Wednesday 7/27/22 I’m Back!

5:54 lastlast nighyW bye had a very bad storm last Wednesday night. It knocked out the internet service and it is just now restored. Darned Internet, you get so used to having it you take it for granted. Then. when something happens, it are ks your world. I really missed getting the New York Times every day, writing on OD and especially chatting with Chocolatechip on Messenger. All three kept me going during long. lonely days in the nursing home. In any case it is good to be back.

I put my down time to good use. I read a lot. I’ma bit more than halfway through the second volume in the Oxford History of the United States. It is Empire of Liberty by Gordon S Wood. Wood writer about the early years of the Republic from Washington’s Administration to the end of the War of 1812. I’m on a very interesting chapter about John Marshall.I read about his decision in Marbury v Madison last night. I found this to be very interesting.

I’m very glad to be back online. I was getting very paranoid. At one point I was thinking the nursing home blocked me. I couldn’t imagine what I did to be blocked. I never mentioned the Home by name. I never looked up porno sites. Only sites I visited regularly was OD and Amazon. I did nothing wrong. But I convinced myself I was blocked.

Then the aide got me up today at five. I was in my wheelchair by 5:30 the first thing I did was check the Internet. Low and behold I was online. The first thing I did was check out Amazon. My account there seems to be in order. Then I went to OD. I logged in and read my ylast entry. Good I said to myself. I was not blocked after all.

I called Chocolatechip to tell her the news. She was glad for me. Then she started talking about her night. Chocolatechip fell out of ded. Somehow the dinning room table fell as well as her CPAP equipment. I asked if she was ok. She said she was not experiencing any unusual pain Chocolatechip landed on her hip. She said it wasn’t broken. I said I’m glad you are okay.

We talked some more about different subjects. OT is having an ice cream social Thursday night. Chocolatechip was debating about attending. Rose Pest Control is coming to spray her apartment Friday. I said maybe you better skip this one, the exterminator is more important and you need to be ready. She agreeed with me on that.

That was the extent of our conversation she had to take care of business. I started my entry. Once again it is great to be back!

10:12am I have been looking for books to buy next month This is the latest book list:

Gordon S Wood. Power and Liberty. $ 17.48

Michael Beschloss & Strobe Talbot. At the Highest Levels. $11.99

The Crisis Years. $2.39
The Conqorers $13.99
Presidential Courage. $14.99
Presidents of War. $ 6.99

Akhil Reed Amar

America’s Unwritten Constitution. $14.99
The Words that Made Us. $22.99
The Constitution Today. $12.99
The Bill of Rights. $14.39
America’s Constitution. $14.99

Ron Chernow

Washington : A Life. $29.38
Alexander Hamilton. $27.98
Grant. $ 29.38

To the best of my ability this order comes to $234.92 860-120 is $740-$483 is $257.00-‘$234.92 is $22.08- $19.99 is $2.09 . It looks like I will not have enough for OD if I buy all these books. I Wii have to cut back.. I think I will eliminate the The Crisis Years for $2.39 That should give me enough to cover all expenses.

1:19pm I’m having a good day so far? I’m getting good care today. I had a shower in the morning. MB was my Idea. She was rather pleasant today and did a good job in taking care of me. This was after I had a bad case of diarrhea in the morning.You would have to be a saint to clean up after that kind of mess. But she was nice.

I had a couple good meals already. For breakfast I had two slices of toast, double portions of scrambled eggs, oatmeal, two coffees and a glass of oj. For lunch I had ham and pinto beans, double portions of potatoes, cornbread and jello for desert. This was not my favorite meal but I ate it anyways. Then for dinner they are serving my favorite, three cheese pizza and a salad. This is my favorite. I can’t complain about the food or the care.

I talked with Chocolatechip a lot this morning. She was talking about how she was switching from Healthways to Northwood. She needs case management services and Healthways is not helping. The bad news is that she will have to quit Cognitive Behavioral where she gets her meds and therapy. I said in hope they don’t change your meds. Chocolatechip said she is sick of Healthways and is ready for a change. She also said she can just walk in for an appointment and doesn’t have to bring anything. I am glad she is making the switch.

I’m also glad Chocolatechip is getting into reading. One of her sisters gave her a hundred dollar Visa gift card. Chocolatechip used that to buy some books from B&N last week. She spends a couple hours almost everyday reading. Chocolatechip is almost finished reading Coal Miner’s Daughter which is about the life of Dolly Parton. She says reading is her new hobby and it helps keep her mind off crap in the building.

I offered to buy her a Kindle next month. For a while I was harping on the benefits of a Kindle. For one thing bed bugs can’t hide in a Kindle. Also, ebooks do not take up space in a small apartment. Before loosing Internet service last week I looked up Kindles on Amazon. I found one for $138 something. Instead of buying books I don’t need I could get her a Kindle plus a $50 Amazon gift card so she could buy ebooks. I’m strongly leaning in towards this choice.

I talked to her about this. Chocolatechip said wait and make sure she will really get into reading. These five books will take me some time to finish. Then again the exterminator might tell her to get rid of everything. If this is the case then go ahead with the Kindle. I guess we will wait and see.

I haven’t read too much today I’ve been online especially here on OD. I’m making up for lost time. But I do want to read the New York Times today. I think I will go do that now.

6:40pm I started to read the paper this afternoon. I read one article in the NYT and got very sleepy I slept a good bit. Then I talked a lot with Chocolatechip until I had a very bad incontinence episodes. I rang the call list light MB came. She came in shortly but went postal when she saw that I was very wet. MB thought I had peed before but didn’t ring the light. This wasn’t the case. I just emptied a very full bladder.

To give her credit MB apologized. I said no problem. She cleaned me up and changed my briefs. Overall I thought she did a good job in taking care of me. I was more than satisfied.

I enjoyed my supper. Like I said I had pizza., two slices. I also had cucumber salad and a chocolate chip cookie. The coffee was good and hot. I also had a glass of fruit punch. I ate it all and now I am very bloated.

I have been on Amazon a lot today. I would like to send Chocolatechip a Kindle with a $50 gift card. I have a Kindle picked out for $139.99. The problem is I can’t figure out how to get Amazon to send it to her address. I e looked and looked but cannot find out how to add a temporary mailing address for that one order. I feel like a moron because it is probably so simple. I’m not tech savvy.

Also. I made a.mistake. Earlier I was talking about a book Chocolatechip was reading. Coal Miner’s Daughter. I said it was about Dolly Parton. Loretta Lynn wrote it and it is about her life. Chocolatechip talked a lot about that book. It seems very interesting especially the part about her growing up in Butcher Hollow I wouldn’t mind reading it myself sometime.

Well I’m going to try to read the paper. I haven’t been reading the paper because of no internet . I missed about a week of the NYT. So far I want to catch up on the news I really don’t know what is going on. I hope I can reF the front page before going to bed.

9:04pm I have been reading the New York Times and for the last two hours. The paper had a lot of interesting articles. I read about half the front page. I’m getting a bit sleepy but will try to read most re. Feel very relaxed and ready for bed. It I want to stay up and read.

Aide just asked what time I want to go to bed. I said 11:30. Still got some life left. me. I can put this s wind to good use by reading the New York Times. Despite being in my wheelchair since 5:30 I feel invigorated and refresh I can stay up two more hours.