Day 76: Wednesday

Today, I started waking before my alarm, but I managed to fall back to sleep a few times. How my kidneys reloaded me for a second round in less than an hour is a mystery, but I finally got one more hour of sleep. I rose, found my slippers and robe, and went to the kitchen with no adventures on the way and made coffee, liberal, with the French Press and a NYC bagel with cream cheese. I took these to the office and read emails, Slack updates, and some news.

I cleaned up, dressed, boarded Air Volvo, and traveled to the Swift building at Nike WHQ in light traffic. I then proceeded with the usual status meetings for hours. I also approved various items to move to production and into quality assurance systems. I spent the morning reading emails, checking updates on Slack, and following along.

I decided I was out of sorts and left for lunch alone at the Cedar Hills McMenamins. I tried their dreaded Aztec salad again, which later gave me the same problems with my colon as last time. I hoped this had gone away as I had no reaction to some smaller bits of lettuce. No, it’s still an issue.

I decided to get a new iPhone as I noticed that my Nike Phone is covering lots of my personal business. It is not OK. I had at least used my own email (alohawild@mac.com) for personal items that require an email. So I decided to get a new phone.

I returned to change control and approved more items. We had a party at 3PM. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) folks are here to learn more about our solution going live soon for the USA, which is already in place for Greater China. There was a meet and greet with finger food (lots) and beer and wine. I had a pinot in a plastic cup. I resisted the food. I chatted with co-workers and said hello to many EMEA folks I have known for years.

I stepped out of the meet and greet to do the status meeting at 4PM. These were the usual items, and I am happy that we are not falling behind and that the breaks have been easily fixed so far. By 4:30, I was done and headed out.

The traffic was light, and soon I was home. Corwin and I headed out to the Verison store, and I bought a new phone for my private use. The sales guy, Joel, picked out a phone, case, and plan for me. I told him to give me what he would do for himself. He also copied my old phone data to my new phone, so I still have my contacts and music. Joel was able to get it all to work. Later, I got paperless billing to save $10 a month.

Corwin and I tried an older food joint, and the food was less than mediocre. As is my policy, I will not name the place, but it is an old family place–average food in the PNW for full prices is a crime. I will not be back.

I returned home and started on the blog. I am cold and began to write. Thanks for reading.