A number of things have been grabbing my attention. In no particular order:
The foolishness in Washington. Oh my, we're looking dysfunctional to the rest of the world! The House is hunkered down, the Senate is in a holding pattern, and the president is waiting it out. This is no way to run a government.
Social Security? I'm wondering if I'll get my check on Wednesday. I've read a lot of analyses by economists, lawyers, and politicos and, while folks think Social Security will be funded, the bottom line is that no one knows for sure. That's not comforting.
Tropical Storm Don. I am SO hoping we get some rain and a break from the heat but it's not looking very promising. This is getting depressing. Huge, deep cracks in the earth are proliferating in my yard and I am SO sick of not being able to spend any time outside. It's still in the mid-90s at 10 p.m. Simple, brief errands during the day drain me and I'm especially sun-sensitive, of course.
Pain. I've been in quite a bit of it lately. The effects of the pred. burst I recently did haven't lasted long at all. Huge bummer. My back and my hips are quite painful but even my wrists hurt, grrrrr. I am still waiting for my internist to coordinate with a new neurologist and new rheumatologist to set up appointments for me. I'm very, very tired of waiting and I can't make the appointments myself -- I tried. Now there needs to be a bunch of paperwork filled out for the referrals.
Soooo, in the meantime, I'm taking pain pills regularly, something I like to avoid when possible. I'm in this for the long haul and I try to use pain meds sparingly. But, barring real treatment and doctors' care, I have no choice. The pain and symptoms are beyond the scope of my usual conservative measures to keep things remotely tolerable.
Not a good time to be me so I'm distracting myself with good food, Netflix, and some used book sale finds! I made homemade gnocchi for supper the other night -- yum! I'll share my recipe in the next few days. I watched the movie Secretariat last night and enjoyed it so much!
And I just finished reading an older Dean Koontz novel called Mr. Murder. VERY interesting! I started Sue Grafton's S is for Silence two night's ago and it seems good. When confronted with tens of thousands of possibilities at the Friends of the Libary's annual book sale, I rarely take chances. Because of my inability to walk or stand for very long, and because I have fatigue issues, I head right to the paperback mystery section and snap up the works of tried-and-true authors. I know I'll enjoy books by John Grisham, Sue Grafton, Dean Koontz (if you haven't read his Odd Thomas series, DO!), Patricia Cornwell, and the like.
I also picked up Atonement. I loved the movie and hope the novel is even more rich. That can be a gamble at times so I hope this one pays off! Of course, I'm always a bit worried about how Hollywood will treat my favorite novels, too, so it goes both ways!
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