Maybe as another birthday has passed (which was entirely interest free, thank you very much Mr Anyhoo) it’s fitting that I’ve picked up a sports injury for which which a bit of googling has revealed the following description: “Achilles tendonitis is a common overuse injury that tends to occur in middle-age recreational athletes.”
Middle-aged!? The article does at least go on to narrow it down to “men who are around the age of 30-40 years old.”
30-40 years old isn’t middle aged! I’m not old!
And the walking stick’s purely temporary.
German Word For Today: “Achillessehne” - Tender tendon
Song playing as this was published: The Smiths “Stretch Out And Wait”
30-40 years old is middle-aged?? I thought it just would happen after 40 years old
Don’t you worry…You’ll always look like a little boy to me 
Gute Besserung!
We’re exactly the same age, but to avoid these devastating discoveries of yours I avoid sports
[don’t tell me, I know I’ll pay later!]
Its only the start……..believe me!
Priscila: Do you mean middle age will only happen after 40, or sport injuries? And of course you’ll always think I look like a little boy, if the picture you have of me is as a 4 year old.
Liseuse: Yes, sports are evil, but I’d love to go for a run right now - which is apparently the best way to convert achilles tendonitis into a proper ruptured tedon, so maybe not.
Haddock: You sound disturbingly like my doctor: “Well what do you expect at your age? It’s all downhill from here.” How much does your gym charge?
And I said for years I would never use a gym……it definitely was a good move for me
Oh yeah, take 2 aspirin and lie down for a while! 