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Busy day! Strange day! In every way! Got to a late start--got intrigued by something on the computer and was nearly late for the movement class. After all that there were only two us in class--which was nice but makes me wonder how long the instructor will want to keep driving all the way down from SF.

After that I went to the car repair place to get an oil change and fix my headlamp. As they started to replace the bulb, they discovered that the socket was loose--the people who repaired the front end after the wreck last year had used duct tape to hold the socket in place--instead of replacing the whole fixture. While I was waiting for the repairs to be completed, a car careened down the street and struck a light pole, knocking loose a power line which arced down the other wires and took out the power in the entire block. Meanwhile, the car that had hit the pole went across the median, smashed into several other cars, turned down a small side street and bounced off of several other cars. Fortunately, for me, the person working on my vehicle had just complete the oil change and light repair so I could drive away (the power being out left none of their electronic systems working (like the cash register). They hadn't done one other service procedure to replace my brake fluid--but they'll do that tomorrow.

I don't know if anyone was hurt. Everyone had to stay away from the various vehicles because of the down power lines.

After getting home, I tried to view some TV shows on the computer. The connection (or signal) was really weak. I spent some time surfing sites that weren't so bandwidth intensive. As I did so, I came across a bevy of sites about TMJ (temporomandibular joint -- the jawbone) and Parkinson's Disease. Seems that several dentists are getting PD symptoms to moderate by having patients use an orthodontic device (basically a spacer to move their jaw into an aligned position). The several YouTube videos are impressive showing substantial improvement in symptoms in a short period of time. Will explore more!

Resistance training tomorrow! Car repairs, car crashes, and jawbones in my dreams!

Oh, yes! After searching the web for TMJ articles, I returned to the TV shows. The bandwidth/connection had healed itself! I was able to watch a show with smooth video and audio! Hmmm!