Don't Ask. You don't want to know.
Highlights: Lauren came down last night on an evening train. She took me to breakfast at LG cafe, and Tommy too. She and I drove to Santa Cruz via 17 and back via Highway 9. We stopped at "SWAG," and I perused their records for a while. I found nothing I wanted, and I already had several. We returned in time to endure the 101° temperatures. We laid low, ran a couple errands and while doing so, got a call from Lauren's op finutrest that her contacts were in. They wanted to schedule an appointment and I said "how about now? " . They actually had an opening at 6pm. We took it. After getting then we all went to dinner at Andale. The mesquite chicken salad's still the best. Lauren gave me two nice camping chairs and Tommy gave me a bike helmet, gloves and camelback. Jen picked up dinner AND dessert at Salt & Straw. I dropped the car at Leigh to charge, and walked back with Lauren. Tommy asked If I'd like to go on a ride - meaning my bike and his one-wheel. We stopped by Mark & Wendy's, then went to Alta Vista, Camino Del Cerro, Loma Vista and back again. The heatwave is expected to continue for another five days; I'm grateful to have AC and hope the power stays on. I received many birthday wishes from the usual folks and a few surprises of significant history. I feel loved and accepted as an imperfectly good person. Just like them.