I rose at about 8:00 and soon was writing. I had rolled over and returned to sleep as I had gone to bed late. There were no bananas; in replacement, I had some canned peaches from a local farm for breakfast and a chocolate croissant I purchased in Hillsboro the day before. I made my usual liberal coffee in my French Press. I ran my usual updates in Quicken and continue to track my accounts in this centralized process. I have replaced my US Bank card, which is directly attached to my checking account, on many accounts with my Alaska Visa Miles Visa for the miles and to insulate my checking account better. I received notes from various accounts, including eBay (!?), that my accounts were hacked. I changed the passwords and payment methods.
The aforementioned and other distractions had me writing the blog for a huge 2200+ word count until past 11. Among the distractions was a return to colon issues, which had me stay at home for the rest of the morning and early afternoon. I went from difficult movements for the last few days to unlimited ones. It was not very pleasant, and some movements had immediate needs. It has been a while since I have experienced this, and I hope not to repeat it in the near future!
I had cooked all the bacon yesterday and made another bacon and lettuce sandwich with the remaining bacon. I had no tomatoes, but I still like BL sandwiches. I toast the bread, cover both slices with mayo, add the bacon (folding it to get it to fit), and add a layer of lettuce. I cut the sandwich in half. It was delicious. This is uncured bacon.
I watched the last half of the current House of Dragons episode. The story still seems random to me, but it is also addictive. I liked the ending of this episode (no spoilers) and will get back to the show after a few more new episodes are stacked up–I don’t care about watching once a week. I will get distracted and miss. When I have a few hours, I like to watch something.
I did dishes, read, and rested a bit. Then, I put on my Apple the rest of the movie The Big Short, which is about the cause of the Great Recession (the link connects to the US Federal Reserve’s history site) and had started yesterday while cooking. I cooked some aging Brussels sprouts in a frying pan with butter and browning them. I added some water and covered it to let the steam cook the veggies. I then continued with the frying. I also baked a frozen steak and stout pie from Trader Joe’s. I finished this meal while watching the last part of The Big Short.
Feeling unsettled, I headed to Reedville Creek Park to walk. It was the evening, and the sun would soon set in less than 90 minutes. It was still above 80F (27C), but the sun was not striking. I started to walk my usual loop. There were a lot of folks on the grass practicing soccer, and some groups of families were enjoying the park, including the skateboarding cement area. I managed to walk three loops and found I was not getting much pain. I completed the fourth loop and started to walk to Air Volvo to leave, but instead, I decided to try the fifth. I was breathing hard, and my legs were freezing up as I completed number five. I completed almost 4,000 steps. My colon issues did not reappear, and dinner stayed inside of me.
Air Volvo brought me back without issue, and soon, I was tired. After completing the dishes, I decided to shower and read in bed. I received my order of eye grease from Amazon and used that tonight. While the labels matched, the product seemed thinner than the previous tube. Hmmm. It worked.
I was asleep early. Thanks for reading.
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