Oh, my aching back!

I have new admiration for anyone with back problems after this week. After an early morning trip to the emergency room Thurs. for what turned out to be a muscle strain in the chest wall (it was more just below my ribcage), I ended up being out of service for the rest of the week. Feeling much better now, just a little sore. I could barely walk when we went to the hospital -- and I thought I was going to die when they made me get up off the bed to have x-rays. Thank God for drugs -- and we made it home in time for Stacy to go on to school! He didn't have much sleep, though!

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Someone sent me these this week -- it's the top 40 things you would NEVER hear an Alabamian say, no matter how much they've had to drink, no matter how far from the South they've wandered:

40. Oh I just couldn't. She's only sixteen.
39. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.
38. Duct tape won't fix that.
37. Lisa Marie was lucky to catch Michael.
36. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.
35. We don't keep firearms in this house.
34. Has anybody seen the sideburns trimmer?
33. You can't feed that to the dog.
32. I thought Graceland was tacky.
31. No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.
30. Wrasslin's fake.
29. Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace?
28. We're vegetarians.
27. Do you think my gut is too big?
26. I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.
25. Honey, we don't need another dog.
24. Who's Richard Petty?
23. Give me the small bag of pork rinds.
22. Too many deer heads detract from the decor.
21. Spittin' is such a nasty habit.
20. I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today.
19. Trim the fat off that steak.
18. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
17. The tires on that truck are too big.
16. I'll have the arugula and radicchio salad.
15. I've got it all on the C drive.
14. Unsweetened tea tastes better.
13. Would you like your fish poached or broiled?
12. My fiancée Bobbie Jo is registered at Tiffany's.
11. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
10. Little Debbie snack cakes have too many fat grams.
9. Checkmate.
8. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
7. Does the salad bar have bean sprouts?
6. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
5. I don't have a favorite college team.
3. I believe you cooked those green beans too long.
2. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, darlin'.
1. Nope, no more for me. I'm drivin' tonight.