It’s about darned time. Today would’ve been Day 15 with COVID if this test hadn’t come back negative.
I tested on Tuesday, June 21, and was positive. So sometime between then and now I finally got over the hump.
I still have a cough and my head is a bit fuzzy/congested and I’m tired as heck because I haven’t been able to sleep the last two nights for some strange reason.
All I know is I’m testing negative and I intend to keep it that way.
More of Kim’s flowers. They’re very happy.
Our magnolia has been blooming for the better part of the month.
I love it because it reminds me of my Mom.
The Texas Tribune: “HOUSTON — Meeting at their first in-person convention since 2018, Texas Republicans on Saturday acted on a raft of resolutions and proposed platform changes to move their party even further to the right. They approved measures declaring that President Joe Biden ‘was not legitimately elected’ and rebuking Sen. John Cornyn for taking part in bipartisan gun talks. They also voted on a platform that declares homosexuality ‘an abnormal lifestyle choice’ and calls for Texas schoolchildren ‘to learn about the humanity of the preborn child.’”
Texas is getting more and more radical by the day. They may become the new Capitol of the next Civil War, at this rate. It wouldn’t surprise me if they started talking about secession again.
It’s gonna get really ugly in Texas I’m afraid.
This is going to be my final post on the matter unless I take a turn for the worse.
I seem to be in a fairly steady state at the moment; exhausted, foggy head, runny nose, and cough.
It seems it’s been like this for a few days. I’ve never had a fever, at least none I was aware of.
You can smell? Win!
— Chris Hawkins (@chris_hawk) June 18, 2022
And, yes, I can still smell and taste things. I consider that a major victory.
Unfortunately I didn’t catch these at the height of bloom. They’re still beautiful and smell wonderful.
I slept until noon today. My wife had to send our daughter up to make sure I was still alive. Thankfully, I am. I probably would’ve slept longer if not for my wife’s concern.
I’m wiped out. Yes, I’m still wiped out.
My foggy brain is a bit less foggy. I think I can safely say that’s due to the extra sleep I’m getting which is helping me defeat this nasty bug.
I have no commercial interest in DayQuil or NyQuil but I am grateful for them. Suppressing some of the symptoms has allowed me to rest.
Oh, I sat outside for a while today. That made for a really nice change of pace.
After dinner I’ll probably drift off to sleep again. Another day in the books.
I’ve gone backwards.
I’m absolutely exhausted and my brain is really foggy. I thought by today I’d be feeling close to normal. It’s a very disappointing setback.
My younger brother got COVID and he said he was exhausted for well over 14-days from the time he had a positive test. I’m not thrilled with the thought of that.
The cough is better, body aches are gone. I hadn’t mentioned waking up in a sweat in the middle of the night. That’s happened every night since I tested positive.
I’ve taken Friday off in hopes a long weeked will help get me over the hump.
Here’s hoping.
Doing much better today than yesterday! 🥳
Am I at 100%, no way, not there yet, but getting closer each day.
My head is still stuffy and foggy and I’m tired. I still have cough but it doesn’t happen as often as it was happening, not even close.
My back and lungs no longer ache, that’s pretty nice.
I figure a few more days of taking it easy and I’ll be right as rain.
Today’s test was positive. Which surprised me. Total bummer.
Better today than yesterday. I like the upward trend. I’d say I’m at about 80% now. A small bump from yesterday but a bump nonetheless.
My head is just as foggy as yesterday, no improvement there and I’m still really tired.
I’m not coughing as much. That’s definitely welcome, now maybe my lungs won’t ache as much.
My lower back pain has improved tremendously! It’s down to a minor ache.
Tired. That and a foggy head are now my biggest complaints. I just want to sleep all day.
I worked for a while this afternoon and now I just want to crawl back in bed.
Funny thing is, I’m craving a really nice Double IPA and some Popeye’s Chicken Strips. Is that weird? 😳
How cool is this? Our oldest daughters neighborhood has an albino squirrel.
It’s really beautiful.
I think I’m getting better. My eyes feel better today. I know that may sound like no big deal but it was really bothering me how much they hurt.
My head is less foggy this morning, that feels rather nice.
I’m still really tired, even after a good nights rest and my cough persists.
My lower back seems to hurt more today than yesterday. I wonder if that’s because I’m feeling slightly better in other ways and I’m noticing my back pain more? Could be.
I still fee pretty wiped out. When I stand I’m a bit dizzy and still have that out of body experience feeling, but it’s not as bad.
Still no fever. That makes me wonder if I had a fever in the days prior to feeling miserable? Who knows?
I think I’ll get outside today and sit in the fresh air.
This is a fairly new flavor to the Ben & Jerry’s lineup. My youngest daughter turned me on to it, said she liked it, so I gave it a go. She’s right, it’s a keeper. The ganache over the top of the ice cream is super tasty and I like peanut butter cups as well as peanut butter in general.
I think it goes without saying the chocolate chip cookie is the best cookie in the world. If you don’t agree, you’re wrong.
The only way you could possibly make ice cream with chocolate chip cookie dough better would be to add some peanut butter dough to the mix. Nuff said.
No, you don’t have to like the Grateful Dead to like this ice cream and I know what you’re thinking “this can’t be number two?” Oh, but it can. Try the number one flavor first, then decide. The cherry flavor is perfect and I love the chocolate and cherry chunks. Super delicious.
My wife bought Chubby Hubby for me as a joke. She thought it had a cute name and fit well with the state of her husbands physique. Little did she know it would become my favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor. It’s really hard to find. We know of one Super Market in Charlottesville that stocks it.
And there you have it! 🍦
This cat.
He would stay here all day if I didn’t have to get up once in a while. 😄
Flynn doing what Flynn does best.
Slept until 9:45 this morning. I really needed it. I’ve been taking NyQuil at night and it seems to help with the runny nose a bit and I don’t have fits of coughing through the nigh, just once in a great while.
I don’t feel any better this morning but, thankfully, I don’t feel any worse.
Exhausted, my eyes hurt, raspy dry cough, and a runny nose are still at work.
My lungs ache from coughing. I’m not sure if it’s the bed I’m sleeping in or what but my lower back hurts.
Since testing positive I’ve isolated myself in our guest room, worn a mask when I use the toilet, or get something from the kitchen. I’m constantly washing my hands and generally stay in the room. I have my kitty cat, Flynn, to keep me company.
Please, mask.
😷
Conducting a little experiment here to see if coffee helps cure COVID.
Even if it doesn’t, it still tastes great. ☕️
Kolby enjoying his time outside on the porch.
Such a proper young man.
It’s not a WWDC name tag, but I do plan on having a lot of fun this week!
Perhaps I’ll just sit outside all day?
View from the side of WillowTree’s Woolen Mills office in Charlottesville, Virginia.
It’s been a while since I’ve been back in this building.
Enjoying the morning out front, sipping my coffee, listening to the birds.
Good morning.
CNBC: “In 2017 and 2018, as some workers sought to form a union at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company was paying a consultancy, MWW PR, to monitor employees in a Facebook group and more broadly on social media, according to invoices and other documents reviewed by CNBC.”
Remember, pay attention to what they do, not what they say.
Musk drones on and on about freedom in the “town square” of Twitter but he sure doesn’t care for his workers right to organize, does he?
Snow White
