Health
Very good news and kind of good news
Today, within 15 minutes of each other, I received 2 phone calls that I have been awaiting very anxiously. The first, from the Quabbin Pines RV Resort in Orange MA, confirmed that they do, in fact, have a suitable site for me for the summer. A few details – like picking a site when no … Continue reading
Twisting the COVID knife
I previously reported the difficulty that I was encountering in my attempts to get the COVID vaccine. But what used to be merely annoying has now become cruel. On Friday I was, for the first time, offered a chance to book a vaccination appointment on the Publix site. But the nearest available appointment was in … Continue reading
The vaccination wildcard
I don’t know why it took me so long to recognize the obvious, but all of my tentative plans to travel north in April are moot until I get vaccinated. It is nearly impossible to get the vaccine here in Florida, as a resident of the state, and I think you can drop the “nearly” … Continue reading
Shutout #4
Today, for the fourth straight time, I was denied an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. I should mention that the shutout occurred on the Publix supermarket site, which, along with the Florida state site, seems to be the only source of vaccine right now. I think that is rather odd – why Publix? Why not … Continue reading
Damn
My second COVID-19 test was NEGATIVE. This is very disappointing as it strongly suggests that the first result was a false positive. I was really hoping for confirmation that I had, in fact, had an asymptomatic case and had developed antibodies without ever getting sick. Now I know that I either had the virus or … Continue reading
My best Christmas gift ever?
I wasn’t expecting any gifts this year. But I did get one gift and it was a good one. Probably my best Christmas gift ever. My health. It has now been at least 10 days since the exposure that resulted in the shocking positive COVID-19 test. I think that means that I am no longer … Continue reading
Surprise!
My COVID-19 test result was POSITIVE. While there is a chance that this is a false positive result, it is far more likely that I either have the virus or had it and didn’t know it. I can’t tell which because I have NO SYMPTOMS. That could be due to me being one of the … Continue reading
My first (and second) COVID-19 test
When my son was visiting me less than 2 weeks ago I spent a few minutes researching how to get a COVID-19 test in Fort Myers, thinking that he and his girlfriend might need to get one to be allowed back in Massachusetts. Well, they were less concerned about that than I was and they … Continue reading
COVID in the park
Last spring, as the “season” was winding down and COVID was ramping up, there seemed to be an air of invincibility in the resort. Lots of going-away parties, nary a mask in sight and no social distancing. It seemed to me that people were taking a lot of risks, but they got away with it … Continue reading
My eulogy for Jett (delivered at her funeral 23 Oct 2020)
I met Jett on the evening of June 21, 1997 – the summer solstice. From that night until her death at 2:53pm October 15 we were pretty much constantly together. Our first date was a trip to Rockport and Gloucester. She loved Cape Ann, as did her mother. When her mother died in 1979, Jett … Continue reading