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If you must know the boring truth, here goes:
Early last Monday morning, I put on insufficient footwear and proceeded to drag the three bins from the side of our house to the curb for pickup. I successfully negotiated the 30-foot trip with the garbage and recylables, and had just gone back to get the compost from the house, when I lost my footing on the landing between the basement and the kitchen. I pitched forward, about to do a header down the stairs (a bad thing), so I grabbed onto a metal rail and twisted myself away from the staircase. Unfortunately, the force of the fall was so great that as I came around, I slammed my back into said metal rail. One sickening crunch later, and I was on the floor.
Fast forward nine days to yesterday. No bruising, no weird symptoms - except major radiating pain. A trip to the good doctor reveals the cracked (or maybe just bruised) rib.
Ow.

The moral of the story: housework can be hazardous to your health.