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Updated on January 3, 2006
		December 20, 2005, Okay, I get the V for Victory bit; but what's with the purple finger? --TLTG
		Iraqis dip their fingers in purple ink after they've voted to insure that they can't vote again. Thus, many people have shown their support of Iraqi democracy by dipping their own fingers in ink.
		December 20, 2005, Has Billy G. got Jack Miller back in the dungeon or what? Last time he disappeared, you had a plausible explanation. Whazzup this time? I miss my drama and was wondering if you had any news. --Andy Bradley PS. When will we be able to buy Rockwood space pants on Cafepress?
		We don't know what's happened to Jack of As The Apple Turns fame, Andy. Perhaps Apple has just gotten so successful that he's running out of material. But you never know, he might turn up in future Rockwood installments, if we can think of where he might be. And spacepants? We don't know what those are. How about some parachute pants? They're totally tubular!
		December 23, 2005, Woohoo! Or w00t, if that's the way you swing. Everyone loves new calendars! An excellent theme this year, too. To weigh in on the war over Christmas, white lights are better, unless you are using the larger bulbs (and you have to use the C9's, not those tiny C6 or C7's). Large bulbs necessitate colors, preferably the opaque ones that look 50 years old right out of the box. --Greg
		The new 2006 Rockwood Calendar is indeed much-loved by all, or at least, by all of you math geeks who have purchased one. The rest of you? It's not too late! You're only three days into the new year! As for the lights, we settled the war over Christmas by using both colored and white lights. Admittedly, the Team Rockwood Christmas tree won't win approval from Martha Stewart, but we think it looks cool!
		December 23, 2005, I'm a competitive (400m and 800M) runner at the D1 college level and tore my ACL skiing a couple weeks ago. I need to wait until May when I'm out of school to get surgery because I'm not allowed to have crutches in clinical for nursing (that's my major) next semester. I am really nervous about not being back to race next winter/spring. I also have a summer job on an island (I would need to leave a month after surgery) and I am worried about being able to walk around a lot at my job after a month on paths in the woods. All of my close friends work here and I'd hate to miss it. I can drive 45 minutes home a couple days a week for PT if possible. Any advice? Should I stay home this summer and miss out my job? What should I do in the next 5 months before surgery? And after surgery, do you think I'll be running competitively in 6-9 months?? Your site was very informative and I really appreciated being able to read about your ACL experience. Thanks. --ashley
		Tough break, Ashley. Based on what your story, here's Brian's advice. From now until your surgery in May, you should work out your leg muscles. A physical therapist will give you instructions on what's best for you, but you can build up a lot of muscle tone in five months. And you'll need that, because although now until May shouldn't present any real problems to you, once you get that surgery, you can pretty much kiss any real activity goodbye for about three months. If this summer job really does involve walking around in the woods, you're not going to be able to do it one month post-surgery. Four weeks after my surgery I was excited just to be able to finally work the clutch in my car. Hiking through the woods would have been unthinkable. Also, you will definitely not be running competitively after six months, and most likely will not be doing so at a D1 level after nine months. Sorry, but ACL recovery takes the better part of a year, even with good workouts. The good news is that after 12 months, you could be around 90 to 95 percent of your original strength and speed, provided you stick to your workout schedule. And since your choices basically are get the surgery or never run competitively again, I think the decision pretty much makes itself. You'll hate the first three months of rehab, but after that you'll start to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
		December 28, 2005, Hi, there! Please tell me about Rockwood! My maiden name is Rockwood. Do you have any T-shirts? --Carolyn Grantham
		Well, Carolyn, we do have some t-shirts, but they're from jokes we made about three years ago. Maybe it's time we updated those... But we shouldn't need to tell you about Rockwood. All the answers are here in the several hundred archived pages! Just take a look around!
		January 1, 2006, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!! :) --Spike
		2006?! That's the future! Where's our robot maid? Where's our flying car? Apparently, all of those comic books we read as kids lied to us!
		January 2, 2006, Brian- I agree with Skip, "King Kong" was waaaay too long. If I remember correctly, they spent more time on the Island than the entire length of the first "King Kong". Even the special effects got old. --Jane Rohan
		Jane, the offices of Team Rockwood contain the DVD of Jurassic Park III and even we thought the dinosaurs went on too long. Knowing Peter Jackson's history, we wonder how long the extended editions of King Kong will end up being.
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