It's Thursday night? Some days drag, others fly by, and others are filled with so many thoughts, experiences and events that I can't recall it all. Wednesday was good. I had a very inspirational conversation with a man named Dennis about the past couple of years, my experiences that led to taking a step back from my job of 12 years and my ambitions and interests. I needed some motivation, and it arrived unexpectedly. I had further 'deep thought' conversations with Lauren and punted my planned return to deepbow on Thursday in order to attend to other pressing tasks, including a planned trip to Sacramento. That proved timely. I was concerned about going to SF for the Peter Gabriel concert, but it went smoothly. Far better than some of my past experiences navigating traffic to other venues. Sure, parking and food were costly, but managed well enough. The show was wonderful. His voice is still strong, and he hit notes I was surprised he could still hit. He played every new song that's been getting gradually released from "I/O," as well as ample "hits". The theatrics of prior shows seem a thing of the past, yet the staging, art, projection and such were still "Big Time" efforts. The night was thrown by an intermission call from my mom saying she'd thought she had broken her wrist. I was 1+ hours away with Matt and Jen and quickly gave her directions to call Lindsey while I coordinated with Tommy. Lindsey was available, which relieved the need for me to leave immediately. All worked out relatively well. We arrived around 11.30-12 and relieved Lindsey - my mom's wrist wasn't broken, but she did have an infection and fever and was given antibiotics. It was a long night. Jen/I got home around 1.30 AM, and of course, the dogs were up at 6.30 so… limited sleep. I checked in on my mom and got her meds to her. Jen planted the additional plants in the backyard. I worked on the Jikoji newsletter and related tasks while sporadically napping to recover some of the lost sleep that had built up. The Kiwanis invited Jen and me to a suite for a Sharks game. I'm not a sports person at all, I find the whole 'production' of games to be rather absurd and orchestrated tribalism, yet I do enjoy the basic aspects of skill and speed. I was, after all, a hockey dad in a past life. It was fun to get out regardless, meet people, support Jen, and spend $8.99 for a hot dog they'd give away free at a CarMax sales event. Jen had a blast which was what this was about, and I'm grateful to have been there with her. I still stop and marvel at all that transpired in our lives that brought us to where we are now, experiencing all we have and do. Oh, and the love, joy and encouragement she shared tonight with Tommy after he said that Stanford accepted him into their children's hospital as a volunteer was pure and genuine. We're both so happy for him. I think having us feel this and have the dynamic we've managed to foster has been a valuable aspect of his and Lauren's experiences over these past few years, too.
