Wednesday, April 18, 2012
MINIPOSTS
Blood tests back from the doc. All OK, especially the PSA. It has been the same for a very long time.
In the office he showed me his little handwritten note with all the PSAs that I have had in 16 years. When I came to him I had just had the radiation and I was also seeing a radiologist but that ended very quickly when Dr. Jim and I both determined that it wasn't necessary. I don't like too much doctoring and Dr. Jim is just the man for me.
There was one sort of dissonant note in a kidney test, Happens every year. I am not drinking enough water.
OK, I can do that.
Haircut today. I don't much like to go but I like the results.
The place I go is pretty low key. No performing seals or hype. The feeling is that I am basically alone with my cutter. He says "dresser". Outside there is a big lawn with chairs and shit and there are a lot of people hanging out. I really don't like that. Remember the introvert reaction to this kind of thing.
And always, always there is someone I know screaming out my name.
Every one turns and looks and stares.
I go to the person as quickly as I can because I don't want any more attention. I say hello, give a hug, take the admiration for the new haircut and get the fuck out of there as soon as I can.
John loves this place. It is so, well, social. So nice.
Not for me. It is a snake pit. I do like seeing my friends there though if they just wouldn't scream my name out.
Polls are out and mostly it shows that Romney and Obama are running neck and neck. In April.
My friends are distraught. What world do they live in?
We knew it would be close. The Obamas said that from the beginning.
More comforting to know that there is a traditional nomination bump.
What have people heard for the last months? Obama the socialist, the evil bastard, the incompetent. While he has no target. Now he does though. I am pretty sure that he is going to kick the Mitter's ass.
NIiknames. My friends also have a variety of names for Romney but we need something better than we have. Mittens is funny, a smirk. Pretty Boy is a bit nasty. Little Lord Flauntleroy.
Most people pick up on his prissiness and disconnections. He has the lowest likability rating of any candidate since the polling began for this.
