Sunday morning...already very active....

 Tomorrow afternoon is my MRI and ct scan at Lenox Hill. Woke up this morning feeling anxious, but any anxiety that I felt was put on the back burner when my faithful space heater, which complements the radiator in my apartment, pulled a short. Faithful it was--it was given to me by Ron, a friend from All State Cafe, the bar-restaurant where I was a regular in the nineties. Ron was a nice guy, a brought me to his apartment to pick up the heater. When was that...? New Year's Day, 97, I think---the heater had an incredibly long run. But it shorted, and it was over. What was I to do? It was around 8 in the morning, andd the stores in the neighborhood where I could get a new one did not open until 10. A rough time---could I find one---how would I sleep tonight---the night before such important procedures---if I did not have one? The boiler in this apartment house works, but my one window in my apartment is enormous, so sometimes the cold poors in. Finally 10 o'clock  arrived, and I took off for the nearest hardware store, two blocks away. Luckily they had one, a small one, which was what I wanted and surprisingly inexspensive as well. I brought it home and it worked! Probem solved---emotionally exhausted. But it took my mind completely off tomorrow's procedure. Now I just want to relax, let my mind rest, until the football games this afternoon. Some classical music might be good--really anything.

Although it was really cold outside, after making sure the new heater worked, I actually left the building again---why..? I wanted a capucino and the coffee shop of a nearby hotel makes the best  Did I think it was stupid to go out again in this cold? Sure, did I fight with my self and ask myself did I HAVE to do it? Yes, but ultimately I went---I think I wanted a reward for solving my heater problem so easily; now that I am back in the apartment I think it was definitely worth it---the capucino was delicious. 

That's all for now---memories---sometimes so potent---are definitely on the back burner. Will report soon.