Wednesday, September 16, 2026 

     Vaccine time. I used to go downtown Ordway but that pharmacy is long gone. I can get the flue shot at my Primary doctor’s but not the other vaccines. The choices seem to be Safeways grocery store or CVS. I wonder if doctors on duty do vaccinations. I haven’t been in a store for the last 5 years.  Safeway in Pacific Grove is the most promising.

     The cleaners arrive yesterday. They come biweekly and suddenly the house is in order and manageable. I give them a bunch of my roommate’s tomatoes from the back yard.

     What did I do yesterday.  Nothing I can think of.  Foggy day, read a lot, walked a bit on the deck, greeted the meals on wheels volunteer, read some more, took a nap. Oh yes I did walk to the mail box late in the day.

     I finished reading the delightful novel THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE AND HIS MOTHER by Rabih Alameddine, a wonderful novel.  I will look for his other books. In the evening, we watch the first episode of LANTERNS. A good enough show about invading aliens. And then an episode of our favorite show, TRYING. And of course, the news, don’t want to miss the possible end of our democracy due to the corrupt president. Yes, I am going to vote as soon as I get my ballot. I want to save our democracy.

 

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 

     A sleek agile black cat has been appearing in the back yard, checking out the farm plants, waiting for my roommate to appear.  They have become friends.  I am hesitant to develop a relationship with this cat or any cat.  It’s not that I don’t like cats. Several family members are allergic to cats and would stop visiting if we had one living in the house. I have learned to keep clear from cute pets to avoid getting poison oak.

     Foggy morning. Slight breeze. Garbage trucks lumbering up the street picking up the bins. Another garbage day.

     In the afternoon I walk to the mail box for the day’s mail. Not such a difficult task after all.

     We watch two more episodes of our favorite show, TRYING. So well written and we burst out laughing at the unexpected twists. I continue to read the Lebanese novel, THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE AND HIS MOTHER, by Rabih Alameddine. I love it.  The warnings of dangerous AI activities fill the news reports. It is not drones and bombs gonging to destroy us now, it is AI whatever that actually is. I want to blame this all on our corrupt president.

 

Monday, September 14, 2026

     I am cold this morning when I get up. I put on warm clothes and then close the windows. Thick fog and soon the fog dissipates. Back to winter clothes.

     I suggest to my roommate it is my turn to go to the mail box each day. Most of the mail is ads and bills. Over the last year I have slowly withdrawn further into the house.  It is the outside steps I tell myself.  Maybe? I haven’t fully recovered from last year’s sepsis treatment. Maybe?  So, this week I will see what this is all about.

     I keep checking out the internet to learn what might help me with bladder discomfort. The doctors say it is one of those conditions with no recognized effective medical treatment. I am looking for an effective off label treatment.

     A new book. THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE AND HIS MOTHER, by Rabih Alameddine, set in Lebanon. I am liking it. We watch the second half of MAY DAY, a funny bro movie.  We also watch the latest DAILY SHOW WITH John Stewart. He is so clever and funny. I am looking for a more accurate name for our president. Incompetent? Maybe, but more likely  a master criminal who pretends to be incompetent.