The Cheese Stands Alone

Sa 3/14/26- On The Mend Up 810am: Partly cloudy & breezy with temps to mid 50's. Finished 'THAT NIGHT' (Netflix). The last couple of episodes the location changes to Pamplona, Spain where the family lived. Dad tries to make a run with two of his daughters through the Basque part of the country to escape to France. It doesn't work. The sister who ran over the cop gets 23 years of a thirty year sentence. Her daughter, who was an infant when the murder occurred, made an impassioned plea to end her imprisonment at 23 years. The series was beautiful to look at, but it could have been much tighter.  I had a bowl of oatmeal and I'm definitely feeling better. The plan is to hit Planet Fitness for an abbreviated workout and then over to Schnucks for a few groceries. Then back home to rest and read more about reincarnation according to 'The Sleeping Prophet'. 1140am: To Planet Fitness...45"Cross; 45"Treadmill 3.5 pace; 15"Recumbent Bike;  15"Tr...

 Fr 3/13/26- Sick Up 815am: Partly cloudy with temps to low 50's and a wind advisory with gusts of 40 mph. Last night I was able to eat a two egg omelet and part of a can of Progresso chicken noodle soup. I had planned to hit the urgent care on Koke Mill first thing this morning, but constipation is an issue. The plan is for coffee and a movie and see what develops. Finished a short video by Rick Beato about the expense of recording studios and the new digital equipment that developed during the early 2000's. Began a Spanish series shot in the Dominican Republic; 'THAT NIGHT' (Netflix).  Shortly before 11am I had a bowel movement. It felt like just a few 'pebbles', but I was surprised to see a normal amount. Although the lab is open during the weekends, I'm going to head out and get this behind me.   1140am- 1220pm: To Koke Mill & back. I thought that the lab was at the other end of the building but it's same place that I get treatment.  1230pm- 115p...

 Th 3/12/26: Wi-Fi Down  Up 8am: A mix of sun & clouds and breezy with temps to about 50. Watching 'ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON' (Amazon Prime). Just before 11am I lost the Wi-Fi and then nothing worked. No power to the outlet? I called Dave Eiter at Tech2Door and they will call me back. This is not helping my recovery  although the lung congestion is about gone but the depression has intensified.  1120am:  Chris (Dave's son) called back and mentioned a couple of fixes, but no good. He said he'll pay me a visit in 10 minutes. He came over and had everything up and running in five minutes. A power surge or something affected the power. He didn't charge  me a cent.  Something is going right for a change!  I finished the very mediocre film about the rise of London gangster Billy Hill. Not much action, just fist fighting and the occasional knifing.  1215pm: I shut the PC down and began work on the mold in the bathroom. The plan is to spend a c...

 We 3/11/26- Sick Up 830am: Cloudy & breezy with rain/drizzle in the morning and temps only to upper 40's.  Last night I slept on the living room chair from 3am to 6am. I was experiencing some shortness of breath when I was laying flat and the chair put me in a more upright position. I think I feel better, but things are nowhere near back to normal. And, there seems to be less of an aversion to food. We will see...  The front lawn has a new covering of gumballs due to last night's severe weather and there are still many more on the tree. Watched 'TRAIN DREAMS' (Netflix). A feast for the eyes that is about a logger who lived at the turn of the century in Montana. He was an orphan who didn't know his parents, learned the logging trade, married and had a child, but he lost them to a forest fire. Although he suffered a terrible loss, at the end of his life he 'found a connection to all'. This was the kind of film that really resonates. The novella was writte...

Tu 3/10/26- Sick! Very warm and breezy with temps in the lower 80's and it felt much warmer.  It's 230pm and I've just opened the computer. I am feeling completely wiped out and I don't think I've ever experienced anything like this. I haven't eaten anything besides a couple of apples a day for a few days.  I didn't get much sleep last night and depressing thoughts kept me up most of the night. No coughing and not much wheezing, but I felt exhausted and did not sleep much. I'm wondering if something else is wrong in addition to the lower respiratory infection. 'Thoughts of Doom', indeed. I got out of bed at 820am and I was tossing and turning from about 4am. I had a couple of cups of instant coffee and an apple. I started on the gumballs on the front lawn at 9am and I had to come inside and rest a couple of times. About 1230pm I drove to County Market for more lawn bags, soda, and a head of cabbage. I came back and finished the raking. The front ...

 Mo 3/9/26- Urgent Care Koke Mill  Up 745am: Bright & breezy with temps to upper 70's! At first I felt like I'd turned the corner on the flu, but within a couple of hours I realized that 'the recovery' had stalled out.  The fact that I have zero appetite is reason for concern. Around 1130am I decided that I'd write a brief note to Janny and then head over to Urgent Care on Koke Mill. Hopefully stronger meds will knock it out. High anxiety.  Watched  'THE LIFE AHEAD' (Netflix). A young boy from Senegal is taken in by an elderly woman who survived Auschwitz. It's a sweet story of the healing power of love; with Sophia Loren. Beautifully shot in Bari, Italy in the Puglia Region of southeastern Italy. Watched the first two episodes of 'CRIME EXPOSE with Nancy O'Dell' (Amazon Prime).  I wrote a brief Chat and got ready to visit Urgent Care. 1230pm- 215pm:  Koke Mill... They had me breath into a machine for 10 minutes. Then 2 chest x rays; fron...