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51/17: In a Pinch.. OW!
Sep. 29th, 2024 09:41 amSaturday I finally got my laundry done. I couldn't believe the room was actually available, but there it was, and only one car was in a parking spot, so it was unlikely I'd be disturbed. It was hot, and I had a lot of stuff to wash, so it was exhausting, but I managed to get all the way through the clothing and bath and kitchen linens. I was too tired to attempt any of the bedding, so that will wait until I get lucky again.
The laundry wasn't done until well after nightfall, so dinner had to wait as well. Eating often puts me to sleep, so I didn't want to risk an unintentional nap with stuff in the washer or dryer. Dinner, alas, wasn't worth waiting for. It did not turn out well, and I've got more of the same stuff for later meals. I'll probably try different means of preparation, but I'm not optimistic that those upcoming meals will be more than marginally better, if that.
It's been nice having some cooler days and seriously cooler nights, but this mildness will be coming to an end soon. October is going to start with a heat wave, and three triple-digit high days are upcoming, along with several in the high nineties. The nights will all get down into the sixties, but not as far down as I'd like. My October utility bill will not be as small as I'd hoped, but at least the second week of the month will bring gradual cooling, and after that we can hope for more of the mere balminess which we have enjoyed recently.
I don't know what the deal is with my fingertips, but they are the latest part of my person to give me a bad time. It started some days ago with a tingling, semi-numbness, as when some part "goes to sleep" (there's probably a medical term for that sensation, but the colloquial expression is all I know.) That proceeded to the top layer of skin just going dead on me, getting dry and shiny, and then to begin peeling off, as though it had been sunburned.
I cant recall having done anything to my fingers that would have caused such damage, but there it is. Last night I cut an onion and the onion juice stung, and then I cut some garlic and that was even worse. In fact it produced an intense burning, and I had to repeatedly rinse my hands under running water to ameliorate it. My fingertips are now highly sensitive to pressure, and that makes typing very difficult. As soon as I'm done with the keyboard I intend to put some ointment on them, but I have no idea what I'll do with the rest of the day without the full use of my fingers.
( Sunday Verse )
The laundry wasn't done until well after nightfall, so dinner had to wait as well. Eating often puts me to sleep, so I didn't want to risk an unintentional nap with stuff in the washer or dryer. Dinner, alas, wasn't worth waiting for. It did not turn out well, and I've got more of the same stuff for later meals. I'll probably try different means of preparation, but I'm not optimistic that those upcoming meals will be more than marginally better, if that.
It's been nice having some cooler days and seriously cooler nights, but this mildness will be coming to an end soon. October is going to start with a heat wave, and three triple-digit high days are upcoming, along with several in the high nineties. The nights will all get down into the sixties, but not as far down as I'd like. My October utility bill will not be as small as I'd hoped, but at least the second week of the month will bring gradual cooling, and after that we can hope for more of the mere balminess which we have enjoyed recently.
I don't know what the deal is with my fingertips, but they are the latest part of my person to give me a bad time. It started some days ago with a tingling, semi-numbness, as when some part "goes to sleep" (there's probably a medical term for that sensation, but the colloquial expression is all I know.) That proceeded to the top layer of skin just going dead on me, getting dry and shiny, and then to begin peeling off, as though it had been sunburned.
I cant recall having done anything to my fingers that would have caused such damage, but there it is. Last night I cut an onion and the onion juice stung, and then I cut some garlic and that was even worse. In fact it produced an intense burning, and I had to repeatedly rinse my hands under running water to ameliorate it. My fingertips are now highly sensitive to pressure, and that makes typing very difficult. As soon as I'm done with the keyboard I intend to put some ointment on them, but I have no idea what I'll do with the rest of the day without the full use of my fingers.
( Sunday Verse )
