I finally found out the real name of a new yoga student who looks exactly like Danny Kaye. Matthew is old enough, 60, to remember Kaye. Even some of his facial expressions are the same. I wind up associating a lot of the students with celebrities. One student looks somewhat like Lee Marvin, another like Brenda Blethyn. I don’t usually do that. I have no idea if there are similarities or that is just a frame of mind I’ve adopted in this context.
I have started doing the Japanese sit again in some of the postures, not the ones I have to use it for sitting as a base and doing something on top. My upper thighs aren’t stretched out enough for that. I’d be afraid I could real damage to myself. My inability to do it started within the last year. I don’t believe it is because I lost the ability but rather that as I changed my alignment, I challenged my muscles in another way.
When I came home, I had my breakfast soup, worked on the blog, and got a phone call from Raymond James. I had called the other day reporting errors in the spelling of one name and incorrect numbers in someone else’s Social Security number. Geoff hadn’t understood why they hard mailed the form to me at the time. He sent me an electronic version, I signed it and sent it back. This morning he was calling to ask if I had five primary beneficiaries of the IRA. Yes. There are only four slots for the primary beneficiaries. Ah, that’s why they hard-mailed it to me. He said it should have been in a different format anyway. He sent me the original form with an addendum letter listing the five with their birthdates and social security numbers. I was able to download it, print it out and put it in the UPS envelope that they had sent me for the return mail after I dug it out of the recycling bin.
My primary doctor at Kaiser had called this morning during Bikram in response to my request for a telephone appointment. I was concerned that I might have a urinary tract infection. I don’t have all the symptoms, and I am using my abdominal muscles differently, which is putting pressure on my bladder. Jean told me recently had a bladder infection for which she had no symptoms other than a temperature. Since a bladder infection can have severe consequences if left unaddressed, I decided rather be safe than sorry. Dr. Edwards asked me if I just wanted a prescription for an antibiotic, or did I want her to order a lab test. Are you kidding? I’m not going to take medication that I don’t absolutely need.
I went out on the back lanai and did some more work on the weeds. Then I took my shower, did MELT for my feet and hands, got dressed, and got ready to go out to do some chores. Before I got on the road, Jean called to ask me if I could hear the rain pouring. Yes. She was sitting on the unscreened front porch of her New England style home reading and enjoying the cooling rain. It fills me with joy that she called just to share that moment with me. She also knows that I love sitting on her front porch. It is particularly enjoyable in the afternoon on an unexpectedly warm winter day with the sun bright upon us as we sit and chat or just read.
Then I headed out to do some chores. My first stop was UPS to drop off the letter for Raymond James. Then off to the transfer station to get rid of some cardboard recycling. The next stop was Kaiser to give my urine sample. Then I went to Home Depot to ask if they had soundproof flooring. Yes, but only if they lay the floor themselves. I had in mind pulling up the Pergo flooring in the large guest room, which is right above Yvette and Josh’s bedroom, laying down the acoustical insulation and relaying the existing flooring. Home Depot is prepared to do the whole job but not retrofit the soundproofing. I will have to find someone else. The rest of the house is over their head, lifting the tile covering that flooring is a whole different matter. We would have to do it by ripping out their ceiling and putting insulating material into the space above it before reinstalling it.
The last stop was Costco to pick up Pretzels, laundry soap, non-Clorox bleach, and salad. They salad display was almost empty, and they didn’t have the type I wanted. I bought a kale salad package from Safeway yesterday. I don’t like it. I bought a sweet kale package from Costco. Hopefully, I like it better.
Then I came home to do some more work on the blog. I’m sure that many original readers have dropped out. I would. I continue writing because I think it helps me stay in the moment. I don’t know how long I will feel the need to continue. I’m thinking of dates like the 6 month anniversary or the 1st anniversary. Hopefully, I won’t keep up this daily bulletin forever. Or, maybe I will. We’ll see.
I spoke to John Coughlin yesterday about CollectorZ program and how to do the next step and the deacon candidate who we both thought I might be able to help. There are legal problems with John recommending me, so that was dropped.
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