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Super Bowl is now a salad bowl. And some really sad news--Philip Hoffman did himself in. He did so by OD'ing while shooting up. He was only 46 and at the top of his game--being a first class actor and movie maker. He's appeared in over 60 roles in films plus also acted on stage. What a loss! A stupid, senseless loss! May he finally rest in peace, if that is a possibility for him now.

There was a final round of play activity today with grandkid and her new stash Bday gifts. She pushed her grandmother's energies to their limits. Starting last night, the grandmother helped her bathe and then stuck with her through some movies, book reading, having her get up around midnight and climb in bed with her, and sharing a bed until she was carried back to her room.

This morning, they began a craft project. This activity segued into another round of game playing. Grandfather (me), who had signed off at bathe time the night before, joined in until the grandmother left (around noon) to return to her home. Grandfather (me) then took over the game playing role. That activity continued for several hours, until her dad picked her up to go to his house.

I was cooked by the time she left. I hadn't eaten anything substantial and was feeling wobbly. Had a bowl of soup and a sandwich, then a green tea latte and pastry, and then sacked out for several hours. I slept until about 6pm! I really conked.

Place has been really quiet once the energies of the grandkid were relocated to her dad's place. I'm still somewhat gimpy in the calf of my left leg. Lower back is better, but as noted yesterday, the discomfort seems to be migrating down the leg. Hopefully, things will be smoothed out by Wednesday so I can resume classes. It is vital that I get back to regular physical activities--I can sense the atrophy taking place when I am not moving on a regular basis. Have to keep moving!