17 February 2024
We’re getting an afternoon shower which may keep me from having to add water to the pool. It’s our dry season and it’s certainly been dry.
I made 1.2 miles this morning. I was dragging towards the end – literally, my legs and feet weren’t cooperating – but as I got closer to the house it seems like I got a second wind. I’ve had that experience on hikes before. One rather peculiar observation is that my hands seem to get more numb when I walk. Usually, the numbness is in my fingertips and thumbs but as I get into the walk, it spreads to most of my hands and up my wrists. I have no idea about that except half the time I’m walking, one arm is hanging down while the other is on my walking stick. I trade sides with hands on the walking stick so maybe I have poor circulation when my arm hangs down.
The mornings are really nice with the temp in the 60’s. I’ve started having my second breakfast on the patio. I usually eat my fruit bowl and have my first cup of coffee in front of the computer checking emails and reading the news. After my walk, I have half a grapefruit and a second cup of coffee while I do The Washington Post crossword. At least I try to do the crossword. The Saturday one is the toughest and I generally have to look up the answers.
Today was clean house and wash clothes. There’s nothing like Saturday chores to get you focused. Again, I don’t do as much cleaning as I used to on Saturdays but get the essentials done: bathroom, floors, change linen. There’s usually two loads of laundry with three dryer loads. The reason for three dryer loads is I dry the sheets separately, otherwise, they just get tangled in all the other clothes and nothing gets dry that cycle. At least I don’t do much ironing these days. I still iron my blue jeans and an occasional shirt that is not “no iron.” Otherwise, I pretend everything is linen and just go with it.
Last night I watched the Superman movie with Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Glen Ford, and Jackie Cooper. I forgot how good the movie is and I’m amazed it has held up as well as it has over time. For some reason I remember Margot Kidder looking better than she did in the movie.
Tonight I have a zoom meeting with old, literally, college colleagues.
Stay tuned!