Warm. Uncomfortably warm. And moist. Can’t forget moist. Summer in Houston is here. 80F by 8am? Maybe. Certainly got warm yesterday despite the overcast most of the day, for most of Houston. I drove all over and got only a bit of mist on the windshield despite the threatening skies. Then it was thunder and lightning around 8pm, but no release…<\/p>\n
Did a few pickups yesterday. IDK what’s up with my brain but this was another day when I just couldn’t get the pickups in in the time I thought I could. I left the house a bit late, due to some gastric distress, and that threw off my whole plan for the day. Unfortunately I didn’t realize it until too late. I might have forfeited about $50 worth of items. One auctioneer is a real bastard about pickup times. I did hit Costco after picking up the kid from school. A quick in and out with only a few items and it was still over $200.<\/p>\n
Today I’ve got pickups and two doctor visits. The orthopedic surgeon in the morning to take a look at my right bicep, and my GP in the afternoon to review all the testing I had done. I am afraid I tore something in my previously repaired bicep. It’s not as bad as when I tore it loose the first time, but I definitely heard and felt something give, and it does ache a bit. Maybe the MRI can show if his repair has failed, or if I have a new tear.<\/p>\n
Then I’ll meet with my GP to go over all the imaging and cardiac testing I’ve had done. Didn’t find any issues, clean bill of health, but the underlying complaint is still there. Getting old isn’t for the weak, or the indigent. I’m pretty sure I’ll hit my deductible this year, for the second time in 20 years, iirc.<\/p>\n
I’m not really complaining too much. I’m healthy and most of the mechanical fixes were straightforward. Wife and kids are crazy healthy compared to just about anyone else I know. The system is broken however, and it does chafe occasionally. <\/p>\n
Grid up, we’re living in the future, so let’s leverage that for all it’s worth.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately with yesterday’s miscalculations and today’s appointments, I’m losing whatever momentum I had. I know how the next two weeks play out, and it isn’t with me making headway on my storage units or selling a bunch of stuff. Gnu dang it.<\/p>\n
I will do what I can, and always be working. Stacking would be easier.<\/p>\n
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Warm. Uncomfortably warm. And moist. Can’t forget moist. Summer in Houston is here. 80F by 8am? Maybe. Certainly got warm yesterday despite the overcast most of the day, for most of Houston. I drove all over and got only a bit of mist on the windshield despite the threatening skies. Then it was thunder and lightning around 8pm, but no release…<\/p>\n
Did a few pickups yesterday. IDK what’s up with my brain but this was another day when I just couldn’t get the pickups in in the time I thought I could.<\/p>\n