Work demands increase, sleep is better, and I'm on day 2 of a water fast as I try to do a bit of cleansing and resetting of my metabolism for a full on keto-press. Last night we took the new BMW to Santa Cruz and passed multiple accidents on the opposite side of 17. One including a person being attended to by emergency staff in the road. That stuff always jars me. It makes me stop and send positive vibes and reflect on mortality and the sudden trauma of accidents and incidents we don't expect. I've been relatively fortunate so far to have been spared many incidents like this. I've had some close calls, though, including a car flipping over and almost landing on me, and a massive tree branch falling and landing directly behind me as I walked underneath it. It's crazy how timing plays a role in this win/lose dance of life. After realizing how bad traffic going back would be we took highway 9. It was spectacular. SUCH a stunning and wonderful drive. Feels so removed and remote. I will be doing it more often. The extra time is far more rewarding when you've not place you have to be. Meanwhile Linda's responded to Tommy's saying he wants to live with me for the summer with an agreement that he can. I think here's more drama and manipulation at play but I do think he would benefit from a less rigid school schedule for the summer, so I'm trying to coordinate that. So far it's not well received but I'm hoping to find a middle ground that works for his well being.