2984

Youngest son dropped by this evening. It's been about 12 years since we last saw each other! 12 years! How did that happen? Seems like it's something genetic in my branch of the family--some gene that fosters being alone, isolated, and out of contact. He'll likely be back in this area later this year and we may touch base again then.

It was great to see him after such a long time. He's much more comfortable with himself than he was  when he was younger. I was taken by what he has made of himself through some years that have not all been easy. His son, my grandson, is 12 already (my granddaughter by my older son is 9). In all, I have six grandkids who are 21 (L granddaughter by youngest son), 21 (A granddaughter-in-law of youngest son who has two kids or great-grand-kids-in-law), 12 (N grandson of my youngest son), 15 (S granddaughter-in-law of oldest son), 9 (A granddaughter by my oldest son), 5 (J granddaughter by my daughter). What a crew! Time to build a family tree!

But not tonight! Time for more dreams--time to dream the night away! Last night I dreamed about being in a line to get an ice cream. For some reason, the clerks were ignoring me and taking other customers who were behind me in the line. I felt frustrated and angry, but I couldn't figure out what to do to let the clerks know that I was being ignored.

I was somewhat antsy and nervous today as I watched the clock while waiting for my son to arrive. Once he was here, I felt more quiet and calm. I napped some this afternoon which also helped smooth things out for me.

2985

It's 95 at 5pm and climbing still. These 40 degree swings every 24 hours make for turbulent times. I just want to hunker down and sleep or try to do so given the variations.

I dreamed an elaborate dream last night. I was in some kind of initiation ritual. I had been invited there by a friend of mine--he had suggested that do the ritual together. I had heard vague talk about the rituals and what they might entail. There were stories of people being beaten, forced to do odious things, and even that some had been killed during the procedures. I wasn't sure why it would be of value to go through the process, but my friend assured me that it would be worthwhile, in the end.

The dream scene shifted from me talking with my friend to us being in the middle of the ritual. It was dark. There were fires burning along the border of the field we were on. My friend and I were standing side-by-side and there were bright lights shining on us. We could not see the others. They appeared as misty shapes at the edges of the field. Voices would address us with questions from every side. We were asked about a lot of things--what we liked, didn't like, was afraid of, and so on. We were interrogated for what seemed like hours. I awoke as the ritual continued--there seemed to be no logical ending to it all.

The week ends--or begins to do so. It is muggy and warm--I feel dazed and groggy.

2986

Got a call last night from LL. She was just checking in--it was good to hear her voice. She's thinking about making a trip to Hawaii. I told her that I may have some old frequent flier airline mileage that could be used to acquire tickets. I'll have to check on that--it's been a while since I've looked at that information.

I was up a bit early this morning, but now it's late in the afternoon and the day has blown away.

I don't recall what my dreams were about from last night. I believe that I dreamed, but not very lucidly perhaps.

I finished the L'Amour short stories--like a bunch of shaggy dog tales that are mostly just entertaining. His family maintains his legacy and is still releasing old materials that have been edited and restored from his files. He was extraordinarily prolific and apparently kept voluminous notes on everything he ever researched or drafted. His estate appears to maintain over 100 of his books in print--with over 260 million copies in reader's hands!

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The grandkid's grandmother arrived and the tribe just had dinner. I hadn't eaten much today so the dinner, although light, tasted good. Cucumber salad from the garden was the key item. There was a roasted chicken that was especially delicious.

My daughter has harvested a pile of cucumbers from the overflowing number of plants in the garden. She's making pickles and relish from the bountiful crop. Beets look like they'll be next, followed by a corn crop.

2987

Fry Day! And the living are easy! Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI--and in 100 years it's never stopped. I've been trying to wake up all day but I keep sleeping. I awoke around 7am but didn't take my medications then. I awoke about 2 hours later and took them then--and went back to sleep. I got up around 10am and went out for a latte and bun. Came back and did a round of Just Words (medium level; I won). Then went out for a lunch of ribs, salad, potatoes and gravy, peas, and garlic bread. Came back and slept for a couple of hours. Got up and out (it's really warm outside) and am now back in the cooling clutches of the AC. The day has been fried!

I don't recall any of last night's dreaming. I fell asleep late after reading an intense short story in the L'Amour collection. (They are all intense, but this one a drawn out melodrama about ships chasing ships in WWII.) I think I slept all night--I don't recall getting up for a toilet run at any time.

Weather is supposed to creep into the 100+ range over the weekend.

An Ode to the Coming Sun
Soon the time will be--soon it will. And all the crimson flowers be in bloom. There be no aftershocks--only unending waves of silence. I dream of dreaming. I dream of dreams. Insistent humming saturates the sky. I be pulled along the corridors. I be sent into the dream state from which I never be awakened.

And so it goes!

 

2988

Cooler then warmer, warmer then cooler! Next week we head back into the 100+ range. July 4th will be a hot one. Daze of whine and dozes!

Dreamed last night in fragments! I think the dreams were colored by the Wake the Dead episodes that I watched yesterday and some of the L'Amour short fiction pieces. One dream fragment had me sitting in a car. There was a man walking around the parking structure. He came up to my car and I realized that I had left the passenger door unlocked. I reached over and set the lock just as the man walked past. I was sure he was going to open the door if it had been unlocked.

In another fragment, I was drag racing along a deserted street against two other cars. We were moving at great speed down the street when we came up to a dead end. We all skidded and did 180's to keep from crashing into the barrier. I pulled forward and started back the way we had come. There was someone I knew walking along the sidewalk. I pulled over to pick him up. I had to be careful not to hit him with my right front end--the street was really narrow.

Got a haircut this morning. Thought it would best be done this week rather than the next--what with the holiday coming up. Made a munch of a lunch--joined the midday crunch. Same old bunch--same old punch!

Afternoon nap time! Dreaming of beaming!

2989

The moon in June is really quite a lune--or is it just a loon? I sent birthday greetings to my two sons this evening. Heard back right away from the youngest one--he said he'll be out this way next week and will drop by. Great! It's been a long time since we've been in contact.

How does our garden grow? Like a jungle! Cucumber vines have taken over one planting bed. We'll have cucumbers galore soon. They taste great! The sugar peas have come and gone--still sprouting new pods, but they are a bit dry compared to the early ones.

The corn is as high as an elephant's eye, or higher! Tomatoes, broccoli, and more is on the way. Time to plant more items!

I've started building a July calendar and days are filling fast. Dance classes, PD support group meetings, doctor's appointment, and other miscellaneous items are chomping up the days. Feels good! I need more movement, more motion!

Don't recall last night's dreamings. If they happened, they probably involved playing the Just Words game and tasks. The game requires that the player perform a lot of mental simulation of various word possibilities. I've mastered the Medium level of the game--still have some training to do before I can consistently win at the computer's Expert level. Right now, that level is about an even match for the computer and I. The computer pulls some really strange words out of its digital hat at the Expert level. I think it also does a lot more "thinking" at that level--simulating plays and optimizing points. But, I'm on the path--it'll just take persistence and practice!

Could it be? Yes, it could? Something's coming! Something good!

2991-2990

I went to bed late last night and did not make a posting--I just conked out after being up so late. I had an elaborate dream early this morning. I was with a group of people I was working with at a seaside park. There was an older section of the park that was being renovated. We had been there before--a long time ago. We once had an office in that complex.

The renovation was in process and huge pile of debris were everywhere. There were piles of rubble and mounds of broken stone and steel all over the place. It was difficult to match up what we remembered of the place and the present chaos.

We had come to the resort to make a presentation of one of our newer products. It was an educational game designed for younger children. We were setting up an observation room where parents were bringing their young ones in for play sessions. The product involved the 3-D rendering of the images the kids were creating with their handheld tablets. As the kids worked with their images, the images were rendered in 3-D on large monitors. There was a point in the interactions when a child would realize that his/her image was being projected. The child could then start working with the larger, 3-D version on the larger screen.

Aside from dreaming about the presentation area, parts of the dream took place in the food courts that were scattered about the facilities. Overall, the dream was colorful, very active, and a pleasant experience. There were lengthy conversations among the various dream people about a number of things--observations, queries, and explications.

Today has mostly come and gone! Where go the hours? Where go the flowers? Who takes the showers? Underneath the bowers? Cowers, towers, powers! Glowers and sowers!

2992

Days are getting shorter! And the living is easy! Fish are jumping! And the cucumbers are high!

Just got an oil change for my faithful vehicle. No problems reported from the service people--good news, I assume! Truck sounds better after the new oil was installed--runs smoother and quieter, I believe!

Dreamed an elaborate dream last night. We were a band of refugees who were trying to make their way to a border where we could escape into a neighboring country. We were divided into three large groups. We had amassed all of our gear, supplies and personal goods into three large collections. Each of us within each group selected as much of the items as we could manage in order to carry everything on our backs as we worked our way to the border. The process of dividing up our loads took a long time--it was a complex process to make certain no one was overly burdened and that everything was accounted for.

We finally got under way. Each of the groups took a different route toward the border. The trek took a long time, but each group made it to the border and crossed in safety. The dream was dark and heavy. It was dreary and filled with hopelessness. There was little celebration when we reached the border and crossed over--more like a sense of relief that it was over.

I picked up a set of short stories by Louis L'Amour. I've not read anything by him even though he's so prolific. The first story I read was about two fighters who are battling each other through 15 rounds. The story is quite realistic in style and content. It's not, in some ways, great writing--but is entertaining, detailed, and a relatively good read. Will see what comments his other stories evoke.

The bloom of June has nearly left the room!

2993

Dreamed last night that I was with a group of men (from the men's team). We were attending a celebration in a remote/spa hotel. We were there to be part of the service staff for the event. The event centered on a man with whom we were remotely connected. Our job was to act as service personnel and remain impeccably distant from what was actually taking place--much as a service person would do.

We were supposed to be quite punctual and practical around all that we were charged with doing. I, however, found that I couldn't do those things. I was late in getting to the event location and continued to be late and difficult in all that I did. I was having great time! I was enjoying the rebellion and upset that I was creating. Others kept trying to tell me, sotto voce, what I was supposed to be doing. I listened, acknowledged the communication, and went about my plunders.

We were being housed in an old hotel--one where key service personnel would have always stayed when there on projects. I noted that the hotel was like the one where I had worked when I was in college. It was the Hotel Pfister--an elegant and genteel lodging place that's now over 100 years old and still providing accommodations.

There were some parts of the dream that dealt with going to the correct room in the old hotel. I had difficulty locating the room and went back and forth for quite a while.

Hot today! Over 90 and still cooking!

2994

Happy Summer Solstice! Night of the longest day! What does it all mean?

Blogger is still acting weird. Getting strange pop-up messages regarding some type of error condition. Will keep this short.

Signed up for dance classes and scoped out where the Tuesday class is held. A bit of a travel, but doable!

Made an appointment to get the truck serviced--on Sunday at Firestone shop. Will be doing a bit more driving in July--just want to make sure the truck is up for it.

Time to sleep and have my solstice dreaming. Good night fair oaks!

2995

I dropped by the acupuncture office that's just down the street. Turns out that they don't do Tuina as advertised. They were helpful and gave me the names of several people who do various forms of massage. The office/practice carry the name Dragon Rising.

Hot daze today! Predicted to be warm over the next few days. Hot dragon rising!

I had a large lunch at Annie's today--blue plate special! Meat loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, garlic toast--a beast of a feast! Even so, I've been feeling hungry this afternoon.

Dreamed last night that I was supplying key pieces of complex devices. I was in charge of formulating, creating and delivering components that made the devices work. Even though my items were crucial to completing each device there was little pressure to get things done. The overall mood of the dream was laid back and easy going.

Watched an episode of Wake the Dead. The plot was not all that difficult to figure out.

Blogger is acting weird! Signing off!

2996

I was talking with MD about a pain she's been having in her neck. She's been trying to get her PCP to provide a referral to an acupuncturist. She's had a positive experience with acupuncture before and wants to do something to stop the pain in her neck. Her PCP seems to be dragging his feet (or pencil) in making such a referral.

I went online to see where there might be a L.Ac. in the area. Turns out--there is an office just down the street. MD could almost walk there (but she can't do that). The practitioner also uses Qigong and Tuina techniques. He's been trained in TCM procedures and has as handy, clean website. I'm going to have to check him out regarding what he does with Tuina.

Hopefully, he can relieve MD's neck issue. We shall see!

And suddenly it's Thursday? The first days of the week seem to fly by for some reason. Not so the last part of the week and the weekend.

Feeling sleepy and it is getting late. Finished the Guardian episodes--starting on a BBC series Wake the Dead. It's about a Scotland Yard cold case team that is using today's forensic technologies to solve old cases. I just watched the first case and it looks promising. Onward to dreamland!

2997

Day of daze! The amazing haze! The disjoint phrase! The sideways gaze! The sky ablaze! My sense of laze! Count the days! The quick replays! My own delays! The bygone ways!

I'm tired tonight even though I slept a lot this afternoon. I'm tired and feeling vague--like there's nothing around me but empty air.

I dreamed last night but can't recall what it was about now. Dreaming dreams and spinning schemes! Perhaps I'll soon know what it all might mean.

Onward to dreamland I go!

2998

Sad day on several fronts! Iraq, with all of the sacrifices that were made, spirals back into chaos (from which, I guess, it never escaped) and separate factions that seem bent on destroying each other. As noted by many (before and after), we should never have gone in there. The waste of lives and resources have been monumental--and now they return to dust in all ways.

Went to the PD support group in Folsom today. The guest speaker was from the DMV. He went over the whole DMV process for handling the licensing of people with challenges. I have to go through their process next year (2015) and I, like nearly everyone, don't look forward to that activity. I got my last renewal by taking a set of online practice tests and tutorials, and going in for the written exam.

Next time, I'll have to do the written, visual, and actual driving exams, and do so in the light of having to disclose that I have been diagnosed with a major physical/mental disorder for which I take prescription medications. The DMV can take a number of actions regarding giving me a license, including refusal of privileges, restrictions, going back through the exam process more frequently, and so forth.

I grow old! I grow old! A driverless car is what I'll be sold! Will passengers in a driverless car still need some form of license? I wonder! The world changes and so do its passengers! Do I need a permit to continue riding on this Earth?

Back to Iraq--speaking of driverless worlds! Who's in charge? Who's in change?

2999

Padre's Day! My daughter took me out for a movie and dinner. We (the grandkid, my daughter and me) watched a 3-D film How to Teach Your Dragon 2. It's a good film--exciting, animated, action filled, surround sound, and 3-D. The grandkid really got into the film--it was right up her alley. She had a rich weekend--music festival, movie, dinner out and more.

I enjoyed spending time with her and my daughter.

PD support group in the morning over in Folsom. Time to refill my prescriptions--all of them. Also need to sign up for dance classes and call the energy-balancing lady and set up some sessions. Had a couple of moments of feeling dizzy today, but nothing like yesterday's episode. I've been drinking a lot more water and that seems to be moderating things. It is dry here--much more dry than in the Bay Area. I have to adjust to the clime!

Coming to the end of the Guardian episodes! I've rocketed my way through the series. It was absorbing. I'll have to seek out another series with such richness and so compelling. Of course, I also might do something more useful than sit and watch show after show--or not! Who knows what the shows have to expose--that I might think flows? Or not!

3000

Dreamed last night that I was with an old friend, JON. He was putting together an art exhibit and I was helping him create simple magic-based presentations for each installation. I was demonstrating each magic trick and showing him how to link the trick to an exhibit piece. The whole dream was light and playful. We were enjoying the creative work and the results that we were achieving.

I awoke early--around 4am! It was a bit muggy and the AC was not kicking on a lot since it had cooled down outside.

I experienced a dizzy spell this morning. I had stopped by SBs and got a green tea latte and a bagel for breakfast. I then went to TJ's to pick up some items, stopped by the bank to withdraw some money, and then went to Pantera's to grab a sandwich. After parking, I walked to Pantera's front door. For some reason, I suddenly felt really dizzy. I had to struggle to stay standing--I was out in the middle of an open space between the front door and the pastry counter.

After getting my sandwich, I realized that I was quite thirsty. I drank several cups of water. The food and the water helped bring me back some, but I remained somewhat rattled until I got home and settled down some. I keep thinking that I might be getting a bit dehydrated with the AC running most of the time. I'll drink more and see if that keeps the dizzies away! Hope that's the solution!

Gave B (daughter's partner) a ride to work today. He works two jobs at two place that are quite busy. Long hours and lots of customers! His move into sharing living space with my daughter and the grandkid seems to be working for them. May it continue to be so!

3001

Friday the 13th and all is well. I slept deeply last night--longer and deeper than I've done in a while. Felt good! I also didn't eat a lot today and that too felt good. In fact, every time I cut back on the amount of food I ingest the lighter/better I feel. Something to investigate!

Father's Day weekend! My daughter has plans for going out to dinner on Sunday. That will be nice!

Now, it's time to hit the hay! I did my laundry today--as did everyone else I think. Good old Kenmore washer and dryer on the job!

Reading my way through Munro's Dance of the Happy Shades. She is the master of storytelling that goes so deep in such short pieces of prose. Well, back to Munro--it's 11:13 on Friday the 13th!

Let the bells ring for the happy shades! Or some such celebration!

3002

Had a dream last night where I was running from one place to another, but often being lost and turned around. The dream took place in two locations and branched out to at least two other locations. I got to these other places by getting lost and driving around in circles everywhere. It was a frustrating dream and left me feeling anxious and upset. In at least one of the dream segments, I was leading someone to one of the other locations but when I got lost, I lost the person who was following me as well. As I noted, the entire dream sequence was frustrating and anxiety-producing.

Been a short/long day! I got up late, got out late, and basically lost most of the day. Weather is more bearable--it's cooled down quite a lot from the 100+ days.

Spent a couple of hours with the grandkid. I think I play her "fantasy" games with her more so than other adults. I think she's finally discovered this fact and has "picked" me over others to play such games. Her storyline is a bit challenging for such a young person. It mostly starts of with "good" people who over the span of play become "evil" people. The final scenes always seem to turn out to be transformation scenarios where everyone becomes "evil" and becomes lost in darker rituals and activities. She is quite imaginative, but seems to be stuck in her own story cycles that carry out the transformation progressions.

Had a huge lunch and a green tea Frappuccino later in the afternoon. My daughter has made a crockpot dish for dinner. It smells good. It's about time to have a bowl.

3004-3003

Quiet day! I seem to have dropped into pool of stillness, a realm of silence. It's another hot day--the temperature is now hovering around 100+.

I dreamed last night--and can't seem to bring back any details right now. I recall waking up and noticing that I had been dreaming--dreaming about something important. Just what I can't remember.

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I didn't complete yesterday's post--but did manage to recall last night's dream.

I was on a vacation/fishing trip. I had checked into a place that had rooms down near the water. I had gone out fishing and had landed a good catch. The fish were plentiful and were feeding heavily. As I made my way back to my room, there was an explosion and fire that tore into the apartments. Dozens of people were displaced and had lost their rooms. The place where I was staying was conscripted to help find living spaces for the people who had lost their rooms. That fiat meant that private rooms, like mine, were converted into dormitory rooms with four residents per room. Roll away beds were brought in and set up. Three people I didn't know were housed in my room.

At some point, I was out helping with the clean up operations when I realized that I didn't have my wallet and travel documents. I thought I had left them in my room. I went back and looked for them but they were nowhere to be found. I suspected that one of my new roommates may have helped himself to my belongings. After much back and forth with everyone, I recalled that I had taken my belongings out of my pockets when I had helped clear an area filled with water. I went back to that area and found my stuff on a shelf where I had placed things while going into the water.

All was well in dreamland!

Cooler last night and today. The winds came up and helped cool things. The winds felt good--soft and balmy. Getting a late start today.

I just remembered that I also dreamed last night that the full moon flooded my bedroom. There was, in fact, a nearly full moon last night, but I dreamed about it shining into my room.

3005

Early afternoon and it's almost 100 degrees! Just went out for a short time and the heat felt like I was in a desert. The wind is keeping things somewhat moderate, but not enough to make me want to be outdoors for any length of time. I retreat to beat the heat!

Moon Day! June zooms on by and soon it will be July. I presume that means even more heat--perhaps a record-breaking weather onset.  But the garden grows! Just had a stir fry dish made with the sweet peas from the vines. Crunchy and tasty!

Salvation Army came by and took some of the debris that was leftover from the move and yard sale. Of course, they cherry-picked through the remaining items and refused to take some things. Awaiting another pickup attempt and then a dump run with whatever is unclaimed. So easy to accumulate--so difficult to throw away. Sign of the times!

When I went into the bathroom this morning, I saw a mosquito--one that looked like the type that is spreading West Nile or such. I went to get it but it flew away and disappeared somewhere in the rather sparse room. Perhaps, it became entangled in some of the few spider webs that are in the corners or behind the toilet. Or that it flew away via the way it entered. In any case, I couldn't locate it. Begone mosquito! Begone, be gone!

3006

100, 101, 102, 103, 104 and so on! The heat is on! Outside, it's like walking through a blast furnace exhaust. I've been out a couple of times today, but have quickly retreated into the coolness of the AC unit versus trying to be outdoors.

It's been a quiet weekend--not too much happening around and about what with the heat and the chaos of the previous weekend. I went to Annie's and had a Wyatt Special--two eggs, sausage, hash fries, and biscuit with gravy. A nice solid breakfast! Tasty and satisfying! Their AC, however, was limping along and by now should have let the place grow pretty warm.

I continue to mow my way though the Guardian episodes. I'm now in the 2nd season and chugging through the stories.

The mole in the front yard is creating chaos with the sod. I'm not sure what needs to be done except to bring in an expert and get some advice about what to do. I'm the guy who lived in one place for 14 years and who never watered anything in the yard during that entire time. Plants survived by sending down deeper roots (or that was my theory). Trees kept growing, bushes kept sending out branches, weeds took over and became the lawn. I don't think that strategy is going to work this time around.

We're having a heat wave! A tropical heat wave! It's not so surprising--the temperature's rising!

3007

100+ degrees! And the living is not so easy! But the moles roll on! When I went out this morning (or was it afternoon?), a mole was busy building a mound on the front lawn. As I walked up, he/she was pushing a pile of castings into existence. I stepped on the mound and I think the creature left the area, for now.

I dreamed last night a resumption of a recent dream--one where there was a group of us working together to actuate a type of communications link. The link was very organic and required a variety of unusual interventions on the group's part to get it to operate properly. Last night's segment continued the group's endeavors. People were assigned to various stations. Each station had its own protocols regarding what adjustments were to be made and which inputs were required. In the dream, the group was operating smoothly and progress was being made.

All for now! May come back and post more as the daze unfolds!

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Hi again! Bye again! I've come and gone!

3008

Hot! Hot! Hot! So what, what, what! AC conquers all! Got fixated on the Just Words game today. I played it at medium level several times--and won them all except for a screen freeze (which happens when a submenu is accidentally activated). I just have to stay focused and not activate that particular submenu. Since I always play in Guest mode, there is never an opportunity to report the problem. Probably something to do with my browser or such.

I've also been mowing my way though the Guardian episodes--another fixation but one that has a horizon--there are a fixed number of episodes. Great series though! Despite the formulaic story lines, the variety and acting keep things rolling.

I checked out the upcoming schedules for CW dance classes. It looks like there's a class every Tuesday and Thursday that will work for me. The Tuesday class is a bit more of a drive, but nothing insurmountable. The Tuesday is listed as a beginner/intermediate session; Thursday is shown as a high intermediate. I took the Thursday class in May and did all right. The pair of classes will be great for me.

A hot weekend predicted. Hotter than hot! 100+ temperatures are promised. Maybe some thunder and lightning--for those of us who might be astraphobic (spell checker doesn't like this word, but it's a real one). Astraphobia--fear of thunder and lightning.

3009

Went to the Orangevale PD support group this morning. Got a rich burst of energy when we did a round of PD dance movements. The moderator/sponsor for the meetings, PF, is very warm and personal. She's led the meetings for the past 6 months or so and has become intent on having a dance class at her facility. For me, that would be wonderful! They are just down the road from where I live. Her group is older for the most part with people showing lots of symptoms. I "danced" with a guy who was in a wheel chair. At one point, he opened up and smiled--I felt his joy in my heart!

I came back and had a huge lunch at Annie's (meatloaf, potatoes and gravy, peas, salad and garlic bread). I then conked out for a while before heading out again for an iced green tea latte. It is scorching out today--temperatures are in the 90s and up today. More of the same for the next few days as well. All hail the AC units that surround us.

It's now about 4pm and I'm holed up in the coolness. I realized today that it's about time to start looking into CW dance classes which should start next month. I'm checking out whether it makes sense for me to go to the Tuesday and Thursday classes even though there is some slight conflict with support group meetings (which are only once a month). Of course, it makes sense--I need to keep moving despite the heat and logistics.

Don't recall last night's dreamings. Woke up early so I could make it to the PD meeting. Dreams drifted away as I began the day.

3010

I dreamed something about running and testing an electronic device. We were in a laboratory and the device was hooked into a network. Technicians stood behind the device and were instructed to make adjustments to settings on the device. Based on the selected settings, the device performed a variety of communication tasks. We were in a set of final testings that would certify the device for full scale operation. The mood in the dream was contained and objective. There were no particular expectations--the device would either work or not. If not, there would be more design changes and the eventual certification of the instrument.

Today, I've been on low idle--the PD group meeting yesterday left me feeling (as usual when I attend these sessions) a bit low and slow. The people in these groups exhibit such manifest symptoms and are struggling so much that I can't help but feeling more down than up when I see them. The moderator of the group does a great job of getting everyone to laugh--at his jokes and at ourselves. But, there are still the realities of what they are experiencing. I feel some kind of intense frustration after being with everyone there.

Tomorrow's session should be reminiscent of the times I went to the PD dance class in the Bay Area. Right now, I'm still feeling low and slow though. Hopefully, this too will pass and I'll get up and out to the class in the morrow. Let it be so! Let it be so!

3011

Dreamed last night that I was at a resort-like place. People were coming there to fish and to hang out in the woods and trails that engulfed the place. People could get permits to fish and there was a spot along the shore where they were almost guaranteed to catch great specimens. I was one of the guides who helped people find pockets of fish and then to angle for them. We also had cabins and tents that were available for people to rent, by the night, week, or longer, as needed. The cabin and tents were fairly casual--nothing elaborate or fancy. I lived with a woman and the two of us handled the whole thing with only a few temporary employees. It was a lot of work, and required our almost total attention, but it was fun and we liked being there. The dream was very matter of fact and realistic.

Will be heading to Roseville in just a bit for the PD support group June meeting. The speaker today will be going over MediCare changes and details. I just had a latte and a sandwich, and I could easily nap the time away. But I'll not do that and soon will be on the road.

I'm not too banged up from the moving daze we went through over the weekend. Still some redness from my exposure to the UV rays, but nothing terrible.

I've been using the dental oils, as prescribed, and they feel like they are helping heal things. I won't really know until I go to my next hygiene. As noted, all of the additional attention regarding brushing and cleaning can only help. We shall see! We shall see!

3012

As predicted, today was a day of rest. I awoke early but went back to sleep until the traffic through the house prompted me to arise. I broke my fast with a tasty apple, and then went back to sleep for a while.

Later in the morning, I got out and about. Grabbed some food and ran some errands. Then back to sleep for a bit.

The guy who took a pile of stuff yesterday didn't return today to take the remaining items. I suppose my daughter and her partner have made plans for a final cleanup. If not, we could have another yard sale--there's still that much stuff piled across the front of the house.

Tomorrow there's a PD support meeting in Roseville. Thursday there will be a meeting in Orangevale. I intend to go to both. Without a lot of intrusive dental work to be done, I feel more relaxed and ready for some contact with other PWP's. June is in bloom and it's time to resume!

Doing a load of laundry--or rather the machines are doing it for me.

May has come and gone away! Goodbye May!

3013

It's been a moving weekend--literally! Daughter and partner moved everything from his place to here on Saturday. Today, we had a yard sale--which didn't get rid of many items. There was only a sprinkling of people who came by from 9am until 2pm. Of course, we were up around 6am to unstack the mountain of stuff that had been delivered on Saturday. My 2pm, we were fried--we ran out of shade and the temperature hit the 90s.

The highlight of the day came at the end. When my daughter and her partner went back to his old place to make sure it had been cleaned up properly, a guy came up and asked if they any scrap metal that he could take. They gave him a wad of coat hangers. In the process, they discovered that he was a scavenger--that he could come here and take everything that was left from the move. He was the most ingenious packer/hauler I've ever seen. Arriving is a truck that looked like it was already packed to the gills, he proceeded to winnow his away through the pile, managing to take a huge part of the leftover items. He indicated that he would go unload the mound of stuff he was now carrying and come back for the rest. How he managed to get as much as did onto the truck in the first load was astounding.

I got my share of sunshine (and vitamin D) today--I'm a bit red. Between yesterday, an early rising today, and today's adventures, I was zonked. I went out for several hours. Tomorrow, I'll probably spend some time recouping from the weekend's exploits. Felt good to sweat some though.

Been staying with the dental hygiene stuff and the new dental oils. My mouth feels cleaner using the oils and I think it's helping reduce the flora/fauna. Time will tell!