{"id":12354,"date":"2021-07-13T17:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T00:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=12354"},"modified":"2021-07-14T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:26:55","slug":"hot-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=12354","title":{"rendered":"Hot summer-not the last one"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#75edf0\"><strong>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/ericmathewallen?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">tip the writer<\/a>. Whatever amount you like-every little bit helps, and I&#8217;ll do a shoutout. We are always short of cash, especially with a big mortgage. Let me know if you or someone you know needs web design\/development-my rates aren&#8217;t bad, and I&#8217;m more than pretty good at it. Java\/database\/AWS\/UI too. ThankYouVeryMuch!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well-this is an interval-2 months? No worries-like I always say, I&#8217;m the only one who looks at this&#8230; I suppose in some future time that may change, but right now no one cares about my exciting life. It is nice to have a record of the time, so when I get old I can read about it. Not much going on-we were planning to take a real vacation, but changed to spending the holidays in L.A. I haven&#8217;t taken a real vacation since the 80&#8217;s skiing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playwinterpark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter Park<\/a> after hanging out with Al in Vail and doing a bunch of coke. Aaaah, those were the days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Been slacking on this&#8230;(5\/13) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moderna_COVID-19_vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2nd shot<\/a> last week, was awfully foggy the next day. Working the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitbit.com\/user\/8X9TXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fitbit<\/a>, meals and everything. Hopefully I&#8217;ll lose some weight-walking or running every day. Making progress-on the way to 11 min miles. Need to start the weights and t&#8217;ai chi. Not much else, work, that&#8217;s it. E had <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hemiplegic_migraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bad vertigo and slurred speech<\/a> last week-spent a night in the hospital-not sure what caused it. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moon is a Harsh Mistress<\/a> for the first time. Need to clean this weekend. E fixed up the back porch. Filed my taxes&#8230;M and C too. C is working at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria%27s_Secret\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vicky&#8217;s<\/a>. E got me a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPod_Nano#6th_generation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iPod Nano<\/a> for running-it&#8217;s adorable and perfect. Been thinking what I would take if I was leaving for the job at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AIM <\/a>now&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sat. afternoon, sitting on the porch. S got their shot today. Not much else-tough run last night, TJ&#8217;s Indian food after. Late deployment\/test, checked another one today-looks fine.&nbsp; Starting tidy. Warm today. Going to visit parents end of month. Done with tidy-only bathroom left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday noon, drinking coffee on the porch. E is at a funeral. Hanging out in a new to me happi coat-it&#8217;s all like little adverts from a Chinese newspaper. Bright, sunny day, probably going to be warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday early evening, walked, it was cold. Nice, though.&nbsp; Another usual week,&nbsp; S got skates. C is probably moving out and in with gf. Visiting parents next weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday late afternoon, hanging out. Worked some Friday night, yesterday and today.\u00a0 Went to a protest with E yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikea.com\/us\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ikea<\/a>, yummy burger. Watched <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wick:_Chapter_3_%E2%80%93_Parabellum\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wick:_Chapter_3_%E2%80%93_Parabellum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Wick 3<\/a> last night.\u00a0 Went skating with M &amp; S today, finished up work. No running Friday or today. Not much else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday evening, watching curling. Didn&#8217;t walk because it was raining. Tuesday after work. Getting used to the swipe way of writing. Need to go run. Rainy all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday evening, June 2nd, almost bedtime.\u00a0 Been very hot the past 2 days. Not so bad now-I sealed everything up at about noon. Busy weekend,\u00a0 flew down to LA to visit my parents. Super early flight both Friday and Monday-lost a lot of sleep. Other than that, pretty quiet, hanging out with mom, dad sleeps a lot. E had one of those dizzy episodes Friday morning. Went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Hat<\/a> Saturday afternoon. Walked around the block every evening. No running since last Tuesday. Hopefully it will be cooler Friday. Played with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkstation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QY100<\/a> on the flight down.\u00a0 Need to do that more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday the 5th, afternoon, hanging on the porch. E got me a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamba.com\/smoothies\/plant-based\/greens-ginger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jamba juice<\/a>. It&#8217;s a lovely day. Ran last night-faster. Went to a higher breathing rate-more o2=faster? Maybe-it works for climbers on Everest in the death zone, why not me??? Slowly tidying. Not much else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday evening,  6\/10. Not much happening, E got a gift from her sister. We might have enough for a house on FHA. Been cool and nice for walking and running. Got a new desk for work, replaced the kitchen table. M is getting a new bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Orion constellation through time\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNqVRzjTSFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here it is, July 4th weekend. Totally been ignoring this. Not like much has been going on, though&#8230;except for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Western_North_America_heat_wave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heat wave last week<\/a>-it was a furnace out there. Kept it pretty cool in the house, so not horrendous. Visited the office, had a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholebowl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whole bowl<\/a> for lunch. E had another dizzy episode Friday and spent the afternoon in the ER. Been slacking on pretty much everything else. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rick_and_Morty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rick and Morty<\/a> is back, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Tour_de_France\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bike racing<\/a> is on. Consolidated more on the tablet. Got a new fridge today-old one was keeping fridge too cold, freezer too warm. A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surfside_condominium_building_collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">condo collapsed in Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday the 4th-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/en-gb\/2020\/07\/04\/happy-treason-day-meme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Happy Treason Day<\/a>! I wonder what things would be like if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/07\/what-if-america-had-lost-the-revolutionary-war\/373964\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revolution hadn&#8217;t happened<\/a>&#8230; So, worked out at the gym Friday night-not so easy on the treadmill, sore arms. Busy running around yesterday and today. S&#8217;s bed has mold on the bottom-sprayed it with bleach, got a frame-doesn&#8217;t quite work. Watched bike racing, went to the market and binz-got another running shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday evening,  watching the Tour.  Nice day, went for a walk. Skated with S last night at the park after working out. Feeling better on the treadmill. T&#8217;ai chi-not so much. Have to look it up. Still watching my food. E tidied her area a bit, then the outside closet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday morning (7\/13), in a sprint planning meeting. Been busy-ish, need to call this. Pretty quiet-just exercising and trying to keep things going. We&#8217;re thinking of going to L.A. for Christmas. Library is open, went to the market Sunday. More Tour, Haiti got an evacuation order from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalsos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">security newsletter<\/a> I get (from the Huron days!), Rick and Morty, work, skating with S trying to get them ready for roller derby camp. Slowly losing weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links\/viddys-brighter side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 Day Old Sea Otter Trying to Sleep on Mom\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/de6uTMEiZf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not so bright: yeah, no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Page 23, sentence 5: \u201cTook algebra from him and by time we reached cubics I corrected his probs as often as he did mine\u2014but he charged into each lesson gaily.\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0312863551\" target=\"_blank\">The Moon is a Harsh Mistress<\/a>. I read a bunch more, not going to write them down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well-this is an interval-2 months? No worries-like I always say, I&#8217;m the only one who looks at this&#8230; I suppose in some future time that may change, but right now no one cares about my exciting life. 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