Hmm, warmer? Humid. Really humid. Wet even.
Yesterday did warm up but didn’t get scorching hot. The sun never really came out for most of town. Parts got hammered by rain- I could see the cell dumping on the north side when I was out running errands. Only spatters here at home though.
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Turns out I won’t be buying a new Lexus for the Orthodontist this fall. The doc said to wait for a while longer before Daughter 1 needs braces on her teeth. That is a relief for us all. My wife took her and was impressed with the lengths the orthodontics office went to to prevent infection.
Speaking of, we won’t be going to swim team practice today. We’ve decided to pull back a bit. One kid with headache and sore throat, the other with ‘itching’ throat, and everyone seems to have forgotten to even try to distance themselves. We’re going to be prudent, cautious, and considerate. I think having a family we know all come down with wuflu has ratcheted up my wife’s concern level dramatically. She’s quoting local hospitalization rates and available ICU beds to ME….
I have other stuff to do. With the 4th of July coming, my client wants all his stuff working, and the new stuff all installed. He’s even got my conduit trenched in. I thought waiting for that to happen would buy me a lot of time. So today I have to get up in the attic and pull some cables. I’m hoping for rain and lower temps out in the country. Then tomorrow I’ll finish up the install and commissioning of the new stuff. That’s the plan anyway. It does mean I’ll be entering the Costco to buy a new TV for him. He’s tired of waiting for the service guy to make a decision and proceed with the replacement. When Concierge services does get around to it, we’ll have a hot spare for the next dead tv.
I’m debating whether to do my Costco shopping or not since I’m in the store. Big difference in my mind between entering, grabbing a TV and exiting, and spending an hour shopping. I’m leaning toward instacart. Costco is back to discounts on a bunch of my normal purchases this month, so I’m definitely either ordering or shopping. I was also thinking about hitting the HEB in person. There are some items I buy that aren’t listed on the Instacart app, that I’d like to restock. But again, if we’re pulling back, this is not the time to be returning to the stores.
Am I being consistent or stubborn? Consistent or unwilling to adapt to changing conditions? I know which I think is true.
Dinner was mostly leftovers with a bit of rice added, and cookies from mix for dessert. Mix was BB 2020, so right on time, half a decade early by my usually standards.
I got a brief update from Frances regarding Barbara. She’s doing better, sitting up, talking, had some of the medical stuff removed, she’s even being funny, but no timeline for her return home has yet been discussed. They are continuing to test and check for other issues, but it sounds like she’s responding well to the current treatment plan. Let’s hope that continues.
It’s important to remember that the people driving the BLM movement, Antifa, and the other grab bag of protesters and rioters are still out there doing their thing, or getting ready for their next thing. Even in Madison WI, one of the most progressive places I’ve ever been, and also a tiny little place on the edge of nowhere, they’re pulling down statues and pummeling state senators.
If anyone here has a credible scenario for how we get back to “normal” by Christmas, feel free to share in comments. I can not think of what would need to happen for that to work out. I can think of LOTS of ways things are worse then than now. So, unless you can do the math, and show your work for how this all ends before the end of the year, it behooves you to make some preparations.
This stuff has a life of its own now, and it won’t want to die.
Keep thinking. Keep prepping. Keep stacking.
nick