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Anyone remember "Legs" by ZZ Top? I've had it stuck in my head since my knee surgery post-op day 8 on knee #2 — here's a picture to prove it. After years of my legs being canted inward, seeing them straight now feels almost foreign. I keep wondering if, once I'm fully healed, I'll be able to wear heels again like the woman in that video. I don't actually own a pair of heels to test the theory, but hey, it's a great song to recover to. My straight post surgery legs My knock kn

Backyard wildlife report After what felt like the longest winter in recorded history, the Upper Midwest has finally remembered how to be summer. Everything is green. The hostas are thriving. And — plot twist — I no longer have to battle the weeds myself. Woody or Wendy assessing the weed situation Racoon snoozing in a tree "I have a friendly woodchuck who has taken on the job. Thank you, Woody. Or Wendy. I haven't asked." Yesterday the backyard turned into a full wildlife