Is it wrong to ask your charming wife… who’s birthday it is tomorrow.. to run out for take out in the middle of a romantic weekend ? I hope not.. becase i just did that.. so I can fire off the quickest of short blog posts..
Today was an unbelievable convergence of stuff.. both work wise and personal.. most importantly.. it’s the night before Diane’s birthday and I’ve spirited her away to an unnamed location for a night of take out and television.. two indulgences we never get… She’s such a wonderful soulmate, love, . consultant, partner, co-conspirator, foil, facilitator, and friend. .. .. it’s wonderful to have the time together…
The rest of the day was a series of two really big work deadlines and a pretty big talk I had to give at UVM this afternoon. All went ok. not great.. not badly.. but.. they’re done.. All I could think about was getting to Diane…
Not a bad place to be when you’ve been together nearly 30 years.. no ?
!0:30 at night.. after a very long day.. First meeting at 8AM .. last meeting at 9PM. prepping for 3 big things tomorrow.. and finally sitting down to breath.. And for the first time in a week .. I actually can breath.. my fever broke sometime last night .. and I actually went in to work. It felt great to be upright..
Not much to report for the day.. but the big new for tonight is that Saturn is approaching opposition.. that means it’s exactly opposite the sun from the earth.. that means it’s supposed to be up all night.. It seems, however, that Saturn isn’t reading the same articles as I am as it is still hiding just below the rim of Robin’s mountain.. still out of site.. I’ve even dragged down my telescope just to take a peak.. but I’m not sure I can stay awake . Supposedly it’s worth a look as the rings which have been nearly invisible for the past couple of years are now angled so you can see them again.. It’s been years since I’ve looked at Saturn.. actually. I realized as I unpacked my scope that I haven’t had it out since Sam died.. It always strange reaching into a bag or box from ‘before’ and touching something I last touched ‘then’ .. I always get this weird shock of connection to a simpler and more complete time ..
Ahh welll.. I’m going to go look for that ringed rascal…. Here’s an old picture I once took of saturn using a web cam and my satelite.. not great.. but it is kinda saturny
So… very strange coincidence this week.. two friends , a continent apart, who don’t know one another, both sent me pictures of bobcats in their back yards.
These first two shots are from my friend Tom in Canmore, Alberta.. This guy was in their back yard this week
This one is from my friend Mark’s back yard who lives in suburban Westchester Co. in NY…
What do I read in to this ? .. That I’ll be feline better tomorrow.. I hope..
I managed to stay mostly upright for an entire day after being laid out flat with flu the entire weekend.. I am feeling better.. but not yet fine.. I feel kinda washed out.. not much energy.. not much strength.. but also not much fever. Poor Diane.. I must have kept her awake all night again last night.. teeth chattering and coughing.. .. She got up once and got me another blanket to put on top of the down comforter and blanket I was already wrapped in..
She’s a wonderful nurse.. She’s taken care of all of us as we’ve gone through this flu..me, gabe matt, ian, Britt.. we’ve all had it.. .. Last night as I lay down to go to sleep, I heard everyone’s distinct coughs.. Did you ever notice how folks coughs are as distinctive as their voices ? ..
I woke today feeling like I’d burned though the worst of it.. I’ve felt pretty good all day.. but now that it’s getting dark, I feel the chills coming back on..
I want my money back on that flu shot…
another thing.. My sense of time has been burned out by this bug.. I sat in the same chair and worked for 9 hours today and only got up once.. and I didn’t even notice.. I was late to several meetings.. and I just looked up and it was after 7.. I thin my internal clock has been cooked ..
