Aug 11, 2007
Gary had a math visitor all week, Kenichi Tamano, of Japan. Kenichi has been coming for a visit at least the past three years, and they made some progress in a problem they’ve been working on. They also went out to eat lots, and Gary discovered facts about the accessibility of local restaurants. They first tried a fairly new sushi restaurant. After parking (near the old post office, for those who know where that is), Gary first had to negotiate a long uphill – Kenichi pushed his chair for him. Then it turned out at the restaurant there was a huge step one had to get up in order to get into the restaurant proper. Gary was told he could get in at the back, but that would mean going back down that long hill, over a block, and around to the back. A young strong guy volunteered to help him up the step in the front, and he, Kenichi, and Narendra Govil, who had gone with them for lunch, ended up picking up the wheelchair with Gary in it to get up the step. The young guy warned he might not be there when Gary was finished with lunch, and he wasn’t, so Gary went out the back of the restaurant – after they cleared stuff away from the back door (evidently it isn’t used much). At least that way was closer to where they parked!
When Gary and Kenichi tried the Chinese place nearby the sushi place, they went to the back first. There they discovered a step down, which they weren’t comfortable in negotiating themselves. So they went in the back entrance of the nearby pizza place. More problems. To get to most of the seating area, they would have to get up a step, plus the tables were too high – they’d come to Gary’s chin if he were seated at them. There were three table he could’ve gotten to at the front, but they were full and so Gary and Kenichi would’ve had to wait. They ended up ordering a pizza to go.
Another day they tried another Chinese restaurant. The problem there was more minor – the buffet table had only a tiny ledge so Gary couldn’t set his plate on it to serve himself. Kenichi had to get Gary’s food for him.
I went out to eat with them Thursday night (at Outback), and we had no accessibility problems. We found out Kenichi has visited only four places in the U.S.: New York, Washington, San Francisco, and Auburn. Well, he’s hit all the hot spots. He gave me a beautiful Japanese paper lantern at the end of the meal. He left Friday.
Gary has also recently gotten some other research results, so I think he is happy about that.
On Friday, he met an exercise goal: 1.5 miles in five minutes on the hand cycle. His trainer said next they will increase the duration to 6 minutes. They also got a new exercise machine in, one that simulates rope climbing (so, Gary doesn’t go anywhere, but the rope moves). Gary said he could tell it’s exercising different muscles – he’s sore!
We test-drove a Prius last Saturday, and although I liked the concept of it, I could not get comfortable in the seat, and indeed it set off my leg symptoms. Gary thinks maybe a power seat would be better for me. Today he plans to haul me off to look at some Hondas.
Gary had a math visitor all week, Kenichi Tamano, of Japan. Kenichi has been coming for a visit at least the past three years, and they made some progress in a problem they’ve been working on. They also went out to eat lots, and Gary discovered facts about the accessibility of local restaurants. They first tried a fairly new sushi restaurant. After parking (near the old post office, for those who know where that is), Gary first had to negotiate a long uphill – Kenichi pushed his chair for him. Then it turned out at the restaurant there was a huge step one had to get up in order to get into the restaurant proper. Gary was told he could get in at the back, but that would mean going back down that long hill, over a block, and around to the back. A young strong guy volunteered to help him up the step in the front, and he, Kenichi, and Narendra Govil, who had gone with them for lunch, ended up picking up the wheelchair with Gary in it to get up the step. The young guy warned he might not be there when Gary was finished with lunch, and he wasn’t, so Gary went out the back of the restaurant – after they cleared stuff away from the back door (evidently it isn’t used much). At least that way was closer to where they parked!
When Gary and Kenichi tried the Chinese place nearby the sushi place, they went to the back first. There they discovered a step down, which they weren’t comfortable in negotiating themselves. So they went in the back entrance of the nearby pizza place. More problems. To get to most of the seating area, they would have to get up a step, plus the tables were too high – they’d come to Gary’s chin if he were seated at them. There were three table he could’ve gotten to at the front, but they were full and so Gary and Kenichi would’ve had to wait. They ended up ordering a pizza to go.
Another day they tried another Chinese restaurant. The problem there was more minor – the buffet table had only a tiny ledge so Gary couldn’t set his plate on it to serve himself. Kenichi had to get Gary’s food for him.
I went out to eat with them Thursday night (at Outback), and we had no accessibility problems. We found out Kenichi has visited only four places in the U.S.: New York, Washington, San Francisco, and Auburn. Well, he’s hit all the hot spots. He gave me a beautiful Japanese paper lantern at the end of the meal. He left Friday.
Gary has also recently gotten some other research results, so I think he is happy about that.
On Friday, he met an exercise goal: 1.5 miles in five minutes on the hand cycle. His trainer said next they will increase the duration to 6 minutes. They also got a new exercise machine in, one that simulates rope climbing (so, Gary doesn’t go anywhere, but the rope moves). Gary said he could tell it’s exercising different muscles – he’s sore!
We test-drove a Prius last Saturday, and although I liked the concept of it, I could not get comfortable in the seat, and indeed it set off my leg symptoms. Gary thinks maybe a power seat would be better for me. Today he plans to haul me off to look at some Hondas.
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