FIRST PERSON Via e-mail: Here is a photo of the tree that almost got me. The doctor said I just dodged the bullet. Dislocated hip, cracked femur ball and broken socket as I was running, just not fast enough. Just 6-inches to the left or 1-inch up and I would have been paralyzed or dead! Doctor says I can now put 50% weight on it. I started using my short crutches from 1969. Should be able to drive any time. See you at Laguna! Gary Nixon #9 Phoenix, Maryland