Yes It's Me

It was funny today. One of my friends from across the way wanted to stop by with a friend. I figured it was either business or a possible date. Anyway she showed up with a woman who looked familiar. She said she had met me a couple of weeks ago when she stopped by to hand me something about her business. I informed her that I did my own billing, but I had given her information out. I asked if she wanted m chiropractic directory and she took it like I gave her the crown jewels. Then she turned and saw my wall. She asked if I was Dr. V which I answered yes. She said that she was told to talk to Dr. V who would be able to help her. However she couldn't find any Dr. V in the phone book. Well she found me in a round about way.

Roasting

Well the ex's father has sepsis and a fever so we they are treating him for it. Hopefully they are able to get it all under control.

It's been way too hot today. Eric and I tried to play basketball, but we wilted after about 20 minutes. So he's been playing computer games most of the day while I treated patients. The phone started ringing today which is good so hopefully it will continue to do so. The funny thing was that it was my second busiest month this year, but it just died so fast after the first 2 weeks being really good. What's killing me is all the extra money I had to pay out this month and I'm flat broke now to pay the new bills.

Well tomorrow is so far dead in the office so Eric and I will go down to the beach. L has offered her driveway to park so we can get close.

The Tide Turns

I hate bumps in the road. The ex called my tonight upset. Her dad has taken a turn for the worse in a very fast way. He went from okay health to seeing and talking to people not there. I'm thinking probably a stroke if there has been no medicine changes. They admitted him to the hospital today to run test to get to the bottom of the problem. The bigger problem is that I know my ex and her dad are very tight and she has always stated that when he goes she will be a basket case. Oye. So Eric maybe flying back on his own Friday.

I'm happy to report that as Eric gets older he is sleeping later and longer which is great for me since it's usually sleep deprivation. We did find a bike today at the thrift store for $8 which we cleaned up. Catch was the big thing for the day. Learning how to ride went very rough. I was honest with Eric about his frustration level when he doesn't get things easy. He's been that way since he was born. Mentally he's very intelligent and that comes easy. The physical stuff comes normal for everyone, but to him is seems harder since it's not as easy. Frustration sets in pretty fast and it makes it hard for him to learn.

I was hoping patients would call in like they do on Mondays to come in. However this week is was to cancel and already slow week.

Fly Like an Eagle

Well I just got the official announcement that Dancer has given up. She dropped her singles membership with my group before I would do it next week. She stated that she still wanted to be friends, but was getting the message that I didn't. Hopefully she won't be like Lazarus coming back from the grave.

My flight to NY yesterday went very smooth and it's great since it's under and hour to get there. I can see why it's a cheap airline since only poor people could fit in the seats. I'm not a big guy and it felt tight to me. If you have a few extra pounds for get about it.

It's an eye opener when you walk into NY. I always feel the age and decay. This time it was like were are all the white people. I don't think I ran into a single white employee there and I'd say that about 60% English was a second language. I almost felt like I was in another country. Anyway the ex wasn't feeling well and I had to take a taxi to pick Eric up. It was a smooth trip and no problems. I was going to pick him up a little later, but the ex said he was ready.

I did find out why he has some of his anxieties. His remembered airport trips have been been with his mom and she's notorious for getting loss. She does use him as a copilot when she's loss so he gets brought into it all. After sitting in the airport for 6 hours, the place loss any anxiety provoking attributes and just became a big boring place. We had fun for about the first 3-4 hours though.

Eric really enjoyed the flight and was very excited. I've used every opportunity to push that when he can do it by himself we can see each other more often. Now I'll just see what happens.

Still Crazy After All These Years

Even after 2 unreturned phone calls, one of which she was angry that I didn't pick it up, Dancer texted me today. She tried to make a joke about seeing her chiropractor today while she was back home visiting her parents. Oye, I might have to drive a stake through her heart to make her stay down.

I was hoping to get to be early tonight, but it will probably be normal time since I'm not feeling sleepy. The day was too slow for me to burn that much energy off.

Across the hall from me is a florist. Like I've mentioned before I'm not on the main drag which works against me to a point. However for a florist, no through traffic really sucks and they really don't run it very well. Anyway they've hired Punk girl to work there. She's a very nice person I just have a hard time looking at her without staring at all the piercings she has in her face let alone ears. I think the round one hanging out of her nose draws the most attention. If she's there next week I wonder what Eric will say. Hopefully she will be able to work out all the problems with the owners since she is good for networking and cross marketing businesses which can help me.

Now my two prayers are that I don't have to go pick Eric up and that my patient that owes me several thousand dollars was actually telling me the truth and will have the insurance money for me in 2 weeks.

Bucking Bronco

I awoke to "It's my life and I'll do what I want" by the Kinks playing in my head. In 24 hours I go from zero to full time dad for 6 days. It's always a big shock to my system. I do enjoy my time with Eric, but the big transition is hard on me. Since he's starving for time with me it's hard for me to get a little alone time during the day to myself that I need. I deal with this with my patients all the time and for me I know I get stressed from it. Since Eric's visits aren't real life I rarely have a support system to help out with this.

I won't know till I'm in NY whether my ex is dropping Eric off or I'm taking a taxi to pick him up. I'm packing for spending 7-9 hours in the airport till our flight back.

The office has slammed on the breaks which I hate since it means money dries up real fast. I know I had many extra bills this month so there is no cushion at the moment. I just don't like not having one when I'm traveling and dealing with Eric.

Blogging may be sporadic over the next week, but I promise to take many pictures.

In Sickness and at Concerts

The concert last night was a lot of fun. It was Saturn girl, her date the Savant, and his friend Asp. We all know each other from the singles group. It's a fun group. Savant is very funny, but also very weird and crazy. He was the one that won tickets to the concert, but it was Asp that asked if I wanted to go. I wasn't quite sure if it was her was of getting us together or not. While I find her attractive and funny in a group, she has a sharp tongue. Asp is good for whittling you down, but I don't know about positive stuff. I believe she is good with her son though. Her problem she confessed is that she never meets anyone. It was during the concert, so I couldn't reply that she never goes out. It's work and home with her son. She rarely comes to events with us. Hopefully with her son gone till August, Asp will get the bug to get out more.

Dancer called and left me a message during the concert last night. I still haven't listened to it and I doubt I will. L said that I'm too nice and just cut the crazy lady off. I've heard that from a few people and since I've already let her know how I've felt I think I'm just going to let it die.

I talked to the ex last night for a while and her health is still declining. Besides the cyst on her ovaries that is causing problems she also has one on her pancreas and has colitis. She's falling apart like I knew would happen when we were married. I knew in the future I would be taking care of her for a long time. I worry how it will all affect Eric. She hasn't told him much, but kids sense everything. All this may upset Saturday's pick up. I may have to take a taxi to get Eric. At least the ex said she would pay for it. I'm hoping she can drop him off.

I was trying to decide if I should bring Eric to see my Mom while he is here. I wasn't sure about showing him her decline. He knows about it verbally, but seeing is a totally different thing. Also I was worried with him just getting over a cold since you need a strong immune system there. However I got the call today saying that my Mom has a head cold and that they were giving her medicine for it. So that made my mind up for me.

Crazy is as Crazy Does

Forget the title I'm going crazy in a crazy world. The Landlord has been doing jigsaw puzzles for the last few weeks downstairs. It's been giving my a little bit of a bug to do one. Well I was in the thrift store today and I saw a fantasy one that looked like Disney world threw up. It was 58 cents so I figured why the hell not. My only worry was that it would have all 1000 pieces. My usual strategy is to do the outside first. While doing this I remember that I've never done one this big before and finished. Oh well there's always a first. So I get the outside done, but one side is short and I've got extra pieces. No problem right? Wrong. They don't fit anywhere. WTF? So instead of having a rectangle I have a trapezoid which is strange since it's rectangular on the box. However it is a fantasy puzzle so anything can go. For a lack of sanity now I'm trying to do the inside in hopes that it will somehow all work out. I'll be in a rubber room in a couple of days.

I have not contacted Dancer back yet and I'm deciding still if I'm going to call back. Each time I do it seems to stir everything back up again. One thing I realized again when she left me the message today is that every time I break away from my standards on dating I end up with a crazy chick. One day I think I'll learn.

The good think that happened tonight is that some singles friends invited me to the Doobie Brothers/Bad Company concert tomorrow night. I'm looking forward to it.

Little of This and a Little of That

Usually I buy a cheap lunch, but about once a week I up for a decent lunch and I'll save half because I know I'm not going to be home to eat dinner till late. What I truly hate is when I forget it in the car for a few hours on a hot, sunny, June day. Jeez what a waste.

I actually had to call the state police last night do to a drunk driver on the road. The biggest problem was getting his license plate number since he was speeding and no one wanted to get near him. I had to get off the exit, but hopefully they got the guy before he hurt someone.

I think Dancer and I are coming to an end. She had texted me that she went to the movies the other night which I got this morning. So I texted back a question on the road and didn't hear the phone ring. She was upset that I hadn't answered since I just texted. So she wanted to know if I didn't want her to call anymore. Okay this is getting way out of control now. I wonder if it will all just go away on it's own or will I have to call her to stop it all.

Thank You Miss, Can I Have Another

I'm always amazed at how short a skirt a woman thinks she can get away with, not that I mind. I stopped by Starbucks today since I'm pretty burned out today and feel like doing nothing. If Eric wasn't coming next week I would be all for it, but I need to make sure everything is done to the utmost this week so that I have very little to do next week. Anyway I'm sitting there when an attractive young woman comes in 3-4 inch heels and a really short mini skirt. So she got her order and went to do whatever one does to a coffee. She then went to get something low down and she bent over slightly. I do want to thank her for the great shot of her ass. It had to make me laugh.

I can't begin to say how shot I feel today. My mind is a blank and all I want to do is goof off. I'm going to try and work with some light weight stuff to get back into the swing of things. However beyond patients I don't think I'm going to get much done today.