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mdlbearNot a bad week. (I'm not sure why I hardly ever call a week "good", even when I don't remember anything bad happening. It's not as though anything depends on my word choice. Force of habit? The persistent feeling that I wouldn't be able to identify a good week if I tripped over it?)
Two good things, anyway. First, N and her kids came back from their trip out of the country, and arrived here on Thursday to do their 2-week quarantine in the box room. It's nice having them close, even if we can't get closer than shouting distance until then.
Second, one of my neighbors was selling a scooter on nextdoor.com -- basically the next size up from the one Colleen already had -- and I bought it. I'd met Jonie a couple of weeks ago while she was walking her dog, and she'd mentioned having the scooter, but I'd kind of forgotten about it. It's a Pride GoGo Sport, and it's about an inch longer and has about an inch more ground clearance than Colleen's GoGo Elite Traveller. It uses the same battery packs, which is a good thing because it needs new batteries. (Which I ordered yesterday.)
The front section on the new scooter is heavier (by maybe 5 lbs? 6.); what we may do is keep the old one in the car and use the new one in the house and around the neighborhood. I haven't been out for a st/roll with Colleen since we moved up to Whidbey; it will be nice to get back to that occasionally.
Tuesday I ordered a new blood pressure monitor (Omron, the brand my doctor recommended when I told him I'd been having trouble getting consistent readings). It arrived Thursday, and indeed is giving me reasonable-looking results. It has an option to take three readings and average them.
1129Su * litter boxen
* up 8:15ish; S=5:44; shower
& introduced S to the Austin Lounge Lizards, via _Paint Me on Velvet_, which seemed to
have the largest number of what I consider iconic songs, including "Three Sinners"
@ To Beard or not to Beard? That’s a good Question! | | Blogs | CDC [PDF]
CDC Respirator Mask Facial Hair Infographic | Coronavirus Mask
* 11am Talis on FotLR. Stayed connected until ~8pm; skipped a lot of it.
@ The 10 Reasons I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System | robdobson.com Z-wave -> WiFi
* 15min: made a footrest out of the box the new USB hub came in, stuffed with paper.
* 15min: took a few things out to box room. Couldn't find the microwave oven I'd bought
for it; maybe L's movers took it by mistake? Or maybe just hiding.
: the toilet seems to be held together by a couple of big stainless steel screws.
: L' did the shopping -- both lists.
@ How to Build a Guitar - The New York Times
% 10:40 meloxicam
1130Mo
* Awake 3:30ish; cuddle with Ticia...and Colleen, who was awake reading
@ 4 Cups a Day: 4 Surprising Health Benefits of Drinking That Much Coffee
@ Covid-19 cases in Vermont: Here’s what the state did to help the vulnerable - Vox
* up 5:45; S=5:48;
/ 1800ml in bag (~noon)
* order electric kettle for box room
& order microwave for box room. (.7ft^3, 700W, $A Basics, Cyber Monday: $65)
* get a big screwdriver from the garage for the toilet. And hope that does it.
-> the right-hand screw was _very_ loose. I'm an idiot for not figuring it out sooner
* bring N's menorah up from the garage. Track down ours -> behind dish drainer
: "Reminder" and "Memorandum" are tracks 1 and 2 of Juanita Coulson's tape "Live At
Filkcon West" #f(@Rafe)
“REMINDER” by Buck Coulson (quoted in The Bug Wars by Robert Asprin
#f(@Luke) posted the full text of both of them. -> now in Lyrics-Other
% 10:15pm meloxicam, heat
1201Tu
* up 6:30; S=6:25;
: (HH)Orlanda called about the urinalysis; I mentioned our dentist appointments next Mo
so that they won't schedule a visit then.
/ 1600ml in bag
@ Puerto Rico: Iconic Arecibo Observatory telescope collapses - BBC News
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses
one of the towers snapped in half, and there's a gash clear across the dish. % Sad
* Paid Amex Platinum -- NB due on */3
% 2pmish a bout of what appeared to have been postural hypotension. Ordered BP meter.
Omron 10 Series
* N's shopping list plus a few house items -> L'
: Wap3 (North) appears to be unreachable. Weird. -> power cycle fixed it.
: Wap2 (Annex) is problematic
* 3n/1 CPAP: replace tubing 0 mod 3 (03,06,09,12)
* 6n/1 CPAP: replace filter: 0 mod 6 (June, Dec)
* */1 CPAP: change nosepiece */1
* */1 CPAP: change paper filter, wash tub */{1,15}
1202We
& Awake 2:30; % something in my left eye. ouch!
* up 8:10ish; S=6:26;
* order -inositol hexanicotinate- (arriving today), B6
@ Industrial Workers of the World Songs
Songs of the workers to fan the flames of discontent : IWW
The Big Red Songbook - IWW Store ordered
@ Robokopp - Folksong Index / Volkslieder Verzeichnis
@ CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test | The Seattle Times
* utensils - knives, wooden spoon, cutting board - to box room
* install showerhead in box room
-> quite a lot of stretching -- I'm tired.
* I can reach wap2 (Annex) at 252 via ethernet; it's not working as a client of North5
-> needed LAN to be on a different subnet - using 192.168.3.0. accessible as 252 from
either network. Now all I need is routing. -> 10:15 done.
* 3ish (HH)Diane
% 5-6pm feeling harried and strung out.
* bring wap2 over to box room
/ 11pm 900ml in bag; vomiting. might have been the chili, but...
% 11pm meloxicam
1203Th
* up 6ish; S=6:35;
: The left mouse button on the trackball isn't working. Coffee spill this morning? At
first I thought it was caps lock, because _none_ of the buttons were working.
-> but even after cleaning the left button still doesn't work. Odd, because the
switch works; must be a positioning thing.
/ home health for a catheter change and urine sample. -> difficult
: expect N and kids sometime in the late morning/early afternoon -> 12:15
/ cleanup. nothing getting into the bag; leaking. Worried. Someone will come out
tomorrow to try to get another sample. She's staying in bed, which...??
: Baycon just announced that they're cancelling until 2022
% feeling completely wrung out. Maybe I need lunch? Probably. -> that plus dinner
: 8:17 the left button is working now. Needed to dry out? Anyway, I'll take it.
* messaged on NextDoor to the neighbors selling a scooter.
% meloxicam
1204Fr
& awake 2:30ish. 3ish? not sure
/ cleanup. didn't feel up to using toilet, so had to clean her in bed.
leaking badly, but there's a little in the bag.
% "I'm sorry" in this context means "I'm sorry for being angry/upset"
% back pain -> heat
% VERY worried. Will I be able to care for her going forward?
@ Here's the type and amount of exercise you need, WHO advises
" As much as they are able, people with chronic conditions should do at least 150 to
300 minutes of moderate aerobics per week or at least 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous
aerobics weekly. A few times per week, they should do strengthening and balance
exercises to enhance their abilities to function well and prevent falls. " right.
@ Astronomers Confirm Mystery Object as NASA's Lost Rocket Booster From the 1960s
* up 8ish; S=7:45, W=196, BP=127/77, P=56;
% back pain -> heat
@ Analyzing Video Footage Of Collapse of Massive Arecibo Telescope - YouTube
* Call Jonie about scooter. -> go over about 3; i.e. after Diane leaves
* (HH)Diane ~1pm -> looks like she got a good sample this time
/ catheter change (1204)
* Pick up scooter. $320 Definitely larger. Comes with front and back baskets.
% why was I thinking it's Saturday or Sunday?
% meloxicam 10:10
/ ~800ml in bag
1105Sa
* Up 4:45; S=6, BP=116/72, P=65; (+45min ?nap between 7:15 and 8)
@ About .DM (ccTLD for Dominica)
& Wikipedia dive starting at ccTLDs/.dm, including .cat -> felis cattus and .home.arpa
/ >2000ml in bag
@ Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'
@ Small Data, Big Implications - Insight airflow is critical for transmission risk
@ Web Security
* bring new scooter in. Looks like the same size battery pack, and it's a 2A charger
but larger than the one we have, so it will run cooler.
% pre-emptively applying heat; only slight twinge now but I don't want it getting worse
@ Better Help Shares Online Therapy Data With Facebook
% suddenly missing Mom -- somehow my mind went from Colleen's new scooter to thinking I
should tell her about it...
% 10:45ish meloxicam
/ 1100ml in bag
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Date: 2020-12-07 02:30 am (UTC)