Today 18Sept2023

I am tired and a bit stressed tonight. I received an update from my Dungeons and Dragons group: Covid-19 has hit one of the players–we have been exposed. I took a test, and it is negative.

I missed an 8PM meeting with India because I was so distracted by the COVID-19 exposure and am very tired today.

But, I did see my roses are back.

Mister Lincoln decided to bloom again in the fall–a smaller flower this time.

China Rose, while never that pretty, is always blooming.

The Painted Rose, Picasso, is showing black-spot and has been chewed a bit–it is also sending out some more flowers. It often fails to bloom as the sun will fade once the skies are full of clouds.

Going backward from this evening, I am still reading The Shortest History of the Soviet Union and have just reached Lenin’s death in 1924. Before this, I made dinner: corn on the cob (a few pieces frozen and from Schwann’s), Trader Joe’s potato pancakes (also frozen and cooked in the oven), and a New York Strip (also from Schwann’s). I broiled the Strip after soaking it in teriyaki sauce. I sliced it across gain and ate it by the slice. It was a wonderful dinner.

I watched the Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Husbands of River Song. It’s one of the best Doctor Who shows, I think. Recommended. Before this, I was rushing home, stopping at the pharmacy, and testing for Covid-19. Negative, like I said.

Before this, I was sitting next to Susie in Susie’s room. I had M.A.S.H. on Hulu, and we had just restarted from episode 2 of season 1 (the first episode was the pilot and shows some cast change, and the start is different). To get to Hulu, I had to change the payment method by using my laptop to reach their website and re-authorize the TV in Susie’s room. I am glad I was there today to fix that.

I was reading emails and attending a few meetings. I was working on my new work when I saw the message that I was exposed to Covid-19. I stood up and explained to Susie I was exposed and must leave for three days. I walked out, grabbed my computers, and from across the room, explained that to Jennifer, the nursing aide for today, I needed to leave as I was exposed. She would take care of Susie, and I went.

Before this event, I arrived before 2PM and found Susie in her recliner in the shared living room. She was delighted to see me and liked the idea of traveling to Metzger Park. Jennifer popped Susie into her wheelchair, and we briefly visited the park next door.

According to the ten-day forecast, it is the last sunny, dry, and warm day this week. We found a bench in the sun and reached Leta, Susie’s mother, and Barb, Susie’s sister, on a three-way call on FaceTime. The wasps ignored us as they searched the grass for wasp lunch. Barb was back from Canada, and Leta had put up a new bird feeder, which only saw a few birds use today. I ended the call just before 2PM and rushed back to make my 2PM Zoom call.

Moving to the morning for the story, I was working from home on Monday, as usual. I started at 7AM and did 3.3 miles on the Immobile Schwinn for fifteen minutes, trying to get back to thirty minutes. I had an Apple and a NYC bagel for breakfast, toasted and with cream cheese. I also made liberal coffee in my French Press–today was difficult as I slept poorly again, and I could have made a pot and drank it.

I did the first couple of hours of status and alignment meetings. I then got to try the new showerhead, as the previous one spectacularly broke on the weekend, hosing down me, the bathroom, and even part of the adjoining bedroom. The new handle showerhead worked fine after I got used to a different model. I soon dressed and read more emails and stuff for my recent work.

Aside: I put in a bad rating for the showerhead as it is made of plastic and will likely not last.

I had a meeting for noon. I chopped a salad and was just a minute late for the noon meeting. We over-ran our time by ten minutes, and there will be follow-ups.

Once that was done, I loaded the laptops into Air Volvo and headed to Susie’s place at Allegiance Senior Care LLC, 9925 SW 82nd. Ave. Portland (Tigard), OR 97223; phone (503) 246-4116. I arrived without issue, not knowing I was exposed to COVID-19 and would be walking out soon.

That brings us full circle for Monday.

And that is the story for today; thank you for reading!