Much sympathy and hugs are being sent your way. I'm releived that you're still able to type, we'd miss ya! I guess thumbs aren't used much for typing!

Yeah, in the "dumb ass things to do" dept. I've got a story for yah...
Y'know those heavy duty carpet staplers?
Yep. I had my thumb on the wrong end of it -- don't ask -- still don't know why I did that. But sure enough, I depress the handle (thinking I'll be driving a staple into a piece of furniture to hold on a piece of fabric) when that half-inch long staple gets punched into either side of my first thumb joint. Really ablessing that it didn't go through the joint itself, just through the meat. Didn't even hurt really. A buddy pulled it out with a pair of needle-nose pliers. That's when it started to hurt...

Ouchy-poo!

I've had a bruised thumb and discolored, split thumbnail since I fought a losing (and stupid, on my end of it!) battle with a tree branch lopper in June. The nail is only half grown out now, so I'll be sporting this look for some time yet...

As far as being 40-something and knowing better...uh uh! I've done some of my finest self-inflicted damage since becoming a 40-something--including shutting my own head in the car door once.

Now THAT, my friend, is talent!

Ooh...that sounds mighty painful, RMMC :(

Though least you can still hang around with those with working opposable thumbs. That's always good news;D

BEB