mdlbear | Done yesterday (Reply)

0328 Sa
  * up 8:30; W=189; drugs, nose; coffee (YD), emergen-c
  * Bring Colleen a couple of pairs of pants first thing in the morning
  * see if the Asus can get a connection in the room (fail)
    ... but it's plugged in now and she can use it for games
  * Colleen.
    was in gym.  Standing up, ~50%.  left leg still nearly useless.
    sang Wheelin'; not sure anyone heard it but Colleen
    arm strength good; wheeled herself back to the room
    nice talk in the lobby with an aspiring country songwriter named Karen
    ! generally pretty happy.  A little distressed about slow progress.
  * Walk - Los Gatos Creek      ! calm
    Saw (tall) Sandy.  Call to N (left wave on voice mail)
    overdid it a little:  feet hurt; close to blisters
  = access: back bathroom: get some door width by taking out my sink?
  * banking.  Get cash
  * buy gin
  & visit Colleen, with Plink
    gentle-arms, riverheart, i-walrus, deso-row
  & update Consonance setlists
  * 6pm Housefilk @Kanef's (will be late)
    ma-bear, vampire, stuck (set-up for Kanef)
  * bed ~midnight

It was very good to see Colleen in the gym, standing up. Not all by herself yet, but making what appears to be rapid progress at long last.

A very pleasant walk, though I came close to overdoing it and getting blisters on my feet. At least I recognized the early warning signs of leg cramps and backed down the pace -- I've been getting a lot better about that.

I met someone I know on my walk -- that's very rare. And made a phone call to a friend who, until now, I've only called by pre-arrangement. (It went to voice mail, but it was still an accomplishment.)

Did a little more thinking about making the house wheelchair/scooter accessible. Still going to be difficult: both of our bathrooms are small, with narrow doors. You don't think of that kind of thing when you're 40.

Between singing for Colleen and the housefilk at Kanef's, I sang more yesterday than in the past week put together. Go me! (Can't possibly have anything to do with an upcoming visit, now can it?)