2020: One Day At A Time, We Will Achieve!!
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I’m doing better on my steps. I walked 4000 steps a day last week. Two days I pushed myself further for 5000+ steps. My leg had been achy from not walking enough. That’s the problem I had before PT. Lately, after sitting too long, I’d have to force myself to take those first few steps because it hurt. With more regular walking, I’m not having that pain. So I ‘m reminding myself of that and getting up off the couch every hour.
Jean, are you still doing PT?0 -
Helene -good job on the steps!
I remember one day when I was still working at the office getting up after sitting awhile and limping like I always do. Our accounting person happened to notice and was quite concerned. I told her it's normal for me. LOL!0 -
That limping is exactly what I’m talking about. In the last few days, I noticed walking every hour minimizes or eliminates the limping. My Fitbit reminds me to walk 250 steps every hour for 11 hours each day. I’m walking around my deck and can do 250 steps in the time a series of commercials run. I encouraged DH to start walking around the deck too. As part of his cardio therapy, he’s supposed to walk regularly but has slacked off on it. He’s willing to try it. Walking on the deck, we don’t come in contact with other people so we don’t have to wear a mask while doing it.0
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Word of the day. Coruscate - to be showy in technique or style; sparkle.0
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Midnight is home. It isn't the same but he is with me. They also included a packet of info on dealing with grief when a pet dies.
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I had a cardiology appointment yesterday. All is well except the weight gain. BP 116/68; Pulse rate 67; Oxygen saturation 99%. EKG ok!0
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Jean - I'm glad Midnight is home. No, it's not remotely the same.
I'm glad your cardiology visit went well!0 -
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That’s a beautiful urn. Even though different, I’m sure there is comfort in having him at home with you. Those were great numbers from the cardiology appointment.0
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Jean, the urn you chose for Midnight is lovely. It’s not the same, but I hope it provides you some comfort.
Good job on those numbers from the cardiology appointment! Despite a small weight gain, you’ve maintained your health under very challenging conditions over the past few months.
I’m exhausted by watching the on-going debate about how to safely reopen schools this fall. I would hate to be a teacher having to figure out how to educate both in the classroom and on-line, as seems to be a likely scenario. I think most of the larger districts around here are delaying reopening and/or offering on-line for anyone who wants it.0 -
Our (Republican, believe it or not) governor had gotten some grudging respect from me for his handling of the pandemic but he's losing it. First he decided we weren't going to send out ballots to everyone for November (even though we did it in June and all we'd have to do now is fix the few kinks). Now he's told the counties they can't order all the schools in their borders not to reopen.
I don't know the complete answer to the school question. I have my thoughts on some of it but I don't have a complete answer. And of course no one is asking for my answer anyway.. LOL!0 -
I had received a month's supply of cat food from Amazon shortly before I took Midnight to the vet. It was unopened. I contacted Amazon and was told not to return the food but they would issue a credit on a future purchase. I just checked Amazon and it has been done. I will donate the food.0
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I just had someone email me about donating some food (he said "a pallet" but open further questioning and joking clarified that it was 1/2 a case). I told him that normally we'd have him drop it at our vet but I can't imagine they want to be bothered with that right now and sent him off to a shelter.0
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That was very compassionate of Amazon to give you the credit considering your circumstances. I’m sure a shelter or even a food pantry would appreciate a donation. Some of the food banks give out pet food for those who cannot afford to feed their pets.0
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Jean and Maryanne, were you affected by Isaias? We got lucky that the storm went up the Hudson River Valley. We got a few wind gust of 40 mph and none of the rain. I hope you had no damage and didn’t lose power. From the numbers I saw on the news, some homes will be without power for days. One of my markets has a meat sale a few times a year. They have about 10 choices and as long as you buy 5 packages, each is $5. I probably save $15-$20 on that sale. I held off buying in case we lost power. The last thing I’d want is a defrosting freezer full of meat. The sale is good until Thursday so I’ll shop today.0
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We had what amounted to a heavy thunderstorm. No loss of power; no water in the basement.
I wonder where they got that name. I've never heard it.0 -
I fed my colonies quickly today because I have a food delivery scheduled between 11 and 1. Shouldn't be a problem but they've shown up 30 minutes to an hour early on occasion and I overslept a little today (I haven't set an alarm clock in years).
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I had to wear a mask at a colony for the first time today. Two men (sans masks) were working on a car right at the colony (there's a junk car place right next to the colony but seldom human beings).0
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I hope voters remember his “it is what it is” statement come election time. The families of the 156,000 victims see it differently. How many of those deaths were preventable if he’d responded quicker and more forcefully. Added to that, his disrespectful comments about John Lewis and his claims that Trump’s done more for Black Americans than any other president.
Glad you came trough the storm okay. We are seeing fewer people not wearing masks but enough of them are out there to be dangerous.0 -
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I looked up Isiah. It’s from Latin and Hebrew and comes from the name Isaiah. It means salvation of God. That’s a strange name to give a destructive storm. Wonder whose job it is to pick storm names.0
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I looked up Isiah. It’s from Latin and Hebrew and comes from the name Isaiah. It means salvation of God. That’s a strange name to give a destructive storm. Wonder whose job it is to pick storm names.
I wonder why they didn't just use Isiah, a name many people know. And you're right; strange naming but the world is strange these days!0 -
"This is Fig! He has a prosthetic leg, and likes to take it off and throw it at his sister."
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They had probably already used Isaiah in a previous year. I know that they can reuse names, and only permanently retire a name if it did a lot of damage, e.g., Katrina. I don’t know how long they wait before reusing a name, but I think it is quite awhile. I believe the names are predetermined before the start of every hurricane season.0
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I think you’re correct about having all the names picked in advance. Perhaps they had already used Isaiah before. But there are plenty of other I names they could have picked. Many of the news anchors seemed to stumble over how to pronounce it.0
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I looked it up. The World Meteorological Organization creates the list every year before hurricane season begins. Names can be used again, but no more often than every 6 years. As noted above, some names are permanently retired if the storm was particularly bad. Since it is an international organization, some of the names may not be as familiar to us as they are in other parts of the world.0
