How are you feeling, DCJ?

I sent a third crew member home with a "Get thee to a doctor!" Puppy Boy looked like a chipmunk, had a horribly red and swollen throat, and a rash on his wrists. Don't know what it is, but I don't want it!! At least he came in, though. For those playing along at home, that means it's just me and one guy, until the other gets back from taking Puppy Boy home.

Jeez, I think it's National Buffistas And Adjacents Persons Are Sick Day.

I feel fine, but now am suspicious...

smonster, sorry you don't have much of a crew today but better that they're home and not making you sick.

I'm using the timer method to try to be productive today, 5 minutes every half hour. So far it seems to be working. I have so much cleaning to do and so many boxes to unpack. I should probably be working on it non-stop, but at least this way some things are getting done.

Sounds like the way you're doing it is working, sj.

I am doing better. In fact I got up at 6 Am today, and have been puttering around.

I may go back to bed, soon, tho...zzz

For me, at least, thinking I'm going to do something nonstop leads to doing nothing at all.

I need to be productive today, but I think I need the cattle-prod method.

Ginger,

BZZZZT!

Ouch!

Two of five crew members have texted in sick.

man, there's crazy bugs running around New Orleans now. I'm sure it's annoying and tough on your work plan, but unsurprising.

I am in Scotland! It is fucking cold and also foggy. However, beer has been flowing copiously, and we've been doing pretty good with lodging, meals, and travel so far. Had the meetings with the funeral home and the minister performing the ceremony this morning, which was of course tough for Tom but he got through it great- some tears, which I actually count as a win for him. We have a meeting with his mother's lawyer tomorrow morning.

But we had a great time in Edinburgh (although, no lie, except for a strict one hour nap between hotel checkin and dinner, I did not sleep at all for 30 hours- why can't I sleep on redeyes?) although we were of course pretty weary from the long trip. But we wandered around the Royal Mile and popped in to eat and drink at a few places. The hotel we stayed at was in the Old Town, near Grassmarket, so close to some of my favorite places. Sadly, we did not have the ability to go to the whisky bar (I think we would have passed out immediately.)

Drove over the Firth of Forth to Fife today. Got to St. Andrews after our meetings in Cupar, at lunch at a local indian place, checked into the hotel, and Tom is currently snoring away.

We got separate twin beds for most of our stays this week- the alternative was a double and I just don't think we would comfortably fit and sleep in that size bed. Although maybe we can move these beds next to each other...

I'm trying to get Tom to enjoy this trip but I think he feels guilty about doing so. Poor petal.

Also, smonster deserves several gold stars for gettin us to the airport on time the other day! Or clock is too smart for its own good and reset for DST a day early. So, we were running behind. YAY SMONSTER!!

The antibiotics seem to be working for me. I can actually speak several sentences in a row without coughing, and my officemate said that my color looked much better.