I woke up in a fog...

No, really! Saturday morning, we had a bad fog here (unusual in Redford, as I have said before). I could just see the back wall in my yard, but not the houses across Inkster road, so visibility must have been much less than 1/2 mile.

I woke up without the alarm a little after 5:00 AM. I couldn’t fall back asleep, so I read until 8:00. Then I made some scrambled eggs for breakfast, instead of oatmeal (:P) Next came writing the Blog entry and then all my meds and injections. I finished the book (I want to take it back today).

I checked on the Library hours and then shaved and took a shower.

B___ called (from his screened-in porch. He got all the furniture washed and set up yesterday). He said it was a beautiful day now that the fog had burned off. It was funny, because as we were talking, it was sometimes hard to hear him over all the birds chirping in his backyard. Spring has sprung!

I got ready to leave just before noon when I remembered: I forgot to put my corned beef and cabbage in the slow cooker! Damn! I checked and it takes 9 hours to cook, so I’ll have to have my St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Sunday. I took the slow cooker out and put it on the counter so I don’t forget tomorrow! Oh well, Melissa said she was making her slow cooker corned beef and cabbage on Monday, since she had time to cook on the weekend.

I had worn a jacket, but had to take it off when I got to the Library. Even with the window down and the air conditioner on, it was too warm. I got the Michigan Income Tax forms I needed (the main reason for the trip), dropped off my old books and then picked out three more.

While I was out and about, I checked on the three closest Catholic churches and, sure enough, all of them had signs out regarding their Lenten Friday fish fry (all 4-7 PM). I really have to pick one and try it (or maybe try all three, LOL!)

I stopped at the Village market and picked up the Swiss cheese I forgot (I’ll need it for the anticipated Rueben sandwiches from the leftover corned beef). The lady in front of me at the checkout had a loaf of green bread (you can take St. Patrick’s Day too far, I think). I told her I can make the same kind of bread at home if I leave the loaf out a couple of weeks and she laughed. (Did I mention she was cute?)

I only had that polo shirt (that the hospital gave me) on and my brace, but I was getting warmer and warmer. So when I got home, I took the brace off for a bit and sat on the couch to cool down. Then it hit me! I am literally wrapping my upper torso in foam rubber. No wonder I’m uncomfortable! This is going to drastically cut down any afternoon or evening outside work until I can take it off for good.

My Brother Carl and I had been discussing the external hard drive he recently bought at Meijer’s. He had emailed me the name and price, but later left me a voicemail saying he wasn’t really sure about the name, or the price, but it was 2 TB and Kal (his son-in-law) told him it was a good deal.

Since I have been thinking about them (I’d like to image my computer in case of massive failure) I called Jake and asked his advice. We talked about options: saving data in the cloud through Amazon, his recommendation of a manufacturer of external hard drives, etc., and then moved on to general discussion.

He said it was amazing (to him) but the pollen down there is so bad you can see it in the air and it covers the cars, roads, parking lots, etc. like green dust. He sent me a picture of his car and he’s right. It looks like he’s been driving down dirt roads for a week or so.

What was interesting is that Melissa mentioned the same thing yesterday, but their pollen is yellow. I think I prefer living in a State where the pollen can still affect you, but you can’t see it.

When I mentioned overheating with the brace on, he asked how I will clean it to keep it from smelling like a gym locker. I hadn’t really thought about it (Fabreeze?) I had sent him and Carla a picture of me in the jeans I bought to wear outside (I haven’t worn jeans since living in Columbus). I didn’t realize it, but that was the first time either of them had seen me with my brace. Jake wrote back that I looked a little like Hannibal Lecter.

I think I look like a Star Wars Storm Trooper, but I will post the photo so you can judge yourself. Just remember, I was trying to show my jeans, NOT the brace. so its a little hard to see.

I walked out back (with my cane) and took the Styrofoam covers off the three roses I have left. All three have leafed out and, with projected highs in the 70’s and lows in the 50’s for the next seven days, I think any fears of another deep freeze are about gone, from my perspective.

When I put the rose covers in the garage (I can’t get them up in the attic just yet), I also cleaned out the inside of the car. No vacuuming or anything, I just took out all the winter stuff and accumulated crap. I haven’t had the time (or recently, the physical ability) to take care of it as I should. This car needs detailing badly!

I forgot to mention that ever since returning from my Library run, I had been doing the weekly wash. I did three loads of laundry: work clothes, bedding and then the towels.

I was making the bed when my Brother Jim called to check on me.

It was getting late and I still needed some dinner (especially since I forgot to eat any lunch). So I peeled and sliced an eggplant and then fried it up. I ate that watching the movie “The Rock” (Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage) again.

In case you are interested, no, the eggplant didn’t taste “right” and I only ate about half of what I would have, say last year. Dammit! I used to love that stuff!

When the movie ended at 11:00 PM, I shut everything off and went to bed.