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Not-So-Special Olympics Kamikazi Highlander of Doom

I'm not supposed to play paintball anymore. The doctor mentioned it in my "lifestyle modification" lecture earlier in the week.

I don't know whether or not I'm going to listen to him.

I've never been terribly good at much in the way of physical activity. When I was younger I was a pretty decent football player. I used to be very good at golf. But other than that... I suck.

Except in paintball. Paintball is probably the only physical activity that I seemed to excel at. I think it had less to do with physical prowess and more to do with tactical thinking, but still... I was good at it.

Now... I'm supposed give it up.

On the one hand, I might save myself additional pain and suffering by not aggitating the knee. On the other hand, the knee's going to be grouchy anyway, I may as well enjoy it.

If I play it safe, I'll be bothered by the decision to give up. If I play paintball, I'll probably reinjure the knee and have no one to blame but myself.

This has been a week of "can't win" scenarios.