AUSTIN, Texas, August 30, 2004 —Physically pretty good until the end of the day. Mood dropping. Got in a little better mood when I made some decisions.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 30, 2004 —Physically pretty OK. I drank too much coffee, though, and I think I should watch that. No alcohol, juice or soda. Mood was better even though we had all those annoying computer problems.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 29, 2004 —Mood a little off but physcially doing better.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 28, 2004 —Feel pretty good today. Cautiously letting myself have one beer and had two drinks yesterday. Still watching the coffee...had two and a half cups or so.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 27, 2004 —I almost feel perfect today. Not quite, though.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 26, 2004 —A couple of times today I really felt healthy.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 25, 2004 —Toward the end of the evening I didn't feel too good. Did I sweat too much? Do I just have an infection I can't shake? I took some Echinecea and drank a lot of water.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 24, 2004 —I still feel like I'm fighting off a bladder infection. I fought back with water, a small glass of cranberry/raspberry juice, two Echinecea tablets and by limiting coffee and drinking no sodas or alchohol. I swear I'm going to the doctor if I'm not 100 percent by Monday.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 23, 2004 —You know...I still don't feel perfect physically. And it spoils my mood.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 22, 2004 —I feel pretty good today and my mood is upbeat.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 21, 2004 —Same old, same old but that's not too bad.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 20, 2004 —In spite of confusion, mood is better. Health-wise I feel the need to drink lots of water and such and limit the alcohol. After sharing a bottle of wine with several other people, I felt like having a brandy or something but I didn't.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 19, 2004 —In the morning I felt better. Trying to do the WEB work for FFP made me feel productive, too. Felt a little bad toward the evening, though.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 18, 2004 —Feel a little lost emotionally. Recurrence of that feeling that I'm getting a urinary tract infection.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 17, 2004 —Feel a little physcially wrung out.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 16, 2004 —Doing good physically. Starting to feel a little moody about something I can't put my finger on. Lack of progress?

AUSTIN, Texas, August 15, 2004 —Felt good physically but mood a little subdued.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 14, 2004 —Feel peachy. Felt strong during workout. Like not having any scheduled obligations. But I was lazy.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 13, 2004 —Feel good. After fifty continuous minutes on the bicycle, I had to drink a lot of water during the day, though. Mood is fine.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 12, 2004 —Good as new. Well, I had some brief stomach cramps but I mean they were really, really brief. Mostly I felt fine if a little lethargic.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 11, 2004 —I think when I got up I was sort of almost completely my old self.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 10, 2004 —I don't actually feel perfect. I continue to watch the coffee and eschew cokes or alcohol.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 9, 2004 —Really I'm fine. I'd say perfect but I'm such a whiner.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 8, 2004 —Almost 100 per cent. Mood is, of course, improving.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 7, 2004 —Better, still not perfect. I'm starting to get pissed off at not feeling good. I may start acting like I feel good hoping my body will follow.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 6, 2004 —Continued avoiding too much coffee. No alcohol or sodas. Water and cranberry juice and some Echinecea tea. Still don't feel perfect but I'm better.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 5, 2004 —Feel better in the morning than last night (which would not have been hard) but not great. I take care of myself all day, only getting out in the heat for a few short minutes, not exercising, drinking water and cranberry juice, taking Echinecea and only having one cup of coffee. (A supreme sacrifice.)

AUSTIN, Texas, August 4, 2004 —Physically feel pretty awful most of the day. Nothing like an insipient bladder infection to put you off. Ruined my mood, too.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 3, 2004 —Feel good physically although I was really sweating from the heat outside and then my bicycle inside. I could barely get enough water down and almost got a headache. Mentally still in a pretty good frame of mind, too.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 2, 2004 —Felt pretty good and in a decent mood. Didn't accomplish much but did get a few things sorted out.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 1, 2004 —Feel pretty great, really. Even without a workout to get me going. A little downer at the end of the day.