health

The answer to today’s #WhatsItWednesday question, as amazingly identified on Micro.blog: it's an ice pack on top of a bandage, as part of the after-care for my skin cancer removal surgery yesterday. ❄️🩹🦵

2021-08-25 · health · WhatsItWednesday

Jenn and I are feeling super-stressed at present. Our house closing is one week from today, we’re busy sorting our stuff for take/store/sell, we’re nervous about our RV adventure (awaiting test results for it, driving a big coach, finding places to stay, issues with it, etc), and before that our upcoming trip to Yellowstone in a rental trailer (with our new coach sitting idle at home, since it won’t fit in Yellowstone). Plus today I’m getting some skin cancer chopped out of my leg, so I didn’t get much sleep last night, and Jenn is feeling very ill (probably as a result of the stress). I’m sure everything will be fine, we just need to get through this transition. Deep breaths….

2021-08-24 · health · house · RV · travel

Health update: I’m feeling much better now. Still a cough persisting, as these things do, but otherwise fine. Jenn is feeling unwell too, but also improving. We both did at-home COVID tests today, just in case, but both were negative. So just the normal bugs. 🦠

2021-07-19 · health · technology

Still sick; my temperature dipped down last night, but is back to 100.4 °F this morning. Better than 102.3, I guess. 🦠🌡🛌

2021-07-14 · health · technology

That’ll teach me not to go out amongst the unwashed masses. In bed with a mild fever. Hopefully not COVID, but at least I’m fully vaccinated, so I don’t need to worry too much about symptoms or transmissibility. 🦠🌡🛌

2021-07-13 · health · technology

To celebrate being maxxinated today, @jidabug and I went to the local restaurant (yes, there’s only one) for a tasty lunch. The first time I’ve been in a restaurant (the same one, as it happens) since March 2, 2020. 💉🦠🍔🍟

2021-05-26 · burger · food · health

Today I am maxxinated, i.e. it’s been two weeks since my second Moderna COVID-19 vaccination. Such a sense of relief. I’m still not in any hurry to go into a restaurant or be without a mask around other people, but I could. 💉🦠

2021-05-26 · health

I had a relaxing day in bed yesterday, enjoying a second-vaccination fever with a high score of 102.2°F, which broke just before bedtime. This morning I feel totally fine, other than some mild lingering arm soreness. Not a big deal at all. Get vaccinated! 💉🦠🌡🛌

2021-05-14 · health · technology

Yay, here comes the vaccination fever! I think I’ll spend the rest of the day in bed. Totally worth it, though; I’m sure I’ll feel better by tomorrow, and won’t have to worry about becoming unexpectedly dead from COVID. Get your vaccinations, people! 💉🦠🌡🛌🦸🏼

2021-05-13 · health

I just got my second COVID-19 vaccination today (Moderna), at a drive-thru clinic again. Less busy than the first time, no waiting to get the shot. Easy, and now I have superpowers! Well, in two weeks when I’m “maxxinated”; the best birthday present. Such a relief. 💉🦠

2021-05-12 · health

I got my first COVID-19 vaccination today (Moderna), at a drive-thru clinic (what’s more American than drive-thru vaccinations?!). Quite an easy process, and definitely a relief to start the clock on immunity. Back there in a month for number two. 💉🦠

2021-04-14 · health · vehicles

Last year we were looking forward to visiting New Zealand, doing a big driving tour of the South Island. One week before our departure, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and the following day, one year ago today, we postponed the trip. 🦠🗺✈️🚗🇳🇿

2021-03-12 · health · NewZealand · travel · vacation

Oregon now has a shelter-in-place order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. #StayHomeSaveLives

2020-03-23 · health · StayHomeSaveLives

As many people have pointed out, and I just want to note on my blog, New Zealand will be instituting very strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including requiring 14 days of self-isolation for all arrivals. So we are very glad that we made the decision to postpone our trip.

2020-03-14 · health · travel · vacation

Help me out, folks. This time next week, my wife and I are scheduled to be in New Zealand, to visit my family and tour the South Island, celebrating our 25th anniversary. A trip (from the US) that we booked six months ago.

2020-03-11 · health · travel

But with the COVID-19 pandemic going on now, we’re having major misgivings of the wisdom of taking an international trip at present. NZ only has five cases, but there’s risk of exposure in airports and planes, and other unknowns. But on the other hand, the risk probably is fairly low, and if we cancelled, we’d probably lose a lot of money, since many things couldn’t be cancelled. What do you think we should do?

Memo to self: just because we didn't have problems with mosquitos last time we were in in Cancun, doesn't mean we won't another time. Everyone has been suffering lots of bites.

2019-10-06 · health · Mexico · Mexico 2019 · vacation

Click or tap to see a picture of my wrist with multiple mosquito bites (hidden behind a link, because eww).

I’m suffering WWDC-crud currently; I thought I’d done a good enough job avoiding it, but alas. Feeling very weak and sore throat at present.

2019-06-09 · health · travel · wwdc