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Sleepy tonight! A bit tired this evening and will probably hit the bed early. Had a latte and not a nap this afternoon once the resistance training class was done. The latte has kept me going sort of. I watched a film (I had seen before probably in the theater)--Unfaithful. It was about a "normal" couple who have everything going their way until an accidental encounter sends the wife off into an torrid affair. Eventually, the husband discovers the wife's secret. He confronts the wife's lover and sets off a cascade of events that are outside the "normal" boundaries of their lives. The film ends in ambiguity except the implications in the final scenes seem to indicate that couple goes back to their "normal" lives. Richard Gere plays the "normal" husband and does a good job of not being charismatic but kind of dull and dense--at least until he confronts his wife's lover. There is a lot of silence in this film, letting the action (or inaction) and closeups on the character's faces tell the tale. The dialog is sparse and direct. Having it be that way adds power to every scene. A good film!

I seem to remember that I had a slue of dreams last night. I suspect the early morning coolness helped erase the images as I bundled to stay warm. I do recall that I saw a man carrying a ladder. He was across the street from where I stood in a doorway. He was framed by my doorway as he erected the ladder and started to climb upward. As he reached about midpoint on the ladder, he grabbed his chest and fell to the ground. He was having a heart attack. I had a phone in my hand and I called 911. As I spoke with the operator, I move across the street to the man. I started giving him CPR (although I realized in the dream that I did not know how to do the procedure). I told the operator I didn't know CPR and that there was no one else stepping forward. I asked her to talk me through the procedure, which she did and I started giving the man CPR. The EMT's arrived and took over. I awoke as I started thinking that I should look on the Internet and find out how to give CPR. Strange awakening dream/thoughts!