I went to the main campus for the Cleveland Clinic today to get my ID badge.  Once again, the automated fingerprint reader had trouble reading my fingerprints.  We eventually got that done, but it was a bit irritating.  On my drive there, I saw a barber barbering in a barber shop, without a mask.  I involuntarily cried, "Why, my dude, why?)

When I ( Read more... )

I have been freed from Durance Vile!  In celebration, I WENT OUT and DID THINGS.

The first thing I did was drive to Warrensville Heights, to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond there because they have a 2 quart dutch oven that should fit in the toaster oven and enable me to make bread, and it was on sale.  I was a bit croggled by the sign on the door that ( Read more... )

I just want to say that the sheer number of people who have helpfully informed me that if I wish to see Lake Erie all I need to do is drive north is adorable.  The idea that I, Lydia Nickerson, could somehow use that as information that would help me choose a direction in which to point my vehicle points to a touching faith in my ability to, I ( Read more... )

Tomorrow will be 14 days from my positive test.  I have had almost no symptoms the entire time, and what symptoms I have had could plausibly be attributed to stress or allergies.  But by every metric I have seen, I should be safe for public consumption tomorrow.

I plan to figure out where downtown Cleveland is, and drive there.  Also, to go to ( Read more... )

So, I ended up buying the Aquarian Tarot and the New Palladini Tarot, because the art style really appealed to me, and I couldn't choose between them.  I was also entranced by the Hush Tarot ( https://www.etsy.com/listing/788646643/hush-tarot-cards-guidebook-set-oracle?ref=hp_rf-6&cns=1  but I don't feel that I could read with the deck, although I ( Read more... )

I own...not many.  Five?  Six?  I find that I wish I had packed one, and now I'm thinking that maybe I should use this as an opportunity to buy a new one.  I'm looking for suggestions.

My favorite deck has been the Morgan Greer deck, which is pretty  much the Rider-Waite deck, but with the people somewhat more foregrounded.  I dislike Crowley's ( Read more... )

So, I want to make a quick record of possible symptoms, in case I need to rely upon it later.  I'll put it behind a cut, because you may well not want it in your feed.  But I don't have any of the most notable symptoms.  No fever, no shortness of breath not explained by exertion, and reasonable SpO2.

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In preparation for my gig in Cleveland, and because I had a minor gastric event, I submitted a saliva test, administered on Nov. 23rd.  Today, while at a rest stop in Illinois, I checked my email, and found that the result was positive.

I am currently in Indiana, and will go on to Cleveland and quarantine there.  I have informed my employer, and he ( Read more... )

"Queen's Gambit" is a 7 part series on Netflix about Beth Harmon, who is a hot mess but really really good at chess.  It is set in the mid-Sixties, and most chess people seem to think that the chess is pretty good.  I have declared bankruptcy when it comes to chess.  I might remember which pieces move how, but I can't even remember how to castle.   ( Read more... )

I am not yet at the end of my extended unemployment benefits, but I can see it from here.  I've really been ramping up my job search, and worrying about various options.  One of the facts I have been considering is that I have had no significant depressive episodes since I started working nights.  While correlation is not causation, it seems very ( Read more... )