I was off work all day yesterday to get some hospital tests done. I had an echocardiogram done, the results of which I won’t know until next week. I also had a pulmonary function test done. I won’t know the final results of that one until next week as well, but I do know that…
It’s pouring. The lights are flickering. I still have about 25% of my paperwork to do. I can’t put it off until tomorrow – I have tomorrow off for yet more doctor’s appointments. If we lose power I’m going to be here forever. And it’s been that kind of day.
From: Renewal Date Posted: 5 Nov 2003 So did the Socialist ever get his flu shot and if so, how did he handle the needle? So far, he’s handled the needle just fine. His mode of handling it is avoidance; if you don’t get the flu shot you don’t need to face the needle. He’s…
Reality television participants, People who don’t get the concept of “personal space”Circle I Limbo DMV photographers, The guy who invented SpandexCircle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind Advertising jingle writersCircle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow Shoppers in the “8 items or less” line holding 10 items, Drivers holding cell phonesCircle IV…
Bruce Cockburn on the CD player, pacing the cage. The Socialist makes a point of pronouncing the “ck” in “Cockburn” (it’s properly pronounced Coe-burn). He does it just to annoy me. I suppose I’m cute when I’m annoyed. Never-the-less, I tend to play Cockburn’s music when the Socialist is out teaching, just to avoid getting…
I just finished completing a health certificate for some animals we’re shipping off-site. The certs aren’t complicated, but they’re time consuming. Like other government forms I’ve dealt with, they want ten paragraphs of information on three lines or less. I get good practice with microwriting by doing these forms. I then put my head in…
Yes, the temperature reached 80° F (17° C) and continues to climb. My office is in direct sunlight in the afternoons, and the temp in here is 88° F (31° C) at the moment. Or rather, it was 88° half an hour ago. I’m too hot, and can’t be motivated to get up and check…
I just got word that one of The Socialist’s presents shipped via air from Moscow today. I never bought anything from Moscow before.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart Well, that was going to be the name of today’s entry. Two things got in the way of my being able to use such a clever little title. The temperature is supposed to go up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, setting a new local record for this date. And maintenance has apparently…
It was a beautiful morning to be out. After dealing with a frosted windshield and warming up the car, the chill in the air was actually invigorating. And the trees were magnificent. After days of rain (sorry about that California; I’d have sent it your way if I could) there wasn’t a cloud in the…