1. I asserted whatever strength of will I might still possess and slowly rose out of bed greeted this new day at 6:30 and at 7:30, I vaulted into the Camry and rocketed to CdA. Before I fueled the car and shopped at Costco, picked up a few things at Trader Joe's, got a haircut at Supercuts, knocked down a double cappuccino at Starbuck's, and ate a sausage, egg, and hash browns breakfast at Breakfast Nook, I sauntered into the lab I go to at Kootenai Clinic and Deborah, my phlebotomist today, drew vials of blood from my arm and I stepped away and produced a urine sample.
Upon returning home from CdA, all but one of the lab results were available in my patient portal.
The results were solid, stable, sturdy.
It's a relief every month when I see no red flags in my results.
I hope the pros see the same thing.
2. Tonight was burger night at the Elks and I joined Ed, Nancy, Cindy, Tim, Jake, and Carol Lee at a table. It buzzed with stories, explanations, updates, and laughter.
Maybe it was knowing my lab results looked good, maybe it was the company, maybe it was the citrusy and faintly vanilla sweetness of the can of Coca Cola I drank, but whatever the reason, my burger tonight was awesome, as were my fries, and I relished eating such a delicious and simple meal.
3. The members of our table skipped across the street and piled into The Lounge and the good times continued. I couldn't begin to document everything we yakked about, but subjects ranged from secret ballots when we vote to the Grand Ole Opry to Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers to Evel Knievel to wind damage at the Pinehurst golf course and I probably talked too much about how much I'm enjoying Copper and Gibbs day after day, night after night.
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