Daily Success January 4 – Okay. And it’s an “Okay” I’m happy with given the busy day with the medical profession. It seemed like there was no time for anything else. Plus two flies in the exercise ointment: first, my “Very Good” yesterday took advantage of lots of exercise, including both PT and strength for Upper Body as well as core; second, I’m being very careful with Leg Strength because of the injection cycle. Yeah, I could have claimed injury points, but all that would have done would be to move me further into “Okay.”

Yesterday

Yesterday was totally dominated with the various medical “stuff.” Knee and spine injections went smoothly, physical therapy was good. Monika seems to be always able to find a new place to press and massage on my left leg that seems to help. Progress seems to be happening on all fronts.

Most important, we had, I think, a good session with Larry. I felt somewhat shut out of it as a lot of the conversation was between him and Jan. He pushed her on two points and pushed hard. Stop drinking is the first, and an assignment for me as well. I told him I’m under a lot of stress at the moment and, as Lincoln said, “One war at a time.” Larry’s second point is that Jan, at 76 – has what, three? five? seven? good years ahead – so it’s time for her to start pushing herself on our relationship. That is something for me to think about, too, but with a very different question in mind.

Today

Today is very flexible. I’ve got Nabila in the afternoon and a 5PM SurveyorBot Zoom with Kārl. He sent me a draft of a paper that I have to finish reading before the Zoom. Or, at minimum, get a good feel for.

The Future

Larry is right that I’ve got to cut my whisky intake by somewhere between 50% (zero points on my success system) and 100% (10 points).

Larry’s question for Jan applies to me as well. It boils down to I’ve got 1 or 3 or maybe 5 more good years. How do I want to spend it?

As to the rest of the “future” question, Monika tomorrow, South Dakota Saturday, the last of the knee injections next Wednesday, I take Jan to a medical appointment on Friday, Larry again on the 16th … the fun never ends.

The future? Jim Mora had it right: “”Don’t talk about – playoffs?! You kiddin’ me? Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game!” That’s pretty much how I feel about the future at this point.