Monday, February 17, 2025    

     I am outside in the cool morning sunlight after putting two big bags of garbage in the bins. A humming bird is busy in the bottle bush trees. And then suddenly darts away so fast that I almost miss the flight. I forget to put on my puffer jacket so I return to the warm house. The tall pine trees are candling now making yellow pollen and new growth.

     After my morning chores are done, I am suddenly very tired.  I lie on the couch to sleep.  But no, I just lie there being tired for an hour. Fatigue not sleepiness.  I forget the difference. Yes, fatigue today drives me to the couch several times. Old age? Chemo? Side effects of a new medicine? Doesn’t really matter what is the cause.

    In the late afternoon, three large deer are chewing on the plants in the front yard. I learn some of the plants are not deer proof.    

     I listen to a current Ezra Klein podcast “What Elon Musk wants” with Kara Swisher, a great tech reporter. I am inspired to take a more realistic look at Trump and Musk, and the whole tech world.  I highly recommend this podcast.