Tuesday
I got up at 8:15, having spent quite some time awake in the middle of the night, then having fallen asleep. I had woken up to pee and then gone back to bed. I was alarmed to hear water running in the bathroom sink. I sat up and called out. A man (not Chris) came out of the bathroom. I asked him who he was. He pulled up the covers at the bottom of the bed and snuggled in across the foot of the bed. I asked again but he didn't answer. I was quite alarmed and then I 'woke up' and realized I was alone. Whew!
I washed up and brushed my teeth. I made fiber gel and water with electrolytes. I drank the water 1 cup every 15 minutes. I ordered more MAP since they are on sale and my credit card expires at midnight.
I went to the post office to get any mail. I asked again about the little wooden ornament and she helped me search the sidewalk, etc. Nope. I took my packages and drove to the library. Keli gave me back the stuff she used for the Grinch cave. I also checked out the second Hunger Games book. Then I went to 638 to drop off the spice jars. I saw a mess in one corner and figured a rodent did it. I texted Jamie about it.
I went home and put my packages inside. I folded up the shower curtains and put them in a sack with the 2x shirts and some other stuff. I put a rake in the car. I called Chris to see if he knew where more wooden ornaments were. He didn't. But I found one in a pile of stuff that got swept off the table. I went to the swap shop to drop off the contents of the sack. Then I went to the gym to drop off the ornament.
I came home to make breakfast and read messages. I jotted notes for my blog. I moved the full jug of water from the rolling carrier to the counter top. I cut up the leftover bananas into chunks and mixed some with coconut flakes. I placed it all on a plastic lid and put them in the freezer for when I have chocolate to melt.
I washed several shelves in the fridge since the amount of food is low. I went to the garden to rake in the piles of leaves and hay that Jamie deposited. But it was too much, especially since I didn't bring gloves. I emptied the bucket trap out there and it was a slab of ice with mice in it.
When I got home, I scrubbed the mud off of the shoes that Michelle had lent me for the hike. I watched a report on the history of polio.
Poliovirus is a commensal virus in the human gut. All three types have been found in guts of indigenous tribes and they have no illness. It started in the late 1800's after the introduction of a new pesticide made of arsenic and …. As it started to phase out in the 1900's, a new pesticide called DDT came on the market. DDT helps poliovirus proliferate and it was widely used in the 40's and 50's because bugs were such a problem. It was sprayed on fruit and other crops, as well as neighborhoods and beaches - not to mention directly on the people. Polio was not the biggest killer at the time but it got most of the press. In fact, I looked up leading causes of death, and polio wasn't even listed.
I read online. I prepared another supplement order. I trimmed all the dead stuff in the tower garden and the large potted tomato plant. I flattened boxes and took them to the recycling bin. I put bean soup in the toaster oven and took splinters out of my hand. Then I added rice and ate supper. I made more breakfast mix, more spice mix, and refilled empty spice containers. I listened to a talk on the vagus nerve while doing Sudoku. Then I worked on my blog. I took the evening supplements. I read Catching Fire, which is the second book in the Hunger Games series.
Finally I went through the bedtime routine and retired for the night.
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