You know, you never think it can happen to people who know people you know.

It's easiest to say, by way of explanation, that I like to learn things the hard way, rather than going into this long, rambling explanation of my general bumbling-ness and poor memory and eagerness to explore realms of human experience that, upon a single moment's reflection would reveal years' worth of collected wisdom.

I was stretching last night, after a nice brisk hike, and realized that despite having become pathetically inflexible, I could count to 70 and nearly touch my toes. Hey! I thought. I can be flexible in just 3 days if this keeps up!