The day started with waking before 8AM and still having an alarm to prevent me from oversleeping. I was in at midnight the night before from gaming in Portland, so I was tired, but I have things to do, so I am not sleeping until noon! I found the kitchen, put water in the electric kettle, and remembered to turn it on. I had to empty it first as a little raft of ants floated in the water. Ick! I am still committing insecticide in the kitchen and might have to increase my efforts. I then managed to make Bloomberg work, rode the Immobile Scwinn for thirty minutes, and did not travel 6.7 miles–a new no-travel record for me.
Bloomberg discussed the attempt to establish a talent base in Africa and the challenges to that. This includes the usual need for African governments to align to a pro-freedom and pro-biz model–eliminate corruption (not a word they used). Also, Africans are expecting real salaries for their talent, not deeply discounted third-world payments–this is getting pushed back by Western companies.
Bloomberg next had an interview with Geena Davis and her new book. This was less interesting to me. I finished my ride and did not finish the interview, but the book sounded interesting–but I don’t do biographies very often.
Breakfast was a repeat. I had yogurt and fresh local strawberries from 185th Produce. I next wrote a long blog for Saturday. This took the remainder of the morning. I reheated some Hungarian Beef Goulash–going for smaller portions as Jack suggested. I had a nectarine (also from 185th) for dessert. I watched a video on YouTube from Battleship New Jersey and learned that the ship is too tall to fit under the local bridge and the channel almost too shallow. This means removing the topmast, radar, and other posts to move the ship. Ballasting the front (bow) to trim the ship and being ready to move a ship with only five feet of room under and over–oh my.
I cleaned up and dressed. I boarded Air Volvo and crossed Beaverton in light traffic without difficulties or entanglements with Beaverton’s Finest. I soon arrived at Susie’s place at Allegiance Senior Care LLC, 9925 SW 82nd. Ave. Portland (Tigard), OR 97223; phone (503) 246-4116. Susie was resting after waiting in the living room for me. There, she was excited to see me and was awake. I adjusted her bed so she could communicate from a more comfortable position and pushed the crash pad in so I would not trip on it and I could put the overstuffed chair next to her. With that done, I called Leta, Susie’s mother, and Barb, Susie’s sister, on my iPhone using FaceTime, and soon we had a three-way call going. Barb stayed only a few minutes as it was her husband’s birthday, and they were having dinner. We wished him, Gordon, a happy birthday and rang off. Leta and Susie chatted for a while.
After we rang off, Susie and I watched the completion of Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building. We both liked the show, and I thought season two was better than season one. The story and the players seemed to better fit the stories. Next, I played some Jimmy Buffet songs by asking Alexa to play them. I found my other favorite and played it: Bob Roberts Society Band. I often sing along.
After that, Louis, the Sunday evening nursing aide, got Susie back in her wheelchair, and we toured Metzger Park; it was overcast now but still warm–becalmed, actually. We watched the kids and folks in the park and then sat on the porch at the hummingbird house. Soon, it was approaching 5PM, and I left with a kiss and a promise to return on Monday. The drive back to the Volvo Cave took no time in light traffic.
I made a dinner of reheated Jambalaya a few days ago with a freshly made salad (again using veggies from 185th). I finished watching The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition 2001), which is still good and as fresh as when I saw the original version (which I thought was too short). After that, I rested but decided to write the blog tonight at Wildwood Taphouse. There, I got my first drink free as I ended that keg on my glass.
It is a cool night and pleasant at Wildwood. Thanks for reading.
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