Month: July 2026

–Once again, it looks like a big dinner cures all ills.

–Got strawberries at S*T Strawberries.

–Got a “Barbecue” variety rosemary plant at Smart & Final. One of these plants will work, I swear.

–After struggling with XnView to bulk resize photos, I learned (Google AI) that Preview will do it. Will it ever! One more reason to love a Mac.

–Feeling quite woozy most of the day today. As usual, food (i.e., dinner) is the only thing that seems to help.

–Took Grace shopping at Smart & Final. Bought yet another basil plant. No, I’ll never learn.

–Another slow day, still dizzy on occasion, nap from 1 to 3.

–Tasty Italpizza Cheesy pizza with added tomato and pepperoni for dinner.

–Pretty much decided to switch to Dish Network. Even with NBC Bay Area Sports it’s vastly cheaper than Xfinity.

–Still feeling in and out most of the day; better after eating a lot.

–Barbecued turkey burgers and corn.

–Turns out my Ally debit card WAS compromised during that (admittedly very clever) Fred Miranda fiasco. They’re going to send me a new one. I did manage to move all recurring payments to Ally checking or PayPal. I hope.

–Took Grace in the Beemer to REI Folsom. She got me shorts, shirt, windbreaker as late birthday presents.

–Got a call from Aryana’s office regarding the wet dressing I reported. Went in at 2 PM and they replaced the dressing. Don’t get it wet…

–Got a couple of Italpizzas for $4 each at Grocery Outlet; had one for dinner. Got some corn ar Bel Air; will barbecue tomorrow.

–Happy Birthday to me!

–Brother Tom wrote–first one in a long time.

–Took a shower and shave. Got my dressing wet–actually sort of looked like blood. We called, didn’t get a response, went to (what I thought was) a UCD care center on Data Drive. They said they’re not an urgent care center, that UCD doesn’t have urgent care centers, and that maybe we should try Cardiology in Folsom. We went to CVS, got some Neosporin and dressings, and fixed it right up. I did get a call back from Aryana’s office around 6:30, convinced them it was minor and taken care of, and said I’d see them on Monday.

–Had dinner at Zinfandel Cafe in the UPS center. I had a brie plate, then bacon/blue cheese meatloaf with mashed potatoes. Grace had a pepperoni pizza. Fabulous!