Busy week here. Teaching starts next week, so this is full of organizational meetings, retreats, syllabus writing, xeroxing, etc. And to top it all, I'm currently laid out with lower back pain. Argh!
Blogging will thus be sporadic for a while, and in lieu of anything significant to say ...
You are Hulk: you are a wanderer with amazing strength.
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Back pain - Over the counter non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in prescription dosages.