mdlbear | Done Since 2021-01-17 (Reply)

...Not that I've done anything during the last three weeks beyond reacting, mostly with disbelief, to current events. The inauguration Wednesday would have been anticlimactic, had it not been for Biden's Inaugural Address and Amanda Gorman's brilliant performance of "The Hill We Climb". Still, I'll take anticlimax over apocalypse any day. I don't normally notice non-negative emotions, but I'm going to assume that relief counts. I noticed being relieved

There's still plenty to worry about. The fact that almost all of the Republican party is still detached enough from reality to continue following T***p is scary enough.

Notes & links:

0117Su * litter boxen
& Awake 3:20ish;
% pulled something in my left upper arm by stretching too much -> heat
/ 4:30ish major cleanup
% lower back pain; 2 naproxen, heat
* up 8:00; S=5:39; (in bed until ~8:35) shower
/ 9:10 major cleanup
& spent quite a while cleaning up after forgetting to push the last set of changes from
sable. Normally not a problem, except that I had posted s4s from sable and `done` from
sherman. Required `make done` on sable to create a reasonable basis for the merge.
-> meant to do `merge --squash`; apparently I didn't. Next time remember to check
@ dw on
Twitter: "Find the person or people in your life that needs to see this and force them
to spend 9:22 with you to begin unlearning the horrible shit they’ve been force
fed. https://t.co/jFDGTGSKr6" / Twitter
@ Where Does the South End and Christianity Begin? - The French Press
@ Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot no surprise
@ How to (Literally) Drive the Coronavirus Away - The New York Times
" found that while the most intuitive-seeming solution — having the driver and the
passenger each roll down their own windows — was better than keeping all the windows
closed, an even better strategy was to open the windows that are opposite each
occupant. That configuration allows fresh air to flow in through the back left
window and out through the front right window and helps create a barrier between the
driver and the passenger. "
: new tire pump works well, but doesn't fit under a seat or in the well above spare
% having Desti on my lap hurts _differently_ today -- thigh rather than foot. Weird.
% naproxen 10:45pm
& as an experiment, I had reduced humidifier and tube temperatures in CPAP 0116Sa.
-> checked humidifier -- still mostly full.

0118Mo MLK Day
& awake 2:20;
-> mouth seems a little dry; may need to raise humidifier temp.
-> Give it a few more days
% woke up thinking about wills, and artwork.
/ 1800ml in bag, major cleanup (V); W=198.8 (around 1pm, in LR)
* ordered jump starter. The Sanrock was on sale ~30% off as a lightning deal
* 11:30 (HH)Diane -> we have a fresh flush kit and saline
-> keep good track of urine output and color; have available for urologist
~ 1:30 Colleen Dr. Dixon. ??? call to check -> they called: not set up for video yet,
and they have her down for _Feb_ 18
*- methenamine Hippurate and kidney disease -> will have someone call
methanamine arrived from Express Scripts 0103
& 15min: take a stack of bankers' boxes out to the garage, bring in oatmeal and C-clamp
@ bought hOmeLabs 1,500 Sq. Ft Energy Star Dehumidifier for garage
: The state has authorized going to phase 1B1 (again), so we're good. Multigenerational
household = elder + grandchildren or niblings. Lower cutoff=65, so Colleen's in range
S only if N's kids count for sufficiently far-out values of $in. Won't worry about it
@ 'Why Do I Spend Weeks Avoiding Tasks That Will Take Me 10 Minutes to Do?'
" “People talk about procrastination as a time management problem because that’s what
it looks like on the surface, right?” said Fuschia Sirois, who studies
procrastination at the University of Sheffield and co-edited the book
Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being. “But it actually has not very much to do
with time management. It has to do with mood management.” "
/ 1000ml in bag; brownish
: 15min: garbage, dishes, C's laundry (again -- V did it yesterday)

0119Tu
* up 5:15ish; S=6:33 BP=117/72, P=52;
/ 800ml in bag, major+ cleanup, very liquid (leakage?)
@ Reports: Seattle police violated policies at summer protests
: (HH)Diane called -- worried about C's slow breathing and weight loss. Will come by Th
: Dr. Dixon's office never called back yesterday -- should poke them again,
@ Opinion: The insurrection has not yet happened. But it’s coming - Globe & Mail
(via solarbird)
" White supremacist violence, spearheaded by militias, is inevitable. Where does that
leave Canada? Foreign governments need to prepare for a postdemocratic America, an
authoritarian and hence much less stable superpower. " There's more. Scary. Likely.
@ Honest Security

0120We ((mother-in-law)Shirley, d. 1999), Inauguration
* up 6:30ish; S=7:53;
@ ysabetwordsmith | Skills Heroes Need: Physical Fitness
* watching the inauguration on https://bideninaugural.org/watch/
@ Joe Biden Inaugural Address: Video And Speech Transcript
@ The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show
(video + clean transcript)
(2) MSNBC on Twitter:
"WATCH: Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, recites a poem on
unity in the U.S. at #Inauguration2021 https://t.co/3sIv7DBpla" / Twitter
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman delivers a poem at Joe Biden's inauguration-YouTube
22-Year-Old Poet Amanda Gorman Reads At Inauguration [video, text]
Inauguration Poem by Amanda Gorman, 'The Hill We Climb' [video, text]
Amanda Gorman
@ Opinion | Real-time commentary on Biden’s inauguration - The Washington Post
! relieved (for the moment)
% more than once found myself wanting to get on the phone and call Mom about something.

0121Th
& awake 3:20; S=5.3;
* up 8am; S=8:11;
: Kibble spilled on the floor -- I assume it was Desti.
: water outage 9am-7pm for reservoir cleaning
@ Capitol Rioters Were Among Those Who Held Out Hope For A Trump Pardon And Didn’t Get
It – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth (via this comment)
/ left a message for Dr. Dixon via website re: hiprex
/ 1600ml in bag, major cleanup
* noonish (HH)Diane sometime to check on Colleen. make sure skin clean and dry for wand
@ Sedi Donka ❀ 7 + 7 + 11 = 25 ❀ A Great Folk Dance from Bulgaria – Home
/ heard back from Dr. Dixon's office: 1. don't take Hiprex; 2. referred for CAT scan
-* update (HH)Diane in text
@ Biden White House Website Aims To Be More Inclusive, Accessible : President Biden
Takes Office : NPR -> The White House
Text size and dark mode buttons on the left edge.
-> United States Digital Service (link in
comment)
: 10pm and still no water. :P -> came back 10:30ish. A bit variable.
/ 10:30ish C vomiting. 1200ml in bag; greyish-yellow

0122Fr
& Awake 2:49; S=3.5; back to bed 4:30
* up 8am; S=6:50, p=5 (L. hip);
% 2 naproxen 9am
@ Joe Biden’s inauguration speech, annotated - Washington Post
: CRAP. Email from WhidbeyHealth -- all our appointments are cancelled.
" due to vaccine supply limitations, we have to cancel your upcoming appointment. We
believe that the State Department of Health will soon allocate more vaccine doses
to Island County and when we receive additional vaccine shipments, we will notify
our community about rescheduling options. "
mine isn't cancelled, but they apparently think I'm in group 1a?
" Please have your badge and drivers license with you at the time of your appointment
for 1a verification. " odd.
% discouraged, certainly. disappointed? crushed?
-> Actually, they've only cancelled through Saturday. My Monday appt is still on.
: V discovered a leak under the sink -- or rather that there was leakage consistent with
a leak. Turned out to be a loose threaded connection to the flex hose for the
removable spray head. :P
x 7:30pm Colleen COVID vaccine dose 1 Coupeville
@ Community Update 1.22.2021 – WhidbeyHealth
" Those with cancelled appointments will have their vaccine administered as soon as
possible. [...] Once our vaccine allotment is received from the State, we will call
you and reschedule – hopefully within one week. "
* order CPAP supplies - mask, headgear, cushion, disp. filters (i.e. whatever NORCO says)
ResMed ReSupply request number is: 85-00017596
@ Bob Dylan’s 50 Greatest Songs – Ranked (also ran across it 20200426)
@ Why cats are crazy for catnip | Science | AAAS
-> the active ingredient is a mosquito repellent
@ sublimemarch/so-you-just-learned: So, you just learned that there are problems in the
tech industry. What now? diversity 101. Or maybe 11.
(via Why Your Efforts to Fix your Pipeline Aren’t Fixing Your Pipeline – Chelsea Troy,
via What Can Technologists Learn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? – Chelsea Troy)
* 15min: go to garage and turn on dehumidifier
/ I'm worried about Colleen - she's not eating enough.
% naproxen 10pm
/ no cleanup needed, but the clip on the bag somehow opened and I had to clean that up

0123Sa
* Up 5am; S=6:14, BP=119/74, P=66;
@ true-myth/true-myth:
A library for safer and smarter error- and "nothing"-handling in TypeScript.
x 1:30 S COVID vaccine dose 1 Coupeville
* 15min: went to garage, checked dehumidifier (which I hadn't turned on), sorted books
(put all the Ursula LeGuin I could find into a banker's box)
/ 1400ml in bag; got up on her own 10:45 or so; minor cleanup
/ bacon and a buttered croissant for breakfast, which isn't too bad. Encouraging?
* singing: October Country, When I Go (work on chords)
& 15min: checked dehumidifier (~a pint?), and mail.
-> garage felt a little drier, but probably placebo effect at this point
* Walk: to Nautilus. i.e. less than a block each way. But walk.
/ 10:30p 1000ml in bag

Question: if you're still reading this, would you rather I left out Colleen's medical notes ("/" flag)? I need them in my records, but I would think that they would be boring for most people reading this blog, and uncomfortable for some.