Today 31May2023

Today ended with me doing laundry. If I want clean underwear, I must get the laundry caught up. I let it slip when I was not feeling well, but now it has reached its limit, so a late-night clean-up.

I am just back from First United Methodist Church, where Z and I played the Lost Ruins of Arnak (I have recently described that game, so I won’t repeat those words here). It is a mid-complexity board game with a strong theme of a 1920s movie-styled archeologist. Z had forgotten how to play, so Z did not win the game as it took a few rounds for Z to remember how to play, but we both enjoyed this lighter game. If you like games like Wingspan or worker placement and resource management, this game is good.

Before Z and I took on the virtual digs in the game, Z eating a sandwich while we played, I picked Z up at her school. Z is in the school play, Legally Blond, which opens on Thursday. So I waited until Z was done, about 7, and got the pleasure of listening to public radio for an hour–a favorite that I used to do when driving twenty years ago in the Washington/Baltimore corridor.

Before this, I got a Mexican Pizza at taco bell that was messy and not that good–I remember them being better. So, I won’t be back. I left work about 5:30 as I was not in a rush as Z was in play practice, as I said, until 7PM.

I spent the afternoon helping here and there with crises of the moment. I also did forward planning for educational meetings and software upgrades. All fun and everyone was smiling today. We are happy to start the data conversions soon and get the software live.

Before this, I had a Whopper with Cheese for lunch and listened to public radio about local issues. I did this after visiting Susie at the hummingbird house in Portland (Tigard) at Allegiance Senior Care LLC, 9925 SW 82nd. Ave. Portland (Tigard), OR 97223; phone (503) 246-4116. Susie was in her recliner in the shared living room. Susie looked sleepy, and we agreed that overcast, windy, and 64F (18C) were reasons to stay warm inside. I called Leta, Susie’s mother, and we chatted over FaceTime using my iPhone for a while. Leta was in her house in the AC with 80F+ (27C)  in Michigan with likely matching humidity outside. Leta would move to the deck later to read and enjoy the heat. We chatted for a short while as Susie was tired. I sat with Susie for a few more minutes, and she nodded off, deeply asleep. I woke her, kissed her goodbye, promised to return on Thursday afternoon, and left. Susie was sleepy and did not look upset when I left–she was struggling to stay awake. She will likely be more awake on Thursday.

Before this, I was at the Clubhouse office building and listened to an all-project meeting in our atrium. The focus was on the deployment team, most folks I have known for years. It was a good presentation and showed how diverse opinions improved the project.

Before this, I was doing my usual hours of Zoom status and other meetings. Coffee and pastries were offered before the all-project meeting. I got more coffee and a scone.

The morning started at 3AM with me woken to unload the work my kidneys were proud of. I managed to sleep until just before 6AM and woke without a lousy cough (it did get worse as the day went on as my allergies kept my nose running). I made an NYC bagel with cream cheese and liberal coffee from my French Press.

I read my emails, was updated on the project from the Slack channels, and saw in the news that Washington was still interested in debt drama and Russia was still getting tiny drone attacks. In addition, states are banning drag shows while Nike has Drag Lunch tomorrow, and a Pride Talent Show is coming up soon. Not sure how the country can be at such extremes, but here in the Pacific Northwest, we “keep it gay.”

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