This Hat is a Helmet

(Want to hear this post instead?  Less screen time!!  For audio, click here ) There are a lot of things I’ve needed to give up or significantly limit while recovering from this concussion: movies, rock climbing, travelling, working, reading, going to concerts… Slowly I can start to reintroduce these things back into my life, though perhaps in a modified way and maybe the modifications will become a long term new normal.   For example, I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a movie theatre and I don’t see myself being able to go anytime soon.   I now watch movies only at home, sparingly, and I need to pause the movie multiple times to take breaks from the visual stimulation.   A two-hour long movie can take me three hours or longer to watch. But, if we’re going to look at this in a “glass half full” kind of way, than these modifications do in fact have their own silver lining.   It’s kind of nice breaking up movies into segments. ...

(Want to listen to this post instead??  This one is particularly embarrassing for me should you listen instead of read...so you should probably listen, lol.  For audio, click here ) I have a confession to make.   It’s a risky thing to share.   It may change your level of respect for me.   Ok…Here I go… I LOVE the High School Musical movie series!! If you’re not familiar with these films, let me take a moment to bring you into the world of peppy, fun for the whole family, coming-of-age movie song and dance… The first High School Musical came out as a made for TV movie.   It was the story of two teenagers who met on a cruise during Christmas vacation.   They were forced - nay, DESTINED - to sing a karaoke song together.   Hearing each other’s singing voices ignited a spark between them similar to the sparks of fireworks overhead the cruise ship bringing in a new year - nay, A NEW BEGINNING - of musical high school romance. ...