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Really quiet here today--after the hustle and bustle of yesterday. I finally got up and out close to noon--too close it turned out. CoCo's was jammed and it took forever to get breakfast--there were several large parties absorbing the waitpersons' attention. I eventually managed to get my order and scoffed it down. The place was a madhouse--loud and raucous! Not exactly a peaceful eating adventure. I'll have to steer clear of the times they are crowded and overbooked.

I got a really short haircut today! I have been asking that it be cropped close, but today was a record. I nodded yes to 1/4 inch, which leave very little hair--mostly a fuzz. It actually looks fairly good when compared to the ragged pate I went in with and my increasingly lack of coverage on the top. I won't have much to do to maintain things--just run a hand across my brow and that will do it.

I'm already missing the dance classes that will not take place for the rest of this month through the next.  Essentially, I believe there are only three or four classes for this month, and about the same  for all of December. The full roster will not appear until next year. Bummer!

Read today that studies have confirmed that people who drank more caffeine-based beverages were less likely to get PD. There is some indications that caffeine may be neuroprotective of dopamine-producing cells. The caveat, of course, is not to ingest too much in all cases. I seem to mellow out more in the afternoon if I have an energy drink (V8 Fusion) in addition to a green tea beverage. I think I'll start drinking a V8 in the mornings--during the period of time I usually feel the most frazzled. We shall see! The amount of caffeine in the two drinks is not even close to what the article indicated was a nominal amount. Always a guessing game!