Britney Spears and K Fed, but this great piece that Jackie gave me for Christmas! It's an old Coke bottle, slumped, and entwined with beads! Fabulous, huh?

The tag reads: "haZbeens: Recycling my way...whether it hazbeen that special bottle or glass, silverware, china, beads, furniture, metal or...anything we can't part with...imagine the possibilities...what is old is new again..."

Jackie bought it at a crafts fair, but similar products by the designer, Melony Stuckey, are available at Art Shack Gallery on Rosewood Drive and Designer House by T&T on Ellis Avenue in Lexington. Melony is from Leesville.

I have the fabu piece hanging on my door at work - love it, love it, love it! Kudos to Jackie for finding such an appropriate - and COOL - gift!

Speaking of my door at work, I'll have to take pictures from my office for a future posting. As some of you know, I have some very cool "toys:" a robot made from steel cans, a 20+ year old beer can, an airplane made from soda cans...I know you're just waiting with bated breath!

Over the River and Through the Woods

This past weekend was Christmas at Gramma's house! Sister and I took Friday off and drove up to help Gramma finish shopping and wrapping her gifts. We tried to get there early, but by the time we made our many stops, it was about dinnertime before we made it.

We drove into town, went to a few stores and then came back to wrap. Actually, Beth wrapped while I worked on our Christmas cards. I fell asleep around 10:30 p.m., but Beth wrapped 'til after midnight. She said that every time she thought they were finished, Gramma found another package. The packages were BEAUTIFUL - you know, Beth used to wrap at Tapp's and can wrap a gift like no one's business. Just don't try to give her Dollar Store wrap or shiny no-name tape!

The weekend was really rather uneventful. The gift of the weekend was the weather radio my aunt gave my dad. He and my uncle were mesmerized by it and missed seeing everyone else open their gifts. But if there comes a bad storm and the power goes out, you can call Dad for the weather updates. I hope someone got one for my Uncle Jim. You would've thought it was a million dollars!

Here is Beth getting a gift - I love how the box was labeled: FUD. I wonder what that means?

The other excitement was the dog that took up at Gramma's. Oh, it may've helped that Uncle Jim and Dad were feeding him sausage from the snack table. We all had a ball playing with the dog, and named him "Good Dog." Gramma, who once had the misfortune of having a stray dog get inside her utility room and use it for a bathroom, came running out with a broom as soon as she got wind of the dog thing. It appeared to be a neighbor's dog, though, so all should be okay.

Oh, and look what we found in town - my new car! Conveniently painted "Prince Purple."

StarBUST?

Okay, you know how much we love our Starbucks in Forest Acres! It is GREAT! The people, the baristas (Mom, those are the people who make the coffee), the service. It is great! So we were SO excited to see that the town of Aberdeen had a Starbucks! While running errands for Gramma on Saturday morning, Sister and I stopped at the Starbucks for a quick jolt of caffeine and wireless access to purchase a Christmas present online.

So Beth takes a seat and starts doing the computer thing while I get our drinks, a Marble Mocha Mochiatta (M3) and a sugar-free, fat-free vanilla latte. Only they don't HAVE the M3, something Sister gets at least twice a week at our Starbucks. (Turns out that it's not on the menu anymore, but our baristas know the drink and still make it for Sister.) Once we finally figure out that drama, Beth tells me that they don't have wireless access. WHAT? Don't all Starbucks have wireless access? Not this one.

So we finally get our drinks, which by the way, they served without those cardboard insulators, and head out to another place for wireless access, and we stop to get a napkin, which you guessed it, they didn't have! They had no napkins - just that crappy brown paper towel stuff from the bathroom. And on the way out, I heard them telling someone they were out of forks!

I'm calling the Starbucks police on these wanna-bes.

The World's Most Fabu Necklace - And It's Mine!

Oh my gosh! We did a Trash to Treasure show today at Paper Stock Dealers/Sonoco, and there was the most fabulous jewelry designer there with her wares! Her name is Karen Dickey; her Web site is http://www.kjoia.com/. Karen takes vintage beads, combines them with new ones and creates spectacular one-of-a-kind fashion statements that are both unusual and elegant. I fell in love with a certain necklace, and my wonderful friend and colleague, Jane, surprised me with it for Christmas! She gave it to me just as we were heading out for the night. Check it out: picture me wearing it (oooh, I look scary after a long day of work) and the one from her Web site! Also be sure to visit her Web site - GREAT stuff, and it's recycled! I will enjoy thinking about the women who might've worn some of the beads before me! I feel so special and shall probably sleep in this necklace tonight!

Going over the river and through the woods to Gramma's house tomorrow. Sister and I are going to help her finish Christmas shopping and wrap her gifts. Little known fact: Sister once worked a season as a gift wrapper at Tapp's, and she can wrap darn near anything! Saturday is the big family Christmas shindig. (This will certainly yield an entertaining post - there are some real characters in my extended family! Be sure to check back on Sunday...)

Can't Believe I'm Starting a Blog

Thanks to my young and hip friend, Roxanne, I've caught the blog fever! Even though Sister asks, "Who would want to read your blog," you know we have the craziest things happen to us, and I know SOMEONE will enjoy reading it! Please bookmark it, visit and comment often as I will be embarrassed if I start a blog and no one reads it - we must prove Sister to be mistaken! Unlike Roxanne, I do not have a list of future postings for you to look forward to; you'll just have to be surprised!

This morning, the Starchicks (Roxanne, Sister and I) met for our usual Wednesday coffee at Starbucks. We did a round of publicity shots, one of which I included for your viewing pleasure. Yes, Starchicks is a girl thing, but Bob is an honorary Starchick. We are equal-opportunity coffee drinkers! Getting out of the car, my knee did this funny thing and I twisted my ankle. It didn't start to hurt until later this afternoon, but now it is throbbing. I wonder how many people saw me stumble out of my car? I'm sure it made for a good laugh!