11 October 2023
Wow! Miracles do happen! I got a decent night’s sleep!
Even better, when I got out of bed, my nose was not stopped up and miracle of miracles, the numbness in the toes and fingers had abated somewhat. It’s not completely gone but enough that I can tell a difference. I’ll take any reduction I can get. My energy level was pretty good, also.
I think I staggered a little less on my morning walk (two in a row!) of 1.5 miles. It was nice to see the neighborhood in the light of day instead of walking in total darkness. There’s always some small change when you walk a particular isle and it’s fun to see what people are, or not, doing. Since Covid, people are nesting more and are doing more home improvement projects. I did too but that was because the house flooded. I rather that not be the case.
Speaking of flooding, I’m waiting for the first flood warning to go out in Broward county. The weather people have been preaching doom and destruction for the last two days because of the big moisture blob in the Caribbean and the Gulf. Just as I finished trimming the Heliconia, it started to seriously rain.
Speaking of Heliconia, I felt good enough to go out and trim the dead leaves again. It’s a constant battle and if I didn’t think the stuff looked pretty, I’d get rid of it. I try to trim it every two weeks to keep it under control and that usually works. The real problem is to insure I do it every two weeks and I don’t always make that deadline.
I’ve been getting notices from UPS that my new iPhone will be delivered on the 16th. Today I got notice that it would be tomorrow on the 12th. If that holds, I’ll at least be home to sign for it. I was going to be away at the doctor’s on the 16th. I expect UPS will re-notify me that there has been a delay and delivery will be on another day. I don’t know what’s going on with them but that has been the typical thing the last few deliveries.
Yesterday, Mia, the dietician, gave me a box of Enterade (the liquid that contains a lot of amino acids and helps digestion issues). She asked if it was doing any good. I was honest and told her with the anti-diarrhea medicine, the Metamucil and the Enterade, something was working to prevent the diarrhea but I couldn’t say it was the Enterade. When I told her I bought some on Amazon, she was horrified and said she had a box she could give me. It’s watermelon flavored. That stuff is expensive and it was generous of her to give it to me. I’m sure she offers it to everyone but I seem to be the only one trying it.
Dialects
My cousin Jimmie responded to my Dialecta post. She pointed out that in Mississippi, you often said “mash” the button, not “push.” Then there was the comment about y’all being plural and how some Yankees think it’s singular. She also pointed out someone once said (it was cousin Jo) that y’all is singular but y’all is plural (I think she was joking about the pronunciation). Any more out there?
Speaking of pronunciation differences, I was in boot camp with a large Missouri contingent. They pronounced the word “push” as “poosh.” That threw me the first time I heard it. Fortunately, I never adopted that pronunciation.
Chip, my friend in the Coast Guard, reminded me I got his rating wrong. His rating was ETN (Electronics Technician Communications). He was also specially trained in cryptology which meant he could work on our crypto-gear.
Stay tuned!