hard times

last night i parked in the out of the way back of red agave resort where i park during the week. last 2 weekends weddings booked resort over filling the scant parking.  there is shade till mid morning. i stay there in my van till towards 10pm then walk back to my bed. i didn’t sleep well or much last night because of the pain. another man shares the bathroom w./ me. this morn i hoped he would be out of the house by the time the bowel let loose. he had left or at least did not pound on the door.

i have a sore throat and what feels to me a fever. my normal temp is  in low 97’s last night it was 98.6. temp is back into the 97s.

monday, today is a work day, few tourists, and the forecast called for thundershowers which shared their bounty w/ us several times. no traffic past my sign.

i set  my chair out in the sun in front of my van then stuck my nose in krakauer.  my sun is blocked out by logan from pedaling to nowhere. link: he wrote his story about me and i linked it to a page titled  something like “what others have written about me’. he and wife, Virginia, are traveling in their home conversion sprinter. they spent time here earlier this year. inside their sprinter on a wall they hung like a blackboard where they have recorded their travels visually. their trip is right out front which is cool. mine is hidden in a road atlas. nobody has ever asked for  my travels. their board  captures what they have accomplished. we sat beside their van enjoying each other’s company, free from the one line cut downs coming from the shop staff. kindred spirits. suggest you connect to his article then get into his site.

i walked over to the shop after leaving L and V. local rider, lars, is spread out on the couch looking like the weather got the better of him. he said he crashed pretty hard and was really hurting. he won’t be riding for awhile. the population of injured front porch dwellers has grown to 3 w/ lars. then there is duane w/ his left arm in a sling, and me.

temp dropped this afternoon after the t storms.

last fri i dropped the physical therapy protocol to the pt. i had many questions to understand the treatment. i called the surgeon’s office today asking for clarification and stronger pain med. i called pt wanting to have a consult b4 i start pt. that thought crossed their mind but just inside their office. i have a consult tomorrow. the surgeon’s office returned my call telling me that they work closely w/ lebec pt, where i will be treated. the protocol gives the pt directions. i was told they share notes about patients. coordinated care is what i would like, may this be true.

workin it

sat was a quiet day. i hung near the bean. i’m reading krakauer’s new book, “missoula, rape and justice system in a college town.” i sat outside moving to stay in the comforting shade of several trees. out in the vacant lot there are dirt  mounds created by burrowing mammals.  dirt moved right at 1 of the dirt mounds. i grabbed the small olympus then stalked the hole. animal stuck its head out several times while i was filming it. nature boy said gopher. i have  moving images.

hot and dry.  i did walk a big block here from the shop. pjs for dinner and innings of the mariners game. and a beer.

the follow on hydrcodone is considerably weaker that the percocet. i am not sleeping, need stronger pain blockers. office doesn’t open until mon am. i might have to drive to flag for the meds.

jan made my sign last  night. last night i thought of various ways to set up my beggar booth. biggest audience will be late afternoon as renters return rentals.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAtoday a full sized tour bus open its door in the bell rock plaza disgorging lots of maybe 9th graders, who were renting bikes from b n b. my station was manned, guy said that he had 50 cents. he asked what my scariest ride has been. i told him about the calif rock slides.

they all left then the adults started playing. i asked 2 locals to  model. 2 guys. a young woman was inside. i approached he and explained what i wanted. she came along w understanding she could move on. she said she could work it. i’m in. i have my brochure  image; that’s zack inside the shop.

 

 

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAfri pm is shop ride that attracts almost all locals for a social ride.

here are several characters:

danny
danny

 

 

chewy
chewy

this weekend there was a woman’s  skill clinic.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAa name is only forgotten.

i have deduced the situation that freezes the ignition key: when i park nose high. nose down allows the key to turn.

coming down w/ something: fever of 99.5, my normal is in the 97s. seems like a cold.

house owner has a few more people, enough for 3 cars out front. she let them park in front of house while i walk15 mins each way.

kevin from bend dropped by sat and today for conversation. he is riding a fat bike and really digs it.