Jerry D

Some thunderstorms rolled in at 4:00 AM, so Goldie barked and cried with every thunderclap. I'll probably take a nap later to make up for it.

Jerry D

Happy 4th of July, everyone, and God Bless America.

jediwands

Good thinking. Goldie probably will as well.

I woke up with mild laryngitis. Clearing my throat a lot yesterday so not sure if it's allergies or upper respiratory infection. I feel like I could go back to sleep (and I fell asleep watching the Men's National Soccer Team last night which never happens).

Are people working at your work tomorrow?

Jerry D

Yes, she will! Teresa and I just walked 3 miles because it was pretty cool out and we wanted to get our walk in before it gets too hot. We didn't take Goldie but we'll take her tonight.

I hope that you feel better soon.

No, everyone is off today and tomorrow, and I'm taking Monday off to make up for having to work this Monday.

jediwands

Good thinking! Wow, 3 miles. You guys are so dedicated. Where do you walk?

Thanks! I have a feeling it's allergies because my voice is now better after drinking coffee and grapefruit juice. I also noticed I had a tiny hive on my arm (that is gone now) which would indicate allergies.

Great!

My dad and sister automatically had off tomorrow. Goes without saying I do as well (working at a University) but weirdly my brother-in-law has to work. He was thinking of just taking it off but figures traffic will be easy and he might as well go in. Ridiculous since everyone should have tomorrow off given the holiday (especially since people celebrate mostly at night with the fireworks).

Jerry D

We walk around our neighborhood. We have a course plotted out that equals a mile round trip, and this morning we walked further in the neighborhood and back. When we walk Goldie, we walk her for a mile and then we bring her in and walk another mile every night. We don't want to walk Goldie further than a mile in this heat, plus she's six now, which is still relatively young, but she isn't as young as she was when we first got her and I would take her for long walks. We don't want to risk her getting overheated.

I'm glad that you're feeling better. I'm lucky as I've never had allergies. Teresa has never had allergies either. I had that allergic reaction to shrimp two years ago, but I haven't had another reaction like that, although I now limit the amount of shrimp that I eat when I eat it now just to be safe. That one time, I ate over a pound of shrimp where now I'll just have a few pieces of it.

I don't understand why companies wouldn't just give everyone off.

jediwands

Good thinking. Do the drunk neighbors say anything to you guys when you walk?

You guys are lucky not having allergies. Our family has allergies, asthma, etc. What a weird situation with shrimp two years ago for you. Thankfully you can still eat shrimp and good thinking limiting the amount just in case.

It’s so ridiculous, especially since most companies are off so it’s a slow day anyway if you do business with other companies (which my brother-in-law‘s company does).

Jerry D

They haven't been out lately. I think they're hanging out on another block now that's not in our walking route.

Yes, it was weird and scary. I'm glad that I haven't had any other issues.

I agree. The company that Teresa worked at for 10 years used to be like that too.

jediwands

Good riddance.

I wonder if it might not have been the shrimp specifically but maybe a weird combination of things? Maybe a combination of food that didn't work. Just a really rare situation that will never happen again but there were a couple factors involved. Or it could just be that you are fine having shrimp if you watch how much you eat. Intuitively, I feel like you actually could eat a lot and it'd be fine which is why I feel like it was a rare situation that will never happen again (and you truly don't have even a shrimp intolerance, much less a shrimp allergy).

Hey, did you ever get your bloodwork retested? I remember you mentioning it was slightly off and you were going to get it tested again.

Yes, it's so ridiculous. In my brother-in-law's case it's the two owners. He likes everyone else, co-workers, his boss, but the owners are petty and cold. They don't come around often but when they do, they upset everyone apparently. My brother-in-law is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet but if you anger him it's difficult for him to hide it. He's also pretty bold and will say as much. Apparently about a year ago the owners screwed over one of his co-workers so my brother-in-law went to bat for the co-worker. He was so angry and it was an injustice. The owners actually respected my brother-in-law for sticking up for the co-worker. I think some of it was they didn't want to lose my brother-in-law so they smoothed it over. Nevertheless, they are still not the greatest owners/people.

Jerry D

Definitely.

It might have just been some bad shrimp or something else, but I'm happy that I haven't had any more problems.

I decided to drop the doctor that I've had for years because his practice has become too big and impersonal and the lab made too many mistakes, so I'm going to see my wife's doctor and I have my first appointment next week, so I'll get blood work done then.

I understand. The owners at my wife's company were like that. They even made her go to work after a major hurricane we had here years ago when everything else was shut down.

jediwands

Great!

Good move!

Wow, that is sickening.

jediwands

Here goes the fireworks and it’s not even dark yet.

Buddy is sleeping and I’m hoping he’s so tired he’ll miraculously sleep without getting up. I turned up the TV and got a fan going.

Jerry D

I hope Buddy slept through it all. Goldie did better than I expected because we had the TV and a fan on, but now she's barking because people are still shooting off some fireworks. Hopefully it'll end soon.

jediwands

Hope Goldie wasn’t too upset with the fireworks people were shooting off. Buddy eventually woke up and was just hyper aware for the next hour. I had to let him out for the night. I tried to time it so he wouldn’t hear anything. No such luck. A couple rumblings took place. He sprinted back at me so I had to go out in the yard with him. Thankfully things settled down after that and the fireworks stopped.

Did you guys go out to see some fireworks?

Jerry D

The fireworks stopped about 11:00 PM and that's when Goldie stopped barking and crying. She got pretty upset, but she gets more upset in a thunderstorm.

No, we just stayed home and watched the fireworks on TV (A Capitol 4th in Washington DC and the Macy's Fireworks Display in New York). We didn't want to deal with the crowds.

Teresa and I just got back from our 3 mile walk and man, it was hot! It's time for a shower now!