Are you a turtle?

You bet your sweet *** I am!

Well, my testing is over, [no results yet]and so I can resume some of the meds that help me deal with Arthur. [Arthur... itis]

I was definitely doing life in turtle mode, and was forced to slow down a bit.

It reminded me of an occasion when a couple of friends of mine and I were sitting in Friendly's enjoying a sundae and destressing from the week of woes at the kid factory. I was lamenting that the kids and the job were getting more challenging for me and I didn't know if my energy level and my arthritis level were going to get me to a retirement age.

So, my friend says,"Can you take Aleve?"

I replied, "I don't want to take a leave! I still have lots of creative ideas to do with the kids!"

And then it was explained, "I meant 'Aleve'...the medicine...for pain...you Bozo!!"

"Oh-h-h!"

We got laughing hysterically, and it was another phrase that kind of lived on and was repeated often when someone totally misunderstood the point being made.

"Can you take Aleve?"