So much is written about phantom pain. Yes, it is annoying, but there is a bright side to being an amputee.

1. Sock inventory is doubled.
2. Athlete’s foot reduced by 50%.
3. Nobody asks you to run six miles for emphysema.
4. Fewer toenail parings on kitchen linoleum.
5. “Busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest” no longer a joke, but a truth to be pondered.
6. Lifelong question What is phantom pain like? is answered.

My sincerest thanks to all who commented under the last posting. Sorry these blog pieces are so few and far between. I am on a weekend pass from the hospital and must be back Sunday night. So maybe one more.

Please continue to post under this or any of the subsequent postings — they will all be taken seriously and forwarded to the proper agencies.

And to Fred’s Titanium Knee, I will discover your true identity. I will, I swear I will.