Rambling Man

Good Evening!

I hope that your doing okay and life is treating you well. My week has been okay, except for the fact since there was a holiday, I constantly forget what day of the week it is. Not to worry that will be solved when next week kicks off. If that is the worst thing that happens to me this week then I’d say I am doing pretty good.

Today I got dressed as if I was going into the office, first time in 3 months. My pants were a little tight and difficult to keep up (even with a belt on). However, I still looked pretty good (except for my gut).

Made it to see the doctor and we talked about COVID as it relates to me. He told me the best medicine is to stay the hell away from people, work from home and plan to keep up that routine for the foreseeable future. Most probably for the rest of the year. Regardless of how “safe” an office space is, there is still a risk of getting it even thought I know my employer is doing everything that the CDC says to do. I also learned that I am in 3 risk groups. 1 – being male, 1 – being over weight and 1 being a diabetic. I told him that I felt pretty strongly that if I got COVID it would probably kill me and that would be okay, except for the fact that I have 2 cats left. They matter to me so I want to stick around to know that they get the best possible care and unless I meet someone before or shortly after they leave this world, then I am ready to leave as well. I know it’s depressing but it’s how I feel. We both agreed that given the COVID outbreak this is not the time to date. If push comes to shove the doctor will happily write a letter to my employer stressing that I should remain away from contact with people due to being in several at risk groups. He’s had to write some of those letters already. I do realize that it’s a privilege to be able to work from home. My employer doesn’t have to extend that to me but right now I have every reason to believe they would accommodate the need, since I am an asset and not a liability.

I got the doc to agree to let me have my blood drawn up in his office so that I wouldn’t have to make the trip to the hospital in the morning and I could tend to my work task. We skipped cholesterol monitoring this time so I will have to have it next time. The part that sucks is that I am a difficult stick and this time I got stabbed 3 times. My arms will not feel the best in the morning and will probably not look pretty. I just hope the results are good. I have of course been bad in eating sugar of all kinds. I packed on 8 pounds but it feels more like 10.

Driving was kind of fun but people are really crazy. The police were out in force and I saw several people stopped. There is also going to be construction starting in a couple weeks so I am glad that I am not driving in that every day. My hope is that they get all of the bumps out of the road while I am locked up so that when I am able to get out its smooth sailing.

The haircut store opens back up tomorrow. They posted a detailed plan of what they are going to be doing in order to keep everyone safe. Yeah, I am sure that tons of people scrambling to get their haircut. I actually thought about it but I am good for now taking care of my hair on my own. I mean if I screw it up, I just chop it all off and it will grow back in a month. From the way it sounds I won’t be going anywhere for a while.

I came home and watched TV, played on my phone a little bit and passed out some attention to the kids. We got in some noodle time on the couch and all have had supper. I am just bored. I kind of hate to spend time in front of the computer, considering that is what I do most of the time and it’s all work related. I enjoy time away and really wish I could go on a vacation.

The weather is supposed to get warm and dry us out starting tomorrow and for the next 7 days or so the forecast models look that way. In thinking about it I’d like to get my deck project out of the way so if I feel the motivation tomorrow morning that is what I will be doing. Plus, the gutter in the back needs to be looked at and probably needs to be cleaned out again. I will be installing the chicken wire to help keep the debris out. Of course, all of this is contingent on having the energy and motivation. I am pretty sure I will just want to go back to bed and hey that’s okay as well. It is after all my day off. It’s also payday but I paid bills today and there isn’t much left this time around. That should be different next time. End of the month is always tight. I saw that I made myself a note next month to start putting extra money towards Escrow in my house payment. Funny thing is that my home insurance went down by $84 and Property Tax Bills have yet to be issued. Until the tax bill comes out, I have no real way to plan on how much I need to save. I’m sure the tax man will be coming eventually COVID or not.

I will be seeing the eye doctor on Saturday morning, that won’t be terribly fun but it’s necessary. Outside of that I have no real plans per se.

Take care and we shall talk again soon!