It's getting better, Melody .

I've whittled the "wanna see you" docs list down to the "gotta see" list . I forgot to mention my weekly one, though: she's my chronic pain management counseling doc, and she's cool.

I did find that extreme weather (farther south in California) helped immensely when I spent a week there this summer.

Too, I read what you did, Melody - and that was super nice of you . It reminds me of my neighbors. No matter how many times it's done, it always feels so special when one brings over something home-made. (I get some great food; on one side, the neighbor is from Pakistan, and her father used to own a bakery in San Francisco; on the other side, the family is from India and, wow, can they also cook!)

It's nice having neighbors - such as yourself. Kindness goes a long way .