Friday, 7 August 2015

I got up very early this morning and walked to the gym and back, and worked out there a bit, as well. Later, I also walked down to recycle cardboard and buy challah. In recent weeks, there's been a nice peaches-and-cream cat who comes excitedly to greet me and enjoy some petting, near the cardboard recycling shed. He's totally a feral, dumpster diving cat, but he has learned to like me and not be afraid.

I taught 4 units of Berlitz lessons today: 9:00-10:30 and 10:30-12:00.

At 12:50, I had a short appointment with the psychiatrist. He hadn't had any available this week, but when I called him yesterday morning, he agreed to squeeze me in. He was David's psychiatrist. This is the first time that I have been the patient, but I know him from the many times I took David to see him. The doctor and I both agreed that I'm not having any serious psychiatric problems and don't need any medicine (other than the St. John's wart that I've been taking for years), just a bit of talk to work a few things out. I'll go next month to see him with a full appointment in order to talk a bit more at length.

After that, I took Me'ir to lunch at Rachel Café.

In the evening, as the sunlight was about to fade from our VERY hot valley (43ºC = 109ºF), I lit candles, drank a bit of sweet red wine, and ate some challah to welcome Shabbat.

הללו יה

הללו-אל בקדשו הללוהו ברקיע עזו:

הללוהו בגבורתיו הללוהו כרב גדלו:

הללוהו בתקע שופר הללוהו בנבל וכנור:

הללוהו בתף ומחול הללוהו במנים ועוגב:

הללוהו בצלצלי-שמע הללוהו בצלצלי תרועה:

כל הנשמה תהלל יה הללו-יה:

Praise Yah!

Praise God in His holiness; praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Praise Him for his heroic acts; praise Him according to His greatness.

Praise Him with a blast of the shofar; praise Him with lyre and violin.

Praise Him with drum and dance; praise Him with the lyre and the organ.

Praise Him with clanging cymbals; praise Him with the resounding trumpet.

Let all the soul praise Yah; praise Yah.

[Psalm 150]