Ice, Ice Baby

This is my new KT Ice Sleeve with Direct 360 degree cooling. Duh. Believe me I can tell when copywriters are looking to fancify things. 

It's a sleeve, of course it has 360 degree cooling. 

If I were to enhance the product, I'd add some numbers and call it the KT 9000 Mega Sleeve +. But that's just me. 

The fact is I love this thing. And it has loved me back. 

A couple of weeks ago, Ms. Muse and I attended a free concert in the park in downtown Sierra Madre. It was a lively band, not necessarily a good one. They were an 80's cover band. The Thin Ties? The Skinny Ties? The Thin Skinny Ties with the equally Thin Voices? 

I forgot. 

What I remember most was caving in to the illicit-vodka induced festive mood of the night and engaging in some retro 80 pogo dancing. Not a good idea for a 67 year old man, with two Titanium hips and two worn out knees which had been thoroughly abused by a 20th century daily running routine of 3 miles a day, rain or shine. 

I miss running in the rain. It's Los Angeles, so it's never really rains, it's more of a drizzle. Or,  a thick ocean mist.

In any case, the resultant pain was excruciating. And my leftover Oxycodone pills did nothing to relieve the torture that increased with every step. The thought of replacing more joints with fresher, newer, stronger parts is appealing but those epidural needles that deliver the anesthesia are not. So I contacted Dr. Google and discovered how nice it is to Ice. Not to be confused with ICE, deputized gestapo-like Proud Boys who love the opportunity to throw their excessive beer-belly weight around and show fealty to King "Caddy-Flip-Me-A-Ball."

At this point it should be noted that I have violated a pact I have agreed to which entails no discussions or references to any medical maladies. If you socialize with folks born before 1970, you know what I'm talking about. Even if you don't, it's everywhere. 

"My diverticulitis is acting up."

"It's either my allergies or my deviated septum. Or both."

"I think my uvula is swelling up, do you mind looking.....ahhhhh"

Maybe I shouldn't be saying this out loud. I'm sympathetic to those who have health issues. And I know I'm blessed not to have issues of my own. Generally. But I'm also blessed with the KT 9000 Mega Sleeve+. Though it does take a good two hours to reach a certain palliative temperature, which requires me to be in close proximity of a freezer.

Unless, I dip into my retirement savings and buy another.