I Hate Printers

 

I swear of it is so frustrated with the machines my life I'm about ready to kick it in – – not really but I am frustrated. I was so proud of myself by getting the kids letters done by the 30^th thinking that old have to do today is to print the envelopes and the letters themselves – – no big deal right? Well of course that was not going to happen. It took quite a while but I he envelopes printed after I could get the printer to find the CPU or vice versa. Then when I went to print the actual letters it was a no go. The computer sputtered and made weird noises and produce documents that were unreadable many cases just half of the letter printed I mean the actual alphanumeric letter. It seems like one of the Jets ran out of ink or something. This was midafternoon when this was happening so I figured I had time if I could find one of my thumb drives I could download the letters pick him up to the computer lab print off the letters with the computer system up there.

The computers are basic junk systems that will do for the regular person and for things like baby printing and things like that if you need to. Their standard systems with portals for for USBs are devices to plug into the computer like thumb drives. The printer itself is pretty interesting it's bigger than most desktop printers is like a business office printer built for speed. I was bummed out however to see there was no paper in the printer – – and this is been the case for the last couple times I've tried to use the system. But, I'm kind of desperate so I find one thumb drive that are rolled over and almost destroyed or may be destroyed. I finagled into the CPU at my apartment and downloaded the letters onto it but when I took about to be computer lab upstairs the computer could find the drive. Later I took the device to Jennifer at the front office and we couldn't find the drive either when we plugged it into her system. I must have 3 drives kick it around here somewhere that I can get my hands on. So the only option though I see is to go over to Walmart after coffee tomorrow and get another thing of ink and print them tomorrow or Sunday. I can justify working on Sunday if it's family-oriented like letters. Hopefully I'll have everything set to be sent off on the 3^rd. It really shouldn't be this hard. I even know, if I can remember how I did it, know of a way to post my material in the cloud and then access the material from the cloud from a computer or printer which works. I've done it before I just don't know if I can do it again or even if that printer works upstairs. I guess is the best bet to just buy another computer Inc. cartridge and be done with it.

That was my day pretty much somewhat productive but not much. I would really like to got my letters out but there's hope for tomorrow…

Who''s In Charge?

 

Snow fell again today but it was a light snow probably a warm snow but I don't know I did not spend any time outside I seem to have enough inside to keep me busy for today. Of course it was coffee Thursday and yesterday, Irene the older individual here who is been helping me with the coffee indicated she would not be around because she had a doctors appointment but would lay everything out before she left. And this she did. She even had the coffee makers out stoked and ready to go. Since today is Thursday I found it best to start my wash before the coffee social that if I have to have a convenient escape I have always got the clothes. I was kind of surprised when I did get to the common room Tim the little Asian lady was quite a character was in the area preparing the coffee. This is kind of strange to me and that she basically walked off the job couple weeks ago and that was the reason that I sort of took over. Now she seemed to be owning the position again I don't know why that sort of bugged me but it did. Because I couldn't figure out who had ownership of today's preparation. I kind of faded out hanging around just in case I was needed I did go down to the apartment and get the cookies I purchased on Tuesday. Rochelle, the agency plant, had dropped off some muffins and cake for treats as well. It's beginning to get a little gooey if you ask me.

Tim get a great job of brewing the coffee and then waitressing at around to everyone who needed hot fill-ups. The dollar bills were collected and handed to me and I was in and out checking on my laundry making sure the close got into the dryer and started. There were no squabbles speak of no levels of territory but I guess that's a good sign. Interestingly Jennifer the building manager came across to one of those bank money pouches that was identified as coffee money. It kind of belong to the lady who was sort of doing some of the coffee prep before the must have been hundred dollars at least, more than enough money for donuts. I handed Jennifer the water $1 bills that I had been given there must've been 10 or $12 more than enough for treats for next coffee. I will continue to ramrod this event until I'm told not to that's just the kind of employee that I am I guess that term is now volunteer. I'm getting the sense that people are enjoying the coffee time regardless of who's in charge as long as they get the coffee in their cookie/cake or whatever. I was a little worried that with Rochelle not being there, she's our fluent Spanish speaking person, that the other Spanish speakers might feel left out but I was quite proud of my friend Janet and a couple of the other folks who were visiting right along with the group of Spanish-speaking ladies and have a great old time.

For whatever reason my apartment is a picture of chaos. For some reason the wheels of my power chair of start tracking all kinds of dirt/mod/dust onto my wood floors making them look atrocious. I may have to start sweeping twice a day. I think for the rest of the night I will spend it trying to clean up a little bit as we get into the weekend. I was able to do the letters of yesterday now I just need to address the envelopes print the letters themselves make sure I have enough cash to mail to the kids. I'm right on time for April…

Cleaned Teeth Clean Wallet

Dr. Anderson was right. My mouth feel great this morning with just the faintest feeling of sensitivity in the area that he adjusted yesterday and I suppose will get only better as time goes on. It was expensive but what can I say you get what you pay for and in that regard today I had a follow-up meeting with the good people of Wasatch dentistry and surgery. Today I had my teeth cleaned and let me assure you was at my own request. I don't want to suggest that the company was moneygrubbing it was not. I've never really understood the concept of teeth cleaning. It's something that I never endured growing up in fact I went years between dentists visits. I wish I'd been better trained and tooth maintenance. I know my folks did their best and how they brought me up but I really have a lot of mistakes made and I made most of them. Of course, now I'm paying for the the lax nature of my oral hygiene.

Annette is the doctors sister and also my dental hygienist on staff… I guess. They've never really figured out who so in the zoo there. But over the years I've visited with Annette and get the impression that she and the good doctor have a tenuous relationship. I like both of these folks so I don't want to get to ambivalent one to the other. But during the examination/tooth cleaning a number of issues popped up one in particular a tooth that needs to be crowned if it's going to be saved. I'm in favor of this option since I use this to the lot to do a lot of grinding and stuff particularly nuts and I eat a lot of nuts. Technically, the crown that's going to be used is a synthetic something and is a temporary crown. Annette explained to me that this could be 10 years as a temporary crown. For me that might be a lifetime now and if I make it to the end of 10 years I'll get another one I think that's pretty iffy. After the cleaning in the meeting with the DOC who explained to me the ins and outs and need for the crown to save the tooth the cost would be upwards of $500 may be more round 565 or something a lot of taco's that's for sure. I have an appointment now kind of in the middle of April with the option that if someone cancels the call me back in book right over and they do the procedure then. So hundred dollars for the adjustment another hundred for the tooth cleaning the bills are adding up. I'm so glad I have a lot of room on my credit line is its rights and the park a lot of this misery and then systematically begin to work the balance down.

On the positive side the day actually felt like spring even if there was more storms coming today and probably for the rest of the week. I took the bus up to the Harmon's post office and got a book of stamps – – it's time to do kid letters – – and I also got a meal from this Mexican place that Mark and the family got me for Christmas or maybe my birthday. I was impressed there is $25 on the gift card so I got the food in a to go tin and took her home for late lunch early dinner. What's important more than anything else was today felt like spring like spring…

Grind Time

 

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I really want to get more done today specially procures some stamps for the upcoming kid letters. I cannot believe it is time to process another batch letters. However, the pain in my mouth sort of took precedent over anything else. My dentist office do not open until 10 AM. I guess I could have waited made a phone call and beg/requested an emergency appointment at least to cut the pain. But I it would be more advantageous just to show up at the office and convince staff and wait around until someone looked at my tooth.

It was fortuitous that my assist Inc. meeting was canceled this week. I love this dentist office. They treat me as family . As I was rolling up the secret side door ramp they saw me and came and opened the door and welcomed me like I was coming home from the war. Alan my dentist had not arrived the staff took me into the x-ray area and took images of my tooth. There was already a number of patients in chairs being prepped for the doctor's arrival. Cindy, one of my favorites, stuck the magic paper in my mouth and took a number of images. I did not have to wait long before Dr. Anderson breezed in . They also seemed genuinely happy to see me. After getting settled became over look at the images. When Cindy and I were looking at the images she thought I might have an abscess because of the dark area behind some of my fillings. There were numerous fillings in this poor tooth, a lot of work has been done on it over the years. Dr. Anderson is totally committed to saving this tooth.

I thought sure the tooth was going to come out. I was ready for that like I said there wasn't much left of the original structure. I didn't even think there is enough to even hang on to try to work on. Imagine my surprise when the doctor said, “ I think all we need to do is to do an arrangement”. The doctor explained to me how every once in a while the teeth shift and must be rearranged. In fact Cindy indicated that it was a fairly common ordeal for individuals were older and still have their teeth. Basically what the dentist does is to grind my teeth so that no longer touching each other when I chew which causes pressure on that filling. Because I've been chewing for a week or so my tooth pulping and been damaged and needed to rest. It would heal itself in time. I was waiting to get my high with nitric oxide when they explained to me the doctor would be drilling/grinding without anesthesia anytime which kind of freaked me but I trusted.

The procedure itself did not take long and there is very little pain if any of the good Dr. sculpted the tooth parts away where they didn't touch each other when I close my mouth moved my jaw around. There was smoke from the grinding as well as minute chunks of tubes flying here and there but soon the event was finished and I felt better even as I charge the $91. So, I didn't get anything done that I wanted except for getting some cookies for the coffee social day after tomorrow. I did my arm bike and enjoyed by pain-free afternoon. I was fortunate in the sunshine revealed today. Looks like stormy weather for the rest of the week…

Of P and P

 

1^st off for those who have been patiently waiting was able to make it to the toilet this morning just-in-time. There were no mishaps thank goodness. Perhaps, but I really need to figure out how to make it through the weekend without having stuff my face every conscious moment. So now as I approach a new week 1^st on my agenda is to contact my DDS tomorrow to see if I establish an emergency appointment to repair my tooth and worst-case scenario just rip it out. I hate to be so callous but the poor left over tooth barely lines up with the tooth below as a grinder. If the tooth were gonethere being no matching up for the 2 remaining lower molars on the bottom. I guess if I were to get some sort of update to system above that might be usable but I'm not even close to that decision yet. I just am questing for some relief of his pain especially when I'm trying to eat any pressure is the truth is exquisitely painful. I have taken one or 2 courses of ibuprofen and it has helped a lot but I want to minimize that as much possible. Is limited to issue repair.

It was kind of unbelievable but it snowed almost all day. Not a giant heaping pile of snow just a steady sifting of snowflakes making one feel terribly cold. Towards the end of the day however the clouds broke up there was sunshine! I even went out to feel the sun on my face and was astonished at how warm the atmosphere seemed to be. The main weather guy is indicated the sunrays are hitting Earth more directly so much warmer sunshine wise and I believe it. Supposedly, tomorrow is to be the in between days of the storms. The temperature should actually get up and 50° should be delicious. I may even get out about a little bit maybe purchase the goodies for coffee for Thursday there are also some movies I would like to consider and of course all this kind of depends on what the dentist says or when I can get in to be examined.

I cooked this evening 1^st time in while. I defrosted the ground beef and I was going to make meatloaf and Saturday but did not get around and I didn't really feel like cooking tonight but I didn't want to risk losing the pound of ground beef. I was already months past the “best used by” date. I did the job however they do look pretty poor but tasty. I mixed the ingredients up by hand and didn't get as tight a loaf as I generally do when I use the electric mixer. The conglomeration kind of exploded during the cooking phase. That's okay it's not like I had company. This meatloaf was just for me. I even cooked potato that has been in my vegetable bowl for some time the spud was beginning to send runners from his eyes. I cooked the tuber and surprisingly it came out okay. I covered the mess with sour cream and of course catch up for the meatloaf and everything turned out just fine. I should've had something green but I just didn't have the time or the will to open a can of beans or spinach. Of course, I destroyed the kitchen is a total mess. So much stuff on the floor they still have to put away leftovers. One half potato and half of the meatloaf. Oddly enough below is kind of a soft food and didn't bother my painful tooth. So now I just have to at least throw away the garbage and the rest of the kitchen object to later…

More Oral Pain!

 

I'm not writhing in pain but I am in pain. The pain is still somewhat intermittent but it's definitely there and getting worse. I have only taken two ibuprofen last night but I think I might be increasing the frequency and the next day or so. My dentist will not be back in his office until Tuesday at the earliest and I'm sure I can make it till then. But I also know that frequency of things likes are getting more frequent and intense wish me luck.

I actually slept pretty well getting almost 6 hours of sleep which is a bit of a rarity. It's Sunday so I had breakfast with Mark Anthony today. Jasmine was the sand dunes with Jackson and his family. We had a good breakfast and a good discussion. Just as I figured the snow event moved to total of such front. We did not cut our breakfast short but I felt a pressing need to get back to the apartment before snow increased to the point of true discomfort and even safety. Other than that it's better very quiet day. I'm somewhat fixated on keeping my tooth pain at bay and not ingesting anymore. I need to so I don't have a major accident (poop-wise) before tomorrow morning when most will come for my regular program.

I've been somewhat defeated the past couple weeks as it seems my bowel was getting full the point of spontaneous emission on the three-day period between bowel movements on the weekend. However, I've been somewhat relieved cruising around some of the spinal cord injury websitesa on Reddit. I'm finding that even the worst of my bowel issues are nothing compared to what other spinal cords are having to do or on a regular basis. I sometimes forget to knowledge how fortunate I have been over the half a century since my accident. Remember, up to my 1^st stenosis I was totally independent as far as bowel management and care goes. Oh, I had a major bowel blowout every couple years and they always worried me if not humiliated me and kept in constant fear but never stopped me from living my life. These people I read about on the website just blow me away at the significance of their disabilities and are trying to manage such a dependent lifestyle. If anything I think I'm suffering what everybody does going through the aging process that's losing more and more abilities. I do not like to think about this but loss of control is certainly a fact of life as we all age. Right now I'm okay with the whole concept of pooping my pants in private or in public knowing that I'll be cleaned up and be okay to go once everything is taken care of.. I don't really the idea of losing these skills but I'm like everybody else and that just winding down like everyone else.

Right now my major concern is getting through the night and the next day with this tooth about ready to go nova and to be ready to deal with the consequences should that happen.…

Tap-Dancing

 

It seems my best blog ideas come right after waking in the morning just before I get up. I've written about this before I'm a aware but it's still kind of fascinates me. For example this morning I had some great ideas but I didn't take time to write them down. I take myself out by thinking of going to remember these great ideas when I sit down to the computer to write and of course there's nothing there except the feeling of lost gold. I think my cell phone close to the bed since I use it as alarm clock and everything else we use our cell phones forevermore and it would be easy to reach over by the record application and dictate a few notes. I've done this couple of times and this makes a big difference but I didn't do that today so you're getting me “tap-dance” by way to 500 words.

I did leave the apartment today however I even associated with other human beings. I've been meeting with some of the folks here at the apartment complex across the street for Saturday morning coffee. We fluctuate and how many attend and this morning it was only me. My friend Janet is been pretty consistent but the day she texted and said she could not make it. That's okay with me when I need to get over to the coffee shop almost an hour earlier than usual and see some other folks were usually gone by the time we get. You remember Billie? My neighbor across the hall for a year or 2? Should I start going to the Saturday morning coffee time to be doing something different away from the complex and the people. In fact, we use this time to gossip about her neighbors. It was seegreat fun. So now I go over on Saturday mornings is kind of an honorary to my friend. So it really doesn't matter if anybody else is there from the apartments. It's kind of like spending a few moments of Billie and thinking about our brief time as neighbors. I had a bagel shmeer an Italian coffee. I listened the bits of conversations and watched the dogs and their owners. I'm always amazed at how many people drag their dogs Saturday morning coffee. I'm also amazed at how few if any dog bites erupt. There has been some barking incidents but no real problems.

In my haste to get out my apartment this morning I left my cell phone on the table. I was actually thinking of heading out, catching the bus, and getting a roast for the crockpot. Like many of the other days this week today was cold, damp with threats of rain just enough to keep me apartment bound for another day watching way too much marvel and enjoying my heater and comforts of home. And even got my 200+ minutes accomplished for the week so I didn't work out on the arm-bike even. I did drink my special morning drink and brought some coffee from the coffee-shop and thought about perhaps breakfast that is as far as I got breakfast anyway. The bagel will have to do maybe with a couple spoons of pickled peppers…

Patience Is The Key

I get so impatient at the end of the winter beginning of spring. I want nice warm, sunshiny days and if the weather has to be inclement I want bright, brash, bombastic thunderstorms in the afternoon after cooking all day in the sky. I don't want cold, wet heavy snow falling down or being driven sideways by absurd winds being by invisible atmosphere rivers. That's what I got this morning upon waking looking out my window to see snowflakes seeming the size of my hands not drifting but the thrust downward from a gray and angry sky. I was more fascinated that threatened. I had no commitments outside the complex today. I could withdraw into my cocoon electronics, heat and solitude.

I have made fresh coffee early so that if my home health person needed warming it would be there for her. I did get a call later in the morning indicating she was not sure if she would make it because the snow is falling so hard she could not get onto the interstate but she persisted and eventually showed up at my door. I truly appreciated the effort in making it through the snowstorm on fumes in the gas tank. I gave her a $10 Tip for showing up and more than anything else to get a few gallons of gas until she's able to cash for paycheck. It was the least I could do.

I will tell many people/Associates that I tip my help. It could be in the form of coffee, breakfast or snicker bars or cash. I think I would be in trouble if the management space of the company which employs these girls were to know that I was compensating them about with the agency. The agency would say they were taking advantage of but I do not see it this way. Everyone knows these folks are working slaves pretty much. If I have the extra funds why not let them know how much they are appreciated and how much I depend on them to get through my week. Besides I believe this “tip” is a bit of insurance that I will have emergency support if and when I need them when I have an accident one sort or another. They are much more likely to show. Granted, I may have to wait a bit but I know they will be here to help me as soon as they can. This is especially helpful since the agency idea with does not seem to have a real backup plan emergency coverage.. So, I do not think of it is out of line to Show My Appreciation.

The weather forecaster indicates these intermittent storms will continue through the weekend. As of now the only thing I have is coffee tomorrow morning at the coffee shop across the street so even if the storms are great and wildly it will be of no consequence to me anyway. Same holds true for Sunday morning breakfast with the kids. The restaurant we frequent is across the street and down half a block so will if I have to bundle up, an motor with my head down into the wind to the restaurant will be no big deal and after that to be home for the rest of the day and weekend. So, it's all good…

Coffee, Clothes and Me

Finally a day that I don't have to leave the building. This seems to be fairly busy week for me specially having to go out in the elements in less than ideal weather. But is nice to be busy with things to do and people to see and decisions to make. Perhaps the biggest thing on my agenda today was the coffee social. Turns out the cookies I got were a great choice more than one person commented before choosing great cookies! Little did they know I got the refreshments at the dollar store cheap cookies and hot coffee keeps the troops happy. Had I not had to get the decaffeinated coffee I could've done the whole thing on donations collected from last week's group so it is possible for the operation to basically pay for itself. If I want to get a few extra dollars I could actually get a dozen donuts which today would've handled the whole group. I know the cheap Thing to do almost I'm hesitant to say a Mormon thing but take the 12 donuts and slice in half doubling the amount treats. I don't think the natives would be to upset. I believe donuts are big enough that even a half will satisfy the sugar craving which accompanies a great cup of coffee. And besides the person Diversify and effective 2 different don't it tastes instead one giant blast of sugar.

Remember, I mentioned the fact that Irene one of the oldest folks here at the complex has been doing the coffee social for about 10 years. I think she only stopped doing the social because of other individuals bossingher around and making her feel insignificant. Irene does a great job when I was worried about was not last week a couple of people assisted in preparing the event and I didn't want a turf war. Luckily, the other players did not show upokay so it was me and Irene and basically means it was Irene the show together start to finish clean up afterwards. I was just there to act like a superior which I surprisingly did very well. All Irene really wanted was to take the leftover cookies back to her apartment when we were finished I thought both your great wages for the amount of work she put in. Irene's is all that old school which cleans everything spotless. She was a 3 AM this morning washing clothes. She was disgusted with the community refrigerator and the condition the refrigerator was in the fact there were so many bottles or containers pass their “use by dates”. I essentially gave her permission to check all that garbage she was happy as a clam. When we parted ways following the coffee social are confirmed should be there next week and we could do it aga. It's fine with me I'm just trying to keep the troops happy.

And did I also mention of able to get my wash done? Well I did. The wash is done, and put away also done my arm like this they perhaps our witch and give me more than 200 minutes for exercise time this week. So the days been eventful. The day was cold and wet but I didn't have to go out and just stayed inside we enjoyed the day…

Coffee – Toes

 

I knew it was going to be a challenging day just in the weather report. Cold temperatures, overcast skies and intermittent rain with the possibility of snow – – luckily I did not have to experience the snow. The 2 things I had on my agenda for today was 1^st to get the refreshments for tomorrow's coffee social and head down south 40 blocks toenails trimmed as I do every 9 weeks. It's a small perk from my insurance coverage but I sure enjoy the benefit more so than I ever would have anticipated. You, my dedicated reader, have endured many posts about my podiatrist Richard,my podiatrist is a great guy and always takes time visit with me besides just doing my toes. Richard has a great foot -side manner. Today, even worked on my thumb . I neglected to trim my nails this week in my right-handed thumbnail got a little out of control for the rest of the thumb causing significant pain and the enough blood to be unsightly. I think Richard is kind of superhero in my estimation. As a nice little podiatrist practice with his brother (as I understand it) and his kids at least one of is in medical school also be a podiatrist. I don't know if they're going to practice together what's going to happen when this kid finished medical school and podiatry school. We've known each other long enough that we have glimpses into each other's lives in these 15 to 20 minutes meetings we have every 9 weeks. We touch base catch with whatever season we are experiencing, finish a home away rain, sleet, snowor the heat of August we keep my nails trimmed and good to look at.

The other project I have today was crossing the street to the market and more specifically to the dollar store beside the market. I took the paltry sum collected from last week's coffee social to purchase items needed for tomorrow's social. I'm surprised how well the cheap cookies I got last week went over with the folks so, I did the same for this week only I also have to purchase decaffeinated coffee. It seems there is only one individual who comes to coffee the drinks only decaffeinated. So technically set for tomorrow but the little concerned because Jennifer was like the front desk manager of this operation apartment complex is going to be off for the rest of the week and it just occurred to me she has the key to the cupboards in the kitchen where the coffee is brewed. I sure hope she remembered to leave the key. If not will have to think outside the box I totally think the event will go off okay even if we have to prove costly at all apartments bring it down for the rest of the folks. I don't think we will have a problem other than too many cooks coming in the kitchen. I will visit this topic more, I'm sure, and future blogs. As for nowme we're still in the honeymoon phase where I supposedly in charge of the coffee operation. More come…

Ready For Prime Time

 

I'm having the weirdest reoccurring dreams last couple of weeks. I'm aware of these dreams just before waking. In the dream I seem to be aware that I'm being influenced or perhaps controlled by a program some sort. This isn't necessarily a nightmare but it's peculiar because in that weird way that dreams, everything seems to make sense and I can see how our time together and a few little spooked but then I wake the clock and then, as dreams do, the dream begins to dissolve back into my conscious. And soon I'm just left with the most peculiar feeling that something happened that I wasn't quite sure and I plow into my day.

Today was not necessarily a busy day but I have things to do in one of them was to go downtown for me at Assist, Inc. at 11 AM. Since I'm bussing I have to make /take all the time differentials into consideration. Got a make sure to leave in time so that I have time to burn at the train station which will take me into town. Today I caught the 9:18 AM 47 into the train station which pretty much got me to downtown Salt Lake at the library stop at around 10:25 AM so I have time to kill. I didn't have the energy this time to go all the way to the 7-Eleven for coffee and was delighted when I went into the library to realize their little coffee shop was left again open to doing business. I was delighted and grabbed my coffee and ham roll which is really too many calories and it looked a lot better than it tasted. I enjoy being back at the library drinking coffee and acting like a cool guy even though I look like one of us folk who often haunt this joint. I grabbed my red fleece wrap around this morning as I left the apartment not knowing just how cold today was going to be or whether it be wet or dry. Think the red wrap would do the job which it did at the cost of my dreary appearance. A blended very well with the other riffraff. Actually, I was the only other person sitting at the tables scattered around the floor near the libraryfirst-floor entrance.

We had just a few names consider today's today's meeting which went quickly however Andreas visit with us volunteers about passing out information to various sectors of Salt Lake County that we need specific requests from. We still have money in the coffers to cover the Taylorsville area so I got my little packet of brochures I think I will drop off at the Taylorsville senior center directly across the parking area for my apartment complex. Needless to say today's meeting was short and finally broke down into some sort of self appreciation circle but I have to leave quickly but everyone focused on how great I seem to be. Boy, do I have these guys fooled. It got pretty sticky. Since I was still feeling somewhat bloated from the ham roll I didn't even go down to Taco Time for my beloved meat stick and cheesy fries. I jump the train came on to enjoy an afternoon working on my arm bike, NPR and Amazon prime…

Surfing The Atmospheric River!

 

It's been kind of an interesting day not the whole day mind you the just parts. Thankfully, today is a a poop day and I was expecting by Wednesday Friday girl to be here because I regular Monday girl had a function with one of her clients don't figure out today. There was some kind of miscommunication and while girls showed up during the time. It was great But odd! It was a little stressful at 1^st but since my Wednesday Friday girl actually had another job she had to get to things worked out just fine. So I had Melissa, my Monday girl, finish the shower and dressing does on my way to really know where. That's okaythere is a storm moving in and a little worried about getting a few things I needed before the cold front arrived

Janet is my friend that I have copied with on Saturday mornings. We have become fairly good friends and on Saturday when we were talking about something I don't remember what that I was somewhat frustrated because I can only carry so much from the market because of my basket and how much the basket weighs. And Janet told me that if I would let her know I could meet her at the market and she could drive all the items I purchased a motor vehicle! This is so cool because so many things like the pickled peppers and juice just get so heavy and I'm quite limited in how much I can carry in and on the chair. But today when the in the early afternoon, before the storm, a bit Janet at the market and I did serious shopping. 6 cans of pickled jalapeno peppers 6 cans of pickled carrots for bottles of juice. It was a serious purchase. I also got 3 cartons of sort the most of the time. Everything is still on the table waiting to be put away. Somehow, this purchase, though relatively expensive makes me feel relatively secure. We're going to do this again, probably the 1^st of the month now, but set our sights little bit higher and go to Costco and do some more serious shopping. I forgot how nice it was to have a vehicle or access to one.

The storm water to about 2:30 PM just as I was getting my workout. NPR was on “the world” followed by “marketplace” is cranking my bike looked out the window at the newest snowfall! Is right about that same time back winter was supposedly turning to spring. I know it's not a big deal snow storm often accompany spring. They just seem to be a bit ironic for the snowstorm to be hitting right during switch over. Of course, tomorrow Tuesday I'm sure I'll have a meeting downtown Salt Lake at assist, Inc. and it will be snowing or raining which is fine. I can make sure I charge the chair tonight so it will be full of juice and then bundle up good in the morning before I head out to catch the bus inbound. The weather people have coined a new phrase “atmospheric river”. Certainly gives rise to an interesting visual all I know is I'm at the bottom of this atmospheric river trying to stay dry. Storms of wind up again all the way through to the end of next week now be on the road at least for the next 2 days just trying to get dry…

So Long Sunday

 

I have just about made it through another weekend. I suppose that's not a great feat but in my mind it is. I went to coffee and then this morning I had breakfast with my kids. Other than that I pretty much from around the apartment watching movies enjoying the 2 days. All don't forget I washed clothes and put them away on Saturday so wasn't totally slug like But enough to feel guilty enough to write about it tonight.

Is it funny that I feel bad because I did nothing but watch TV and yes, I actually went to a movie yesterday. But for some reason I feel like a slacker. And I spent the same amount of time with my novel then I would feel like I've accomplished something. I sat on place and moved my eyes over countless words. What's the difference between reading and spending time watching something on the flatscreen? One seems more acceptable than the other but they're basically both the same exercise except read guess is a little more physical. It's interesting the act of going to the movie allowed me to spend an inordinate amount of time visiting with my granddaughter about the movie and sharing with her my thoughts about the movie. It was truly an interesting experience visiting with my granddaughter and trying to visit the movie through the same eyes. Then if we had the same conversation with her father my son, Mark The discussion gets better and possibly a bit more animated as we all have various feelings on different aspects of the movie how good or poor movie might be. Perhaps, the only thing that would be more interesting would be we all got the movie together and had a after movie lunch/dinner to discuss the pros and cons of our movie experience.

In my continuing quest to do as little as possible on Sunday/Sabbath I've been living off of Jalapeno peppers juice with celery topped with ice cubes and the Chinese food leftovers brought by the kids on Thursday at our dinner here at the apartment. I cannot believe how much they left with still have probably 2 meals if not more left to enjoy. This kind of food is great even cold so I have not even-working heating up the meal. Just open the Styrofoam box or cutesy Asian food origami containers. You Got a love this culture.Over the years they have thought of everything. I was admiring one of the rice containers all folded up and nice if there was no metal on the container it all so conceivably I can just pop the container into the microwave dinner/breakfast in a flash. We live in such blessed time. So we offered a prayer or anything but we did sit and contemplate just how likely were to have as much food as we do. My son commented on the fact that one container of rice would probably be an individual for a week whichever leaves of benefit exaggeration but I think there's some relevance to the thought.

This is been a good weekend. Everything works I am in very little pain and looking forward to starting the whole thing over tomorrow

DST Ant-Man and Wasp

 

You know when you come to a realization of something you should have been aware of but just didn't really focus on the actual event? Talking much about daylight savings time. Nearly 8:00 PM and it's still light outside and I guess if your kid or someone who really likes to be working outside this extra bit of light is a good deal. However, this timeshift this me up making me thinkI still have time to do stuff and then realizing I've run out of time for the day and or the events. Certainly an interesting illusion however and will not grow to appreciate as the season goes forward.

I actually got out and did something today more than just running to the market. After coffee with my friend here at the apartment complex I caught the bus and went up to the theater to catch the latest Ant-man. I've been meaning to get the movie for some time about a month ago my granddaughter and I begin discussing the movie. She went but I have not had the chance until now/today. I believe it's a great joy to have kids grown to the point where you could begin to have adult conversations and interests like discussing books and movies. Tomorrow on our breakfast look forward to bringing this up.

I was surprised to find out that I have a free beverage and popcorn according to buy movie membership documentation. Any size. I got a smaller drink, the midsize drink which is still more liquid that I want to consume during a movie but I did get the large popcorn like a tub which is way too much popcorn. I think that in about half if that much spilled a great deal of the popcorn all over the floor was so overwhelmed with popcorn that even drag the bucket up to the popcorn machine/counter and demand my “ bucket to go” refill. Did I mention that the movie was essentially free just because I hate have that monthly subscription that theoretically allows me to go to any movie there is many times as I like? Sure subscription is 20 bucks a month so I have to go to at least 2 flicks before I realize any kind of savings but again that illusion when given in free makes all the difference. The sunshine today, speaking of illusions, given me the feeling that it was warmer than it actually was. I ended up taking my lap blankets with me not only to cover my legs but to tuck myself in watch the movie in relative comfort even of popcorn cascaded to the floor and the illusion of a popcorn snowstorm. Interestingly, I found the movie of the weak. I think it was a similar phenomenon as to the problem the black widow had when she got her own movie. The widow as well as ant-man or really secondary actors or positions in the Marvel universe. The really great and support positions that trying to carry the whole movie on their own shoulders is just too much. The ant man movie was just too many special effects and visions of the quantum universe got to be a little too much on this guy's old eye retina. I found myself staring at the screen and realizing I really wasn't seen anything which I thought was a weird phenomenon. I have to shake my head a couple of times to bring my consciousness back to focus on the movie.

So, it wasn't the greatest movie I've got to this year but it was good enough to getand feel the pre-spring sunshine on my face in the excitement of rolling into a real movie once again…

Dream Girl

 

I had the weirdest evening last night. I read until about midnight as is usual the case and then after significant amount of pages and turnover went to sleep for about an hour. I woke up, which is relatively usual for me. I returned to sleep to have strange dreams which I cannot remember but I do remember waking up again about an hour later about 2:30 AM not being able to go back to sleep. I tossed and fretted for about an hour after which I use the restroom then turned over this time go back to sleep for about 3 hours which is really good for me the hardly ever happens. Right before waking I had the best dream possibly one of the best I've ever had. I think I have had this dream before or wondering nearly like it. This dream I kind of run into this person/woman older like myself. She's terribly attractive in the older woman sort way she is probably one of those people who are Birkenstocks sandals in her younger days the tie-dye shirt and crinkley,wrinkly hair. One of those people who a beautifully. I felt terribly inadequate. She was totally interested me I kept thinking if she only knew what was she returned walkaway disgusted I am sure. Of course this is only a dream and all of a sudden I was awake watching the dream fadeaway as I noted the time 10 minutes after 6 AM was time for me to get up and start my day. My home health person would be here 90 minutes and I wanted to clean up little bitbefore she got here.

For a good part of the morning really felt like I have lost somebody or something. The sun was shining brightly outside but it was too cold for me to want to do anything productive of the apartments so I just hung around eventually wash cloth. I really didn't have a lot to do except wash the floor bathroom it was that time of the week . I really like the floor my bathroom but is white tiles and gray or black trim which really shows off the dirt especially the tire treads from my power chair. I've learned the best way is to use Pine-Sol water loosened up the dirt down mop up as best as I can finally using the rag or other scrap of material even towel headed for the wash. This I do … Then let the floor completely dry before moving everything back in place. I'm sure this will take an able-bodied person just a few minutes to accomplish but for me seems like an all morning ordeal if not all day. I had Gloria moved my left into the bedroom while I worked on the floor. I still have to move the left back to the bathroom and fold clothes making for another perfect Friday night. Actually I have 2 hours before I need to get to bed so I could watch another episode of personal interest and still fold clothes by that time I seriously have priorities…

Fat Thursday

 

if I were to say anything about today are labeled today I would call it “Thursday for loaded”. I did not intend for this day to be as busy as it turned out but that's exactly what happened. Today was the 1^st time I was responsible for coffee social so I had some pressure there but I had worked relatively diligently yesterday by going to the dollar store and picking up 3 or 4 packages of cookies to be used for treats for this morning. I was hoping this one resident at the property would help out and she did a bang job. We did the coffee all kinds regular and caffeine free. My helper's name is Chris not only did Chris make the coffee but she also arrange the trees on small paper plates that people just pick up with their coffee. I think the event was fantastic as far as events goes. If there is a drawback it was the fact that the clinic they had yesterday spilled over to today and we were not informed. There was a mini tour war but we both ended up winning. We arranged the tables the way we wanted and the clinic moved out to the front of the building and everyone's happy. Now, to see how well it works next week.

My friend Lori emailed me earlier that week wanting to make sure that I didn't miss today's lunch/meeting at the writers Guild. Of course I forgot all the events and luckily the times later than usual at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. This later time turned out to be just right giving me time to get back to the apartment and get my shoes on to be somewhat presentable at the restaurant. It was good to see Jerry and Lori is to become very important to me as part of my support group. I don't know what'll happen when we lose one of the pillars. Jerry in and out of the hospital pretty regular last couple of months. I would not be surprised if you see the shiny light soon. Enough said about that by saying too much and should I will get sucker punched right into the “shining light”. We did a lot of talking about old times, a lot of do you remember this? Or do you remember that? And a lot about the end our projects. To me there was a sad feeling that we were going to do many if any more projects. I really have the feeling the curtain was coming down many the last time but very soon.

Once again, following lunch, it was back to the apartment to regroup and clean up a little bit. Luckily yesterday Gloria, my health person actually mopped up the kitchen floor and straightened up a little bit. My granddaughter contacted me earlier in the week to help dinner tonight. I I spent the afternoon trying to clean my table so it has something to eat. They came over 6 PM with just tons of Chinese. Fried rice, shrimp you chow mein, and a couple of other dishes. We had a grand time eating and visiting and enjoying the generations. It's really interesting to have a grandchild to be close to and be part of your life. If I'm lucky I might get some experiences like this with my other granddaughters. We had a really fun evening. We of course stuck all the leftovers in my refrigerator so I should be okay for the rest of the week not rest of the! :-)!!

Like I said is beginning not intend for this to be a big busy day but it turned out to be exactly that from the coffee social to the chow mein and time with the grandkids. It was a grand day full of joyI'm a very lucky guy.

Pill!

 

I am a pill clean and simple a troublemaker. I don't see myself this morning at least I don't think so but I think other people are beginning to see me as a pill. I believe I've written at length on my disgust of predators who prey on seniors or with people disabilities that matter. I probably gotten used to the song and dance man/people who show up on our bases here at the apartment complex trying to dress up their sales presentations as bingo games, free food and treats as well as free medical checkups focusing on blood pressure, medical screenings for one tragedy or another or raffles. Seriously, these corporations only play on these folks desire to get something for nothing. I usually don't mind or just bought the whole presentation.

This whole thing starts with announcements based at the front door alerted me that there will be a “presentation” and a couple of days or so and be sure to plan to be there. There will be games, food and of course prizes. And of course there will be bingo. I just hate wasting time on boardgames and other games of chance kind of like bingo. Today's presentation seemed a bit more serious something about care provider medical, auditory, ocular will be having a medical clinic at one of the buildings that the parent company owns/manages. There will also be able to access these clinical resources at our own building at different times of the week. This was a definite twist to the usual. I actually considered going but the event was going to be late today 4 PM. What a weird time? In all honesty, I basically forgot about the event was on my way to get out of the apartment to run over to the market to pick up some cookies from the dollar store for tomorrow's coffee social. The day was pretty warm even overcast but the precipitation stopped. One get over tomorrow back to truly did not spend time with my peers at a snake oil similar. But I got a knock on my door just as I was leaving it wasbig Jimmy telling me the event was about to begin. Took a deep breath I should at least make a showing. Earlier in the day Jennifer from upfront quasi begged to show up to increase the numbers present. That was the main reason I went. But it was just as I thought just better and more organized. I must admit I didn't pass out real meals of individual meat loaves, accompanied with with something green and mashed potatoes. I declined my dinner and anything else they tried to give me. Of course I refused a bingo card how trite? Can't believe the way these people suck into this cheap form of advertising and or manipulation. I stayed as long as I could but I yet to get treats for tomorrow's social. I was off the market. I was almost afraid I'll get caught by the social worker type person and demand that I participate that did not happen.

Not that I want to be but I'm pretty sure I'm becoming a pill

Thin Man

 

it's Tuesday which means today was my meeting downtown and Assist, Inc. the volunteer advisory board I have been part of for literally decades. This is the advisory board that signs off on multiple and various contracts that the organization gets to provide rehabilitation for various housing projects for people who are low income seniors and folks with disabilities to make a more accessible. Like I said I been part of this project for at least 30 years and all we've ever done was approved housing rehab grants. I've always felt we could more for the agency. There is times after I retired and I felt that I need something to do or want somethings to do I volunteered to keep the office open one for one reason or another staff would have to be at conferences, meetings or other types of reasons to take them out of the office. I don't know the old style didn't trust me to be in the office myself to answer phones and such or they just didn't think it was that important. However the new administration seems to be a bit more forward thinking which is kind of exciting. Andrea's, who is the main guy that we work with testing of my suggestions volunteering to answer the phones, sit at tables during information fairs also literature as well as maybe talk about the good points of the organization at CDBG hearings when trying to make sure that the grants come in. We have a number of hearings across the County they have to present at during fundraising time. At today's meeting after we got through with rough requests Andreas indicated that he would be very interested in doing so this awareness exercises.

I don't know how all some of this would be what I do now is that many of these CDBG hearings are after-hours going into the evening. I would be a little concerned about transportation to some of these events. Answering the phone at the office are sitting at the office at the front desk reading folks would be easy on no problem there but some of your stuff might be a bit more challenging. At least we are talking about ways to increase our visibility in the community that can't be bad. I am more than willing to do what I can for the program.

So between what I may have got myself involved with my apartment complex with the Thursday morning coffee social and the possibility of increasing my level of volunteerism Assist, Inc. may have got my self a mouthful options to keep myself busy this coming summer. I still have to meet with the new director of the independent living Center as well as understand over Art Access. Really wants to do this don't want it to them to the point of invisibility(

Coffee Social Fool

 

Remember last week when I was labeling 1^st about them not having the coffee social on Thursday after they reassigned Rochelle to another building and then later how we ended up one of our own coffee social regardless of whether or not there is a representative for management? Well today I stopped in at the front office or washing clothes and Rochelle and the building manager Jennifer with their colluding as they often do. Rochelle advised me that yet again they were changing her work schedule so should be at the building now on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of just Wednesday's. For population and complex that's better than it was. She is also the person who you visit with to get cable box that's what you need for your. If you remember my cable box stop functioning. I have been the news via my Internet app which is okay as long as the Internet exists and is long is my computer can download whatever program you watching and keep itself buffered. It seems to have a problem with the buffering. Even though I doubt that I'll watch much cable except for the television network news shows I may sometime I may want to watch other cable channels are up to. So I've been trying to get the cable box through xfinity. This is a challenging course their bureaucracy is infinitely stressing.. It takes a amount of patience to deal with these people. Rochelle informed me that I could probably get why infinity account and my cable for about $60 less currently paying now. I know the program she's talking about but I don't really trust not just assume keep paying what I am paying even if it's closed $100 a month. And I would do it but I hate for Rochelle think I am more stupid than I actually am so good look into the whole thing if nothing more than to get the cable box and be done with it and watch the news when it's broadcast. Also, when you try to watch the national news on the local affiliate using their streaming page you can't get the broadcast for that day as it's being broadcast we could only get the day preceding the days broadcast is all complicated. It would just be better to have the cable box and 190or how many channels I think it but that is not what this blog is about.

When I was talking to the people about the cable show mentioned that we would have to change coffee social to Tuesday's and would I be okay with that. I said no. Rochelle gets things done that is why the coffee social seem to be failing. But, I let her know that would pull off last week okay and did we have to have management/administration there to have the coffee social. She said no but there's nobody who would take charge something like that like a fool that I am I volunteered to ramrod the event. It seems like we did okay last week I don't see why we cannot keep it going. At least I would have control over donuts versus cinnamon rolls. I think I get a couple of the people who helped me last Thursday to assist me on a regular basisto bring this about if it doesn't work out Rochelle can take the group on Tuesdays. I cannot believe I volunteered to do this. I should really know better than this but I like having coffee on Thursday this a way to end of the week and to bring back decent refreshments

Spring Ahead

 

It was misty with a mix of snow rain this morning as I made my way over to the restaurant from the apartment complex. I surprised myself by community in time for breakfast even though forgot set the alarm clock. What's strange is that I even double checked the clock (cell phone). The cell phone does so well usually alarm-wise. Then all nice/mornings for this to have occurred it was the day that we were supposed to set the clocks forward an hour for daylight savings time. But unfortunately, my internal clock got me a few minutes after 6 AM – – which was actually 5 AM. I could have used that extra hour. As I said I surprised myself by getting dressed on time even my shoes!

Jasmine texted me just before leaving for the restaurant to advise that she was not feeling well not be joining us. That's half the crew: Jasmine and her boyfriend. But that's okay Mark Anthony and I had a great breakfast and had a good visit. Jasmine indicated that we would have dinner at the apartment sometime this week when she got to feeling better. That sounds kind of exciting I'm just going to have to keep the apartment some form of order until the dinner. Something to look forward to. Other than that it's been a quiet day thank goodness for Netflix.

I have a friend of the southern portion of the United States in an affluent but somewhat rustic community. This is great when able-bodied but if you have a disability things get a little dicey. You are from the lot I wish I knew how to better help. She really needs sophisticated medical attention and sports that such a community seems to be lacking. We talked for a while I think the solution would be for her to return to Salt Lake or some other University City with medical school. It's so hard when you're a senior with limited abilities and oddly enough that's probably a receipt because it's about definition of aging is your ability to do things when you're young and able? Our country is so messed up particular area rents and senior housing. I'm part of that group from the 50s, postwar babies and there's a lot of now. I'm so fortunate – – as I've recounted over and over – – the how well I seem to be living right now but under no pretense that I think this level of independence is going to last forever. Every morning I'm a little more startled the get up independently of my bed and my chair and doing my basic ADLs before I help gets here. I think was added supports stretch time in complex like this a bit longer. But sometimes if I just don't dropped at 1^st I went to consider the dreaded long-term care facility. I think I'm pretty realistic. I feel I should be more concerned about this when question but I at relative ease at the time being and maybe and just an ostrich with my head in the sand(

Remember When ?

 

Finally, a perfect beautiful day today along the Wasatch front albeit a little chilly but the sun shines bright very little with and temperatures in the mid-40s This morning and afternoon did feel like spring. So much so that I have not even worn shoes today! That may not be a big deal for you but for me that's wonderful. Of course this morning was Coffee Across the street at Hidden Peaks. I thought about wearing my Avengers blanket across the legs but in the last minutes decided against. I was actually running a little late and slept until 10 minutes after 7 AM. If I were to wear shoes I would have been very late for a coffee crew. I was still 1^st to arrive and I was just able to snag table. The place was packed after last week where very came out for coffee today was just the opposite I was able to snag table when other folk wondered in. I felt a little bit conspicuous with no shoes but that's that soon passed no one seemed to care.

I might point out that even before I went over for coffee I was very busy throwing together a last-minute breakfast. Yesterday I thawed that one of the tubes of sausage I had picked up at one of the quick sale bins of the market. I'm trying to make more room in the freezer of the refrigerator so one force myself to making some kind of breakfast sausage which I did today. I had about an hour after I dressed before I need to be at the coffee shop so I slid open the tube of sausageAnd threw it in the right adding dried onions, garlic powder and frozen green peppers lonely freezer last summer. Once I have the sausage on its way to cooking I had the rest of one of my packages of tater tots frozen. I was feeling the juice and feeling creative I had pulled out most of the sausage pieces of material already listed I let them thaw and cook together. About 20 minutes later is mixed everything up again adding 3 eggs with everything together some more and cook. Knowing that I was not going to be able to long breakfast or say won't have enough ingredients will be able to put together some breakfast burritos for the upcoming week. I was happy, had totally destroyed kitchen but was happy to be cooking again.

I needed to pick up a few things At the market. By the time I need to shop the dazzling crystal clear sky had clouds wandering in. Still want however so I grabbed my basket and headed out the door. I really did not need to much I was out for for the social exercise shopping. I wanted some fresh fruit as well as vegetable juice and more Jalapeno peppers. I also need to p some steak to work on building some more blood in my system since I drained a little bit this past week. The prices were high they all are anymore. I wanted to replenish my soda supply. I've just about used all the bottles of pop I had stowed away in my pantry. Realize I have to be careful when purchasing quantities of liquid like the vegetable juice, soda or anything else liquid all of these items get heavy quickly especially riding on top of my legs.I have to be careful on how I purchased things but even more so how they are arranged for my roll back to the apartments. As I was sitting at the soda beverage display trying to make my mind up between 7 –up or Sprite voice behind me indicated he was having a difficult time deciding as well. I was kind of startled. He went on further to say he couldn't believe how prices were as high as they were. I agree indicating that I knowledge that my parents stories of surviving during the depression of the 1930s he laughed and agreed. Is true however prices are as high as a cats Back. I now think of their stories often and how hard it must have been for them. The few items I came to $57! It really wasn't that much basket wise between yesterday and today I spent over $100 on groceriesThat is expensive recreation I got to stop having so much fun…okay

Was A Dark And Stormy Night

 

So far, the best part about tonight is been ferocious little rainstorm which is just wandered through the area. Wind and waves of rain have been rattling and pelting my Windows even with the Windows being closed drafts of their still seeping through and making me feel thankful for my ever trustee heater. The wind subsided a bit I think the front is pushed through. I've turned off the computer screen streaming device which I watch as television. I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I might be just about Marveled out for this evening. Right now the quiet sounds totally enjoyable.

Once again I didn't really do anything today I didn't even do the usual Arm bike exercise are not gone well past 200 minutes for this week – – I may do a few cranks later onBefore I go to bed if my rear end is not bother me too much. Something seems to be going on down there and I need to get off my butt when I can. I'm trying to be careful not developed any pressure sores that also means limiting about time that I am up and I can just barely stand limiting my uptime. Of course I live the cushion but I have its responsibility since I am the boss of the body.

I have 2 events this weekend as usual coffee tomorrow with the group across street then Sunday breakfasts with Mark Anthony' and hopefully Jasmine.Both of these events are in the morning which means that if I am responsible I can come back and actually lay down for the rest of the day I think that's what it takes. This would take me through the weekend and then its I felt my skin was in jeopardy I could make an appointment with the wound clinic which I have great faith community that person wants to be healed. Of course is the weekend now that I will not interface with my Home health people until Monday morning when Melissa shows up.If I think you really getting out of control one of my girls call to see if they can come in and look at my butt and need the apply A dressing.

I should eat something before I go down. I took out a pound of sausage this afternoon thinking that I mightfry up the sausage in the hopes of building a pizza and sometimes weekends. I know I can just order 1 was something sounds very comforting about homemade pizza On a square cookie sheet just like we used to do on Friday nights so many years ago. But sadly now that is not going to happen at least not tonight. Maybe tomorrow if I'm feeling better I can at least fry up the sausage to use with eggs, biscuits and of course pizza.

Thursday Thoughts

 

The weather today was actually quite warm up in the 40s but I didn't take advantage electing to stay in the apartment make-believe I was doing things that were somewhat important. Just the usual arm bike, blog and cleaning up here and there. I spend a lot of time worrying about my buttWorrying that I have a decubitus ulcer which I don't thanks to the vigilance of my Home health professionals. Now I'm worried about my computer which I used to watch a lot of media through the streaming devices which are now so common. So common in fact that I'm wasting My life watching X-Files, reclining in my power chair to take the weight off my butt leaving that what I'm doing this functionally appropriate in skin maintenance. Having more more concerns about my software that I dictate with. I'm spending so much time having to go back and correct mistakes that it makes almost burned out on the software. I'm impressed with my tablet which also has voice to text capability much more accurate than my Highfalutin Dragon software. I would love this software, Dragon software, to be as easy to use as my tablet as I like to sit at the computer screen and dictate. It doesn't seem right to do it with the tablet. This is stupid I know that's the feeling that I have. I'm trying something lyrics night I don't even have the Headphones on and I'm not speaking into the microphone which means I'm actually dictating to the microphone on the computer screen seems to working better than whenever my headset… Go figure.

Remember Rochelle, the little beginning social worker was really great and efficient and who was or has been moved by management to another property? Replacement Maria was nice but so far hasn't been receiving a passing grade in my book. Last week, the coffee group with a shambles because it wasn't often going by 9:30 AM it always is with Rochelle and other individuals who run that group. There were all kinds of promises that this week would be better and at 9:15 AM when I went down to get ready for coffee the lights are off nothing Had been done. Maria: with lost key excuse. By 9:30 AM when he shown up for coffee so I contacted Jennifer at the front desk we had keys to the cabinets and we proceeded to put on today's Coffee show. Chris will the new people at the apartments get a good part of the work brewing coffee. In the end we had coffee and even managed to dig up some ginger snaps from somewhere in Jennifer's office. Everyone was happy even me. It's hard to tell will be able to keep this momentum going. I think we will I'm kind of surprised at how important this silly social event is to all of us at the apartment complex even the ones that do not stop to socialize but say helloAnd grab a cup of Java as they wander through foyer as they head out To start Their day. I hate this software the way the software capitalizes everything after I pause a moment– – But I continue to use it because it makes me feel… Good.

Fools Gold

It's evening not quite 6 o'clock and predicted snowstorm has started. It looks pretty heavy for late spring snow storm. Once again, I'm not too worried I've got provisions laid away and in fact, the snow will not linger. 50° days are forecast for the 1^st next week. These are the last gasps of the dying winter. I have spent the day Washing dishes and typing up the place. It's a massive job it was my person this morning giving good job starting with the kitchen. My butt is a little sensitive today so I'm trying to spend a lot of time laying back in my chair trying to take the weight off my precious points in my butt. Hopefully this will dodge the bullet.

I'm spending a lot of time trying to file pieces of mail I've gotten over the last however long. I wish I could be more like Mark Anthony and throw all these documents from my insurance people, the federal government insurance people, and general statements of items paid for. I'm just concerned that the moment I shred these items I will need proof of something I don't know. I'm just irrational so I keep around messing up my home. So at least trying to sort the documents out and confine them to one space in files in my file cabinet. This confines the chaos to a much smaller area giving the general appearance order but if you open the drawer beware. I should be wracked with guilt Knowing that either MarkOr Michelle are going to deal with the remains. This of course will include all the garbage inside file cabinet. Both children are pretty efficient at getting rid of junk so I don't feel the problems just throw stuff away.

I really wish I could do that this would save so many folks consternation after bypassing all my stuff and stuff images, poetry and some prose and other writings. Other things like clothing and such just be thrown away so much of my wardrobe is nothing but rags anyway. No great loss. Perhaps the biggest challenge will be what to do with various hard drives, thumb drives computers. I knew the time of my demise I can make sure that all objects should be scrubbed clean sense that probably will need to purge like crazy or just grin and bear it over the kids will see the humanity inside me.

Once again, inside days leave little to write about. I wish I could make things up which are clever and astute but alas I was not blessed with those kinds of skills. I'm just going I can eke out 500 words usually the kind of makes sense. I still like the process and especially pleased if something really good comes out. This however is rare I understand that that's why this process is so important to going back to the to the mind/mine in hopes of finding A vein of gold worth pursuing…

 

There was no snow today at least I didn't run into any in my travels. For me the day was mostly cloudy and cold but not bone chilling cold as it has been more like this is cold but it's okay spring is on its way. I had to go downtown for my assist meeting. Everything worked fine even getting up after 6 AM more like 7 AM still been able to make my train on time to get to the building on time in fact I was nearly 45 minutes early. I was banking on the little French coffee shop next to the office as a place to get some coffee and possibly a pastry box for some reason they're closed. It doesn't look like a forever” but it is very promising. The stack of mail on the floor where the post is dropped through the slot. However, there are still all kinds of items on the shelves and the promise pastries in the back but they weren't any today purchase and feel like going allto the 711 Getting a donut or coffee there was a cartoon it all the way back to the office. Every time I purchased coffee at the 7-Eleven on the corner Invariably they do not have stoppers to go into the lid of the coffee and most times sloppy copy all over myself coming back to the office. I was notup for a a hot coffee slop this morning.

I don't know. They've invited another senior to sit on the board which brings our total up to 3 volunteers. It'll be weird having that many people at these meetings now. Have to get much more civilized. I like your however much more than my other counterpart kind of dry crazy because she so positive and upbeat looking for good everyone.I know that makes me look very strange, and I am, really had a hard time dealing with this this “Miss Goody 2 shoes”. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

My other challenge for the day has been trying to clean my place up a little , This last couple of days about monstrously disorganized in the apartment. I don't know what is happening to me maybe it was the diarrhea thing I don't know. What do have a lot cleaner before Gloria gets you tomorrow. Maybe she can straighten up a little bit she has a knack for that. But anyway what I was trying to say was I got a piece of mail for Dianne earlier last week I put it somewhere and now I can get my hands on anywhere and I need to forward that to her. Something to do with the bank we dealt with purchasing the last house. She decent stuff I can't find it. The documents going to be around somewhere I just checked my hands on you have to go through all the other crap I need To file away. I truly hate filing. I wish I could just throw stuff away but I always feel I need the documents at what point or another. It's enough to give me nightmares

So Begins Another Week

 

There was more snow last night, Not a lot just a dusting, but the day was cold and not really worth getting uncomfortable for so I spent another day inside trying to be somewhat productive. I washed clothes, worked out and oversaw the completion of repairs to my plumbing system i.e. bathroom sink that will not drain and the kitchen sink Which gushed All over my feet This morning as I was getting ready to wash dishes before My morning staff arrived. She likes to have her coffee and I like to have her coffee mug good clean when she gets here. Anyway, I have a plastic container in my seeing that I wash things in and when I want to drain that vessel it just drenched my feet. Later I learned there some sort of gasket that connects the garbage disposal to the seeing which had become compromised no longer hold water/fluids through the plumbing. Being a survivor, I figured out a way to wash my dishes and the other thing that wasn't compromised. It's little difficult to do particularly from power chair like mine in particular with the mouse passes the I seem to be possessing lately.

I think I've talked about the new guy that replaced the tattooed reprobate which was the last maintenance guy we had here who was a great! Corporate moved in from our facility to who knows where. The new guy does everything by the book. Everything has to have paperwork and I've had my paperwork in for a week as far the bathroom goes. But to my extreme surprise Jennifer front desk lady really director of this property here actually call it a private operation come out and unclog the sink in the bathroom Actually “whipped” Into action and the lad repaired my see in the kitchen. I can wash dishes without having to wash the floor! And I can shave again in the morning without having to jerryrigged a system that will hold water not be contaminated by water that will drain from the sink.

I want to believe that I had a productive day. I'd like to think that I have some small force bring change to my plumbing Armageddon. And I haven't even yet addressed the fact that Melissa forgot to take up my butt this morning after my shower. See answer my text message that she could come over just about lunchtime selected together cost Campbell Soup lunch and even offered To build her sandwich which he declined to be totally pleased with the low sodium vegetable soup courtesy of the food bank.

So I think it was okay day… Good way to start the week…

Slow Sunday

 

Thank goodness for Sunday mornings breakfastwith the kids. Had I Not have breakfast with the kids todayI would have done nothing to do except watch television. I haven't even moved around the apartment complex today. It was just good to stay inside. There was more snow during the night not very much actually just a skiff but there was a wind blowing making the day cold to the point that I just want to stay inside vegetate. I still feel guilty on wasting a day like that right now it's just the best I could do.

I had an omelette for breakfast, A Denver omelette which was quite good. I really enjoyed green peppers in my eggs. Of course there is the potatoes of with its the meals made me feel bloated all day. Had a few pieces of candy and if you peppers jalapenos And that's been pretty much it for the day. I would like to feel hungry enough that one of the tamales which I purchased from the tamale man. I spent $15 for 9 tamales I don't know if that was the deal but I sure enjoyed having them around to snack on or to build a meal around. They are real tamales, chicken, frijoles and another kind I can't remember. The cornmeal's excellent which the tamales made of and quite plump totally worth what I paid for. I just have to exercise self-control and only one or 2 a day.

It was great seeing the kids are enjoying our conversations over breakfast watching everybody interact each other during this time. We usually spend about 2 hours either visiting and then were on our way to various Sunday destinations.

I know this will be a short entry was you could tell not a lot happened today which Was blog worthy

Keeping K

 

I think I have written about this before, how I am trying to do is little on Sundays as possible at least work wise, physical labor. If I was active it would be called keeping the Sabbath day holy. I don't know what I'm really trying to do that right now I'm trying to get everything done on Saturday night so I don't have to cook anything tomorrow. One little habit of getting into is taking the trash out at last things I do on Saturday and usually is the kitchen trash such as the most active trash can apartment. Sometimes I combine it with other trash cans like the bathroom who also sees a lot of activity during the week. However this week not much so I think I'll just run to garbage out as soon as I finish the blog for today.

My stomach finally feel somewhat better, at the end of this week. Is been a rough week something wise. Last night WasOkay, I think the sleep during the night got things active again start building fauna in my intestinal tract. I've been ingesting anything I can think of which were will start clogging me up. Cheese, Cottage cheese, yogurt's and bananas. I actually have my alarm clock going off this morning at 6 AM waking me up that hardly ever happens. I'm usually well all week I then So, I felt sturdy enough to forgo really eating until I got to the coffee shop where I got it cream cheese bagel and of coarse coffee.

I was dressed even choose by the time it was to get coffee 9:30 AM. Spent an hour with JanetThem back to the apartment. Actually living together but on a jacket grabbed my basket and over to the market And dollars store and bought way more that I should of but I have fun and that's all matter to me today. It was great to feel halfway normal again.

I should spend a lot more of the day of actual housecleaning/apartment cleaning that didn't happen. I did manage to do my arm bike for 30 minutes that was about it. The dinner I actually challenged myself to use the air fryer on my toaster oven, which I've never used before because of intimidation. After thoroughly long discussion with Gloria I decided to give it a shot and fried tiny breaded shrimp Tater tots while watching part of Thor movie. It's been a pretty decent Saturday all things considered. My brother called Carl to inform me that other members of the family decided to have a family reunion this coming summer: June 16 among know I could get the building for the events as are done before. I don't see the problem one way or the other. Good to see him again before we all start dying. It is nearly bedtime and I still have miles to go before sleep and tons of trash to put on theheap and dreams to dream beforeI wake to enjoy all the gifts the day will make…