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Hazy, smokey day! Lots of fireworks last night and apparently quite a few fires. The air is filled with smoke and the smell of stuff burning. In addition, the temperatures are reaching into the low 100s. Fire and brimstone, ash and sulfur!

I'm feeling wobbly today--wobbly and blobbly. The smoke is helping things along, and the heat. It feels like it's difficult to take full breaths, even inside the house.

Dreamed a dense dream last night. I was in an apartment building (one that I've dreamed about before) that was filled with people that I know (or have known). I was taking groups of people down a path through the back yard, along a trail through the woods, and emerging at the shore of a large body of water. As we walked our way through the paths and woods, I told everyone how we came to own such a great retreat. We had planned it for a long time and now it was ours and we could share it with others.

The transition from the apartment building to the shore brought about a sense of calm and openness. The apartments were more lively, noisy and chaotic--the shore was open and peaceful.

The 4th has come and gone--everything slides back into alignment with the everyday events. A few delinquent fireworks will no doubt find their way to expression--later tonight! And the beat goes on, the boom goes bang, and the pop will never stop!