I hope you feel better, Gud. Also hope you find some compassion around the home.

I'm overwhelmed with stuff that needs to be done. Construction and home organization stuff for the most part. A couple of my basketball sons came today to help, which was nice. They jumped in the pool to cool off when they were finished and I fed them fried chicken and watermelon, both of which were on sale at the grocery store. We decided it was a classic for a reason. No, I didn't actually eat fried chicken, I don't ever remember doing so, although maybe when I was a kid. I had watermelon with carrots and hummus because diet.

It would be nice if my bio kids were more helpful, and yet.

So my contact lens tore in half and now there's half a lens in my eye and I can't find it and I don't know what to do. Maybe I cried it out already and it feels weird because it's scratched or something? Maybe it isn't really in there anymore? I don't want to go to the Quick Med and pay $50 for a nurse to tell me there's nothing there.

Timelies all!

Mr. S woke up at 5 this morning, and has been acting up most of the day. Joy.

Yikes, Zen. Could you try the flashlight test on the floor around where the contact tore to see if it gets shiny? That is just about the only thing I know about contacts lost or otherwise.

I got a big time eye exam last month, and it involved a lot of bright lights and puffs of air, and even the bullet-proof and seen-it-all ophthalmologist agreed that I'm unusually sensitive to stuff around my eyes. Definitely not on the contact-advisable list.

Sheryl, it strikes me that Mr. S may be on the high energy side, like a working dog (puppy, to be exact) that needs a lot to DO else the boredom makes him act out. What's his day care situation like these days?

The 'Mayor' of Druid Hill Pool 'Country Club' greeted me by name & wanted to know if I had any big trip this year& how was my mom's memory & then later suggested flexibility exercise for my stupid hands. And Mr. Alvin Williams welcomed me with open arms & a big hug & guys, I think I'm officially really part of this crew, not just someone who swims with them.

Also, today was a really good day. I haven't had one in a while & it feels really good. I think restarting my swims with outdoors at Druid might be just the reset I needed. And I have 2 more mornings with the holiday!

Oh that's great to read, sarameg!

Not so great, Zen. I think I would go to urgent care or something, soft contact lenses seem wily and prone to hiding and causing trouble to my inexperienced but paranoid mind. I hope you've already found the other half.

Take care of yourself, Gud, that sounds miserable.

Found a lovely new BBC show, "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators", modern day. Your fairly standard detective show, but the detectives are competent, the police contact recognizes the competence but still holds the procedural line. Hathaway is a slovenly guy but is very sharp, Shakespeare is a woman who was cleared of murder by Hathaway and joined the detective agency and is quite intelligent and good with people. Bastian is their nearly-flaming office boy/actor on the side. It's all set in Stratford on Avon, so lots of medievally ambiance and Shakespeare references and some complaining about tourists. I'm only three episodes in, but we're looking at Midsomer Murder-twisty plots.

I think I'm officially really part of this crew, not just someone who swims with them.

That's awesome.

Yikes, Zen! I hope your eyeball is OK.

That is so nice to hear, sarameg. Yay for swimming again!

Yikes, Zen. I had issues with lost lenses a number of times. Keep it flooded and try not to irritate it too much searching.