...Yr. Hmbl. Editor is not feeling too good (nothing serious, it's just a strain doing everything with one hand), and will be taking a brief break for a couple of days. See you on Monday or Tuesday. We apologize for any web-reading habits this might (temporarily) affect!
—TOP Management, Dog-Control Division
Get well soon!
Posted by: pedro-rafael | Saturday, 01 May 2010 at 08:03 PM
Woof!
Posted by: Ricardo | Saturday, 01 May 2010 at 08:32 PM
We know how you got your carpal tunnel.
Posted by: Tom | Saturday, 01 May 2010 at 09:39 PM
Feel better soon!
Posted by: Jammy Straub | Saturday, 01 May 2010 at 11:20 PM
Rest easy TOP dog. Get that hand better. We can wait. It will help us recognize the full worth of your next post.
Posted by: Russell GUzewicz | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 12:02 AM
Have you been back to the hospital Mike?
I'd be having somebody looking at that hand on a regular basis. Your health is more important than anything!
Posted by: Bryce Lee | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 02:16 AM
Oh dear - I'm mostly a lurker, but a dedicated one :).
Seriously: best wishes.
Posted by: J. | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 02:44 AM
No worries Mike, take it easy and let that hand mend. Cheers! Chris.
PS When you are better I want to hear how you are getting on with the big Mamiya, and the return to the darkroom.
Posted by: Chris Nicholls | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 02:46 AM
Take care.
Ciao.
Posted by: Gianni Galassi | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 03:56 AM
Take it easy Mike - don't rush back if you are unwell. Hope you are able to drive the Merc still so you can get out and about.
Posted by: Patrick Dodds | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 04:47 AM
Get well soon Mike
Posted by: Simon, Norfolk UK | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 05:23 AM
Hallo Mr. Johnston,
Gute Besserung!
Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Wien
Jorit Aust
Posted by: jorit aust | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 06:09 AM
Be well Mike. Don't worry about us. We'll be fine.
Managing our sense of loss by trying something new may prove useful. For example, I'm going to participate in the NY Times' A Moment in Time" project where people around the world are asked to take a photo at 11:00 AM EST and submit it for inclusion.
Eating a balanced diet and light exercise can help.
Perhaps someone can get creative and set up a place on Flickr or some other suitable site where TOPagons (TOPtonettes?) can submit a weekly photo so that we can see what each of us is up to. (I kind of like this idea.)
And lastly, we might thank our God of choice that an alert Times Square vendor and one of New York's finest helped avert a disaster last night.
Posted by: John MacKechnie | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 07:07 AM
Sorry to hear of your mishap Mike hope you are well again soon.
Michael
Posted by: Michael Roche | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 08:00 AM
Not to worry, Mike, better to get better, than push your self past the point of good health. We will survive without your articles, banter, and entertaining miscellany for a few days. Get well....
Posted by: Michael Korak | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 09:08 AM
Hi everyone,
Thanks for all the good wishes. I'm fine, and not even complaining. It's just been a bit of a stressful week, is all, and I need a mental-health day or three. Back in the saddle before you know it. I appreciate all the kind words.
Mike
Posted by: Mike Johnston | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 11:29 AM
Take the time you need - blogger burn-out is no laughing matter!
Posted by: Rana | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 01:15 PM
That means several days with no Mike..Arrgh !
I'm a TOP daily addict. Get well soon :-)
Finn
Posted by: Finn T. | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 01:42 PM
Rest well and enjoy yourself! We'll still be here waiting, passing the time by reading past posts, etc.
Posted by: Mark Kinsman | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 03:20 PM
Glad to hear you are able to listen to your body & mind when you need to. All the best & take it easy.
Posted by: Hans Muus, Holland | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 04:33 PM
Hi Mike,
Recovering from broken rib so understand where you are coming from. Get better real soon!
Take care,
Chris
Posted by: Christopher Lane | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 04:45 PM
Geez, this is like coming off of coffee... the shakes, headaches, grouchiness... wait, I was always that way. Doh!
I had a bad problem with my hands, right wrist and forearm a while back. I bought an Microsoft ergonomic keyboard (even for a mac) and a mouse that has a big roller ball. It made a big difference -- I don't have anymore pain.
Take care of yourself, and good luck.
Posted by: Paul Crouse | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 08:54 PM
Mike, we will survive without you somehow, just not well. Take care and get better.
Posted by: eric erickson | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 08:58 PM
Dear Mike,
Take it easy and hope you feel well soon.
With best wishes...
Posted by: Animesh Ray | Sunday, 02 May 2010 at 10:52 PM
This may or may not make you feel better, but...
Saturday I was out walking my daughter's dog, a little Shih-Tzu, when she suddenly bolted away, and I lost control of the leash. I started to run after her, and fell, hard, smashing my face into the asphalt, along with my ribs, shoulder, and knee. I ended up with seven stitches over my eye, along with multiple contusions and abrasions.
Oh, and I also fractured my right elbow.
My wife says I'm lucky, as in, 'We could be donating your organs right now.' She's an ER nurse, and says such things happen all the time.
As for the dog, she seems penitent.
Posted by: paul richardson | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 09:49 AM
Take it easy and get well, T.O.P. has enough posts from way back to keep us busy :-)
Greetings, Janneman
Posted by: Jan Kusters | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 10:46 AM
Hope you get well soon Mike.
Regards,
Marcelo
Posted by: Marcelo Guarini | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 10:54 AM
Rest and mend, Mike!
Gordon.
Posted by: Gordon Runkle | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 11:00 AM
Hope you get well. Just give the hand some rest ... maybe a new ergonomic keyboard ... can recommend it :) Greetings form Copenhagen
Posted by: Peter Hovmand | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 11:02 AM
Best wishes on a speedy recovery. It's nice to have all your previous material in the archives to read when you're incapacitated, or just goofing off. (Which you don't do enough). Get well soon...
John
Posted by: John Minor | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 11:04 AM
Paul,
Very sorry to hear that! It sounds like your injuries far exceed mine. I feel better now that the arm that got the tetanus shot is not aching all the time. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Mike
Posted by: Mike Johnston | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 03:38 PM
Dear Mike,
Get well and get rest. Nothing more important than health.
I have no doubt we are all patience fans!
BTW, I use rolling ball since the time I can afford a second hand Apple Powerbook 100 in the late 1990s. As you do not move except your thumb, it is great. Try it later when you are better. It also save desktop space too.
Best wish.
Dennis
Posted by: Dennis Ng | Monday, 03 May 2010 at 10:57 PM
I've been the buffer zone in a dog fight. Never again! Hope you'll be back to normal after a brief, er, paws. : )
Posted by: Roger Bradbury | Tuesday, 04 May 2010 at 04:28 PM
Nothing to say, besides thoughts and wishes for your full and prompt recovery. Take care.
Posted by: Ludovic | Wednesday, 05 May 2010 at 08:34 AM