Vulnerable

It is the best of times. It is the worst of times.

In general, I feel pretty good and have good energy. Today was tennis, acupuncture, chores, a brief rest and bridge. All went pretty well.

The worst of times is that my problems with a very dry mouth and a sore in the center of my upper gum make it difficult to eat some things and thus wreaks a little havoc on my appetite. That is kind of a drag on my spirit.

When the immune system is weakened, you are vulnerable. The vulnerability takes two forms. You can get infections, like the ring worm that is slowly healing on my leg.

This raises the second vulnerability. Women can take advantage of such things. One sly tennis player asked if she could see my ringworm. I had not disclosed the location of the ringworm, but it was on my upper thigh. I was compelled to show it. Talk about vulnerable.