Awards Cancelled

Well, my lifetime achievement award is no longer. The SPJ cancelled the event on the 19th. I guess I have no lifetime achievement after all. NP.

Ever since my most recent stroke on the 22nd I have become increasingly confused. People say my phone conversations became strange. I said crazy stuff.

We are staying in here. No in or out any more. Staff wear masks and gloves.

I played beanbags with the gentleman from Kenya. He said his brother is losing his mind. Says good night when it is morning. The ladies like that.

Yesterday was my daughter Sarah's birthday. She thinks her car is big enough to carry my Patty Hearst painting.

I can't sleep any longer. Just up all the time. Some friends are coming to see me on the 19th anyway. Still an awards night just no event.


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Corona

They are changing the rules here. No visitors except family and close friends. No small children.

What's kind of funny is none of us are scared. We're already old. Who cares what takes us?

We just meet in the dining room -- a few of us. Most people are staying in their rooms.

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Goodnight Irene

Irene, bonne nuit Irene
Irene, bonne nuit
Bonne nuit Irène, bonne nuit Irène
Je t'embrasse dans mes rêves

Samedi soir dernier, je me suis marié
Ma femme et moi nous sommes installés
Maintenant, ma femme et moi sommes séparés
Je vais me promener un peu en ville

Irene, bonne nuit Irene
Irene, bonne nuit
Bonne nuit Irène, bonne nuit Irène
Je t'embrasse dans mes rêves

Oh, parfois je vis à la campagne
Parfois je vis en ville
Parfois, je prends une bonne idée
Pour sauter dans la rivière et se noyer

Irene, bonne nuit Irene
Irene, bonne nuit
Bonne nuit Irène, bonne nuit Irène
Je t'embrasse dans mes rêves

Eh bien, j'aime Irène, Dieu sait que je le fais
Je l'aimerai jusqu'à ce que la mer s'assèche
Si jamais elle en aime un autre
Je vais prendre de la morphine et mourir

Oh, Irene, bonne nuit Irene
Irene, bonne nuit
Bonne nuit Irène, bonne nuit Irène
Je t'embrasse dans mes rêves

Arrêtez votre balade, arrêtez votre pari
Arrêtez de sortir tard le soir
Rentrez chez vous avec votre femme et votre famille
Asseyez-vous près de la lumière du feu (tout le monde)

Irene, bonne nuit Irene
Irene, bonne nuit
Oh, bonne nuit Irène, bonne nuit Irène
Je t'embrasse dans mes rêves

Oh, Irene, bonne nuit Irene
Irene, bonne nuit
Oh, bonne nuit Irène, bonne nuit Irène
Je t'embrasse dans mes rêves

Mini Strokes

Last ten days this is what I am dealing with:

Symptoms of a mini-stroke may include one or more of the following:

• Weakness or numbness in your arms and/or legs, usually on one side of the body.
• Dysphasia (difficulty speaking)
• Dizziness.
• Vision changes.
• Tingling (paresthesias)
• Abnormal taste and/or smells.
• Confusion.
• Loss of balance.

Election Night With Grandchildren

Luca is a big Bernie Sanders fan. His sisters are younger and know a bit less about what is going on, but they are for Sanders too.

We watched the Democratic primary coverage tonight together and it was fun.

Being around my grandchildren feels far more natural at my age than living alone in a facility for old people.

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I'm not sure what to make of this vote but if Joe Biden wins Texas, it would seem that the race is on.

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Eating Lemons

My grandson Luca and I share the love of eating them. We bite into them like an orange. The family has a lemon tree in the backyard. I sat out there today in the sun watching their dog, Betsy, play with a stone. She loves to do that.

I had another of those incidents today when I was suddenly overcome with tiredness, then woke up disoriented. It has been a strange ten days.

But being here has helped a lot.

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Helpers

My granddaughter Daisy helping me move recently. Thanks to my family members, we are getting closer to emptying out my long-time apartment in San Francisco.

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