Tuesday, March 10: 6:30 AM Yoga, extraction 🦷, Rehab & Choir

Good day America today is my version of living in America. Mary and I got up at 5:45 AM for 6:30 AM 90 minute class with Dan. It was a good growing class for sure. I’m heading to Mike’s and then running back for a 930 appointment with Colman & Turner and then at 10:15 extraction with bone graft. I also have Rehab, Work, Choir, today. At some point I’m gonna go to Mary’s and take a nap hopefully anyway, I got the Mike’s and he had the lights low and he was feeling depressed because of his life situation. God didn’t do any dishes, but Mike cleaned up on his own and he had two bags of trash, cleaned up the messy sink cleaned out his containers, wink wink and headed left his place at 9:15 to go to my 930 appointment with Dr. Turner to add another tooth to my lower A then I’m going for an extraction God I’m already tired. Anyway, I went to Dr. Turner and at 9:30 didn’t take very long. I then went to the extraction and holy crap I was seen pretty quickly. I then I’ll talk to him nor down and oh man he was right to the point and after I signed all these things saying all the things that could happen he went right in there put three shots of Novacaine and I talked about my parsonage Turner syndrome and then he went right in there and got rid of the tooth and put in the animal bone stuff. I did not even feel the tooth being yanked out, which was very weird. Anyhow, I left there told Nati eat any real solid food for the day. Anyhow, after the extraction, I wobbled down to Mike’s place and Mike had a prescription so I took advantage at fact and decided to go to Mary’s. Get my painkiller meds and take a nap. I decided to take a half hour nap. Mary is running off to her appointment and I just lied down I was sort of half asleep like the soreness is just enough to keep me half awake. I then went back down to CVS picked up my script and my script. I went down to Mike’s. Mike was disappointed. I forgot the ice cream but I did get them yogurt and that seemed to make him happy enough. Next step was to catch the bus to Rehab at McGee. That’s what I decided to do and it went pretty smoothly, except the bus had a detour, which was confusing. I went to Rehab with my machine in hand, and will it seem to appreciate me having the electronic machine, and it went pretty well. I then caught the bus back and again another wacky detour and I got back to Mike’s around 3:10 PM hung out at Mike’s till about 3:50 PM and then went back to Mary’s immediately said hi and wanted to go to sleep. There’d be no way I would’ve gone to yoga at 4 PM oh no! After I napped for about two hours, 
it was time for me to get up at 6:30 PM and go to choir practice and I went to choir practice. It was beautiful walk. It was 75° and mild. As someone sat on TikTok, it was San Diego weather. He said that we have 80 days a year that are nice like this that’s 80 out of 365. I’m surprised it’s even that high. Anyway, Choir practice is pretty good. I almost forgot my headphones got them. Mary Lou and I went up during breaking. Explored the top of the church and she explained her hip issues and I explained Parson Turner syndrome and Yoga was discussed as well. It’s 9:45 PM we got out 15 minutes early 

Weds March 26: Jacksonville/Saint Augustine

Good morning. Mary and I got up at 2:30 AM to catch the Uber at 3:30 AM. We had a breakfast sandwich that we split that was very filling. We got last-minute 
packing done and the man from Uber showed up on time we drove down to terminal C. Terminal C is where TSA pre-was and it was supposed to open at four, but it wasn’t open at 4 AM. 

We then went to terminal E and TSA pre-was open thank God because the 

line was really long and this is 4 AM in the morning. Our flight‘s going to be leaving at 5:20 AM. Well, it’s

 now 7:17 AM. We literally just landed on the tarmac and they’re going to 

be pulling us to the gate right now. It was a pretty uneventful flight, but it was nice because they had 

a bunch of empty seats so we are able to spread out which I love.They 

even let us move up a couple seats near our baggage. The staff was really 

nice on this plane. And we got a couple good views in the Sunrise as 

well. Anyhow, we stopped at the airport to chill and hang out. We found a 

good coffee place called Southern grounds. I checked on my Hertz rental thing and then I get a letter from Penn saying that I had pre-cancerous polyps four of them removed and there’s  
still a big one to goanyway Time to enjoy my life and what’s left a bit, baby. Well, went to Jacksonville and went to a wonderful restaurant

called the beach diner. I believe that’s what it was called. I met my old sponsor Louis Lopez and we sat outside. I had a really nice batch of pancakes

 and Louis and Mary had parfaits which were very good. He gave us some recommendations of places we could go around here and  enjoy. It’s now 10:50 AM. I feel like I’ve had a half day already. We drove 

down route A1A to Southpoint Verda beachfront Park for a little break. It was very nice so we’re on our way to Saint Augustine. It’s almost noon out. Will we stroll to through Saint Augustine

 and we found a really nice coffee place called RELAMPAGO Coffee. We left Saint Augustine. We decided to go to Amelia Island. That is north of the airport north of our hotel, which 

is next to the airport. Well that was a long slog drive went up I-95 and oh my God it was a long drive then GPS landed us in a Middle of this residential community and the guy says yes that

 I was happy. It’s the center of Amelia Island, which is a bunch of houses we had a good laugh with the dude he says that delivery service is always drop off free food 

anyway we ended up going to Peter’s point which was a nice beachfront area. That was about eight minutes away by car. We then went there took care of business walked

 on the beach and then we headed to the hotel and boy that drive to the hotel was easy so we’re at an airport hotel, which was a bit overpriced but it’s only one night. It’s 

now 6:18 PM we are in for the night. I pray to God to have something to eat here. It’s not ridiculously expensive but then again we’re near the airport. What kind of screwed that 

way but oh well relax and then shower and eat. Well, it’s 8:04 PM. Mary has gone to sleep and I finish showering. I am way too hungry to just crash. So I’m gonna finish up my blogging now and

 see if Mary wakes up on her own calls me. The shower was very much needed. I feel a lot better, but I’m ready to stuff my face and chow down I’ve had a 

really huge appetite today. The hotel is pretty nice, but the fact that they have laundry facilities that need coins, but they don’t have any coins to give you and that’s all they take is coins not a credit card or anything like that

. It’s really kind of pathetic really I got kind of grouchy about that but I got over that pretty quickly. It was a pretty adventurous day. I must say the card the car road nice we listen 
to Steely Dan, The Moody Blues, The Beatles and The Roches. That’s all I can remember right now. I shifted around  a couple of doctors appointments 

because there was one scheduled for March 31 and I won’t be back in Philly till late that night on 

Monday night the 31st so I took care of that business so I’m going to 
wait around a little bit but I might get some little petty sacks. They 

want to charge eight dollars for two things of granola and there’s some sides I 

can get for eight dollars so I might do that instead. I got some cool

 view of the water fountain. The one thing nice about this place you really can’t tell 

there’s an airport nearby except if you walk around and go 



around the other side and see all the signs for the airport, but I don’t hear any airplanes

 flying across and I haven’t all evening since I’ve been here. Mary 

woke up around 8:45 PM and took a shower to clean yourself off. We’re gonna 

go downstairs and she’s gonna decide what deed I think I’m just 

going to get pasta because I’m still hungry. well, Mary
 woke up and felt a lot better and we went to the front desk. Talked about vitamin water and then we went to to the restaurant that was 


inside the hotel and both of us order the same pasta dish without chicken or beef. Well, that was absolutely delicious. It was so filling it. Mary couldn’t finish hers and I 
couldn’t 

finish Mary’s portion. Mary and I were like punching in. We’re having fun and laughing and the staff was really nice to us. We were talking about how they have laundry facilities, 

but they can’t give you changed to be able to use the facilities. Another complaint was at the toilet kept running because the chain get stung underneath
 the flapper and the toilet runs. Other than that it’s
 pretty nice looking hotel considering it’s right next to the airport. 

We then crash close to midnight. Overall, a really fun exciting different kind of day. We really had a good time. We travel well together, which is really cool!