the darkest day

 

      SATURDAY 8/29/2020 8:26PM--This past Thursday Dianne and I got into a MAJOR physical fight...that's all I'm gonna say about it...I THINK we're OK now...we went to CVS earlier; I was out of Lisinopril...I
don't know what we're doing tomorrow...the bad weather that made Lou cancel our get together never got here...
        TUESDAY 9/1/2020 10:11AM--I suddenly have a Dr.'s appointment on Friday, because I nervously answered the phone when what I thought was his number popped up on the screen...I don't think there will be any more identification problems when anyone is leaving me voice mail--I changed my outgoing message to include my first and middle names..."Andrew" has been used more recently due to all the official paperwork I've been filling out for Doctor's appointments, and whatnot...
             THURSDAY 9/3/2020 10:43AM--with regards to FB, I've just unfriended a couple of people, two of whom I've known for almost FIFTY years...I NEVER hear from them...I'm starting to think my Life has been a lie...Friends? I can count them on one hand, and not use all my fingers...pretty dammed depressing...
        FRIDAY 9/4/2020 7:35PM--already somewhat packed for the housesitting gig in Rockville...gotta get my meds together, and my toiletries...I've got time for that tomorrow...only doing it for the money...dunno exactly what I'm gonna do with it...

         

a failed experiment

 

     

            TUESDAY 8/25/2020 5:15PM--the full beard idea went, like the hair on my face, down the drain...I'm
ok with that...
           7:11PM--just killing time until roughly Midnight...it suddenly feels like I've got enough to do tomorrow...I really should put the strings on the acoustic--not looking forward to it..
        WEDNESDAY 8/26/2020 8:34PM-so I just unfriended someone on Fakebook... I won’t miss him and he won’t miss me...just one more phony “friend”...I got enuff of those...I'm gonna try one more time to get away from Fakebook...except that it's just about the only way to get in touch with some people, and I kinda like a couple of the Groups I'm in...
       THURSDAY 8/27/2020 12:31AM--I've shut my Fakebook page down to everyone except two or three dozen people...it feels good, for now...actually I think it's 45...

shoulda gone to Olney (eventually we did)

 

              SUNDAY 8/16/2020 4:40PM--The roomie and I went to Alexandria VA to explore the Olde Town area...we didn't see all that much; the weather didn't really cooperate...I was napping by about 2PM...I have some stuff going on this coming week that I'd rather NOT think about...that's Life I guess...
              There's a Doctor's visit on Wednesday...and I might have a problem with the "monthly payment" idea implemented by Dr. Snow...UGH... 
       MONDAY 8/17/2020--One strange reason I don't like the masks is that ya can't tell what a woman looks like...Yeah, I know, I'm pathetic, if not a little bit perverted...It doesn't EVEN matter, or does it?
         I semi-announced my Musical retirement on a guy's "wall"...Ray is a friend of his...my post didn't seem to faze anybody...I guess that was too obscure a place to make such an announcement...
      THURSDAY 8/20/2020 11:44AM--I went to the Doctor's yesterday...actually saw Dr. Gendal himself, briefly...He's given me quite a "to do" list...
      SATURDAY 8/22/2020 10AM--there's a "family" zoom meeting coming up later today...I'm joining it, reluctantly and (hopefully) briefly--I don't feel like doing much of anything, at all--except sleeping...
    6:30PM--the zoom meeting was the longest two hours of my Life...I tried to get a bit of a nap afterwards,
but it barely lasted an hour, if that...
    8:35PM--the plan for tomorrow is to go to Olney...I doubt that we'll be back before 1PM...
SUNDAY 8/23/2020 5:40PM--finally made it to the antique store in Olney--it was quite full... then we went to a farmer's market...saw a Musician I know...he recognized me...
            I've been thinking about yesterday's Family Zoom...Currently, and rather suddenly, I've decided that I don't like Dianne's cousin Ross...I know it sounds so 1970s, but I don't get a good vibe from him...I'm not gonna tell her...
                 Sunday evening--I think most of the people I hung out with pre-pandemic would say, if asked, that they don't like me all that much...Dianne thinks I should reach out to Stoney--she shouldn't hold her breath...but it kinda hurts to suspect 1) people lump me and Howard (for example) together...and/or 2) I'm not the Musician I thought I was...

one less thing

 

             FRIDAY 8/7/2020 8:26 AM--well, I sent Dr. Snow some money towards the $200 bill I got for his services...there is probably more stuff to do today...I don't feel up to it... and yet, I found the courage to call my new Doctor and schedule an appointment for Monday 8/10 at 10AM...(whew) Glad that's done...
           SATURDAY 8/8/2020 9:32AM--due to my fat fingers the cursor didn't go where*I* wanted it to...and of course I don't why...I guess there's nothing I can do about it...very frustrating...at some point this weekend I NEED to study my Medicare book and (maybe) the United Health Care booklet...I'm not yet, but I suspect I will be VERY nervous about my Doctor's appointment...
       7PM--something (the mouse or the laptop) is still doing something that is NOT my idea--and I HATE that...I've tried to fix it, but have been unable to so far...I'm afraid the laptop will have to go in the Shop, it has gotten SUPER slow...It looks like I'll be going to visit Dianne's parents tomorrow...I don't want to, but she doesn't wanna go by herself...I suspect I'll be wearing a mask for longer than I want to...Hopefully we won't be staying too long, however "too long" is...
       SUNDAY-looking back on it, I really shoulda stayed home...
       TUESDAY--I spent most of Monday in doctor's offices...it was not fun...today, I did next to nothing...But tomorrow I'm going to a Doctor's office again, at 9AM...I hope I'll be home before Noon...
      WEDNESDAY I made it home by Noon, took a little after lunch nap and then at approximately 2:30 had a video chat with my cardiologist… He says everything is A-OK…he wants to see me in a year...
      THURSDAY-I did nothing important today except trim my goatee--a lot; I think I’m gonna try growing a beard again...we’ll see...
       FRIDAY 8/14/2020 11:07AM--To my surprise, I got something done this morning...I remotely paid my speeding ticket, using my CREDIT card...5PM--trying to fix the cursor, unsuccesssfullly...
             5:15PM--FIXED IT!!! BY MYSELF (sorta)...I clicked the HELP feature and entered "spacing" as
the subject...some other Blogger users have had the same problem...I guess I will have to space the paragraphs myself, utilizing the SHIFT/ENTER combination...
          Just one more thing to get used to....and somebody played with the colors--I think THAT sucks, but I wasn't consulted...
      6:41PM--if the pandemic went away tomorrow, my Life wouldn't change a bit...I THINK I know how my so called "friends" think of me...probably the same way I think they think of Howard--they tolerate him, like a not quite housebroken puppy...so why would I go somewhere tohang out with people who (I think) aren't really my friends, even if they say they are?
      9:07PM--just killing time, waiting for Dianne to go to bed...
      10:10PM--she went upstairs a few minutes ago...I'll likely be staying up until Midnight, like I do most nights, watching The West Wing...I don't think we have any plans for the weekend...I'm fine with that; I'm
not sure SHE is...I dunno what's going on with Flakebook, but it seems really glitchy to me this evening...I
dunno what to do about it, so I'll ignore it...
   SATURDAY 8/15/2020 10:57AM--as I told Dianne all I wanna do is eat and sleep...I hardly wanna do anything else...except (maybe) color...
 9:15PM--I don't know how and it really really really REALLY sucks, but I seem to have lost one of my doodles, before I could finish it...

 

 

my screw-up I guess

      MONDAY 8/3/2020 7:05PM--I don't EVEN know how it happened but I think I might possibly have TWO insurance companies working for me--maybe...that can't be allowed, can it?

        I dunno who to call to solve this problem...gonna start with a Medicare Customer Service phone call...I'd would rather...well, do a LOT of things other than making that call...and I absolutely HATE talking to a machine.If I get lucky I'll be able to talk to a real, breathing, English speaking human...

TUESDAY 8/4/2020 8:25PM-I don't think I accomplished a damn thing today…I’m OK with that; I think I’m going to take care of the Insurance things on Thursday – when Dianne is out of the house for a while, I think it's Physical Thereapy…I dunno what I’m doing tomorrow...

WEDNESDAY 8/5/2020 8:35AM--so far, I'm just watching TV, and that's OK by me...11:20AM--still watching TV, looking forward to a nap after Lunch...I got outta bed at 7AM because I thought that's when Dianne needed to get up...I was off by thirty minutes...

THURSDAY 8/6/2020 5:13PM--Medicare Customer Service says other insurance companies will come courting me and I should ignore them--unless I'm dissatisfied with United Health Care--and I'm not, at least not yet anyway...I've still got so much stuff to do...10:37PM--I need to send $50 bucks to Dr. Snow tomorrow, I just don't exactly know how...