The other day when I was at the storage unit, I pulled the sewing machine out, and today I downloaded a book that teaches sewing techniques.  I mean, I sew, but I thought it would be a project to actually “learn” to sew.  David wants to help.   I do hope that I don’t become obsessed and start sending everyone home made goodies!  You are welcome to slap me if I send you a tablecloth!  Got up early and took my walk and when I got home, Maria was here cleaning.  When she left, it was so nice to have a clean house.  Smelled so nice with no dust bunnies!  She also promised us more tamales for tomorrow!

David was not feeling great today.  I don’t think it is from stopping the drugs, but will keep an eye on it.  He just seemed sleepy and still dizzy.  He isn’t having any pain, and no tremors in his arm, and that is what the two drugs he was taking treated.  He also doesn’t seem depressed, just tired.  I made an appointment for a massage for myself, and it was great.  The masseuse was a little too chatty, but, it did the trick, and I am still a bit drowsy from it.

When I got home, we headed out for dinner.  Took a drive around town, but ended up going to a restaurant around the corner from the house called Mario’s.  A decent red sauce Italian place.  We didn’t have pizza, but will have to try their pizza.  It is around the corner, so, it would be great to have a good pizza place nearby!  Then home, and more Breaking Bad followed by the blog and the book.

I got up extra early to get my walk in before we had to head to the Neurologist for our 9am appointment.  We saw Dr Young who was the Neurologist that saw David in the hospital.  Very nice guy and he looks like a cross between Adam Arkin and George Clooney – David says not so much George, more Adam.  After talking for a while, he suggested with take David off two of his medications – one for pain and depression and the other for the spasms.  We will see if they make a difference with the dizziness, but he says that they have a long life in the body, so it may take a few weeks to see a change.  Worth a try.  Dr Young was asking if we were married, and said that we we could now amend our tax returns for the past three years to file jointly according to the IRS.  David became confused, and after a few moments to figure it out, I realized that his “gaydar” wasn’t working right, and he couldn’t understand that Dr Young had a male spouse.  No offense, but I knew right away.

Anyway, we have stopped the two drugs, and he has suggested that we try Botox for the spasms in David’s right arm.  More localized way of treating the problem.  We headed home, then a walk, exercise and a swim, with some rest in between activities.  As these things happen, right after talking about tax returns, I got an email from the accountant, and pulled together a bunch of information for him, and we are off to the races.  We are amending my return from last year, and we will be filing jointly.

I cleared out some more stuff from the guest rooms, and things are coming together.  One of the things I needed to get rid of was an extra bed, and put it up on Craigslist, and I couldn’t believe how quickly it was snapped up.  Not only that, but the guy who came offered to buy one of the spare TV’s that I also wanted to get rid of.  Two birds with one stone!  A very productive day, if I do say so myself.

Had the tamales from Maria for dinner, which were great!  A bit spicy, which I loved, and David was able to handle it, so that was good.  We watched Project Runway, more Breaking Bad and then read the blog.  Also had a visit from Donovan who brought us some limes – will have to fix a cocktail tomorrow!

I took an early and very long walk this morning, which was great.  When I got home, we got dressed and went to the Stroke Recovery Center for Cedric King’s Life Changes.  He is a very nice, good guy, and the group was big today.  The theme was sort of about the environment and  there was a woman there with her mother who had been a regular at the center over a year ago, but she had been in a terrible accident, and this was her first time back.  She had such a great outlook and it was great to hear her story.

We then headed home before running up and having blood drawn before  PT with Blade.  I told David afterwards, I think that Blade really might come to Paris while we are there!  It would be great, and he and his Husband seem like great folks.  David is getting more and more kick with his knee, and they worked on that today, among other things.

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In the middle of all the things going on today, I got an email confirming that we are good for our pre-Paris cruise.  I was looking at hotels in Rome for the night before we depart and also flights.  It is right around the corner!!  There is no cure like travel, as the song says!

Got up early this morning, took my walk, and then prepared for Jose to come and help me move furniture around.  It only took about 20 minutes, but what a difference it makes.  Maria came too, and with promises of tamales for tomorrow.  After that was done, David and I went for our walk, and that went well.  Then, home and exercise and got ready for the first speech therapy session at the Stroke Recovery Center.  We met Mary at 1pm, and I left David with her and headed to the storage unit to put some stuff away.  When I got back, David had been able to answer most of her questions, which was great, and she thinks that he is doing splendidly.  She mentioned another patient who had a stroke almost twenty years ago and who has less speech than David does.  David was not happy to hear that.  He was pleased with the session though.

Got an appointment with the Neurologist on Friday morning, and maybe we will get to the bottom of the dizziness issue.  We had a nap in the afternoon, and a swim and then dinner before I headed off to an audition for a small ensemble that is part of the chorus.  The audition went well, I think.  The guy who is putting this together asked about my conflict for October – December.  I said that it was right, and that the chorus director knew about it and said that I should sing, and we would see if it made sense for me to sing in the concert.  The performance isn’t so important, but working on the music each week is the point.  Anyway, we will see.

We watched a Breaking Bad and the SYTYCD Finale.  Then the blog (both of them) and the book.  Tonight was about Mr. Owen, who sounded like a villain in a Dickens novel.  I had a title for the blog earlier today, but it has completely slipped my mind, so this one will have to do.

This morning, it was cooler than it has been since we have been back – only about 90 early this morning.  We went for a short walk, after my walk.  Blade asked me to work with David when he walks with keeping his trunk square, and it is making a big difference in his stride.  It makes the steps slower, and he finds it harder, but I think it is a great improvement in his step.  The walk was shorter, because it was taking more time and was more exhausting for David.  We went into the pool after the walk and then exercised.

I got a lot of things done today that I have been putting off. I have someone coming in tomorrow to help me move some furniture around and hopefully make some more headway in getting the house in shape.  Just in time for us to leave would be my guess.  Also arranged for the gardener to come by to talk about some changes and tree trimming that we need to have done.  Slowly but surely.  We also took a nice drive in the afternoon around Las Palmas, one of Palm Springs tonier neighborhoods.  It was nice to be out and looking around.

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When I got home, David was asleep, so I will read the blog tomorrow, and obviously, no book.  I do have to steer clear of Jerry Herman though.  Branch out, if you know what I mean, but I love me some Jerry Herman.  I sat behind him at the Kennedy Center at their production of the show this song is from a few years ago and the best part was how much he was enjoying the music.  How could he not?

On the program I use for my walks they have a button for your power song, you know, the song that gets your going.  That is where the title comes from – my power song.  For those of you who know my old phone, it was my ring tone – I was attempting to have the gayest phone in the world, and how could you go wrong with having Charles Nelson Reilly as your ringtone!!

Anyway, we all need a boost now and then.  This morning I went on my walk and I used the power song button a few times.  When I got home, David wanted to attempt a walk in the morning, and we did.  We may try it again, but he began to peter out in the last half of the walk, and I wished I had my power song to get us going.  Not sure if that song would have worked for David, maybe something by Gloria Estefan, not CNR.

After the walk and a shower, we were off to dancing with Caren Doll.  I couldn’t bring myself to videotape, I think it would have made people feel uncomfortable.  After that, we went to see Blade.  Blade was away for about ten days, and part of that time, he was in the hospital with kidney stones.  Kidney stones in Salt Lake City!  David’s response was “bad”.  Blade, I think, has a little thing for David.  He was telling him how much he likes seeing him, and wants to make sure that he gets to work with him anytime he can.  He is probably the best PT there, so that is a good thing.  He also is very sure that David will get more strength in his leg and more use of his arm.  Here’s hoping and trying!

We both were ready for a nap when we got home, and laid down.  Just as we were drifting off, a storm came through that was pretty intense.  The wind was blowing the rain sideways, but it was over almost as quickly as it came in.  There is thunder rumbling now, and some drips of rain starting.  After the nap, dinner and I had to run to the drug store, then some more Breaking Bad, the blog and the book.

Sunday.  A day of rest.  Basically.  We did the usual – I walked, had breakfast, went swimming, I went shopping, then we decided to go to the movies.  We went to see In a World, which we both agreed was pretty terrific.  Quirky and funny, but also some great characters and a good heart.  Then home and dinner and, you guessed it, Dexter and some more episodes of Breaking Bad. I hate to predict, but I have a feeling I know where the story is heading.

Walter forwarded an article about a treatment for dizziness, and we tried it today.  No luck yet, but the article said that sometimes it takes multiple tries.  It contends that the dizziness is caused by Dislodged Ear Rocks that need to get settled back in their place.  I will forward this to the Doctor as well and see if there is a specialist to see.

Then the blog and the book.  Didn’t read much of the book because it was late.  Also, you may have noticed that we haven’t taken our evening walks for the past two days.  This is because, we really can’t walk in the heat of the day, and at the moment between when the sun goes behind the mountain and it sets is party-time for the mosquitoes and no-see-ems.  Very irritating.  We talked about getting up early, but I think that I couldn’t rouse David at 7 or 8 and that is what it would take.  This week’s schedule is pretty full with PT, Speech, etc, but the highlight is Dance with Caren Doll (Judy’s stand-in) tomorrow.  I will try to video tape some of that for your viewing pleasure.

So, tonight’s title for the blog has to do with David saying sorry to me a couple of times this evening.  He wasn’t saying sorry for anything specific that happened, he just looks at me every once in a while and says a general sorry.  I tell him he has nothing to be sorry about, but I appreciate the sympathy and (now this will give away the song to many) I have to say, while things are sometimes (maybe even most of the time) difficult, I am still grateful for all the good things that we have.

A good, quiet day.  Had a nice FaceTime visit with Alex, Claire and Theo.  They are still settling into their place in Paris, but it sounds like it may take a while for all the pieces to fall into place.  Fortunately, their friends Ed and Alexis are being very helpful.  So comforting to know that they have good friends to lean on.

We went in the pool and exercised, but David is still pretty dizzy all the time.  I sent an email to the Doctor to see if adjusting his medication might help.  There are three drugs that he is taking, and two of them might possibly be stopped or have the dosage reduced.  We will see what he says, but I think we need to try something at this point.  I had orientation for the chorus, which went well, but I find that I am feeling pretty anti-social, and find it difficult to make small talk.  I did have a nice chat with the baritone section leader, who is from DC, and says that he remembers my name, because it was on the baritone section list for years after I auditioned, but didn’t join the GMCGW.  We talked about H Street and the Atlas, and of course, we had a lot of friends in common.

Anyway, that was the highlight, the lowlight was during one of the “getting to know the new members” exercises.  Ala Cinderella, all the new members were to leave one shoe at the front of the room, and the older members were supposed to pick a shoe, find its owner and ask three questions and then introduce the new member to the group.  Well, my “prince” found me, and proceeded to tell me that I was his buddy, and the purpose of the exercise was to pair folks up, and I was to call if I had any questions or needed to miss a rehearsal or anything.  Now, I knew that this wasn’t what the exercise was about – I already had a buddy, but I wasn’t in the mood to argue, so let it go.  Then people started being called up to introduce the newbies.  Next time I looked back to my “prince”, he was gone.  Nowhere to be found.  They went through the list, and the membership leader asked if there was anyone left, and I raised my hand (I had thought of slinking out, but decided to be brave) and said that my “Prince Charming” had to run because it was midnight.  I thought it was funny, but all I got were blank stares.  I then had to explain that the guy who picked up my shoe must have been frightened of me, and that I often have that effect on men.  Still nothing.  I then said I would take the liberty of introducing myself, which I did.  I have to say, it does concern me that folks here take things so literally.  I don’t think it was my delivery, but who knows.  I did get a special prize for my bravery – a cap and a mug.

Before and after the orientation, David and I watched a lot of Breaking Bad.  We got through Season 2 and have started Season 3.  In between, dinner and then ended the evening with the blog and the book.  Now it is the quest for determining the age of the earth and and at the same time avoid heresy charge.  Nobody yet is up to the task.  Also the story of the first dinosaur bone found in NJ and lost soon after in Philadelphia.

OK, that is an easy one, but it is appropriate.  Today, I got a number of very nice supportive emails, so thanks for that.  I have to say, when people ask about my work, it is never in an aggressive or judgmental way, but just curious.  It is all my own baggage that I have to get over, not theirs. David, as many of you will know, is relentless, and when I told him that I was getting nice, supportive and complimentary comments from folks, he wanted to know what nice things people were saying about him!  Thus, the song lyric, and the reassuring knowledge that David is David.

I slept in late, so no walk this morning, but it was nice to get the extra shuteye.  We got up and went into the pool, and then is was time to go to Physical Therapy.  Yesterday the the electro stimulator arrived, so we brought that with us, and Jeffrey worked with it a little bit.  He has been working on David’s arm a lot.
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David is still feeling dizzy, and when we got home, he took a nap, and I ran some errands, and when I got home, I laid down for a while, but was awakened when Maria, our cleaning lady, stopped by with some delicious food.  Very good!  A little spicy, so I think it will be mostly mine!  Then dinner, a few more episodes of Breaking Bad, I had to read the blog again, and more of the book.  At a certain point while reading the book, David wanted to know what the names of the planets were in French and German.  I am not sure if I was more surprised by the question or that I was able to decipher the question.  Bravo all around, and I found out that “Sun” in Indonesian is Matahari.  Who knew?

Took a short walk this morning because I got a late start, and we had an appointment with the nurse at the Doctor’s office.  She was going to remove some of the wax buildup in David’s ears.  That went well, and from my point of view, I think they are now clean!  I am hoping that this will help with the dizziness, but David says he still feels dizzy.  It may take a while to settle down if it had anything to do with ear pressure.

After that, we went to the Stroke Recovery Center for “Let’s get Physical”.  Today it was really just playing catch with various sizes and types of balls.  Hand-eye coordination.  David was doing very well, and it is just a nice social setting.  I don’t think I mentioned this, but next week we are going to see the speech therapist at the center, and hopefully get that started up.  Mary, the therapist says that there is another gentleman who has similar difficulties who she would like to form a group with David.  That could be terrific.

After that, we went to the barber downtown, and got haircuts.  I was in desperate need!  The barbers are nice at this place, so I think it will become our regular spot.  Afterwards, we went to Bill’s for pizza.  It was good and very cheesy.  And if the morning already wasn’t enough, we went to Michael’s Craft Store to pick up a shadowbox to frame the picture that Kathleen sent to David last year while he was in the hospital.  It looks beautiful!
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Then, finally home, and David was in need of a rest, so he took it.  I joined him for a bit, and then started dinner.  Made scallops and risotto with spinach.  As soon as that was done, it was time for Project Runway.  Nice to have Michael Kors back, even if it is just for one night.  Then the blog and book and sleep for David.  I am still up (obviously).

Tonight’s blog title is about something that has been weighing on my mind.  I have been asked a number of times since we are back in Palm Springs what I do for work, and my answer is often pretty awkward.  How do you explain that you actually do work, but just not at a job.  I don’t think there is a title for what I do now.  Maybe I will just say that I write a blog!

Another weather day in the desert.  We got up in the morning and did exercise and then had to go to the doctor.  David is still dizzy, and unfortunately, the Dr says aside from what he was prescribed at the hospital, there isn’t anything to take for the dizziness.  He thinks that it may be a side effect from one or two of the medications he is on.  David didn’t like that answer.  Dr. Loftus said that he thought the best thing to do is get as much Physical Therapy as possible, and hopefully that will have an effect on the problem.  He also is having the nurse clean the wax out of his ears, and who knows, that may do something.

When we left the Dr’s office, the wind was something fierce and there was a sandstorm that had reduced visibility quite a lot.  Then, on our way to the Stroke Recovery Center, the thunder started up.  We had an appointment to get a gym orientation at the SRC, and that went very well.  The radio was playing and every once in a while (between Tony Bennet and Frank Sinatra songs) there was an emergency broadcast about the flash floods that were expected in the desert.  It was stirring up and the mountains looked quite ominous again today.  The gym has lots of machines to work on and David is anxious to get started.

Then, home and picked up some sandwiches at Aspen Mills.  David was exhausted by the time we got home, so he went to bed, and I ate and then took a nap.  Didn’t sleep well last night, so I needed it and was out for a couple of hours, I think.  I woke up when I heard the plate hit the counter in the kitchen.  I wanted to see if David was eating out of the refrigerator, but he wasn’t, he was standing at the counter.  He couldn’t carry the plate to the table, so was going to stand and eat.  I helped get him settled at the table.

By the time I woke up, things had settled down outside, and the sky was relatively clear.  We decided to head out for a walk, and we drove to the walkway along the wash, rather than just take our normal walk down the block.  It was much nicer and the path is wider and has fewer obstacles to deal with.  It is also nice to see the view and watch the stream that appears when there is rain.  It is all very green now after a couple of days of rain.

Then home and we watched some TV – the rest of SYTYCD, two more Breaking Bad, the blog and book.  We are reading about the father of geology now, Mr. Hutton, who seems to have been a jolly fellow (unlike the two more recent examples of irritating genius) but, through thankfully very short examples, had no gift for writing.  He seems to have been almost as well known for his boring and incomprehensible writing style as for his insight.  Fortunately, he had a colleague who was able to translate his work into a palatable style after his death, and who gave him most of the credit.

Today was a good, but strange day.  Called the Doctor’s office and he is on vacation until tomorrow, and will see David at 11:30.  Also finalized some of the insurance loose ends for both David and me, so everything seems to be back on track.  We swam, but didn’t exercise this morning, because David had Physical Therapy with Jeffrey in the early afternoon.  When we were at therapy, David asked about Jeffrey’s son, and I felt bad because I didn’t even recall his mentioning that he had a young son.  I told myself that I probably wasn’t there, but I  am sure I was physically, but not mentally.

When we left, the skies were looking pretty ominous, and it began to rain as we got home.  There was quite a thunderstorm, but it passed pretty quickly.  From the news reports, it did some damage with flash flooding.  A number of streets were closed because of mud.  It is amazing how much havoc rain can cause in the desert.

Made a nice lunch of dumplings and cold sesame noodles – even I was impressed with how tasty it was.  It was quite late, so when it was time for me to leave for chorus rehearsal, I made a sandwich for David to eat later when he got hungry.  He was a bit concerned that I was going to be out for so long, but I think I had everything prepared for him.  Rehearsal was good, and it is great to be singing again.  Met a bunch of folks, and hopefully start to make connections and friends here in Palm Springs.

When I got home, David was still awake and we watched most of So You Think You Can Dance, but stopped when it was time for bed.  I was pleased that David was able to get the sandwich and unwrap it with no problems, although, I think he said he ate it out of the refrigerator.  Not sure how that worked, but it was finished, and he said he liked it.  Then, I read the blog, but no book.  It was late.  It is late now, but I have to pick the title for this entry.  Sometimes it is so easy and other times, it takes some real thought.

Another uneventful day, which can be a good thing.  Walk, exercise, swimming, sunning.  Didn’t venture out of the house except for David’s walk in the afternoon.  The flies were pretty irritating.  So small that you wonder how they could be so annoying!  I took a long nap this afternoon, but David stayed up, and at the end of the evening, he was pleased that he hadn’t had to take a nap today.  Since the dizziness started, he has slept during the day quite a bit, but today he stayed up.

Tomorrow we begin trying to get into see the Doctor.  We also have Physical Therapy.  It is obvious that the weekend is over!  The town will get back to normal I think.  I also have the first rehearsal for the Gay Men’s Chorus, and I will at least be rehearsing with them for the fall, and I think performing in the winter concert.  The director seems to think that my missing about 7 rehearsals won’t be too bad.

Tonigh, we watched three episodes of Breaking Bad, and we are really enjoying it.  Then the blog and more of the book.  We heard about Mr Mason and Mr Dixon and their line and their lives.  Also found out about Mr. Cavendish who apparently leaves Sr. Isaac in the dust for weirdness.

Good day after yesterday and the day before.  Went for my walk, then exercise.  David is still a little tired, but by the afternoon he said the dizziness was much better – still there, but much better.  We went into the pool and worked on our tans.  David is getting to be his old brown self and I have a faint tan line.  Very faint.  Alex called from Paris, and they arrived safe and sound, and Theo was a good traveller they said.  Good to hear!  We will have a longer FaceTime visit tomorrow I hope.

We went to the movies in the afternoon to see Elysium.  It was OK, but Jody Foster was almost comical.  Not sure what kind of accent she was going for, but she certainly came up with a completely new one.  It gave a pretty accurate view of what the world would be like if Republicans ran it in the future.

After the movie, I had a text message from Michael Sluchan who was in Palm Springs from LA.  We had stayed with Michael when we went to a wedding in LA many years ago.  He stopped by before heading to dinner, and we had a great visit.  Got caught up on what he is doing, and filled him in on our lives, both past and future.  We know Michael through Alex, and it was terrific to see him.  Sounds like life is treating him well.

Then dinner, and we were disappointed to find out that there was no new episode of Dexter tonight.  We watched two episodes of Breaking Bad instead.  No blog (I read the entries from yesterday in the afternoon) and no book tonight.  Just sleep.

Just a quick update. David is being sprung. We have to follow up with neurologist and primary care Doctors. Boy is he excited!

The view from David’s hospital room – looking across Bob Hope Dr.

So, I have mentioned that David has complained about being dizzy, and today, we decided to do something about it.  I will backtrack and tell the whole story, but cutting to the heart of the matter, David is in the hospital where they are running some more tests.  They gave him an MRI and discovered that he recently had a very small stroke, and we obviously need to figure out what it is all about.

So, the day began as many, my walk, exercise with David and we got ready to go to the Stroke Recovery Center.  While there, we made an appointment for intake at the gym there, which is next week, then we went to the music performance, which was nice, but David was feeling uncomfortable, and wanted to go to urgent care to see a doctor about this dizzy problem along with a discomfort in his stomach.  We went to the urgent care near us, and was seen pretty quickly.  The nurse practitioner recommended that we go to the emergency room, and David didn’t like that idea.  She said we could do what we wanted, but she said, if David was a family member of hers, she would get him to the emergency room.  All the tests they could do looked normal, so she thought that he needed more looking at.  David would not hear of going in an ambulance, and I said, lets go home, have lunch and then head to the ER.  She assured David that it would only take about two hours (four at the most) and was worth the trouble.  That is what we did.

We arrived at Eisenhower Medical Center at 2:45pm and just as we were approaching the four hour mark, at 6:30pm, David insisted that I go up to the charge nurse and tell him that we were going to leave.  They had done an MRI and blood tests, but we had only seen a doctor for about one minute, and it really was starting to get ridiculous.  He said he would release us, but wanted to check the reports and make sure there was not reason we should stay.  He came back a few minutes later and said that the MRI showed that David had had a stroke.  I, being a smartass and just a little frustrated said, “Well, yes, I know that.  He had a stroke last year.  I told you that when we checked in.”  His reply was, “No, recently”.  “How recent?” asked I, and his answer was “Within the past two weeks”.  Yikes (I didn’t say that, just thought it).  David was puzzled by all this, and I had to explain, but he still didn’t want to stay.  He asked what I thought they would be able to do.  And here, for I think the first time, I just laid down the law and said we were staying.  Moments later, David’s name was called and we went back into the ER.  Not sure if it was coincidence, but I thought it was strange that the charge nurse reading the report and our being called were so close together.

Anyway, we were somewhere, and there were now folks looking in on us.  The doctor who saw David four hours prior came in and said he looked much better.  After he left, we both laughed at that because he looked exactly the same as he did earlier, the Doctor must have confused him with someone else he saw.  The nurse, Alex, got us sandwiches, because at this point it was 7pm.  The doctor said he wanted David to stay overnight, and he started to fight about that, and again, I had to put my foot down.  Alex said that the hospital was very busy, but a bed should be available in 20 minutes to an hour.  It was really only about 35 minutes, and we were upstairs by about 7:45pm.  After the usual rounds of introductions – Doctor, Nurses Aide, Charge Nurse and Nurse – we were off to the races.  David, even in a hospital bed, made sure that I understood that I was to tell everyone that I abandoned him.  He wanted me to stay overnight, and pointed at the empty bed next to him as enticement.  Yes, a bed that will probably be filled within the next few hours.  I resisted, and left at 10pm when he was taken away for an ultrasound.

Anyway, it was quite a day, and I am ready for some shuteye, but not before one story I overheard in the lobby.  There was a woman being checked in as we were waiting at reception.  She looked relatively well heeled, but her head kept falling back as she sat in her wheelchair.  Soon after she got settled, and attendant came up to her and told her that she didn’t need to worry, her bag was being held at the Betty Ford Center.  Yes, just steps from Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra Drive!  Every once in a while I think, what are we doing here??!!  And then, the sun comes up in the morning.

Some of you may wonder how I always seem to have a sunny outlook in this blog, and, generally, I do have a positive outlook on life.  I do, however spare my readers the gory details of day to day living.  Anyway, there were no gory details today, which was good.  I got up and took my walk, and when I got home, David was up, and I fixed him breakfast – he always wants cereal even if I offer to make eggs.  We then had exercise and a shower.  We had a good conference call with Candi to go over our finances, and everything seems to be in pretty good shape.  All good stuff.

Then we had a physical therapy session and sadly, Blade is on vacation for a week and a half, so we had a substitute.  Jeffrey was good though, so not a bad thing, and he has a slightly different approach, which is always good.  He suggested that I investigate buying a small electro stimulator to work on David’s hand and ankle.  He said they are only about $40 and would be worth the investment.  I ordered one tonight, and it is on its way.

After therapy, David was a bit tired, so he took a nap, and I ran to Trader Joe’s to do some shopping.  On my way, I stopped in The Estate Sale, a sort of high end furniture consignment store.  We are looking for two bars, one for the living room and one for by the pool.  I think that I found the one for the pool, but later, when David and I took a drive to look at it, they had closed already.  Tomorrow we will have another outing!  Then home and I took a dip in the pool, and we watched Project Runway, which was good.  It is always nice when none of the remaining designers make me crazy.  Then dinner, bed, an episode of Breaking Bad, the blog and the book.  More craziness from Sr. Isaac.  He must have been totally nuts!!  I think he would have been one of the people I would have wanted voted off the island immediately!

Oh, and more on the good news list – I got a text from Alex and they have their visas and have a flight booked for Saturday evening to Paris!  Bon Voyage!!

For those of you who think that I just pull these quotes out of thin air (or somewhere else?), we went out for a drink tonight, and the bartender was regaling two of the other patrons with a special drink that he made for some sort of bar crawl – a Manhattan made with honey!  For those of you who are “in the know” that should give you a big clue to where this line comes from, but my guess is you all would know this line anyway.

Good day, and David is less dizzy than he has been for the past two days.  We exercised and swam, but I took a long nap in the afternoon, so it was too late to walk.  Sorry, David.  This was after the trip to the bar, so you understand.  David wanted to take a drive in the afternoon and we drove through some neighborhoods in Palm Springs, and ended up at Tropicale, where we didn’t order the special Manhattan.  Now, I don’t want to be critical, it’s not my style (I give credit to David for that one), but I like to taste my scotch or bourbon!  It was nice to be out with David, and we were early, so there weren’t crowds, but as we headed home, it was filling up.

Then home, the nap and a later than he would have liked dinner.  Carousel was on TV, and we watched.  Such a great movie and the “June is Busting Out All Over” number is a classic.  I cried, of course.  Here is my favorite version of “June”.  Hysterical!!  Singer’s nightmare, and I give her lots of credit for keeping going and with such verve!  Also, those lyrics are sort of incomprehensible anyway.
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Then the blog and more of the book.  Nothing disturbing tonight.

We went to speech therapy after I wrote the blog this afternoon.  It went well.  Arlene, the speech therapist, thought David was doing well.  She did a lot of tests with him, and at one point she asked him to count to ten.  He was stuck, and didn’t know how to begin.  I said that I thought she needed to get him started, and she put up one finger, and he was off.  That was the first time that I recall where he didn’t need a verbal cue to get started, and he went right through ten.  I also asked about a group, because is said that he speaks more with other people around, and not just me.  She said that this is very common, and that folks fall into shorthand with people they see regularly – pointing, making hand gestures, etc.

After Speech we came home and I made dinner.  Then I had an audition for the Gay Mens Chorus of Palm Springs.  I was not worried, and there were about 30 folks auditioning.  The notice said to prepare something and bring the music, so I did, but very few of the folks had prepared anything, and luckily, the people who had prepared something went first.  I sang one of my favorites – “Somewhere That’s Green” from Little Shop of Horrors.  I’m no Ellen Greene, but people seemed to enjoy it.  The evening was a sort of meet and greet, so went down to socialize after the audition and met a few nice guys.  I am not sure if I will actually be able to join the chorus, because we will be in Paris for a big chunk of the rehearsal time for the winter concert and on our way to Copenhagen when the spring concert is scheduled.  I may see if there is some other way to help out.

After that, came home and we watched So You Think You Can Dance.  It was the final elimination before the final, and I have to say, I was disappointed with the male dancer who was cut.  It shouldn’t have been him, but, after all, the american public is voting, and look what we were stuck with from 1998 to 2008!!  Anyway, then the blog and the book.  There was a frightening story about Isaac Newton that I had to actually stop reading because it was freaking me out.  You will have to read the book because if I tried to describe it, I would have nightmares.  I am a little edgy just writing this.