by Doug Thompson | Nov 21, 2015 | Musings
Some kind of week. Big toe on my left leg began hurting Friday. I know the symptoms: Gout. Lots of NSAID anti-imflammatory meds. Lots more water. Rest. Take it easy. See the doctor on Monday. Call it age. Call it bad karma. Whatever you call it, the...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 18, 2010 | Musings
The offers of condolences and sympathy for my current — and so far, losing — battle with severe back pain are appreciated. So are the suggestions of cure. Even the gentle and not-so-gentle lectures for (1) trying to drive while in pain and taking...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 14, 2010 | Featured, Musings
I’m told a nice weekend covered the area. Hope everyone enjoyed it. Unfortunately, my back problem increased to the point where I had to cancel out on covering the district high school football game between Floyd County and Fort Chiswell. When you can’t...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 8, 2010 | Featured, FUBAR, Musings
I’ve always had this crazy macho idea that one does not let a little thing like sickness or injury stop you from doing your job. For 23 years, I never missed a day of work for sickness or injury. I worked with the flu, with sprained or broken limbs and any...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 6, 2010 | Musings, News
Friday night, for the first time in my life, I had to walk off an assignment for a news organization. The Floyd Press assigned me to shoot Friday night’s season finale, along with “Senior Night,” for next week’s paper. I had been battling...
