Done Since 2021-02-14

[mdlbear]

A somewhat strange week, since it included two nights and a day of vaccine reaction after my second jab. Comparable to what I remember of the flu, but not lasting nearly as long. Unpleasant, but manageable.

I sang The River for Colleen on Valentine's Day, which is what I wrote it for back in 2008.

Both Colleen and I had doctor's appointments. Mine was basically uninteresting, which is how I like them. It was on Tuesday, i.e. before my vaccine jab on Wednesday. I would not have been comfortable having it after.

Hers was on Thursday and resulted in an antibiotic prescription based on her last urine sample. It was apparently serious enough that they gave her an injection before she left the office, plus one the next day (Friday) before switching her to the oral version for the rest of the course. I'm worried about her. Not so much because of the UTI, which is nothing new, but her general physical and mental condition. Not much I can do about it, though.

NASA's Mars-copter is running Linux with an open-source flight software and embedded systems framework called F'. So if you want to build a drone...

The Robot Operating System, ROS, is also worthy of note. Red Hat has a series of videos about it: How To Start a Robot Revolution: Part 1. Their Open Source Stories series is yet another rabbit-hole; I'm not sure how I fell into it. I think it's pretty accessible to non-geeks, but I'm not really qualified to make that call.

Notes & links:

0214Su  Valentine's Day  * litter boxen
  & awake 11:40??
  * Up 4:30; S=5:41;
  / major cleanup 6ish am
  @ 27 Paintings From the Most Famous Space Artist On Earth (And Off) (ysabetwordsmith |
    Notes for "If You Want to Build a Ship")
  @ Can a Fine Whiskey Age Overnight? - The New York Times
  * Singing: The River.  My voice is way out of shape.
  / 600ml in bag

0215Mo Presidents' Day
  & awake 3:30ish;  bad dreams; back to bed 5ish
  ! anxious/depressed.  The immediate future looks pretty bleak (details in PJ)
  & semi-awake 8am
  * up 9am; S=7:50; 
  * */15   CPAP:  change paper filter, wash tub                  */{1,15}
  . */15   pay  * AX card,  ~ Molly -> make Molly's payment 2/17 after SS check lands
  * mid-month pay V from RE Checking
  / 1000ml in bag.  pressure sores significantly worse than I remember from yesterday

0216Tu Mardi Gras
  & up 3:15; S=4:35
  * up 6:10ish; S=6:17, BP=117/76, P=68;
  * singing: The River.  (partly to get Desti off my chair)
  * 9ish check to make sure Molly and driveway are reasonably clear
    -> driveway clear; scraped off the snow piled on the windshield
    -> the car charger was beeping.  WTF?  Power-cycled it and that seems to have worked
    @ JuiceBox Classic Non-Networked – Enel X e-Mobility Support
      -> continuous beep = not grounded.  ??
      -> tested; still works.  Probably caused by the last power glitch.
  * 10am leave for...
  * 10:15 Dr. Dixon (15min before appointment at 10:30)  PHQ-9 score=7 (mild depression)
    <- eye problems (likely blepharitis) -> seborrheic dermatitis
       -> shower or wash face more often.  Recommended Selsun Blue (what I have is equiv.)
    <- looked at bloodwork results.  GFR=66, supposed to be >89.  stage 2 kidney disease
       60 or less would be stage 3.  Possibly just need to drink more water.
       (But according to Dr. Rochier 2019/04/01 the formula isn't valid over age 70)
       -> cholesterol looking really good.  Niacin and fish oil supposedly ineffective,
          but I'll want to see the research.
    -> referred for colonoscopy (last in 2013)
    <- PSA 2.949, which is higher than last year; can be caused by BPH
    -> if it gets above 10 I'll need a biopsy
    -> probably don't need urologist appointments unless I can't pee
    -> BP ridiculously high, but matched my monitor pretty well, so I can trust it
  % there is apparently a small but painful cut on my left thumb, left edge of the nail.
    there's also some RSI-related pain at the base of the thumb -> diclophenac ointment
  * finished and posted mdlbear | Dependency Confusion (curmudgeon: Dependency Confusion)
  % 8:50 I've fallen asleep, or nearly so, at least twice in the last hour or so
  / 1200ml in bag.  gray.  no bm; scrapes on butt seem to be getting worse
  % 2 naproxen 10:30.  Heat (30min)

0217We
  & awake sometime in there
  * up 7:05; S=6:55,  BP=117/71, P=60;
  * pay  Molly (after SS check arrives)
  @ Grind Your Teeth? Your Night Guard May Not Be the Right Fix - The New York Times
    " evidence suggests that this muscular activity can have the salubrious effect of
      opening up your airway to allow in more oxygen. Clenching and grinding also
      stimulates salivary glands to lubricate a dry mouth and neutralize gastric acid. As
      a result, experts say it can be dangerous to wear a night guard or splint if you
      have sleep apnea or severe gastrointestinal reflux disorder, or GERD. "
    " But simple awareness of the position of your mouth, tongue and teeth throughout the
      day may go a long way toward preventing tooth-grinding. "
  @ This Cloud Computing Billing Expert Is Very Funny. Seriously. - NYT
    Happy 60th Birthday, Jeff Barr! - YouTube
    Don't Stop Releasin' by Billie Perry - YouTube
  : V taking a day off to take someone to a surgery appointment
  / major++ cleanup.  400ml in bag, very cloudy, not emptied
  * load Colleen's drugs (forgot--had to do it after she got up.  Growf.)
  % naproxen 12:30
  * order bed pads, stretch sheet
  * 2pm leave for...
  * 2:40 COVID vaccine dose 2 Coupeville
  * singing:  The Mary Ellen Carter in the car going to Coupeville, Ripple coming back
  / 1200ml in bag; major- cleanup
  & order kibble

0218Th
  & awake 3:35am; S=3:40
    % swelling and mild pain at injection site, abdominal pain which could be gas.
    % anxiety - should my stuff have shipped from SC by now?
    % more anxiety - is my colonoscopy going to be covered by Medicare?  Am I high risk?
  * up 8:30ish; S=6:23;
    % woke up between the cats.  At first thought that I was feeling Colleen on my right
    % muscle aches, more pain at injection site, headache  i.e. pretty miserable
  @ Landing Toolkit: Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars
  * V coming today
  / 1pm Colleen: Dr. Dixon (* V, hopefully)
  ~ (HH)Diane called, and of course both of them had left their phones behind.
  % headache; very fuzzy.
  & potstickers for lunch
  % 3:45 shivering.
  % crashed early and apparently didn't use the CPAP, which is somewhat weird
  
0219Fr
  % very bad night, as expected.  Pain mostly in hip joints; sore throat from sniffles
  * up 7:45; S=?? (I don't seeem to have put the mask on last night)
  & up 10:30 feeling much better (not that that's saying very much)
  % slept through two calls from Orlanda.
  / 1600ml in bag
  / 10:30ish (HH)Orlanda catheter change + Cavilon wand
    -> scheduling Cavilon for Tu, Fr
  % noonish feeling enough better to get dressed
  * 2pm C antibiotic injection Freeland
  * pick up Colleen's oral antibiotic prescription at Rite Aid.  $111
  @ Introduction - mostly-adequate-guide to functional programming (uses Javascript)
  / 600ml in bag;  minor cleanup; pasty, needed wiping; wounds bloody

0220Sa
  & awake 3:15; S=4.x; muscle spasm? p~=4 left hip -> heat
    -> back to bed 5:15.  Collen awake briefly
  * up 8am; S=7:00; exercises
  @ How NASA Designed a Helicopter That Could Fly Autonomously on Mars - Spectrum
    " This the first time we’ll be flying Linux on Mars. "
    nasa/fprime: F' - A flight software and embedded systems framework
  @ Robot Operating System  (ROS)
    How To Start a Robot Revolution: Part 1.
  @ Open Source Stories
  / 1200ml in bag.
  / I'm worried about Colleen - crying a lot, and not eating enough.
  * order -can of compressed air- _electric blower_ from $A
  / 1600ml in bag; no cleanup; desitin - looking maybe a little better
  * order gloves