My parents are still solid Democrats though, or at least I know my mother is. Everybody else is just nuts. And you're right about the religious extremists. My sister is one. The Taylor County Superintendent of Schools said a few years ago that evolution was a lie because he was born without a tail. Yep, the SUPERINTENDENT. I remember learning evolution with hardly a word of dissent back in the 70's. What the hell happened? When I go home to visit, I have to get away to Tallahassee for at least ONE DAY of sanity. It's the only way I can stay longer than 3 days!
Thank you for fighting the good fight there. Lawton Chiles, Reuben Askew, Bob Graham, LeRoy Collins are giants to me, and my family used to be involved in Democratic politics for years. We've been in Florida now for at least 5 generations or so. I still love her even though I'm horrified by her behavior! Rick Scott? Really?
And on the knees, so happy to hear that you were able to get the other one done so quickly! My doc insists on a year in between, even though I'd love to have it done NOW. I'm still on a cane because the bad one is SOOOOOOOOO bad. But it works out for me regarding insurance and work. My insurance is great, being in MA, so my out of pocket was very little. You are right about the exercise. I'm working on it and know that the more I do now, the less I will have to do then.
The first time I tried to go to the grocery store this spring, I actually stopped and cried. I realized that while the pain in the bad knee was going to drive me back out of the door because I just couldn't go on, there was absolutely no pain from the new knee. It was one of the best decision I've ever made!