Life is full of twists and turns, and here’s a stupid twist I never expected.

I threw out my back defending myself against Larry Bird, our rooster, who attacked me for no good reason while I was practicing with my golf wedge in the yard. So I took a swing at him and threw out my back in the process. After I limped into the house, I demonstrated my incredible patience and kindness towards dumb animals by not grabbing my shotgun and blowing Larry’s head off.

We’re in the midst of deadline for the next issue, so everything during this busy time will take even longer to accomplish as I make my way from chair to chair. There is a lesson in this, but I can’t figure out what it is. I think it involves stupidity.

Meanwhile, our Special Preparedness Issue has sold off the newsstands (It took about three days), so if you want to subscribe and get a copy don’t go to your local bookstore but click here instead. Click here to see the Table of Contents and read a few of the articles.