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Good Daisy

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On this morning’s walk, we encountered theee dog. He kind of headed the other way as soon as he saw us coming, barking in retreat. I stayed calm, telling Daisy “no barking, no pulling, good Daisy” and she was good. She seemed to politely observe him walking away.

Previously, I said he looked like a doberman / German Shepherd mix. On second glance, he’s just a brown mutt dog does not look like a doberman or a German shepherd. Just a West Bay dog. Not even as big as I thought.

Funny, isn’t it?

I’m not saying the problem is resolved between Daisy and the other dog, but today’s encounter was quite different than what was expected and previous encounters.

Yesterday at work was somewhat adventurous. A radio antenna on a vehicle broke and they needed a replacement. I have new radio kits with new antennas, but no spares. So after a few calls, I went and cannibalized one off an old fire truck.

It was fun. Above is me on an old truck and showing a newer truck.

Happy friday! Have a fantastic weekend!

HRV

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I don’t have a good understanding of HRV. I know it’s the variation in time between one heartbeat and the next. But I don’t understand the balanced / unbalanced versus the “higher score is better” general rule described in many tutorials. Mine remains quite low, I think.

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in the images above, the unbalanced portion roughly coincided with my visit to the USA for my high school reunion. Other than that there has been no significant difference in my daily activities or diet that I am aware of to cause this variation.

According to the tutorials, a higher HRV number is better. What does that mean? That there is more variation between hard beats? Why is that better? What does the balanced / unbalanced mean?

I’ve studied it, and it doesn’t make sense to me. Maybe you can explain it to me, in a way that a child could understand it.

Thanks, and, Have a great day!

I Think I’m Awake

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But I’m Not

Last night, I was lying in bed. I thought I was awake, but part of me knew that I wasn’t. I was trying to do simple three count in three count out breathing and couldn’t do it. It was very difficult. I was trying to NOT think about Daisy and the dog across the street but I could not.

I often wonder why I think I’m awake all night but my sleep monitor shows me as being asleep. It’s because even though I’m asleep, I’m aware. I cannot fully control my thoughts in this state. Counting 1 2 3 was very difficult and I kept making mistakes. Breathing was difficult along with the count. It is a bizarre sensation/state of mind.

and now I’m off to work. I think it’s payday but it might be tomorrow

Have a great day!

The Dog Across The Street

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there’s a dog across the street looks like Doberman / German Shepherd mix. Nice dog, I’ve petted him.

The problem is, my dog Daisy hates his guts. When she sees him all tameness and domestication leave her and she is total wildbeast. She will turn and bite anyone or anything. The Daisy we know and love is not in her head when she sees that other dog.

I’ve called the humane society, and they say she needs some training. I am skeptical. Every time she sees that dog I have thought she would bite me.

Last night I laid awake, worried about getting bitten (by Daisy) if we happen to see that dog.

Across the street is the back of a house. The dog stays mostly to the front of the house, so I seldom see him. But lately he’s been coming around more and more. I think there’s some territory war going on out there.

To me, Daisy is the problem the other dog doesn’t get all worked up Daisy goes complete werewolf, no domestication. Insane.

Quiet Rainy Weekend

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It was a very quiet weekend . Saturday afternoon was a workshop on meditative breathing and yoga pose alignment. It was quite interesting and seemed too short

During class, I felt like I had a feather in my throat. A tickley cough. By evening, it was a full blown sore throat. I went to bed before 7 on Saturday night and got up after 7 on Sunday. Sunday, it seemed to be a cold. Hopefully now I’m on te upswing from my first Cold in years

Im exhausted after a long, sleepless night.

Ba humbug

Fixthings Friday

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Above is the “sunrise” this cloudy morning. Walking the dogs was very quiet , no breeze, no sounds but chickens..

Yesterday afternoon I moved the wifi router downstairs to improve the signal in the apartment. I had to re-open a hole in the drywall to make the cable run U-turn.

This afternoon (or this weekend) I’ll fix the hole and hang the router on the wall downstairs.

Have a great weekend!

Responding To Messages

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When I received a message, I respond almost immediately. I must be the only one. Most others take hours, days, or don’t respond at all.

I wonder if people think I’m desperate by replying instantly. I don’t think so. To me, not responding might be kinda rude. It makes me feel unimportant to the person I’m messaging. Of course, a person’s phone is their tool, to use as they wish.

Its still odd, a conversation lasting over days, where the I respond immediately, like a talking conversation, and they reply like they’re mailing a letter snail mail.

What are your thoughts on responding to messages?; Sooner? Or later?

Have a great day!

Windy, Rainy, Lugubrious

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I’m lovin’ it!

Its windy, cool, spraying rain. AX is off!

Yesterday, while breezy, wasn’t really cool temperature – wise, but this morning is cool. I wore a jacket on the dog walk with the raincoat on top of that. It was very cozy.

Now I’m headed off to work.

Have a great day!

First Cold Front

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We had our first Cold front move through last night. It’s nice and breezy, but in my opinion not very cool. It’s a weak cold front I think. But still it’s a start. I hope to soon be able to turn off the AC and open the doors.

Its mid October, and this is just the first of many crisper, cooler days. Looking forward to the day I need my jacket for the morning dawg walk!

Have a great day!

Perfect Weekend Past

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It was a very active weekend. Friday, as you know was the Yin & Violin event. It was much better than I expected, I was in a very relaxed state quite unusual and different than. Sleep state or meditation state. Amazing.

Saturday midday we had an eclipse. It was about 79% coverage here, but cloudy sometimes. Above are pictures I took with my phone and a welding mask lens.

Saturday night was the Cayman Islands Veterans Association gala. I had a nice.time there too.

I wore my Navy uniform.

Sunday was a beach day, Beach yoga in the morning, then a swim (stand in chest deep water and talk to people) Then coffee and breakfast at the Westin.

I helped.the Rabbi take the Sukkah down in the afternoon. It comes down a lot easier than it goes up!

And this morning I seem to be perfectly on schedule to head off to work.

Have a great week!