Done Since 2023-05-14

I don't think it was a bad week for me, particularly, but I can't think offhand of anything particularly good about it either. A little bit more fragile both emotionally (grief) and physically (back pain). Not a whole lot of good things going on in the world, either (SEE WARNINGS BELOW).

I had a hearing aid evaluation appointment Monday, and decided that it would be advisable for me to try OTC aids first. It would have cost $1500 just to get Colleen's readjusted for me, and since I don't really trust the batteries in one of them it wouldn't have been worth it. I looked into open source solutions and found a couple of projects, but none had hardware available. Tympan actually has hardware designed, but they're sold out. Of course.

Sunday and Monday there was a heat advisory for western Washington. There's an air conditioner in my bedroom on Whidbey, but it's too heavy for me to get into the car.

( Tuesday: tl;dr: dental work )

WARNING #1: If you have eyedrops made by, EzriCare, stop using them NOW, and get yourself checked ASAP if you have any symptoms of an eye infection. They are contaminated with a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria.

WARNING #2: The NAACP, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and the trans rights group Equality Florida have all issued travel advisories warning travelers away from Florida. Here's Equality Florida's advisory and press release. Here's the NAACP advisory. Here's the Florida Immigrant Coalition's advisory.

( Notes & links, as usual )

On second thought, maybe it wasn't such a good week after all. Let's all hope this week is better.