Today was a very good day. Regarding my health, I felt well and strong, and other than a minor nose bleed I have been pretty luck in the last week. I spent the day with my adopted California family who were kind enough to take in this stray nearly 16 years ago.

Tonight I caved into pressure and watched the NBC Jesus Christ Superstar performance, and I must say wow. Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas was phenomenal. Sara Barreilles and John Legend were really good, but Dixon stole the show.

Eating is now officially something that I do on schedule and with no particular joy. When food does not taste like anything, it makes the whole process unenjoyable and really there is just nothing that I can do about it. Employing a degree of self discipline and a schedule should allow me to manage my weight and keep myself fueled until the end of the chemo when hopefully my taste buds return to normal. Luckily, I still have about 25 pounds of excess fat to help me through the remaining nearly 4 months of treatment.