Tuesday, September 05, 2006 Back Update I have been having back problems the past month. They've been so bad that I have not run, except for the four blocks two weeks ago to see how my back was healing. It wasn't. I canceled the great Hood To Coast relay race in Oregon because of this.  Well, good news. I finally got in to see a specialist today and he gave me an epidural shot directly into the disk that is bulging. I'm hoping this helps me get running within the month.  I will be going to physical therapy that concentrates on running so I hope the combination of the two get me back on the path I love so well. If things go well, I might run the St. George marathon just for the heck of it.  You know, not for time.    7:34:41 PM   | COMMENT [] | HOME READ MY MiPOESIAS COLUMN: "WHEN THE MUSES COME TO VISIT." E-MAIL ME FILM PAGE BIO PREVIOUS POSTS OCHO #6 On the passing of the detainee bill Trailer: Flags of Our Fathers Richard Blanco Receives PEN Award Movie Quiz #2 Friday Thoughts: Who's Counting? & Ted Turner Another Back Update Bukowski on a Sunday Evening Read Me On Your Mobile Phone Media Matters Trailer for the New James Bond Film, Casino Royale A Setback Tea's Poetry 40: Vegas.6 Finished the Poem Ron on Shadows Back Update Update and quote New Blog Banner Illustrations by Mike Tea Another Shadow Quote Character sketch of Mark Byatt The Ann Coulter Meltdown 40: Vegas.5 Maintenance An Awesome Surprise FAVORITE BLOGS    ARCHIVES July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 POETRY "Out of the Lower 9," Small Potatoes Magazine, Issue 1 "The Prelude to War," The Bonzai Project "The Summer Monsoon," Asian American Poetry "On the Effects of Wind and Rivers," OCHO, Vol. 2 "The Return" published by Virtual Occoquan, August 2005 Walking to the Cineplex My Son’s Chants Plotting Escape Defending Yourself I Don’t Like FAVORITE POSTS The Portrait of Diego Keros Running Isn’t Supposed to be a Contact Sport The Door In the Floor (2004) Sin City (2005) The Head Bonker(2005) Little Terrorist (2005) MUSIC REVIEWS Mario Frangoulis Sarah Brightman's 'Harem' Spectacular Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown The Reinvention of Madonna Duran Duran "Astronaut" Tour U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb IL DIVO: Review of "Mama" Video NEWS   Salon   LiberalOasis   New York Times   Slate   Tom Paine   Mother Jones   The Guardian   CNN   The Washington Post   - Start your own blog   Subscribe to this blog in   Radio: © Copyright 2006 Michael Parker. Last update: 10/1/2006; 9:28:26 PM. Powered by