B's surgery was sort of OK except the new pump "was drawing a lot of volume," so his sternum was left open and he's been left under anesthesia. Christine's sister seems as OK as possible from Christine's report. She went to yoga which, seems a wise way of handling things, and she and B's daughter been able to visit with B. B's sister and son had been radio silent at last report.
Aurora last night! Barely naked eye visible but they screamed red on the camera, between long exposure and sensitivity, i guess. This morning i took a photo of the northern sky and it was dark, proving to me that it wasn't the camera just making stuff up. I am sitting out side now, despite the crisp air, apologizing to thje plants i haven't brought in yet. Huh, a whiff of musk just floated through
I continued to use the internet to spy on family in Florida, with the happiest discovery
Volusia county's road closures. Found J & P's address well clear of any mess. Heard from J & J who hadn't lost power. Heard from J & P's daughter T who would tell us if there was any issue. B looks pretty clear of power outages. My dad's step sister remains a worry, but we aren't close. I only met her when going down to take care of my grandmother. (Moments of bitterness with my mother and how she monopolized family, and no guilt for all the times i swatted my dad's head. The man needs a clue.)
I'm tolerating all the symptom management, although there's still some morning nausea -- probably because i am not taking sudafed or the inhaled decongestant over night. I don't know why the medical notes say that we discussed what would happen if i stopped the inhaled decongestant. The instructions warn against stopping without discussing with your doctor, the prescription says, "as needed". I'm trying not to consult Dr Google or some random AI about this.
I also have mixed feelings about Duck Duck Go's AI integration: it did find an answer for me ... it might have led me to the Volusia county map, even. But how can we really afford this? Were we willing to pay reference librarians?
The animal rescue hasn't posted any news about the Red Breasted Grosbeak we sent them. I am hoping it's because when they finally took a look at the bird it was fine and flew off. I didn't give it a personal going over after scooping it up from the hall where it was chirping like some squeeky toy.
post-tags: f&f, cats, critter watch, sky, morning watch, night watch