I woke up too early again this morning. Half awake, half dreaming, I found myself thinking about everything and nothing — from world politics to baseball, and eventually, about the day ahead.
Since I get up at six, my body must already be preparing for that. On top of that, Anne climbed onto my blanket, making it nearly impossible to fall back asleep.
I tried the so-called “military sleep method” — relaxing every muscle and thinking of nothing — but my body refused to rest.
Even when I try to think of nothing, thoughts sneak in like air slipping through the tiny gap of plastic wrap over a cup.
So, I began thinking about what to write for today’s blog.
Yesterday’s news offered two major stories: President Trump’s visit to Japan, where he strengthened ties with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 18-inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Since I wrote about President Trump yesterday, it might make sense to continue that topic — but his East Asia tour is still underway, and I’d rather wait until we see some progress, perhaps on the abduction issue.
As for baseball, while the headlines celebrate Shohei Ohtani’s brilliance, yesterday’s game also showed the Blue Jays at their finest. It feels a bit unfair to only praise the Dodgers.
Besides, Ohtani is pitching and hitting again today, and the World Series isn’t over yet.
Somewhere in the middle of all that thinking, I must have dozed off.
Anne, who had been lying on top of me, had curled up under the bed when I finally woke up.
There’s no conference today, and I had planned to catch up on the paperwork piling on my desk — but I just remembered there’s a meeting scheduled.
And before I get to that, I have two difficult pathology cases waiting. I’d better diagnose them while my head is still clear.
Each will probably take about an hour, so there’s no time to take it slow.
