Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     I confer with my brother, a primary care doctor, to develop a workable plan for the GERD medication. He shows me path to deal with this worry. I am grateful.

     I listen to the recent podcast with Ezra Klein and Stewart Brand talking about his new book, MAINTENANCE OF EVERYTHING. The conversation brings back intense memories of my youth.  I loved the Whole Earth Catalogue and the well. He is my generation. I am definitely going to buy his book.

     $12 dollars a pound, my roommate tells me as she gives me a small bowl of cherries. I am shocked. I can’t eat them. She says she was reluctant to tell me the price. I react as she feared.  But I am eating them slowly, savoring their sweet cherry taste. I encourage her to plant a cherry tree in the back yard.

     I did finish reading the PARABLE OF THE SOWER. So much to think about, so much to be afraid of. Soon I will read the second book. I watch a new show YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, an apple+ series. A focus on extremely wealthy people. Time to experience a different way of living. And I am back to watching carefully the political news.  So scary.

 

Tuesday, April 28, 2026  

    Each morning, I swallow the pink pill (0meprazole). For a month now, every morning.  No more difficulties swallowing food. I am not sure how long I can continue to take this medicine and which of my 4 doctors will help me make the decision. Sigh. Reading information on google is scary.

     The sun is warming up the house.  No clouds in the sky.

     In the evening we watch another episode of ROOSTER and several episodes of HACKS. I continue to watch more episodes of THE CLOSER hoping to get through all hundred episodes soon. We are stuck in a rut in our tv watching.

    I am almost done with THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. My roommate took a stack of books back to the library and returned with a new stack.

 

Monday, April 27, 2026

     My house has visitors.  How neat should we be?  My roommate and I have lots of interests that involve stuff. Books, newspapers, fake chickens, papers, unopened mail and boxes. Blankets and pillows live on chairs in case the house gets too cold. It feels comfy and like home. Sometimes I am uncomfortable with my clutter, the stuff of life.  But this is my life.

     During this cold spell I have stayed indoors. Short walks on the cold deck to check out the progress of the back yard. Am I getting sick again or maybe just tired of my present life. Sunday, Time for a break from my daily exercise routine. The last couple of evening I take Tylenol pills for an achy body. This morning, I am ready to start again.

      My personal librarian and her energetic puppy visit in the late afternoon.  We decide to watch two episodes of THE CLOSER. We both are tired and need to not talk. Don’t watch any news at all. No new tired stories of the incompetent and malicious president.

     I am continuing to read Octavia Butler’s PARABLE OF THE SOWER. Such a scary sad story.