Shots from the Lip

 Katherine called out:  'Larry, come here and look - this is an emergency'.  Was it a bank robbery?  Was there a police chase?  I'd assume so since we are Santa Monica and SMPD territory, not LAPD.  Regardless, we had Jose and more installation work for our home security unit and less than 10 minutes later 23d Street was blocked off and 4 policemen, guns in hand, were on our street. We'll find out what happened in the news - helicopter is gone but police are still here.   And the day will have to get back to 'normal' ? Oh......we heard a real interesting rumor today:  That not only will UCLA buy out St Johns Hospital but our entire block will eventually be bought out by the city to build a parking structure........hey, that makes sense!   Consider the possibilities..............

 We have a bank meeting at 10am today.    True, it was cold out this morning but it'll be 26C today so I am dressed a bit more lightly than I'd have otherwise chosen clothes for this morning. Yesterday I saw Falstaff at the Music Center.  This was the best opera of the season.  I loved the performance!  I chose to use a transdermal patch with 22.5% THC.......pleasant buzz throughout the performance. This morning's bank meeting could probably be held by email but hey, it is going to be a nice day and the two of us have a nice chance to get out together........ It is now 8:24am and the temperature outside is 17C - it'll go up to 26 today.......it's about time for a higher temperature outside!

 a) Will it help? b)  If it helps, what will it help? c)  If it does not help, does it do anything? d)  Haven't I got anything better to  do than write these things? O.K.  so here it is, mid-morning on a Saturday.  I slept a tad bit later than usual this morning and am happy that, if nothing else, I got in a pretty decent morning ride whilst the weather truly sucked.  Will I go out again tomorrow?  I doubt it - I'm charging my bike now.  It'll be ready for the entire weekend, next week.  Tomorrow I'll leave in time to get to Abernethy's in the Music Center Plaza by noon - just in case the seat occupant next to me shows up for lunch.  I was able to make a 12:15 lunch reservation for 3 of us:  the two season ticket seat occupants next to me for tomorrow's Falstaff........regardless, either two or three of us will dine (and wine?) prior to the 2pm matinee.

 I was talking with patients past my 'usual' Thursday night quitting time and thus, slept in, comfortably, without a worry about getting up late......and although the weather out this morning, still sucked, it was a couple of degrees warmer than that past few days and a Friday late morning, lousy weather ride along the beach, in my solitude, was, in a word, WONDERFUL!!! The big task at hand today was writing an email, in detail, to the UK-based owner of the two floor # 105 at 2311 Shader.  He wants higher trees - as we do - not the 12 foot ordinance-type that, in essence, would kill our mature trees.  I wrote the 2+ page email - with attachment - that Katherine edited and approved........ Save our trees! Once upon a time I had tremendous success writing letter upon letter to Inland Revenue in Hong Kong, reaching success more often than not in wearing down the ability to cope with 'foreign tongue correspondence with a few dictionary searches included.  Is this how to ...

There were 8 attendees for the Novel class at the Emeritus Building this morning:  me and seven women.   For the remainder of the semester (which ends mid-June - 6 more classes) we'll be into Catch 22.  I've completed 42% of my re-read, thus far.  Yeah, I'll complete the book and then go to Heller's sequel, Closing Time. Thursday we go to City Hall regarding our trees - we are in violation because they've not been trimmed....but we believe we are eligible for exceptions based upon mature growth trees.....we'll see what happens......... 

 How nice to wake up and see sun!  Of course it is still cold out - some May:  only 16C out but if feels lower than that.  Regardless, the morning walk was nice and I do plan to get out more!  Tonight at 5pm there is a free screening of a movie at the Main Campus of Santa Monica College - I will go for this.  Tomorrow is school - and after, perhaps a movie??? I'm going to keep on writing bits and pieces in this blog every day (if possible).  But I am also going to start posting, by hand, in the Moleskin 'hybrid' pad.  That's where I will write that which I don't want to commit to computer..........it'll be far more interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!