Hyperlife: when a lot of life's experiences are crammed in a very short period of time.

Welcome to our Hyperlife. Here's what has happened in the last few weeks, crammed into one very muddled paragraph. Hold on tight, here we go...

Coming back from Chincoteague after a week on the Virginia coast. Stopped at a rest-stop for leaflets for one of Beth's work collegues and =POP!=. Entire right leg locked up as I was getting back to the car. Ambulance came, suggested one of two hospitals that were on our way. One in Maryland catered for all the Ocean City accidents and we'd be there for five hours minimum. The one in Delaware is smaller and we'd be in and out in two hours. So we drove to the one in Delaware. Doctor in the ER was THE SPITTING IMAGE of Richard Dreyfuss. He popped the knee back into place for me. That face you just made... Beth made that face too when she heard it POP! back. Now I have a knee brace on and attend light physical therapy three times a week because the MRI (which took three hours) came up inconclusive. I had a really bad cold too, which was nice for a change.

Oh, and we've just put an offer in for a very nice three-bedroom ranch house in one of the nicest areas in town. When I say 'just', I mean just now. The realtor left to beat the 7pm deadline because a few people are bidding and the place has only been on the market since last week. We offered more than the asking price, so I really hope they accept our offer. So; we're waiting for a 'phonecall, probably tomorrow, and hopefully ours was the winning bid. Who knows, maybe Hurricane Isabel won't blow the house away when it hits the State in a day or two...

Listen : Rocking The Suburbs - Ben Folds.