Aidan's 25th Birthday

I woke up feeling weak today. It was hard to stand up.

My friend Tomoko came by & brought me a fresh-baked apple pie.

Then I went out with Aidan and Dylan, their girlfriends and Connie to a ramen restaurant in Hayes Valley. Ramen has become the new cool food! We celebrated Aidan's birthday...

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Retirement

It's all official now; I signed the docs & sent them in.

You don't know what you've injured until a few days after a fall. I've hurt one arm and a hip.

For some reason my stomach muscles are hurting also -- probably from trying to stand up so many times.

It's foggy here.

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Weak Week

I fell out of bed last night; slipped actually. It took me two hours of scrooching around this apartment to find a purchase where I could hoist myself onto a place, lying, sitting and then standing.

It felt so good to stand up again.

Today my nurse, Anwar, came by. My vital signs are fine.

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Labor Day Guests

Two friends stopped by today. One from my days in Ann Arbor 50 years ago; one whom I've gotten to know over the past six years at KQED.

You know what is special about relationships?

Telling each other our stories.

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Kids' Soccer

Today, Aidan drove me to Beach Chalet in GG Park and we watched Leif play soccer. He is terrific! Very fast with a great kicking ability.

Tomorrow, two friends plan to visit...

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