I'm sitting here with my coffee, the fan is blowing on me but it is not really all that hot. It's been a very pleasant morning, for August, here in Livermore. There are no clouds in the sky. The temperature is in the mid 80's Fahrenheit. I had read "the news" and was making coffee and heard in my head, DJ playing The 5th Dimension's "Wedding Bell ( Read more... )

The lady who is the chief of staff sent me an e-mail this morning to welcome me to The QCC. That would be the Quarter Century Club in the enterprise where I work. I'm not sure what to think about getting this e-mail. She mentions scheduling a virtual meeting with the CEO, virtual only because the company HQ is in Chicago. She continues that I can ( Read more... )

Lauralee's homework assignment: go talk to Hoss. Hoss, Prince Lir, Mr. Heart. Why him? Does she expect that part of me to tell me something heretofore unspoken? The conversation concerns what I want. Where is my desire? What is my intention? Does Hoss know these things? I do know one thing: Hoss knows what he likes, when he sees it, but is Hoss ( Read more... )

I had a weird dream this morning before finally getting up and starting the day. It was really short, just kind of a vignette.

I am in the house, but it is not any house I recognize from life. I know it is my home and it feels familiar and "homey" but it is not recognizable as anyplace I've actually lived. It's an older house, maybe Victorian ( Read more... )

It's a cool gray day (44° F) here in Livermore, interspersed with bouts of sunshine this morning. I was sitting in the bedroom, drinking coffee, when a low, rumbling, peal of thunder sounded. It was only one, but it startled the cat, and set a few of the neighborhood dogs to whining. For thunderstorms, that's all you usually get in California, at ( Read more... )

Fall is well underway now. The mornings have been chillier. Shannon likes it pretty darned cool, which is to say damned near cold in the house, so we haven't really run the furnace more than a couple of times this fall. It has dropped to 58° F in the house on a couple of mornings, and I've turned the furnace on a couple of times to warm the place ( Read more... )

It's always the last place you look. I got a bead on my direction from sun-reckonning. I found the hatchway and ladder down out of my skull, to use a sensor-inspired metaphor. I feel solid, now, again, a bit more energized and confident than I did this morning. It's strange how the emotional states change with time and stimulus. It was beautiful ( Read more... )

Well, I was feeling pretty good yesterday, for the most part. I got some things figured out, and was elated to have answers. I was feeling proud and confident. I guess it started flagging last night. As Sophcles said: "What a terrible thing is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise." I still miss her. I wonder what she is doing. I couldn't ( Read more... )

Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Last Sunday, on the 19th, in morning I felt much better, and this had continued from then through Monday morning. I had been hoping that this meant that I had this infection on the run, as long as I avoided jacking my blood sugar. The fever was gone again, and it wasn't the result of acetaminophen. I hadn't taken ( Read more... )

I had to come in to work this morning. I was tempted to call in sick. I have been in a rather clobbered state since yesterday afternoon. It started after my noon walk. I had only been on one walk the past two weeks. I was getting out of the habit. When I got back, I noticed that my feet and my knees were sore. I also though felt sore in my elbows, ( Read more... )