A familiar, shaky feeling returns, leading Duncan on a dubious date with destiny.

Please note - This marks the end of Book I - 5150. We will continue with Book II - Half at the beginning of November. Remember to Like and Subscribe if your podcasting platform lets you do that. Then you'll be informed when the new season commences. Did I just overexplain how podcasting works?

A surprise inspection leads Duncan to drink a gallon of cranberry juice.

Duncan is enlisted in a double-blind study. It's the blind leading the blind.

Duncan has an unpleasant clean-up project, and bemoans the woes of Adult Day Care.

Dixie introduces Duncan to her "children" who inhabit the pages of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Duncan gets to leave the hospital and move to his new digs at Northeast Lodge. A bowl of strawberries connects him to his past and gives him hope for the future.

Word of Warning - the Audio was recorded using the wrong microphone, but I was able to mostly "fix it in post." It's so hot, I also had to have a fan running which made for some annoying background noise.

Three weeks late - Chapter 18

Duncan gets bad news from Columbia University, then catches a cab to Northeast Lodge for a second interview.

I find my journal. I still have this journal. The entries are verbatim. I kept two journals during my episode. I often wondered if it was a symptom of my disorganized mind. Also, I get a glimpse of light at the end of the psychotic tunnel.

The responses to the social security questionnaire are taken verbatim from a sheet I found. I didn't make anything up! The guy WAS cute, and it was sad that my station in life prevented me from asking him out on a date.

This chapter needs very little introduction, since the main plot point is in the episode name. It's a sad but touching story.