Well, old girl, how's tricks? Between work, family, church, and school, I imagine you must meet yourself coming & going. I hope Mom continues to be a big help to you, as you mentioned the last time we spoke.
I was thinking of calling you today but I'm having so much trouble with my throat lately that I decided against it. I don't know if it's a lingering cold or the smog out here or what, but every morning for the past three weeks I can only manage a husky whisper, no more. There's not much pain, but a lot of phlegm (oh great, the old man is going into nasty detail!) My voice gets better as the day progresses and I drink a lot of fluids. But then in the evening the huskiness returns and I sound like a rusty winch. It's an inconvenience more than a health issue to me, so I won't bother to see the doctor about it.
More worrying was this morning I woke up to use the bathroom and experienced a great wave of nausea and dizziness -- something that has never happened to me to this extent before. I couldn't get out of bed for a while, and when I finally did I staggered like a drunk. The attack, or whatever it was, lasted for 2 hours before starting to clear up. I feel much better now, but am wondering if this will be a reoccurring problem for me now. Just to play safe, I don't plan on venturing far from my apartment today -- I 'll just stay home reading and writing. I've looked at some medical websites, and they all say my dizziness and nausea could be the result of a sudden drop in blood pressure. That seems the most likely cause to me. But what could have caused it Ihave no idea. After all, I'm taking meds for high blood pressure, not low blood pressure. Oh well, like any man worth his salt, I'll ignore it in the hopes it will never happen again.
I had lunch with Sarah and Lance and Brooke yesterday at a very trendy cafe called Guru in downtown Provo. The food was really good (and expensive) and the grand kids were just so cute and affectionate. How come you were never that cute and cuddly? :)
I can't believe how fast little Brookie is growing! She's developing her very own personality and is pretty fearless in dealing with new people and situations. And now Virginia is giving me another grand daughter any day! Sarah tells me that Virginia is going to keep the actual birth a secret for a day or two. For no apparent reason, except she is a dork, I guess. So chances are you'll hear about it before I do.
I've decided to finally cave in to the nagging about writing another autobiography I get from some of my professional writer friends. But I won't be doing a linear narrative, from point A to point B type of thing. Instead, I'll continue to write two-thousand word vignettes about different events and aspects of my life as a clown, radio announcer, and English teacher in Thailand -- which is what I've been doing for the past several years in a very desultory manner. When I get about 30 of them done I'll string them together and send it out to a publisher to see what happens.
Have you been reading any of them? I post them on my Facebook page, also on my Family Search memories page. I wish you would let me know what you think of them.
I would have loved it it my mom and dad had taken the time and effort to write down a few memories about their lives. But, like most people, they never felt the need to do so -- and that leaves them very much a mystery to me in many ways. I'm hoping that I become less of a mystery to you and the other kids as I continue to write about 'my life and hard times'.
Well, take care, my little peony bush. I think I'll take a little morning snooze now -- I'm feeling pretty tuckered out after my fun times last night . . . .
Love, dad
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