Author Archives: Sparky
5% report
It is now January 18, which means we are about 5% of the way through 2021 and I have not posted to the blog. Why? Because there hasn’t been much of interest to report. Rusty and I hang out every day. He gets his 3 walks per day. I get my 3 meal per day … Continue reading
Damn
My second COVID-19 test was NEGATIVE. This is very disappointing as it strongly suggests that the first result was a false positive. I was really hoping for confirmation that I had, in fact, had an asymptomatic case and had developed antibodies without ever getting sick. Now I know that I either had the virus or … Continue reading
My best Christmas gift ever?
I wasn’t expecting any gifts this year. But I did get one gift and it was a good one. Probably my best Christmas gift ever. My health. It has now been at least 10 days since the exposure that resulted in the shocking positive COVID-19 test. I think that means that I am no longer … Continue reading
Surprise!
My COVID-19 test result was POSITIVE. While there is a chance that this is a false positive result, it is far more likely that I either have the virus or had it and didn’t know it. I can’t tell which because I have NO SYMPTOMS. That could be due to me being one of the … Continue reading
My first (and second) COVID-19 test
When my son was visiting me less than 2 weeks ago I spent a few minutes researching how to get a COVID-19 test in Fort Myers, thinking that he and his girlfriend might need to get one to be allowed back in Massachusetts. Well, they were less concerned about that than I was and they … Continue reading
A visit from #2 son
I suppose I should apologize to Charlie Chan, that inscrutable oriental detective. But since he referred to himself as “oriental” which most asians now regard as derogatory and since none of the 5 actors who played him in the movies was actually asian, I won’t apologize much. I doubt that he was even inscrutable, whatever … Continue reading
Being tidy or being disloyal?
Maybe both? The question arises because I have been going through the stuff that I brought south from our storage unit in Massachusetts. It turns out that much of what has been stored up there for years is memorabilia – items saved from our many trips in the RV and our cruises. Jett was much … Continue reading
“Bomb Shell” by Catherine Coulter
Copyright 2013 by Catherine Coulter. Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York NY. I had a really hard time finishing this book. I felt that I should be liking it more than I was. I blamed the good weather, the holidays, Jett’s death, demands of a long To Do list. But now I think that … Continue reading
Thanksgiving for one
That sounds sadder than it was. It was a very quiet day – just Rusty and me – but I rather enjoyed the solitude. I finished the jigsaw puzzle I was working on, watched some football and a couple of movies, read a bit then cooked myself a nice dinner: pork roast, asparagus, mashed potatoes … Continue reading
2020 wrapup
How to describe 2020? To borrow a phrase from Judith Viorst, it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. Highlights: A wonderful 2-week MSC cruise in the Caribbean A positive experience being a poll working in the 2020 general election Completion of shed construction (though some trim work remains) Lowlights: Jett’s death The … Continue reading »