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We went to see Mr. C’s infectious disease doctor this morning. Dr Vampire said that Carlton is doing OK and that he will stop the IV antibiotics next Thursday, if Carlton continues to respond. And, Carlton can have his PICC line taken out after that. Tomorrow, Carlton will find out how long it will take him to get the PICC line out after he gets the note from Vampire Doc saying it can come out.

Vampire Doc will not take it out, because he never touches his patients – which – when you consider why people come to see him – you can understand why. Apparently the PICC line just gets ever so carefully pulled out.

Still thinking about smart phones. Nexus 4 is the clear winner on price. Only other possibility – for me – is the iPhone. iPhone still has that Steve Jobs approved look and feel. iPhones seem to be safe from viruses. iPhones would work with all my other Apple stuff. But, it would cost twice as much. iPhone does do LTE. Nexus 4 does not. Nexus 4 drops back to wifi when cell signal is absent. iPhone does not.

Lots of construction. We will be losing some of our view. But, not as much as the people across the street. The taller building is condos. The shorter one is a rental. It is annoying to lose a rented view, but it is costly to lose a view that you own.

Got a mammogram today. Don’t have a really good feeling about it. The technician took “extra” pictures. Well, I’ll just have to wait and see what shows up in the mail. I am not real good about getting “regular” mammograms. The machine they used today had a readout that I could see that recorded the pounds of pressure being applied. Between 11 and 12 pounds of squashing.

Hope to see Vampire Doc tomorrow.

Carpe diem, tempus fugit.

Nobody is promised tomorrow.

Clouds, humidity, sprinkles, iris – but not a single cicada. Yet.

Still going to the volunteer job every day – still trying to figure out what we have to put into the database to get what we want out. It is a race – because – everyday – data gets put in that might have to be reentered.

Carlton still goes to Out Patient Infusion every day. For how much longer? Don’t know.

No new iris photographs. No new cell phone. No cicadas. Nothing to report.

A cloudy, damp day.

Now, why am I down on the iPhone. I am supposed to be an Apple FanBoy – or FanOldWoman!

T-Mobile slips over to available wifi when cell signal is lacking. (Not an uncommon event with T-Mobile). But, iPhones don’t allow that. Don’t like this “feature”.

iOS is starting to look a little tired. Not feeling any gotta have that.

An iPhone costs way too much. Just because I can afford it doesn’t mean I am stupid. On T-Mobile one buys the device up front. Or better brings the device and gets a SIM card.

So, I am still leaning towards a Nexus 4 – purchased from Google. And then I can take it down to the kid with the dreads at the T-Mobile store and he can pop in a SIM card and get me going. I’ll miss out on the LTE goodness but I’ll have an extra $300 in my pocket at the end of the day.

Of course – an iPhone would be just like my beloved iPod Touch. So, I am waiting until after WWDC and still might break out the extra Benjamins. Either way – not giving up my Touch.

Absolutely nothing going on. Nada, null, zero, zip… But, all things considered – this is not necessarily a bad thing.

As the weather is want to do in these parts – it sprang from winter to summer – missing spring.

And, we await the cicadas from Brood 2. There is still plenty of unpaved land around us. Land much like it was 17 years ago. We should have lots of those red eyed bugs. Last time we had lots of cicada it was Brood 10 in 2004. And we were downsizing, thinking about selling the house etc. Don’t know if the cicada will fly up to us. Will find out soon.

The 17 year cicadas are an east coast thing. See WikipediA We complain about them – but actually rather enjoy them. We also have “regular” cicada. They are smaller. And don’t have red eyes. There aren’t as many of them either. Brood 2 can number 1/2 million per acre. And they are not small. In a well treed area – they will sound off at about 90 decibels for a couple of weeks.

Well, Mr C was supposed to see the Vampire Doctor today. But, Mr C doesn’t have a cell. Vampire Doc doesn’t have an office staff. Vampire Doc was late. Vampire Doc called the house phone. Needless to say we were waiting outside Vampire Doc’s office when he called. We waited 25 minutes. That is a long time for Mr C to wait outside a dark office. But, it wasn’t long enough. Doctor must have arrived about 30 minutes late.

SO, we don’t know how Mr C is doing. Will try again next Thursday.

But, we did get him wrapped up in plastic wrap and tea towels so he could shower.

Well, I spent less than 30 seconds photographing this iris at my bus stop. My iris photography leaves much to be desired, still.

On a happier note – my cold is much better today. And, Mr C drove himself over to Maryland to do a little visiting this morning. It seems to have tired him out – I was going to prepare his arm (where the PICC line is inserted) for showering. But, my baby doesn’t want a shower today.

Google doesn’t seem to have done anything for the Nexus 4. They seem to have embraced the oh-so big and pricey Samsung S4. So, for my entry into the smart phone world – the smart move for me will still be the Nexus 4 – purchased unlocked from Google.

I am the person who continues to put up with this:

for my ISP. I guess I don’t have any real need for speed. So, I guess I’ll be able to get along without LTE speed on my phone just ducky.

Still have a cold exacerbated by seasonal allergies. Enough already. Think I’ll fix myself a little cup of Japanese Miso Soup.

Carlton wanted to have a small surgery on some basal cell cancer on his head on Thursday. The Vampire Infectious Disease Doc didn’t think that would be such a great idea. Fortunately, the guy who was going to do the Mohs surgery on his head agreed with Vampire Doc – so surgery is off. For now.

 

Enjoying poor health today. Nothing serious. Just a cold. A cold that I got from Mr C.

He is doing pretty good today. (I think – don’t know what he thinks.) Yesterday afternoon his rear bike tire had a blowout while it was parked in the entry hall. Nobody had touched it in hours. Then BANG. The search was on for “what exploded????” Anyhow, this morning, he walked the bike to “The Old Bike Shop” – where they put on a new tube and tire.

He still goes to Out-Patient Infusion every day for his boat load of antibiotics.

Today, when I am feeling a little wimpy and not like cooking – I could get into living in an old person’s asylum – where I could just sent Mr C down to the mess hall for chow. (Today I am thinking about the Palolo Chinese Home in Honolulu. The food would be good. And the place wouldn’t be infested with born again true believers … Not serious – but you need to think outside the box sometimes.)

We had Movie Nite yesterday. Bernie with Jack Black was our movie selection. Loved it.

Taken with the ZS15 yesterday. If we have a great clear day – sunset could glint off that top  part really nicely. But, as we slink into summer – great clear days are rare.

I got Carlton’s little cold. I am really glad he got it first, I would be feeling really guilty if I gave him a cold to go with all his other problems. But, it is a small cold. Sort of a 2 day thing.

If we ever needed proof that you don’t need antibiotics when you have a cold – Mr C is it. He seems to be getting a cold. Never-mind that he is getting enough antibiotics to float a battleship everyday. But, today for the first time, he drove his car. And, he is going for a small bike ride everyday.

As for me, I bravely went to see young Dr Nguyen. And, I filled the script for BP drugs. And, I made a reservation for a mammogram. Enough responsible behavior already!