Sunset Over The Missouri River

Impromptu Blogger / Twitter Lunch

Join me and @NobleRot of Three O'Clock in the Morning for lunch at Swagger around 12:30 today.

Belvoir Winery

A magnificent new venue has opened in Clay County. Belvoir Winery has repurposed the old International Order of Odd Fellows home in Liberty.

Dr. John L. Bean and his wife, Marsha have spent the last 15 years rehabilitating the site, nurturing the vinyard and restoring the buildings.

It is an absolutely gorgeous location for weddings, receptions, meetings and photo shoots.

It is also very accessible. When I was there this afternoon, the TV in the wine bar was tuned to the Chief's game and there were about a dozen folks enjoying the game and the ambience.

I plan on visiting this place often.

OK, So This May Have Been a Mistake

Great news!

Since last Thursday I have been getting around without a knee brace or cane. It's been ages since I had to ice down my knee or take ibuprofen. Hell, I even went to the KC RenFest on Sunday and was negotiating rough, uneven terrain like a champ!

So I made a decision. My work shoes and the orthotics in them have needed replacing for a very long time. I figured as long as my right knee and left foot were getting used to moving normally again, this would be the perfect time to upgrade the footware. No sense in my joints getting used to the old decrepit shoes. If they are going to adjust, they should adjust to the new stuff!

So last night I stopped at Walmart and let that robotic/scale Dr. Scholl's machine thing recommend a new set of orthotics.

This morning I put them into my worn out old shoes and headed into work. The new orthotics felt pretty good so I decided to go balls to the wall! At lunch I headed up to Bob Jones Shoes and got me a pair of Clarks Axl Mocs. Switched the orthotics to the new shoes and commenced to breaking them in!

This completely changed by base platform. Every muscle from my feet to my hips have been yelling "WTF?" all day long.

So now, I'm sitting at my desk, knee reeking of Ben Gay, wrapped in an ace bandage and a bag of frozen peas. I've got 4 ibuprofen in me. The cane and knee brace are strategically placed next to my bed in case I need them in the morning.

But come hell or high water, I'm wearing the new shoes and new orthotics again tomorrow and will continue to do so until everything restabilises.

Despite tonight's dire report, I am much better than I have been in months.

Images From The Last Day of the KC RenFest 2011

GTO and I hadn't been in several years, but my good friend Lyn came through with some free tickets. Thanks Lyn!