It’s mid-November and in the US we have Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up. With hosting dinner for family members, figuring out gifts, and doing all of the logistics is challenging. I am adding to that craziness this year as I am scheduled for rotator cuff repair surgery on December 1st. I think most adult males are two ages: their chronological age and then the 15-21 year old in their head. I was listening to the wrong entity in August when I went tubing at the lake. One spill later where I was tipped onto my back and didn’t let go of the tube right away and I have a torn subscapularis tendon with swelling and fluid in the joint. I am facing 3-4 weeks in a sling with the shoulder immobilized. The 2 biggest reasons for failure of this type of surgery is the quality of the tissue being repaired and the patient not following the rest and rehabilitation process. I intend to follow the process. It will be hard to not do things and to just sit. As an adult I don’t really read for pleasure as I read so much when I’m learning how to do things centered around my latest obsession. I have a few books set aside that I plan on trying to read, if anyone has a recommendation I’m all ears.