5380

Hot day! In the 90's! More tomorrow.

Dreamed last night about going to work at a toy company. It was like LF and I knew some of the people working there. It was familiar work so I meshed right in and started helping with one design. Atmosphere was upbeat and happy.

Slept on floor part of last night until things cooled down. Same the night before and perhaps the same tonight. Slept or rested for most of the day. Ready for the hot days to go away.

Holiday weekend begins. Not much change for me. The rest of the world will be holidaying! May everyone enjoy!

5382-5381

Fell asleep last night and didn't post anything. Acupressure today and it feels OK. Definite moderation of symptoms, but they don't fully disappear. It's in the right direction though.

Hot! Hot! Hot! End of summer sizzle!

Dreamed night before last of getting my truck towed. Went to a party. There were signs posted that after midnight vehicles would be towed. I came out around 1AM and found my truck gone. Spent the rest of the dream getting it back. Dream merged with an actual time I did get my car towed. Reality and Dreams! Overlaid!

Had a salad for lunch. Had a cup of chocolate ice cream. Had a mango lassi for dinner. To warm to eat hot foods.

Slept on the floor last night until I awoke from the coolness. May do the same again tonight. The heat is on!

5383

It was a total eclipse--red moon rising. I awoke as it was happening and managed to watch it for a while.

Made it to the beach today. It was pleasant there--misty and cool! Had my cup of soup after taking a long walk.

Dreamed last night about being involved in putting on a seminar. I was in charge of the food. I had prepared enough so that even late registrants could have something. Not sure what the seminar was about--I was focused on the food--making something tasty and healthful.

Came back from beach and ran some errands--then conked out for an hour or so. Weather turned warm and muggy and has made it uncomfortable this afternoon. Symptoms have been present but not intrusive. Long walk helped moderate symptoms.

Finished Arthur Miller's short fiction collection called Presence. Well spun stories written in his autumnal years. Can make a trip to the library in the morrow and replenish my supply of reading items. Still reading Everything Is Illuminated--it's taken me a while to get into story, but now I'm hooked and ready to read more.

Stood on the shore of this wide world today.

5384

Full lunar eclipse tonight (Tuesday morning)! Will see if I see the red moon rising!

Will head for the beach tomorrow--gulp the fresh salt air. It's so peaceful and quiet over there. Makes me want to stay--be near the sea.

Muggy tonight, again! Not all that warm, but muggy.

Don't recall last night's dreams. Slept some today. Everyday is a sleepy day!

Got a call from LL. She's on Maui--been there almost the entire month. Staying at Napili Bay--nice! Need to get myself anchored so I can do some traveling--or do something more than sleep the days (and nights) away.

Grabbed a sandwich today at Simply Sandwiches--great little pocket store that just makes sandwiches to go. Hearty sandwiches at a reasonable price. MegaMillions lottery tomorrow--over $220MM! A share of the jackpot would be nice! May it be so!

5385

Lunar eclipse tomorrow night (Tuesday morning)--a full eclipse. Portents in the heavens.

Relatively quiet day. Slept some; didn't walk today (have to get back to that activity). Symptoms relatively mild. Read some; did some crossword puzzles. Waiting for the dough (MegaMillions)!

Detailed dreams last night. One involved working for a company that had to move its physical location. On the spur of the moment, we were assembled and told there was to be a move and that we were to pack everything in our work areas to get ready for the move. The announcement was vague regarding where we were moving to. I figured that we were just closing down and that there was no plans in place for a new location. We were just being told that there was to keep people on track during the closing. This conclusion was reinforced when we started packing--there were no detailed packing or labeling instructions and the stuff being packed would be difficult to sort out once everything was moved. We went ahead and packed everything even though we knew we were out of a job when the packing was complete.

A second dream involved several of us from the previous dream. We had all gone back school and were putting together a presentation for a class. Since we had previous experience with doing presentations, we were developing a PowerPoint show with animated panels. Some of the younger students were miffed that we were doing such a relatively hi-tech demonstration. Tough! We were doing something we were good at and did a bang-up job.

Muggy tonight! Not cooling down quickly! Will almost be a full moon tonight--full eclipse in the morrow.

5386

Did not win the MegaMillion lottery last night--and neither did anyone else! Jackpot is now over $200MM.

Slept/rested quite a bit today. Awoke later than usual. Feeling quiet and somewhat still. Symptoms fairly quiet. Read some and tried to meditate as much as possible. Had soup and sandwich for a late lunch. Apartment complex was somewhat busy today. I think some people are leaving (have left) and there was some maintenance being done on their unit. Anyway--there was more traffic today than usual.

Dreamed last night about camping. In the dream, we were telling each other about our dreams we were having while we were camping. It was a dream about dreams! One of those Escher-like dream states of dreams inside of dreams. Love it! Lots of fun!

Staying muggy and warm. August is almost over. Cooling days will be coming soon unless we get a September with hot days. But who knows anymore? Could just skip ahead to the next ice age.

New study on PD shows that walking delays onset. I've been fairly sloppy recently about doing my walking. Need to get back on it--along with other exercise stuff (weights, yoga, gym, etc.). Will walk in the morrow. I stopped walking about the same time I stopped going by the donut shop. Maybe need the torus-shaped motivation. We shall see!

5387

And he rested and he slept, and he slept and he rested! And he ate some wild mushroom bisque! And the day floated by--another click of the clock--another day!

Symptoms were light today--lots of sleep made it happen--along with yesterday's massage. Lighter and lighter! Starting to see the light!

Had an epic dream last night. It involved doing some kind of documentation task that also involved a computer system. I had (I thought cleverly) made some entries into the system remotely. Some kind of checking system was invoked and I had to undo what I had done. In making the corrections, I got lost in the system's intricacies. In the dream, I was feeling like I was going into overwhelm mode and would never unravel the problems. I awoke at that point and was glad to know that I had been dreaming. If it had all been real, I would have never wanted to awaken and have to deal with it for real.

Had dessert with L tonight. I felt good--symptoms were abated--I was clear and awake. Best I've been all week. Way to go! Onward and onward!

5388

Fine acupressure massage today. Feeling quiet and still tonight. It's warm and muggy.

Finished reading Didion's Year of Magical Thinking. A superb book regarding grief and what it can do to the mind. It's a starkly realistic account of her state of mind after her husband died and her daughter battled a severe illness. I found a lot in the book that applies to my current state of mind. A superb read!

Had lunch with the person who does the massage. Introduced him to DeeDee's since he's a vegetarian. Food may have been a bit spicy for him, but he chowed down.

Dreamed last night that I was to drive BH's new Porsche and deliver a canoe to his fiance's home. I had some questions around where her place was, but knew enough to make the delivery. I enjoyed driving his car. Zip and zoom! Lots of power.

Slept a short while this afternoon, but have been fairly awake/alert today. Looking forward to the morrow, for a change. Feeling ready to do something--not sure what, but feel like shifting gears in some way. We shall see!

One of the neighbors is moving out, I believe. Been a lot of back and forth here today. Still napped though! Napping uber alles! Or so it seems!

5389

Dinner with BH tonight (it was tonight and not last night). He's sailing along, smooth as can be. Getting married in a few weeks. Honeymoon in Tuscany. Buying a house; selling a house; making deals upon deals. Bought a used Porsche (Targa); rides like a dream. His business is doing really well. Was a lift to meet with him and catch up. Happy that life is working for someone, and working well.

Tremor built up as we neared dinner time. Went away after eating and visiting for a while. It's warm still, but a bit cooler than last night. Have acupressure massage tomorrow and lunch at DeeDee's.

Did laundry today and ran some errands. Only slept for about an hour. Fell asleep last night on the floor while trying to stay cool.

Dream last night about being with an ex-wife while she was operating a massage business. Dream was partially erotic. There was a second part that involved travelling through some intricate passageways to get to a beach. There was a maze-like tangle of routes and passages that led from the living quarters to a huge beach. In some places, the routes ended with a massive drop to the beach far below. I was showing some people how to reach the beach without stepping off of a cliff. Both dreams were lengthy and detailed.

5390

Nice at the beach today! I rushed over and back in a fashion. I thought I was having dinner with BH and I wanted to be up for that. It was really warm when I returned. Still managed to sleep some.

I don't know if I was off track or if BH forgot about dinner. I called him and left a message and went out for a bite. Had a salad (alkaline). Maybe dinner with BH was for tomorrow night. I've not had a high score on being at the right place over the past month. One more data point!

Chugging along tonight--heat is still happening. Walk at the beach was invigorating, but was somewhat difficult. Like swimming in glue! Tremor began to act up some late this afternoon as I got ready for dinner. Ready for the bed tonight, but have to wait for the cool to settle around.

Tomorrow is laundry day! Have the next session with the PDTeam set for early September--right after labor day. Will be interesting!

5391

Warm last night and today! Muggy! But better than back east--Memphis has been scorching.

Went to the chiropractor today. He almost couldn't find any tightness or tension. Good news! Despite the fact that I'm still tremoring, I'm staying loose. Good outcome in spite of the symptoms. As the chiropractor mumbles while he works on me, "I'll take it!"

Had dreams last night with a lot of emotion. I was angry and shouting. I was also sad and crying. I was with my mother and an ex-wife (daughter's mother). They were trying to take care of me. I was expressing my feelings loudly and emotionally. I was aware of the turmoil I was inflicting on them, but I felt that I had to do what I was doing. The dream was sort of split into two segments--the angry session and the sad session.

I had some difficulty getting to sleep last night and awoke several times. It was fairly warm last night and never did really cool down. Hopefully, will head to the beach tomorrow and will have dinner with BH tomorrow evening. But for now, waiting for the coolness. Let it happen!

5392

Dreamed last night about joining a company. I was hired to help with design issues. The job required that I use the company's tools, which I had to learn. One of the first things I did was to make copies of the user guides. A lot of the dreamtime was spent dealing with making copies of the materials. The copy machines were quite sophisticated--they copied and bound each guide automatically. I also started using the tools and was able to generate a preliminary design drawing. I was feeling somewhat apprehensive when I first got there, but that sense changed fairly quickly as I settled into the tasks.

Slept a fair amount today. It's muggy now and not conducive to sleeping. Hopefully, will cool down in a short while. Symptoms not too intrusive today. Been doing the heart-in/out-the-box a lot today. Seems to short circuit the symptoms.

Have chiropractor session in the morrow. People moving about right now--stirring up the stillness. Didn't win the MegaMillion lottery on Friday night, but neither did anyone else. Still a chance! Always a chance (a mighty small one)!

5393

Dissociation rules! After reading the PDRecovery materials, I'm convinced that my "plateau" is self-induced. I'm locked in flight-or-fight mode as if there's a imminent, constant threat--and there is none.

The way out? Doing the "heart in the box" exercise a lot! Using the exercise to restore the "feeling" sense in place of the "frozen" or "I don't feel anything" response. Seems simple enough and seems to work, but requires a lot of practice and attention. But, what else do I have going?

Dreamed last night about giving directions to someone (an ex-wife) of how to navigate a hiking trail. It was a simple route. We were standing on a ridge and the road trailed off down the slope. In the distance there was a connecting road that had cars moving in the direction she was to walk.

Symptoms have been lighter the past few days, but I've had to sleep a lot. Feels like some shifting taking place though. Will do the heart-in/out-the-box and see what happens.

Neighbor's cat makes a mangled meow crying sound. May it find peace!

5394

Partial dream from last night--had to do with being in a hilly area at night. There was some uncertainty about where to drive and how the roads were laid out. Most of the dream involved driving around looking for the correct places to turn and navigate.

Between naps today, I managed to read some of the PDRecovery materials on partial recovery. It's clear to me that I've been wrestling with many of the issues noted in the writeups. Going to have to focus and change what I'm doing (which is mostly nothing except sleeping). I ran across a site that has a "cure" for PD. It's unlikely to be anything of substance, but it did prompt me to examine the sites dealing with "alkaline" diets. I'm doing fairly well in that domain, but could do more. The bottom line is to eat so that the system doesn't stay acidic. I've already made a lot of adjustments in that domain based on intuition. It's good to get some confirmation on the choices that I've made. Onward and onward!

I've been fairly certain that my symptoms have been affected by my diet. Diet and attitude are the two big items on the recovery path that I must walk. Time to begin the trek!

5395

Acupressure massage today! Nice! Came back and slept the afternoon away, but was a good sleep.

Symptoms are lighter tonight (today). Not much else going on. Met L for dinner/dessert. Once again, there was confusion regarding where to meet. We agreed on Printer's Inc. and she went to Prolific Oven. Ended up at PO. Had a piece of strudel and a glass of milk. Was a tasty bite--had lunch at DeeDee's so wasn't ready for more food. Dessert was great!

Dreams have been elusive. Waking up at odd times.

Didn't get any reading done today on the chapters about partial recovery. Must do the reading so I can continue to recover fully. Only way to go! Onward!

5396

Starting to read the latest version of the PDTeam's materials on PDRecovery. They've updated everything based on their latest experiences. They have several chapters dedicated to the topic of "Partial Recovery." I find that I fall into that category of results--I'm on a plateau and seem to be stuck and waiting for something to manifest.

Reading the chapters about partial recovery will hopefully give me some insights into what I can do to get back on the recovery path. I skimmed the materials last night and what I read seemed to set off some bells for me. I now need to read everything in depth and kick start my process back into action.

So, I put on my reading hat and begin to read. May it open some doors for me and get me off this plateau--loft me perhaps into the air and send me on my way to full recovery. Partial is no fun!

5397

Beautiful day at the beach! Went over and did my walk on the bike trail. Then had a cup of soup at the local health food store. Then came back and slept. Symptoms have been fairly quiet today. Waiting now for the evening cool.

Guess I'm lucky I didn't buy a place on the big island in HI. Hurricane Flossie looks like it's headed directly for the south shore--plus they had an earthquake as well. Double trouble!

Dreamed last night about helping organize the assembly of a packet of materials for a kid's conference. There was going to be several hundred kids attending and each was to be given a packet of about 75 pages. Me and a group of adults assembled the packet using copy machines, piles of material spread everywhere, and a lot of time. But, we got it all together once we got organized.

Read an article about a "4-day work week" today. He had an Internet mail-order business that he trimmed and reworked until he's doing $1.2MM, but he's only spending 4 hours a week on it. He's using off shore customer support and a very carefully thought out business model. Just what my friend L might consider. Who knows!

5398

Today continued to be symptom-city! Slept a lot and feeling like I could sleep more--which I will do. Everything is happening in spurts--spurts of energy, spurts of sleep, spurts of tremor, and so on.

Did get out for lunch (DeeDee's) and went for a walk (which felt good). But when I got back, it was horizontal time. Finished the novel Ishmael. Interesting premise, but not sure it was worth a novel-length treatment. It's a story of a gorilla who "wakes up" and tries to teach a few humans what life is all about. Also started reading The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. Rich work!

Finished Rash's collection of short stories, Chemistry--a great set of tales. Also reading through Diane Lefer's set of stories California Transit. Stories are so stark and real they are difficult to absorb--but well worth the read.

Keep waiting for a shift to happen--a change of energy states. Meanwhile, get pulled back into the same eddies and shifting pools of stasis. Keep searching for the break in the hedgerow, the place where the path branches and I can step free. It will be here! It will come!

5399

Meteor shower tonight! Annual August event! Had breakfast with son from SoCal and his family this morning. The newest granddaughter is a real livewire. Incredibly happy kid! A total joy!

I was partially there--I was experiencing symptoms from the excitement--makes it difficult for me stay present. Came home and slept for nearly two hours.

Dreamed last night about being in a theater. We were being shown a film. We were supposed to walk through the theater, locate our seats, and return to the lobby. We would then be released to find our way back to the seats. When we were released, I charged up the stairs, but took a wrong turn. I ended up approaching my seat from a different direction. As I neared the seats, I saw that my seat had been co-opted to seat a young child. There were three kids sitting next to each other. I took another seat and waited for the film to start.

Feeling out of it today. Can't get settled. My son showed me a poem I'd written right before he was born. A poem from nearly 40 years ago! It was good--it reflected my "voice," which was there so long ago. They found it as they were cleaning out stuff to move my ex-wife back to the Bay Area. Mysteries and Memories--lost in the mists of time!

Received a note from my friend, P, that triggered a surprising set of images and realizations. She had mentioned something about a person being "cold sober." I had an immediate thought about how I prefer to be with people who are sober. When I wondered why, I got images of my parents and their friends, who were seldom sober. I realized that I'm uncomfortable with people who are not sober--I feel like they are "unreliable" and "unpredictable--mostly unreliable. These thoughts and realizations flashed through me when I read the note--just like a meteor. Enjoy the showers tonight!

5400

Heavy day! Only wanted to sleep. Symptoms active. Not sure why--it is what it is!

Dreamed last night, but lost the content. Read last night until midnight.

Will meet with my oldest son and his family for breakfast tomorrow. Tomorrow night is the peak of the meteor showers.

Came across a fascinating site--a chronicle of two people who are sailing for 1000 days without making landfall. Three years on the water, if they survive. (1000days.net) They collided with a tanker when they were only 15 days into the journey. They managed to repair the damage and continue the expedition. They've now been out just over 100 days. They also have a blog of the journey (1000daysatsea.blogspot.com). They are fully wired and can report their daily progress/musings as they go.

He handbuilt the ship--which is itself a work of art. Amazing what the human spirit prompts people to undertake. He's been working on this project since the 1970's. Perseverance squared! God speed to them! May they avoid collisions and have a safe journey!

5401

Moving slowly today--everything seems like it requires effort. I feel heavy. Don't know if this is an aftereffect of yesterday's massage or just the symptom's cycle kicking in (and out). Napped lightly today and did manage to get out and about some.

While I was out, a guy came up to me in the parking lot. He offered to remove the marks from my truck (where I backed into a garage post). He took out a bottle with some goop in it and removed the marks--looks like new! Parking lot repairs! I've got his number should I want the truck detailed--in order to sell it perhaps.

Picked up some new photos of my newest granddaughter and her latest videos. She loves the camera! Will see her and her sister, mom and pop tomorrow.

Dreamed last night, but lost it somewhere along the wake-up path today. More will come!

5402

Had an acupressure massage today--was good! Floating in an energy bubble right now.

Son and family from SoCal are up this way this weekend. Will get a chance to visit some on Sat or Sun. Just learned that my other son and family are moving to SoCarolina. Not sure what's taking them there, but wish them good fortune. Their mother is moving back to the Bay Area--into a duplex off of Woodside Rd. When we were married, we lived in a duplex off of Woodside Rd.! Hmmm! She'll stop that crazy commute that she's been doing.

Dreamed last night about commuting. I was riding a BART-like system to and from my work place. Work was some form of techno-labor. No details now. Also had several other dream scenes, but don't recall them now.

I came back from today's massage a bit spacey. Napped for a short while and the fog seemed to clear. Feel like getting horizontal still, but not compelled to do so.

Everyone's on the move! May they all move well!

5403

Energy bubble came down today. Did laundry and then had to collapse. Slept some this afternoon. Feeling OK, but a bit fizzled. Rode the energy bubble last night. Fell asleep late after reading for a while.

Lost any dreams I had from last night.

Reading in six books right now--actually only five since I finished one of them.

Getting an acupressure massage tomorrow. Look forward to the session. Feel like they have put me on a path that leads to recovery--after wandering for so long in the darkness.

Enjoyed my jaunt yesterday to the beach. Another piece of the recovery puzzle. May all the pieces fall into place.

5404

It was great at the beach! Windy, but temperate; some clouds and lots of birds. Walked the shoreline. Definitely putting jaunts over there on my weekly agenda. Had a cup of soup at the organic store. Tasty! Rice and vegetables with lentils.

Only rested when I returned. Feeling a little logy now--will read myself to sleep. Air and openness felt really good. Have to see how I might go over, stay longer, go more often. Makes me think of moving over that way. I think I'd like that.

Dreamed last night about some kind of start-up business. Don't recall the details.

Got an email from my younger sister. Today is her B-day. She's three years younger than me.

Symptoms not so intense the past few days while energy has been up. I feel like I'm recovering--that things are smoothing out. May it be so. Laundry day tomorrow and an acupressure massage on Thursday. Onward and onward!

5405

Completed my 68th year today--working on the 69th. 68 years have meandered by! How many more do I have? Time will tell.

Had a session with the chiropractor--he says I'm loose and less tense relative to what I was when we started working together. Good news! My arms and shoulders feel less tense.

Had a delicious lunch with my friend, P. She brought me three books, which all look interesting. Reading while waiting for Godot. Reading a lot! She also gave me a delightful, very colorful, B-day card. A joyously printed piece. The colors of my future perhaps.

Don't recall my dreams from last night. Had an energy bubble last night (like the ones on Tuesday and Thursday of last week). May there be more!

Will head for the beach tomorrow--making it a weekly trek from now on--weather permitting. It really felt good to go there last Tuesday. The prana intake was no doubt related to that night's energy bubble.

Feeling good right now! Took a deep nap this afternoon and am riding the wave. Let it continue! Happy, happy B-day to all!

5406

Dreamed last night of preparing for a trek in a mountainous area that had a lot of running waters. To get to the base camp site, we had to traverse several swollen streams. We were in 4WD vehicles, but were having problems fording several flooded areas as we neared the base camp location. We had to unload some of the gear and port it by hand to the site. The vehicles had to be abandoned on some high points. The base camp site was a series of caves that wormed their way back into the ridge area. We hauled the gear into the caves and distributed it into various sleeping areas. There was a running joke about one team member. He had missed most of the training and prep work for the trek. The joke was that he was on his way and would appear as we were about to start--that the trek leader would have to deal with him for the entire time. The trek leader was not amused.

Had a B-day brunch with L today. Treated myself to a smoke salmon scramble, home fries, a biscuit, and 1/2 of a fruit-covered waffle. Was delicious. I came home and slept, which was also delicious. Tomorrow--chiropractor in the morning and lunch with my friend P. Then probably another nap. We shall see!

5407

Dream-a-thon last night! Had three distinct dreams. Did so even though I fell asleep on the floor earlier in the evening. First dream was about skating (sort of skating--wearing special shoes that had pads on the soles and that let you glide along the dampened streets). I could zoom around the neighborhood using the special skates and was doing so. I went ripping down hills and banking into curves. It was exciting! There were a few other skaters out, but for the most part I was alone. Occasionally there were vehicles that had to be avoided or passed.

A second dream involved a house. I was given the use of the home by a couple of friends. The place was immaculate and really well appointed. They had a lot of personal items on the walls and tables. They asked me to please take care of things. I had been there a few days and was leaving for a while. I was shutting windows and skylights when a flock of crows flew into the place via a skylight. There were some ceramic pieces on the wall under the skylight. I don't know if the crows dislodged some of the ceramics, but somehow several pieces were damaged. I didn't think anything had happened while the crows were there, but later when the damaged items were found, I thought of the crows' intrusion and how that may have been when it happened. There was a woman also staying there, but she didn't have an explanation for what had occurred.

A third dream involved teaching some CW dancing lessons. We were in a big hall that was divided into two rooms. One room was larger and I told the other instructor that he could have the larger space. I took the smaller room. The people taking the lessons were high energy and kept zipping around as we got started. The lessons went well and everyone was having fun.

Got warm today. I slept some. Symptoms moderate--still feeling the effects of the acupressure massage. But, would be happier if things cool down some. Went to the library today and picked up some new stories. Read some of them already--good stuff! So many talented writers!

Feeling antsy--want to shift gears, but can't find the clutch! Soon, I hope, soon!

5408

Last night, I was hit with an energy flux that made it difficult to fall asleep. It was like Tuesday night's "awakening," but not as disruptive today. I think I fell asleep around 1AM and I napped some today. Feeling like I'm bouncing between two states of being--wired and dull but antsy.

There were dreams last night, but I don't recall them. It's muggy today. Supposed to be hot tomorrow.

Don't know if the acupressure massage set up the energy bounce or if it came from elsewhere--food, meditation, reading (been reading some good but strange stories), or what. Twice it's happened in the past week. More data in the morrow!

5410-5409

Slept yesterday away! The day before made a trip over to the beach. Napped a bit in the afternoon when I returned, and then stayed up reading until 2AM! Set me up to sleep yesterday--which I did in both the afternoon and evening. Had the energy surge on Tuesday that I paid for on Wednesday. Today? Who knows!

I've an acupressure massage scheduled later this morning.

Dreamed last night about taking a wilderness trip in an area of glaciers. There were several people I knew who were making the trek, including my daughter. We were meeting at a staging lodge, which was fairly difficult to get to on its own. Most of the dream was about getting to the lodge. The actual trek never was covered in the dream. There was a lot of checking and double-checking of our gear and making sure we were outfitted correctly.

I fell asleep last night on the floor. I'm finding that I'm comfortable doing that even though it would appear to be uncomfortable. The tremor seems to quiet down when I get that flat.

Started taking supplements to deal with the H-pylori. It's called Bye-Lori! We'll see if it lives up to its name. More later, perhaps, as the day unfolds.