well, things are going pretty well with my achilles tendon these days. had one of my last physical therapy sessions today. man, talk about crazy stuff. pt started all nice and easy with various stretches, then add various types of squats and lunges. but then they started adding in this kind of firm, but spongy, foam thing that you stand on with only one leg - just try to keep your balance - and then they throw balls at you. yeah, throwing balls at me while i'm on my bum foot on a foam thing that makes you wiggle every which way. truly ridiculous, folks. i mean, i'm not that good at catches things by itself, and secondly, i'm not the most adept at balancing on one foot. some call agility training - i call it the freak show. it's like i was putting on a show for everyone at the rehab clinic. i think i was the opener for the dancing bears. but doing all that junk wasn't enough - this time they laid out a agility ladder on the floor. that's one of those things where you practice speed footwork for any of those sports that use fancy footwork. did i mention i'm not the most graceful or quick with my feet? yeah, that was awesome. hopping here, hopping there, zigging here, zagging there. wow. but even though i wasn't super great at any of the agility stuff, it was pretty fun to do, and i could appreciate being more agile for my future night job as a ninja. hai!