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Twas the night before Xmas and all through the mouse
Not a creature was stirring not even the grouse

Rain let up today (but more promised for tomorrow). I slept poorly last night--had congestion that kept causing me to awaken so I could cough and clear my tubes. I'm sure I kept my neighbor awake with all the huffing and puffing I was doing. Everything cleared up once I got up and about this morning. Some traces have returned as bedtime looms. I've had some Throat Comfort tea, Ricola Honey/Herb drops, and a hot toddy concoction with the H's.

A few nights ago, I dreamed a detailed dream about riding on a Metro or Subway. I was with a couple of friends and were making a trek into a big city, like NY. We were at one of the terminal stations and were boarding a passenger car. The subway was huge. It had stacks of cars each of which would hold many people. Everyone was pushing and shoving their way into the cars and then into seats. We found three seats that we could slip into and the contraption started moving--slowly at first and then building speed so that we were whirling down the tunnels. Every car was filled and many people had to stand. The interior of the cars were really shabby. Even though it was relatively quiet (the cars didn't seem to make any noise as the wheels turned on the tracks), no one seemed interested in talking. We rode in silence. I looked out at the passing features--inside the tunnel at first, then shooting abruptly above ground, and finally back into a set of tunnels as we neared the end of the route. We were heading into a city to go over some designs we had done.

There were hordes of people going in and out of stores today. Big lines at most of the places that were open. Probably won't be that way tomorrow. Will be a quiet day in every way! Ole!