Despite my complaints about the cough suppressant, it worked and made today possible. I found myself coughing late last night and got up and took one pill and I could rest. My sleep was still broken, but there were moments of peace last night.
My day started with me rising before 6:30 and finding my slippers and robe instead of just putting in for another paid time off day (PTO). I managed to make a bagel with creamed cheese, a NYC bagel (from the Smiths or Joyce, thanks). I made (I found we still had some left) the coffee from Natasha and Jason (thanks!) in the French Press. I carried this bounty to the home office and read and tried to find my way after being out for two days.
At 7AM, I was out of time, so I packed up the dishes, delivered them to the kitchen, and started to clean up and dress. I had noticed my fingers and hands were feeling less. I applied the Utterly Smooth 20% Urea (cow pee) and noticed an improvement. I don’t know why, and it could be a placebo effect, but I will take it. I dressed in a T-shirt under a V-neck sweater.
I skipped bringing coffee as the coughing would make holding that difficult. I also, as I had suggested above, took one dose of the cough suppressant. It rilled my stomach, and I was tired now. The drug slows you down to stop the coughing. All day, I would be fighting against the lethargic effects.
I boarded a frosted Air Volvo. It was 29F (-2C), and I sat in the cold for fifteen minutes while the heat melted the frost. I don’t know how it could have been that long. I rushed in Air Volvo to the Swift building at Nike WHQ, and for the first time, I was later than 8AM. I connected to my first meeting, and there were no issues for our team, which is good. The status and process meetings went on for two hours. I then talked to some folks; some old friends from Europe were here for project work and wanted to chat. Finally, I headed to lunch at noon.
I went with the pop item: Swedish meatballs over noodles with red jam and tall, steamed, thin broccoli trees. I love this dish and usually head to IKEA just to get lunch. I enjoyed that I found it listed in my app by using the camera to match it on the food list. I am surprised by how well this works, but the app is on a server, so it can use some heavy processing on the server and preprocess data as it is not loaded on the phone. Excellent use of AI. I do wonder if the app is recording my choice to establish or to check the AI work. So many ideas flashed through my mind as I used the MyFitnessPal. What are they tracking, and are they validating and retraining? Are they using my photos, or do they have a set already? Is there a public food picture for AI training (yes, there is)? Yes, my head was full of wonder, and my tummy was full of meatballs.
After lunch, I returned to my usual status meetings. During a break, I headed home to take a new cough suppressant pill, as it was obvious the morning one had worn off. I then had a few more meetings at home. Mariah wanted to meet, and I could use a break. Mariah’s what-the-F**k approach to many problems is often welcome to my sometimes too cluttered brain. I headed out a few minutes before 4PM and got to enjoy Wednesday’s slow traffic all the way. The thirty-minute trip was an hour.
Nudi Thai is a few miles from Mariah’s place and is a noodle place. Yes, it is. We enjoyed some exotic drinks, my without sugar or alcohol (cough suppressants do not mix with booze), and excellent food. I had a wonderful miso ramen with egg, pork, and shrimp, keeping me within my 2060 calorie limit for a day. We talked about investing and higher interest for her savings.
Aside: My weight reached my goal of 250 today; coughing myself thin was not my plan. Maybe I can get to 240 for the surgery in mid-May, as every pound lost reduces my risk factors.
I drove back after having a nice break with Mariah in slightly faster traffic. I did witness fascinating lane changes, and a pick-up truck would rather hit me than make room in a merging lane; it was close as he passed me, blowing his horn.
I arrived home and started on the blog. The coughing is starting up, but I will take another pill later, close to bedtime.
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