Challenging Tuesday

Tuesday November 7-

Today was as hard as Monday, I think.
I realized that part of my frustration with yesterday was that Kaiser Genetics department called yesterday to say that my gene mutation is not on their file list and thus they cannot say for certain which strain I have. It’s ok on one level but at the same time, you want to know specifically what it is if you are going to use medicine to control it. So it will be diet, wisdom and prayer controlling the disease now.

I was in a meeting today where I was taking notes and realized there was a small pool of sweat gathered where my arm was resting on the table while I wrote. Besides being gross, I KNOW that’s not right. CC wanted me to check my weight when I got home and I’ve lost 5 more pounds since a couple weeks ago…which again, is cool on one side of it, but is not ok on another side. It’s starting to concern me.

It’s some of the simple things at work that frustrate me the most. My boss tells me to let the stuff go and not be anxious about things, but that is very difficult for me. I take pretty easy issue with things I feel or believe are unjust or unfair. I was tasked with a job which I was unable to fully complete because of issues outside my control. I can’t get much into detail for fear some folks from work take an interest in this, I guess. Anyway, work was very frustrating today though I was able to succeed in accomplishing some of my tasks.

It’s been a couple tough days and I’m hoping for a decent attitude to return shortly. Sorry to drag on and be fragmented in thought…it’s kind of how I am now, I guess.

Peace
w
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B=3 eggs
L=1.5 apples and 2 bananas
D=pot roast with small potatoes and carrots. (seriously GOOD)

Monday feeling like a Monday.

Monday, November 06
I’m writing from work briefly.
It’s been a strange day so far; moods seem stressed kinda everywhere, which makes me immediately suspicious of my own perspectives being twisted, you know?

I’ve got a rehearsal tonight in the WC for the SML band in its new configuration. I’m going to give them wedges instead of In Ears since they aren’t going to be using In Ears over in the FLC where they play each weekend. They are used to wedges and until the actual service moves locations sometime this winter, they might as well stay with wedges.

Breakfast was 3 eggs again and lunch was a salad with thousand Island and celery.

I’m in a funky mood I guess and it’s not looking to change any time soon.

Good note from this morning was getting in touch with Medic Alert and getting the bracelet ordered. My parents offered to cover the bracelet cost (I think I’m set for birthday and Christmas for a couple years.) Serious blessing for us. There’s one of you who knows that your offer to help leaves me humbled and thankful to have a friend like you. You know who you are.

My buddy Josh, our Youth Pastor, just came in to help me set up my KVM and second computer I have to do video editing on. Just got 2 19” screens for the editing and the KVM switch box and need him to make it all work. Uh, I got the audio working on it, thank you very much…let’s remember that audio’s my gig, not so much computers, k? Okay.

So we’ve got to do some cabling and such and I’ll write some more tonight and maybe flesh-out what’s causing my bad mood.
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It's 9:50 PM and Missy's just finished her shower...she had homework that had to get completed tonight, so she had to say up late to do it.

Turns out the KVM I bought won’t do what it said it would do, so Josh is going to find me the right one on-line. He SO rocks. But I did get my webcam working and the AUDIO to it too. I sent CC a video attached to the email and I am AMAZED at the quality. Technology is astounding.

Rehearsal was long tonight for me, even though the rehearsal itself ended early...it just felt long. I'm guessing my mood is reflective to my current state of mind which is overwhelmed and hopeless at the moment.

Found out today that a memorial has been planned for tomorrow late morning. That always brings a smile to one's face, no? *bleh*. Sorry.

My X-ray of my neck came back positive for degeneration which helps explain the neck pain I've been feeling which is different from the muscle pain; I can tell the two apart. Whine, whine, whine...

On an up note, Sean O’Brien and his new bride brought our white couch back to us, which is exciting and wonderful; I have actually missed it for some time now. We've been using Nana's couch from her house, but it hurts my back and legs to even sit on it
Yay! I have my couch back.
We're keeping both of them for the time being.

While I was writing part of this, my email alert came up to let me know that someone placed a video for sale on there called "The Rippington's Live in LA" which I have been searching for for almost 10 years!!!! The bid was 9.99 and I plan to follow it out to $15 or $20 as a bday present to myself...I'll have to be creative on how to make it happen, but I've been after this for so long, I just have to see if I can score it.

Well, Missy's out of her shower and in bed, so I'm off to tuck her in and then close out this day with HOPEFULLY some restful slumber.
peace
w

It was certainly a Sunday...

Hey there-
I got very little sleep last night, not certain why. I couldn't get into a deep sleep which was annoying but I was good to go when the alarm went off at 5:00 AM. I’m really glad I went in last night to get ready for this morning; I would have been hosed if I hadn’t. I was seriously tired from the morning and ate 2 apples and a banana and drank a couple bottles of water to boot. Breakfast was 3 eggs, which seems to be working find for me. We were initially concerned about having the eggs, but if not, then truly, WHAT ELSE??

Our new band configuration has bass and guitar up behind keys and drums which leaves nice open real estate on the chancel floor. I got word last week that the SML band will be switching off Monday night rehearsals in the WC so that every Monday is a rehearsal and with the new configuration, I can set up both bands with no problem and not have to strike one for the other for the most part.

Services went alright, though there were some audio oddities that I think are due to the new flooring. More about that when I’m NOT likely to dose off while typing.

After services we got a fair amount done in the back yard including moving the boat to a different location and cleaning it out thoroughly. I finished repairing flat tires on 3 of the bikes in the garage. Funny how that stuff comes back from memory so quickly. I felt useful again, which unfortunately does mean something to me right now. That will get better I know, I know…

Yesterday I got a call from one of my dearest friends, somebody I haven’t seen since, around ‘91/’92 or something like that. He and his family moved to Australia, where is originally from. We don’t get to talk much, but hearing his voice just brings a big grin to my face. He was one of my very best friends while I lived in Garden Grove/Huntington Beach time while down in Southern Cal. He and I share a love for the Eagles, sweet acoustic guitars, appropriate relaxing “beverages” when hangin with company and true friends. God gave me and CC a sincere and true gift when He gave us the friendship with Neil and his wife Bobby. They’ve 3 kids; Becca, Bridgette and Christopher. It’s been that long since I’ve written their names, I may have spelled one or two wrong…but I remember them specifically.

More bouts with the weird sweating and soaking of the T-shirt with cold. Clammy hands and such. I’m just bringing a couple shirts now to work so I can change part way through.

Well, it’s 9:30 and I’m dozing off while I try to type. That’s my cue-
More tomorrow…
peace
w

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B: 3 eggs
L: 2 burger patties/small ketchup
D: meatballs in marinara sauce
Snacks: 4 apples, 2 bananas, handful of candy-corn
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Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Evenin'-
Musical background is G3 video concert live...Satriani shredding at the moment. Gah, he's amazing. And then there's Stu Ham on bass...*sigh*
CC worked today and I took Josh to his soccer game in the late morning. On that note, everything went well except at the very end of the game, Josh was sitting out the last quarter of the game and kicking a ball around with a team mate and I asked him to get his soccer ball which he said he didn't know where it was. Longer story short, I asked him then told him to go find it and he lied when he said he'd looked everywhere and then continued to play with his friend. As I readied to look for it, he took off and went and found it where he said he's already looked. I hate and I mean detest lying. It struck strange that he would lie about something as simple as that. So, no TV/computer until next Friday. We'll see if it has an impact, if not I know what will...Lying is one thing I'm NOT patient with. So that set me in a frustrated mood which was hard to shake.
On top of that start to the morning/afternoon, my weird symptoms were back (full sweating of torso and head and thighs and very cold hands, feet and arms. When CC got home she suggested taking a potassium pill, which I did, and the symptoms backed off. Still weird to me.
I had to go in to work, yes on my day off, because I didn't want tomorrow morning to be hell, and it was a very good thing I did because there was much to do, more than I expected. While I was there, the sweating began again in full force and got so it was steaming up my glasses and dripping from them. When I got home I took more potassium and it seems better.

After getting home I've taken it pretty easy and laid low. My goal is to get to bed early again tonight so 5:00 AM doesn't hurt as much as it might otherwise. Tomorrow will be the first I've mixed since mid September. I covered a rehearsal on Monday night, but that doesn't count as mixing. That's more an extended line check.

Well, that's probably it for tonight. I'll take the meds and call it an evening.
peace
w

Friday, November 3, 2006

Good morning-
I got to bed pretty early last night which meant that about 2:30 or so, I woke up because I have usually been getting about 6 hours of sleep and I was sleeping a bit before 9:00 PM.
When I got up this AM I felt pretty good, rejuvenated in a way.

CC is working today so I took the kids to school which is a fun time for me. They like the same music I like and like to listen to it at a “moderate” volume like me too…When we got about half way to school, Missy reminded me it was time to pray so we took the next few minutes with each of us taking turns praying. Sometimes they both remember and sometimes just me. It’s a great way to start the day; listening to your children speak to God.

CC and Nana and Papa (my dad) spent yesterday knocking out the back yard work and it looks great. Dad moved the boat to the very back of the yard since they removed the hedge. We have the neighborhood clean up in a couple weeks and we will be set for it. The sucky part is I can’t do so much of what I used to do that some of the really laborious work has to be done by CC or others and that’s a real ego shot and frustration because I believe in and have always done my own work when humanly possible. Grrrrr.

I had funky symptoms again this morning and yesterday and some days past as well; sudden very evident sweating on my torso and head and thighs, but my lower legs, arms form the elbow down and my hands are as cold as a glass window on a winter day. It was difficult to type at the end of the day yesterday because my fingers didn’t have the dexterity or speed to move to the keys my mind told them to go to. Weird. CC gave me some liquid potassium last evening at work and within about 15 minutes I have warmth back in my hands and arms and legs and feet. I didn’t take any potassium this morning because I have no idea what my K+ (K+ stands for potassium) level is right now and I don’t want to max out on it either. My last test for it was beginning of the week and it was 5.2 which is one point below what is considered high potassium. Feast or famine, I guess.

My weight is down to 230 now and I’ve gone down one pant size in the waist !!! Serious cool, except all my jeans and slacks are 42 not the 40 I am now. From where I’ve been, this is a good problem to have. I was at 260 in July and thanks to CC’s hunch to pick up the blood type shopping guide and learning about it, I’ve lost the weight just because I’m eating the foods that my body can digest better and more efficiently and not eating the ones which stay in my system for a long time. Of course, combine that with the “Avoid these foods” regiment that comes from the HKPP and my *choices* became slim to none for how I used to eat.
I’ve completely cut out all pork, regular pasta, soy sauce, large helpings, corn, regular flour, white bread, high sodium foods and meals, etc. It’s been frustrating at times but the results are clear to me and worthy.

So, on to today…Many errands to run which means loud music in the car except…I think I’ll bring Annie with me so I’ll keep the music to a dull roar, so to speak.

Peace and blessings; I’ll plan to write some more tonight and post some more pics too-
peace
w
------------------------------------------ Friday afternoon---------------------------------------------------

So it’s mid-afternoon and these weird symptoms of major sweating and freezing hands, legs and arms is getting pretty old. I mean, my glasses are fogging up…how ridiculous is that? CC has gone to go get her mom from the beauty salon and then I will go with her to get the kids from school (we have Noah and Anna with us today too until the late afternoon) and after getting the kids we are heading to Kaiser to get some blood drawn and see if anything is reflected as abnormal from the potassium draw.
Something’s not right but we don’t know what it is.

While CC was at my office with the kids last night, she took it upon herself to re-arrange the room per a discussion I had had with a colleague and I thought the idea was great, but couldn’t do the actual work to make the changes. CC knocked it out in a matter of a few minutes and the office looks great now.

Well, we’ll see what happens with the labs. My primary emailed us back that he put in a “standing order” for potassium draw whenever we want it. I tell you, being able to email our doctors is excellent! And, not only do you get some faster communications happening, but everything you email becomes part of your record or file at the hospital. It’s a VERY effective way to make certain specific issues or concerns are documented and available for the practitioners to read. It’s like “going on record” each time you communicate and that’s been great for us.

Well, I guess there will be more later…peace.

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Yesterday’s (Thursday) breakfast was 3 eggs and hot tea
Lunch was Chicken Caesar Salad from Chili’s with Iced tea
Dinner was chicken and dumpling soup of which I had a medium sized bowl with 2/3 chicken to 1/3 dough dumplings

Coming to Friday...

This one is short for the moment so CC can use the laptop before she goes to bed.
A couple incidents today with sweating like crazy and weakness and ice cold hands/arms and feet. We couldn't get through to a doc, so I''l try tomorrow.
We did the liquid potassium after the first issue with the sweating and it did resolve it, so...I don't know what I have such a screwed up body...just do, I guess.

I'll write more tomorrow morning.
peace
w

Time for some images...check back 'cause I'll be adding more as I go...I thnk...

Mr. Peter Gabriel at the NAB convention this year. Once in a lifetime shot for me.
He co-owns SSL (Solid State Logic), a company that makes world reknown (sp?) mixing desks, both analog and digital. FOPC purchased one of their digital boards, a C100, for the Worship Center sound remodel of 2 years ago.








Mr. Deny Savage, Celine Dion's FOH engineer since she began touring.
My buddy Craig Fetter (on the right) and I were "roomies" while in Vegas for the NAB show and we had the killer opportunity to check out Caeser's Palace Theater where Celine Dion currently does her weekly concert/show from. Like the year before, we were given a tour of the facility and had the honor of watching a master craftsman (Deny) while he mixed audio for the video demo for the group of us there for the tour. All he had to do was hit the "play" button and the show was beautifully mixed (via him previously) but as it played, he still had to have his hands on the faders, making subtle changes here and there.
Craig and I were really blessed by the time spent in there and watching him work.
Wow.

I will find some more shots (I don't have many on this laptop) and will share them in the next few days,,,

Peace
w

It's been a Wednesday...

Well it's been a pretty fair day, all things considered. I am feeling the best today that I have felt since my visit to Hotel Kaiser. I have more energy and thanks to the methadone, I have less noticeable pain for most of the day. I won’t over-do it, but at least it’s back to being tempting...
Tomorrow has quite a bit of work to accomplish on campus so it will be a busy day I’m sure.

Last night I woke up around midnight in the process of recognizing an attack of chills coming on and Bam! They hit full swing for I don't know how long. Brutal effects with the complete tensing and spasm through-out my body, but most painful in the back of my thighs where they began to cramp up and release over and over. All I can do is shake uncontrollably (kind of like the people who exaggerate the cold on TV and their teeth chatter and they shake like their freezing) and breathe through them until my body temp gets back to normal or my body simply gives in and they stop from my shear exhaustion. I woke up seriously sore this morning but I knew what it was from and at least they came and went. My dad suffers from them sometimes but I don’t know if it is independently hereditary or if it is an extension of the Periodic Paralysis affects on my muscles. Whichever it is, it sucks.

I got a call from Kaiser regarding them purchasing a “Cardy Meter” (a meter for measuring potassium) and they will not get it for us. We are on our own, but we figured that was coming due to it not being FDA approved yet and the fact that HKPP is not researched by most ANYONE in Kaiser. Once we pursue a potassium meter then I can get a much more accurate reading of my normal K+ level and can know what drop in numbers constitutes an attack.

Speaking of potassium, CC went by the pharmacy and got a small spill proof plastic bottle to hold a reviving dose of liquid potassium for me to carry with me. How dramatic is that? Sheesh...It’s difficult to right about all this stuff without me reading it through and seeing drama written all through it. Yuck. Just know that the writings on here are NOT intended for dramatic purposes but matter of fact accounting and venting and such. In many ways, hopefully this will serve as a positive tool in my process of getting a handle on this disease and prove helpful.
Histroy recorded.

We have a CT scan scheduled for a couple weeks from now to see if there is anything visible on the adrenal glands that doesn’t belong. Oh yeah, I also forgot to note that we did a blood draw a few weeks back that was sent off, through Kaiser’s Genetics Department, to Harvard Medical to see if they can identify the specific gene that mutated to cause the HKPP. They said that about 70% have been identified but not to get our hopes up on it. The benefit of knowing the specific strand or gene is that for the ones they’ve identified, they have figured out some medicine which helps to prevent the attacks. We are doing everything we can from this end and any help from the medical field will be warmly received.

On the very cool front, my dad came up this morning to help us with our back yard which needs some attention. Between him and CC, they cut down half of the large hedge in our back yard. CC and I have a vision for the back yard and very little chance to realize it with schedules and life the way it is, so dad’s coming up kicked it into forward motion and much progress was made today.

Completely OFF topic and slightly random; it was pretty interesting seeing an old friend today who is checking out a ministry position at FOP. Once I know it’s okay, and if I remember, I’ll note him on the blog, but I don’t want him compromised. Ooh...the mystery.

I also had the opportunity to spend a block of time with our Pastor to Youth, Josh Flood. We went to Fry’s in Sac to check out some computer flat panels and some other stuff. I had such a great time talking with him and listening as well. He’s got such a wonderful heart, refreshing vision and perspective. He’s got my complete respect. I consider him a good friend even though we don’t have much opportunity to hang out. He’s quite the video guy too. He’s got a very good eye.

So I’m writing this from my bed with my laptop while listening to Siouxie and the Banshees “Peek-a-boo” and watching Joshy who’s sitting on the bed with me playing his plastic guitar to the songs. How cool is that? He enjoys quiet bands like...Whitesnake, Siouxie et all, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, TNT...you know...mellow bands.
He’s conservative like me.

He asked me tonight if I would video tape him singing and playing guitar to the COPS theme song, while he’s dressed as his version of a cop which includes a Batman T-Shirt. I dig him.

So many folks have emailed about the blog, it has been very, very cool to hear from each of you. It was far more than I thought would come out of making this available to you and is such a blessing to hear from you all. Truly. Your love and support is such a blessing, you have no idea to what an extent. I think I will also combine the meal diary with this so I am not keep to records at the same time, so you will see B, L & D at the end of the entry for my records.

Well it’s time for closing down. We shall see what tomorrow holds...
Peace all-
w

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B=3 eggs
L=2 grilled chicken breasts with whole grain rice
D=grilled steak, salad with thousand.

It's a Tuesday...

Tuesday, October 31
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG KEV!!!
A truer brother I could never find. I love you brother, I always will. God blessed me and my family 20-some-odd years ago when I threw the perfect water-balloon at someone else but NAILED you. :-o)
uh...peace, love and forgiveness, remember...?
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So yesterday was back at work at last. It was a long day and maybe not the smartest of things for me to do, in that having been off all last week recovering, to jump in with both feet and have a long day was tougher than most. I was exhausted when I finally got home and thus I didn't update yesterday.
I sorry.

Saw the primary doc yesterday, which incidentally, was the first day of driving since a week ago yesterday. We made some good progress, though one of the main reasons for going in was that I had had a stretch of days with pretty low blood pressure (79-90/ 40-60) and I'm hypertensive, so that's been weird and, of course, I get into the doctor's office and my BP is 120/82.
Once again, I'm a human experiment gone pathetically wrong.
Grrr.

Anyway, the results of the appointment are:

• We are being referred to a nutritionist to help us with managing our diet (CC and I are the same bloof type and are changing our diet to stay in line with our blood type. So far, I’ve lost 30 lbs (woohoo!).
• My pain medicine has been changed to methadone which has actually worked in the last 24 hours. All the other pain medicine didn't touch the pain. I had methadone back when I was in pain management for my recovery from my back surgery in '96/'97 and it worked then too, so I'm hopeful I can finally get in front of the pain instead of always being behind it.
• We are going to do a CT scan of the adrenal glands to see if there is a visible cyst or tumor that can be identified.

My primary doc is going to consult with my nephrologist (kidney/hypertension specialist) to discuss the BP medicine so they are both on the same page.

It was "highly suggested" that I buy a Medic Alert bracelet (which is something we have already researched and will purchase when the money's there to do so. I think that's it from the appointment. Oh yeah, yesterday was also my first time in the minimally re-modeled Worship Center at work and it looks beautiful for the most part. Some things were not finished which is annoying and the original electrical power to the booth got cut so anything non-audio has no power. Essentially what that means is when we remodeled the sound system 2 years ago, we brought in some dedicated power for audio and video use only to minimize any ground loops or buzzes and such in the system and we kept the old original power to power up the CD duplicators, cassette duplicators, refrigerator etc. They will have to come back and fix it but for now it's an inconvenience and is annoying. The room has been re-carpeted, re-tiled and a pergo flooring installed to replace the once carpeted chancel floor. I'm afraid that they went with the pergo instead of a legit hardwood and lacquer flooring (like a gym floor) for budgetary reasons only and will shortly regret their decision.

This topics is done, more or less ~

CC helped the kids pick out their costumes for tonight and Josh will be a Storm Trooper and Missy will be a "sassy pirate".

It will be a Kodak night, I'm sure. I'll add more when I think of more...

Peace

- w
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Okay…I thought of more…

Tonight was the Trunk and Treat evening at church.
Essentially, a Trunk and Treat event is similar to trick or treating except you go to a parking area (our main church lot) and folks park their cars nose first into the parking place and then decorate their trunks or hatch-backs to be fun and fill them full of candy and treats so the kids who visit can have a very safe controlled environment without the normal trappings of neighborhood walks and the standard catch phrase. It is not uncommon to have the trunks involve some kind of game with candy reward and such. Many times folks bring extra car batteries to power additional trunk lighting and special effects and such. They can get very creative and it's a lot of fun for the kids.

I do think there's a difference between playing a game and winning some candy versus going to someone's home and asking them for a treat to keep from being given a trick. I'll avoid the soapbox for now, but I feel very strongly about halloween and what it represents in my eyes. It's a tempting topic, but I'm tired.
So, on to the evening's activities...

We did indeed have a beautiful sassy pirate and a rather short, but cute storm trooper, including mask. They had a great time, scored a silly amount of candy (some by the jar full!) and our storm trooper even got to go up on stage and be interviewed by our Pastor of Junior High Nick Rose, in front of those watching, Seriously cool of Nicko to do.

I made it most of the way through and when the heaviness/pain in the legs kicked in, I bailed for home and got horizontal which usually helps quite a bit.
CC and the kids closed it down then came home.
It's time to call it a night, so I'll see what tomorrow holds.
God is Good.
peace-

w

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Monday's meals:
B=3 eggs, 2 whole grain toast w/butter
L=Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad from Chili's, iced tea
D=Rice pasta with meat sauce, water

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Tuesday's meals:
B=3 eggs
L=3 TJ chicken breasts, water
D=Orange Chicken, whole grain rice

Sunday on the way to Monday

Wow, what a day and what a freakin' week!

I forgot to mention yesterday that I got to speak to the beloved Pastor Margaret who is convalescing and rehabbing from a viscous attack of cancer. It totally brought my spirits up jus hearing her voice. What an incredible woman of God. I'm so blessed just to know her. If you are a pray-er, please be in prayer for her complete recovery and smooth transition to Tennessee.

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Today we slept in, kinda, and had a mellow morning for the most part. The kids didn't get their homework done before this morning, so it was a homework morning.

We went to my brother and sister-in-laws house in Shingle Springs for the afternoon and evening; again kick back and mellow paced. We took Annie our dog with us since they live on an acre which is completely fenced in and she seemed to freak at the space and the flight of stairs from the porch to the lower back yard. It took a number of tries and several minutes to get the big chicken down and up the stairs. That have 2 dachshund who Annie learned to get along with, albeit with some snarling on the 2 other dog's parts and Annie just stepping on the main snarler, holding it at bay by stepping on him...She never tried to use her teeth or bite (which is a good thing) but when push came to shove, it was literally push/shove and then hold via paw by Annie. Crazy-

We had a really relaxed time and kicked back. very cool-

I plan to drive tomorrow if God provides; something I haven't been able to do since last Monday morning. You lose a lot of your independence with this thing (HKPP).
There's a doc appt. tomorrow morning and I plan to address quite a few issues. I'll let y'all know were we stand after the appointment tomorrow.

While I'm typing, I'm enjoying the sounds of G3 from 2005: "G3 Live in Tokyo (Petrucci, Vai, and Satriani). I have the MPEG of the entire concert and it leaves me speechless contemplating never picking up a guitar again...They are more than incredible. Last two songs were played by all three: "Foxy Lady" by Hendrix, "La Grange" by ZZ Top and now playing "Smoke On the Water
by Deep Purple. Worth noting is that Vai's bass player for this show was none other than Billy Sheehan. It kinda just makes you sick..in a good way...

Anyway, there you go for today and tonight.
I hope that check back as often as you wish. I don't plan to self indulge via emails much anymore since this makes sharing much easier and doesn't bog down your email accounts with messages you may not to read anyway...so now you can catch up with me via this site if you wish.

peace all-
w

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B=2 eggs, 2 whole grain toast w/butter
L=?
D=grilled steak, scampi prawns grilled, 7 or 8 spinich tortolini