Today 5July2023

Just a short story today, as it was a typical work day. I started by waking with my alarm at 6AM and then sleeping in until 6:30. I rushed to be in the office at 7:30 for my first meeting. So no breakfast or even liberal coffee, and Air Volvo left a few minutes late, but the traffic was light (school is out), and I was in my first meeting without being late.

After the meeting, the status of defects meeting for the following software install (in late December), I found coffee (with cream) and a muffin and fruit for breakfast. The project provided breakfast and lunch today.

My lunch today was a spicy chicken burrito from a food truck. This time you had to supply a meal ticket from the front desk to get lunch for free lunch. The burrito was excellent and made my mouth burn. I had lunch with the BASIS team (the platform team for SAP software).

I found myself free as there were no issues for our team and left to see 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. Again, the traffic was light, and I was soon there. Air Volvo’s instruments said it was 104F which is wrong (40C, it is over by ten degrees when the Volvo sits in the sun), but it was very uncomfortable until the AC cooled the interior of passenger spaces.

Susie has lost more weight, down to 69 pounds, and this is concerning as we have taken action to increase her calories. But Susie is not in pain and feels safe at the hummingbird house, and I visit every day. Susie had trouble staying awake with me today, but she did better when seated in a wheelchair and staying on the porch, which with not too bad with the warm breeze at 90F (32C). We called Leta, Susie’s mother, and chatted there. Susie started to show signs of the hot air putting her to sleep (I, too, was feeling relaxed!). I went back into the AC with Suse and kissed Susie goodbye; Susie was headed to a nap. Air Volvo, hot again, took me back to the office without incident and little traffic.

Work was not exciting, which is a good thing when installing software. I did some research and talked to some folks about my new work. Soon, it was past 4:00, and I was tired, so I headed home to Air Volvo. Everything was fine at the Volvo Cave (I had set the AC to 85F to save money and not to waste power), and it was still comfortable in the high 70s. I microwaved yesterday’s dinner and overate BBQ chicken with couscous. I finished the science show Order and Disorder, which covered Information Theory, and covered Alan Turing’s contribution to science–the definition of a computer and computability.

I ate my dinner and then took a nap, I was feeling weak, and breathing was difficult. Then I saw the sky–grey from smoke, and I checked: lousy air. I had not checked, and being outside in this stuff is not good for me. I rested for a while and then wrote this blog.

Be safe. Thanks for reading!