My Independence Day Holiday Weekend

It was nice to have a three day weekend free of most worries. It was a nice break to have in light of the next eight weeks ahead being full of five day workweeks with overtime which will keep outside activities to a minimum somewhat. I had hoped to go to Castle Rock and spend the Fourth with my youngest brother and his family, but HBL put the kibosh on that idea quickly. I thus spent Friday largely at home resting and doing not much of anything. It was a hot day Friday across the Front Range and we reached the low 90s here in Cheyenne for the first time in '08. And Saturday would stay hot into midafternoon until a front came through and knocked the temperatures down into the low 7os for the remainder of the weekend.
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Saturday was much more active as I drove to Denver to meet up with Matt to attend the Rockies - Marlins game at Coors Field. The weather was cloudy with sporadic rain showers as we sat in the upper deck in the far right field stands above the bullpens. It was a good entertaining game with lots of runs and hits as Colorado prevailed, 12-6. Afterwards, Matt and I stopped at Sonic for a sandwich and flavored beverage as we enjoyed some good conversation. Then it was back home with arrival occuring around 12:30am. I did a little surfing before retiring. Sunday I slept in and it was one of the better sleeps I have had in the last few weeks as it was uninterrupted for close to ten hours. I have been taking increased regular dosage of ginger supplements which is starting to help address the pain in both my wrists and hands. I may have to start eating cinnamon and ginger toast more regularly to get additional substances into the system as ginger is an excellent anti-inflammatory which helps somewhat with the numbness, tingling, and sharp pain in my fingers, hands, wrists, lower arms, and elbows.
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Sunday brought another quiet afternoon at home enjoying some more baseball. Later I went to the grocery store to get some fruit and the newspapers. Sunday evening will find me at home certainly and involved in some odd tasks and chores around the place that require me attention. This upcoming week will be one limited to work and rest for the most part.
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