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Dance class went well last night. About 20 people taking/teaching the class--about all the room can hold. We went over three dances (Cowgirl Twist, Power Jam, and Cuban Shuffle). Will add a fourth next week (Tush Push) and so on. Despite the long layoff, my feet and legs were not too tense. I noticed it more today when I walked the neighborhood loop. I felt really good after the class--looking forward to continuing. I noticed that I felt better trying to dance over trying to exercise--dopamine levels seemed enhanced by dancing.

I had a very vivid dream last night. I was living in section of a town that housed a lot of people who were into drugs and other crimes. I and a few others was trying not to become entangled in those activities--we just wanted to live there and be left alone. But I was looking out a window when a group of the street people went into a store and stole some items. As they came out with their loot, a couple of them saw me watching them. They made silent gestures toward me, letting me know that there would be problems if I told anyone what I had seen. In the dream, the interactions between me and the looters kept escalating--with them harassing me, breaking into my apartment, threatening me, and so on. As the dream continued to unfold, the mood became more and more intense and scary. I think I brought myself out of the dream state because it was so intense.

My daughter's partner dropped by and mowed the lawn today. The whack job who lives next door made a point of coming out and blowing the clippings that might have been thrown into his yard back in our direction. As he did this, he and his wife carried on a yelling/shouting diatribe--him about the intrusion onto his property and her about his crazy behavior. His actions upset my daughter. She wrote him a note letting him know that she didn't appreciate his hostile actions and for him to lay off such demonstrations. Fireworks!

Weather shifted into warm gear today! Supposedly hit 86 degrees in this area. Definitely could feel the difference--really noticed the places that had their cooling units turned on.