Wednesday, March 11, 2026

     I have shifted my social focus from medical waiting rooms to park benches.   Yesterday morning I met a friend at the park bench. We talked about our lives and watched adults play pickle ball and little kids play with their adults. The bench becomes too warm in the sun so we move over to a shady bench.  I am exhausted for the rest of the day. I am working on increasing my bench energy.

     I have my every three month 15 minute appointment with the primary care doctor this morning. I think he is just checking to see if I am still alive. I have a lot of minor concerns that he can’t fix, old age, itchy skin, tired bones, and fatigue. He encourages me to keep going in those 15 minutes.

     My roommate picks up 50 pounds of rabbit manure for the back yard expanded potato patch. I am worry about flies.  She says there will not be any. I am not so sure. Now here is someone who is very energetic.

     We watch the first episode of Steve Carroll’s new show ROOSTER on HBO. I liked it but my roommate not so much. We then watch an intense scary episode of TEHRAN. The music is the best part of this show. Then half an episode of THE LONG WAY AROUND, the two goofy guys on motorcycles in Kazakhstan.