Out of The PIT

I finally replaced my old HTC One a couple of weeks ago. I have been meaning to replace that phone for a couple of years now, ever since the battery started to die during the day. I got by in the interim by keeping the phone plugged in during the day. Earlier this year I started to keep the phone in energy saving mode all the time as it wouldn't last more than an hour on regular battery usage. At that point I knew I needed to get a new phone. My phone was dying and I was losing calls. So I started looking at getting a replacement last month and was told I could get a Pixel 3 for a reasonable amount (on contract). To make a long story short (it was quite an arduous process), I ended up getting a Pixel 2 XL and I have been happy with my selection so far. I originally thought that the XL would have been too large, but.. you get used to it pretty quickly. Now I was going to turn the HTC One into a phone that Elsy could play with, but it is not running a late enough version of Andro

I tore part of my calf muscle last night. I was really itching to play broomball now that we have a cadre of MBA students coming out to try out the game in preparation for a tournament next year. It was fun to watch them experience running around on the ice for the first time. That may have been part of the problem. Normally I would be on the ice and running constantly. However, this time I was taking it easy. I only ran in spurts when I had the ball and tried to deke around the throngs of people we had on the ice. So that is probably why I felt a subtle pull in my calf early in the game. The next time I did it, I felt a pop in my left calf. I couldn't walk and I had to get on my knees to finish the play. I spent the rest of the time stretching my calf, but it felt like something got torn and I was having a lot of trouble walking. I had to hobble to the changing room and it took a long time to get there. My worry was driving home. I do prefer driving stick, except when I get inj