Last night I was sitting in a chair doing next to nothing when, out of the blue, my back gives me one of the most surprising spasms I've had in years. I'm used to it groaning and yelling, even protesting, at me when I do something dumb like bend over to pick up a heavy object (often a pencil). I'll never get used to (I hope) my back just announcing, "Well, I think I'll go out ( for a walk? ) for a while." Today I planned on going out to breakfast with a friend. I explained this to my back. It ignored... read more