Happy to report no food poisoning after eating at the Indian buffet yesterday! (I'd come down with it the previous two times, and took a break of a couple years.) I tried new-to-me dishes like bhindi masala, broccoli pakora, and wok-tossed cauliflower as well as old favorites like butter chicken and gulab jamun. All ranged from tasty to delicious, no duds among the selection.
I also employed a brief moment of productivity Sunday to hang solar string lights along the roof edge of the outbuilding behind my outdoor patio area: [link]
Msbelle are headphones not an option?
Jen good luck with the surgery!
Nice, Matt. Both on the happy belly, and the lovely lights.
Good luck to your husband with his surgery, Jen!
I'm meeting with Lola and her husband this morning at 11 to try to prepare them for her cancer care and give them some sense of what they're facing.
It's making me a little anxious. That's going to be a difficult talk.
Oh David, sending comforting and calming thoughts. It is excruciating for all of you, but it may also help in your healing to assist them.
My uncle died on Friday. He'd been in the hospital and had been released to a nursing home for rehab, so not really sudden but it's always sudden. I'm having complicated feelings because I didn't much like him as a person, but grieving for my aunt because they'd been married for 28 years. He didn't want a funeral and there was a family gathering yesterday, which I wasn't aware of ahead of time. I guess I'll try to focus on how we can best support my aunt now.
Sending out good vibes for all the Buffistas who have it rough right now.
I hate that so many people are now experts in going through crappy stuff like cancer or complicated issues with aging parents. Husband's and my parents are all still alive and in pretty good shape, but what would we do if one of them needed serious care right now? And we are far more fortunate than most people in terms of our flexibility and ability to react to situations like that.
Getting old is bullshit in so many ways. At least I can decide to have blueberry muffins for lunch.
I'm sorry, shrift. Condolences.
Matt's surgery went well -- just talked to the doctor. Will be able to see him when they get him to a room. Doc said he'd be in for two or three days... Matt thought he said it would be one night. That's a bummer, but, of course whatever it takes.
Thanks for the good wishes.
