yesterday, I changed the starter in my doctor’s car, and mowed the backyard.

THese are not really remarkable things in and of themselves, but they are amazing, considering
1: I mowed the lawn- including the back slope, which is about a 40 degree slope- by myself. In a couple hours. Never done it alone before, I always had the nephew help me. And it damned near killed us. THis time, by myself, like falling off a log. And the grass was nearly 18″ tall. Yes, pushmower.
2:the starter? I was waist deep under the doctor’s truck, loosening the starter bolts, when I realized, hey, I didn’t have to lift this bastard and put it on blocks, I just crawled up underneath. And tonight, I pulled the gas tank off mom’s car, and didn’t need to put it on jacks either. Six months, ago, this would have been an ordeal that involved lifting the cars, Now, I just slide underneath. A totally unexpected benefit.