Dept. of Irritating Pain

[kaffy_r]

In the Market for Sweet Potatoes

Did you know that sweet potatoes are good sources of potassium? And did you know potassium is apparently really good tool in a body's fight against muscle cramps and spasms? I thank minnehaha  for reminding me of this, since I'm still dealing with my most recent back spasm event. I like sweet potatoes. I also like avocados, which are apparently another good source of potassium. Bob isn't that fond of avocadoes, with the exception of guacamole, and he loathes sweet potatoes. He'll have to live with my new food faves - and I'll look for foods that he likes, because he needs more potassium, too. Bananas; bananas are good. 

I would normally litter that first paragraph with links to the various sites I found with information about potassium (and also magnesium), but today I lack the spoons. I'm considering heading to bed, and it's only 9:23 p.m. I can't even blame my exhaustion on the heat outside, since I haven't braved the outdoors, even to take garbage out to the dumpster. Our blinds and curtains have remained shut today, and will remain shut tomorrow (Tuesday), since tomorrow is supposed to be even more awful: 93F degrees with 55 percent humidity, and a heat index of 104F. Eurgh.

My exhaustion is, instead, undoubtedly due to the continuing spasms. Gotta love the human body. 

I've slid back into the habit of checking the American political scene, now that Chicago has bid goodbye to the Democratic Party convention. but I'm still not completely free of my unexpected aversion to said scene. 

I did get some work done, setting up two interviews for a feature I need to complete before the end of this week. I consider that a victory. 

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

Heh, yes, bananas are a good source of potassium! (Can you put up some shelves in a pinch, too?) Sweet potatoes are lovely; enjoy them - a very nice sort of medicine. XD

I hope the cramps calm down, though. That sounds nasty. ♥

[kaffy_r]

bananas are a good source of potassium!

I'm glad you caught that; wrt shelves, it would definitely have to be "in a pinch." I helped Bob build bookcases at our former place, but that was 26 years ago (!) so my skills might be rusty.

Thanks for your good wishes! Today, the cramp/spasm is under control, which is why I set the first of my interviews at 11 a.m.; I know that the pain will increasee after noon.

[thisbluespirit]

Let's be honest, I bet the Doctor's shelf-building skills are even worse! He last tried it several hundred years ago and whatever he built probably wasn't shelves!

*hugs*

[kaffy_r]

*snort*

Agreed!