'It's not like when I'm 30 ....'

I hobbled into Anna's yesterday afternoon for a burrito and there was a huge line at 2:15 in the afternoon. I stood behind a teenage girl and her dad, who looked *just like* Gerard Depardieu. Big guy, crazy hair, the whole thing.

What else to do but evesdrop, right? They were very affectionate with each other, making me feel sentimental, until the girl said, "It's not like when I'm 30 and I won't care what I look like."

Oy.

Back pain

Here it is, President's Day Weekend, and I'm planning on spending it horizontal. I hurt my back in November and the pain keeps flaring up. I spend a good portion of each day flat on my back, watching Oprah.

I consider myself *very* health care savvy but have no idea which direction I should be headed in regarding physical therapy. I talked to one doctor at the New England Baptist hospital and she's recommending a very aggresive PT program in Chestnut Hill. Then I went to an osteopath in Arlington and he said I need to heal first and should do a more gradual progressive therapy program and recommends Spaulding PT in Medford. When I asked doc #1 about going to Spaulding instead of Chestnut Hill, she actually said it would be a waste of time!

What to do... What to do... Any ideas out there?