Friday Five

When was the last time you...

1. ...went to the doctor?

Last June was the last checkup on the hernia surgery. Unless I get sick I will probably go another five to ten years without seeing a doctor. I do not believe in excessive preventative medicine and have warned doctors that any attempt to test my cholesterol will be met with violent resistance. All those tests are bad news. Once we are fully grown and no longer have to see what percentile we are in height and weight it is silly to expose ourselves to doctors too much. Who goes to doctors' offices? Sick people. How can I be sure that Amalia is going to catch a cold? Take her for a routine checkup. It drives me nuts and is bad enough that she has to suffer through it. It wouldn't do if both of us were catching yearly colds from routine check ups.

2. ...went to the dentist?

Don't ask. After suffering under the brutal Dr. K. I don't think anyone would willingly step foot in a dentist's office again. I will have to go in soon, however, and I am dreading it almost as much as I dread shopping for clothes.

3. ...filled your gas tank?

Monday. At Santa Cruz. Paid too much for the gas, too, but thought that it wouldn't have been worth it to drive further. Could have saved 11 cents a gallon, though.

4. ...got enough sleep?

I must have last night, because I feel well rested, although I shouldn't have, by the clock.

5. ...backed up your computer?

Don't do it. At Arhoolie we did it every week and it was a pain and never came in handy. I have never done it on any of my personal computers. I do back up occasional documents, but I don't go through the whole "backing up the computer" ritual.

Posted by erik at February 20, 2004 3:23 PM | TrackBack