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I was really tired today. Had difficulty getting up and went back to sleep in the afternoon. Feeling a bit more lively this evening, but still kind of fuzzy and heavy. Talked with my daughter. She too did not get a lot of sleep what with nursing and such. She was released from the hospital today. Will drive down and see her and the baby girl, Jude, tomorrow.

Dreamed last night that I was working with a team of people building a computer model of some kind of process. I had devised a model and had verified that it was working correctly. However, the person in charge of the place had decided that he wanted another model designed and developed. It was being done by some friends of his. He said that we should shelve my model and go with the newer one being developed. There was a lot of tension regarding this decision. I felt undermined and slighted.

I was concerned that the new model would have errors that would be difficult to find. So, I devised a way to map the input parameters for the new model onto a data schema for my older model. In that way, I could cross check the results of the new model and make sure any errors would be discovered. I felt good about my idea for creating the data map. In that way, I was comfortable with the newer model as long as I could verify the results. It was a satisfying dream!

I'm reading a book of short stories by Jon Raymond called Livability. It has a short story about the Oregon coast that is set in Newport, OR. That's the place where my friend the Dragon resides. The story paints a vivid portrait of the locale and nearby places. Small world!

Other small world phenomena! The labor/delivery room where my daughter just delivered her child was the same room where the father's close friend had his daughter. The friend was shocked when he came to the delivery area. It brought back his daughter's birth!