Today 3July2023: Go live for software

I am tired this evening and will just cover the main non-work-related events.

I was up at 6:00 and in the office by 7:30. My colleagues had been there since 6AM for the shift start, and the first status meeting for the new software install at 6:05. Most meetings now are scheduled with a five-minute break before them. This allows folks to get to the next meeting, even online ones, and not be late. It also provides for a bio-break and maybe getting some coffee from a pot. A new politeness has stuck at Nike: five minutes between meetings.

I managed to read some of my emails and catch up on the details while eating a bowl of cereal and drinking liberal coffee I made in my French Press. I then showered, dressed, and quickly boarded Air Volvo. Today, 3July2023, is a Nike holiday (the board often uses a floating holiday date to extend a holiday on a Tuesday or Thursday; thus, 3-4 July are Nike corporate holidays at WHQ). Still, we are working to install our software while the USA is partially closed down for USA Independence Day.

A summary of the go-live does not belong here. Instead, I will cover that I did get a grilled cheese sandwich from the food trucks supplied for us for the project. The sandwich came with a unique side, a spiral-cut potato on a wooden stick that was deep fried, a cross between a French fry and a potato chip–excellent.

Next, having no issues to work, I headed to Air Volvo to see Susie after lunch at the hummingbird house in Portland (Tigard) at Allegiance Senior Care LLC, 9925 SW 82nd. Ave. Portland (Tigard), OR 97223; phone (503) 246-4116. Again, the holiday traffic was light, and I soon found myself there. Susie was deeply asleep in her recliner in the shared living room. She could not wake up for me and would fall asleep again. I called Leta on my iPhone and used FaceTime to see Susie’s mother (and she us). Susie could not stay awake even to talk to Leta.

I thought of leaving and letting Susie sleep, but Susie wanted to visit the park, so Anassa, the weekend nursing aide filling in for a holiday, popped Susie into the wheelchair. Susie seemed to wake up and was thrilled to see the park and the folks there. A little dog even licked her hand when the dog’s human allowed the pet to visit us. Susie was back to normal, and I even recalled Leta and Leta and Susie chatted and interacted, both happier. While I could only stay a short time, it is a work day, I did manage to brighten Susie’s day, and she seemed alert and happy when I had to leave. Better.

Fast forwarding work to the end of the day, I dropped off a  set of Raspberry Pi hardware at Subha’s house. She is taking them to India for a relative. I bought them just before I got ill, and Susie had her strokes, and with the chip shortage, these 8G of the latest models are impossible to find (now selling for $75). I also included an Arduino and a BBC as an interesting microcontrollers. I still have a Raspberry Pi 400 and a PiTop using an early model.

I contacted Dondrea and Z, and we met for dinner. The Mexican place had an hour wait, so we tried the local Sushi place, Banya: Japanese Restaurant, and sat in mini-tables where you put your legs in a box. We ordered a generic sushi order with a spicy tuna roll and added a Philly roll (raw salmon, cream cheese, avocado) and miso soup. Z got the spare salad. We managed not to embarrass ourselves with the chopsticks; Z went for more of a stab approach, and Z found the wasabi to be a bit harsh even when hidden in a large piece. Dondrea thought it was good, and I enjoyed the company and the food. We will be back! Recommended.

I returned home and read my newest book for a while. I put away the medieval set novel and returned a crime/detective novel: The Case of the Black Tulips (Caster & Fleet Mysteries Book 1) by Paula Harmon. It was cheap on my Kindle, and the books are light and set in the late Victorian times in London. So far, I am laughing and have trouble putting the book down–there are six in the series. 

Sorry that I skipped the work details, but I can’t put corporate stuff here. Thank you for following Susie and me on our adventures.

Susie’s Aunt, Joyce, sent me another three bags of authentic NYC bagels from Zbar’s. Thanks, Joyce!