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I play a lot of sports.
I do pretty well because I have excellent reflexes, balance, and hand eye coordination.

So imagine my amazement - I've wiped out on the ice twice in 2 days. (almost a third)

I'm walking to the car 2 days ago and slip on a patch of ice - but catch myself by smashing my wrist into the brick corner of the garage. I don't go down but I take all the skin off my wrist (through my jacket)

Not to leave it there - I decide that it's finally time to try to remove the 2 huge branches that broke off the big tree out front (in the ice storm) that fell across the sidewalk. They were right on top of each other.

So I get underneath one and start pushing it straight up so I can fling it onto the lawn. I get it up over my head when some branches hook themselves onto the back of my coat and shirt so when I do that big push/throw - the huge branch springs right back down on me - and flattens me in a full body face plant between the 2 branches, covering my pants and coat with filth - and removing all the skin off my left knee - like a 5 year old. (I find out later that the branches scratched up my chest and back as well)

Realizing how ridiculous I looked and still unable to free the back of my coat and shirt from the branches, even I find it too funny to be embarrassed. I'm hoping no one saw - but if they did they must have killed themselves laughing.

So I finally freed myself and continued to throw the branches off of the sidewalk onto my yard.

Wrist and knees sore - I figured I was due .. I haven't slipped on ice in about 25 years.

Last night i'm taking the kid out for sushi and I wiped out in my own doorway - landing flat on my ass - smashing my elbow on the way down. I didn't drop the CDs I was carrying and my kid was worried instead of laughing.

So I feel like I've been playing rugby.

Winter can kiss my ass.