Water, Water, Water; Last Week; Outdoor Kitties; Queer Eye; Radiohead

A most unpleasant day it was. The temp was in the high 90s with a heat index of 105+.

At mid-morning, the water department issued a "boil water advisory." Essentially this means they found contaminants in some water samples. At first, this does not sound too bad: just don't drink the water. But then you realize that most fountain drinks are a combination of water and brand liquid, such as Coke, Pepsi, etc. Then there's the problem of water used in food preparation. Oh, and ice. Actually, you're ok if you boil the water for at least one minute.

At lunch, the deli had ice and tea, but they soon ran out of ice. I stopped at another deli on the way home this evening, and they had ice but no tea or fountain drinks.

By some bizarre twist of fate, a couple of days ago I bought a half-dozen small bottles of water. Something I almost never do. After my visit after work to the deli, I swung by the grocery and picked up some more water, plus bottled coke and two cartons of orange juice.

Finally I was able to go home. I was totally exhausted, but I could not sleep. And in fact, I didn't go to sleep until around 5 Tuesday morning. Then I got up a few hours later and drove back to the clinic. Another urineanalysis which showed an improvement.

All in all, I recovered more quickly from this bout than I anticipated. Very surprising. And I'm most thankful.

I actually was able to go to work every day this week after missing of all of last week. But at the end of the day, I had to race home and take a nap.

I'm continuing to feed the outdoor kitties. Who are now slightly less skittish than they were. But they both look undernourished. But I'm glad to know I can at least offer them some protection. My mother said, "Do they ever go home?" And my reply was, "But momsy, this is their home."

Monday night, Bravo premiered "Queer Eye for a Straight Guy." The premise is simple: five gay guys attempt to help a straight guy with grooming, clothing, style, interior design, plus food and wine. I cringed when I read about it. And there was some initial camping. But the advise was practical and very common sense. And the "Fab Five" came across as being really sincere.

Far too often, these "make over" situations involve some guy who looks like a model. But the two subjects were both average-looking, and both were husky. And both had a great sense of homor.

Last night I read that it was one of the highest rated shows in Bravo's history.

A co-worker dropped by my office this morning and said that tickets for the Radiohead concert in New Orleans were going on sale in five minutes. Radiohead has scheduled a concert for October 1 in the Lakefront Arena. I'd tried to buy tickets when the tour started, but only certain venues were available. And I'd almost forgotten about the October 1 show.

I immediately went to the Lakefront site but was never able to make a connection. I guess the smart people were on line ahead of time. With on-line ticket sales, a concert can sell out within minutes - literally. And I don't know the "tricks" one can use to improve the probability of getting a ticket.

I'm not exactly within the Radiohead demographics. But then I'm not sure what that means any more. I would guess they have a very broad range of fans. Or they should.

PAX!