David, words are failing me, but sending love and support from over here.

Beverly, so lovely to see you. PT for balance help -- I bet my doctor would support that. Thanks for sharing. Health and banishment of the headaches to you.

I've started with a new head therapist. He seems like we'll mesh. My first male therapist. Interesting!

Many hugs, David, and a bit of forehead touching, too. I know where you are, I see you.

This says what I feel. I wish it wasn't so hard, but it is.

Beverly, I hope a head solution is found. Also, balance is definitely something to work on. Neither the wobble nor the fall are any fun.

Wild and crazy night here. Gale-force winds blew down the street lights in front of the condo. They have them back up now, but not working yet. Several trucks out there although I wouldn't want to be on a lift truck in this wind. Brendon had to go out on the balcony at around midnight and drag in the furniture that had all blown into one corner before it took off. We were expecting 8" of rain from this blob of a storm, but no one mentioned that level of wind damage. Schools are all closed today. DH drove the dog to the park and said the city hadn't even made it to our end of the beach yet and A1A was covered with sand piles and palm fronds. Our storms are starting earlier in the year, lasting later, and are stronger. Not cool.

That's so great, Atropa!

I hear you, Hec. Those are big waves that get set off by the not-a-regular-part-of-current-life things

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Those are big waves that get set off by the not-a-regular-part-of-current-life things

That was it. I wrote about it because mostly I'm not sad. I'm carrying on. But it just kept coming in waves when I was in the East Bay because I could see the long arc of our marriage from a different perspective.

It's sunny again in SF and I shouldn't complain about it, but I really wish the cool Fall air would arrive and stay.

Off to run and then chip away at the tasks which have piled up while we had Nicole here.

Sometimes, since Matthew Perry passed recently also, I imagine that he and JZ are in an ATM vestibule somewhere. Because one of the first things we bonded over that wasn't about the group was that episode and how cute "gum would be perfection" is. I imagine she'd have many thoughts about the word "vestibule" too. (Not saying that's true in any way. I just like to picture it.)

That's rather delightful, erika. I am charmed.

Well, thank you. I literally don't hear that every day.

Completely unrelated to anything y'all are talking about - my company's affiliated winery is offering us 50% off their current release wines (they are much fancier than the wine I naturally gravitate to, they do library releases and have a "tasting salon" rather than a tasting room and even with the 50% off I would not I would not be looking at bottles with these prices at the grocery store or BevMo, but I still kinda feel like buying some? Because it's a good deal? I went through and picked out 8 that sound pretty good and am trying to remember if I like Pinot Noir. Not particularly, I don't think, although I don't dislike it as such, either. There's a "vertical tasting" of 2015-2018 that is intriguing just because vertical tastings are always interesting but would I ever really do that and can I distinguish between pinots enough to make it worthwhile?

Has there ever been a more first world problem? So bougie

I love that problem. I have no advice other than get you some 'o dat.

I will take the validation!