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We had our last English breakfast (just toast and a crumpet for me... okay, and a banana and two small not-worth-it pancakes) and by 9:15 AM...

Are we home yet? The roofers have just about stopped their banging. This has dragged on for a full week, thanks to them not being around las...

The day started out a bit difficult for me. My back's been bothering me all week, and I had to schlep an Amazon return in to Whole Foods...

Now that my tech issues at work are temporarily behind me, I can again concentrate on my personal health and such. To that end, I wore my ne...

Let's just blame the air-fryer chicken wings. A few of them smelt a bit "off," and while I don't think I got food poisonin...

Two Manhattan days in a row, two pretty miserable subway commutes home, and that's it for me. My left foot is in a lot of pain, very lik...

My feet are still hurting, nobody really needed me in the office, so since I've done my two mandated days today and tomorrow I get to ke...

Still somewhat exhausted from yesterday's sojourn, I nonetheless schlepped into the city with my backpack to help greet a bunch of peer ...

Robin was kind enough to pack my corporate-labeled rain jacket into my backpack this morning but, as it turned out, despite the sky darkenin...

I can't remember being this masked up out of doors since 2023, when Mom was still living in Bayville and we wore masks in the car drivin...

A very hot, windy day where I work, but no issues walking, so the hallux is holding up okay. I schlepped an Amazon return into Whole Foods, ...

Today was the acid test for whether the newly-upholstered orthotics have really made the difference in my no longer having foot pain, as it ...

As none of my medical practitioners have called me back regarding some low-level stuff (a rash here, a cyst there, pretty soon you're ta...

A somewhat icky damp day but a good one in terms of forward movement at work. I met with all three partners I support who actually have desi...

A very unusual day, which began when I got off the local bus and attempted to cross the street to the office. It was just about passable, bu...

Crazy day at work, but it could have been far worse; yesterday and tomorrow constitute the NBA playoffs, whereon the area around Madison Squ...

Nice to be back to a regular commuter after Tuesday's debacle. My morning express bus driver was pretty amused that I knew about the sur...

What a way to celebrate my half-birthday! Yeah, I know, at my age I shouldn't be commemorating that anyway, but OMG the express bus wasn...

Back to work, beautiful day, lots of stuff done, yadda yadda. Looking forward to Manhattanhenge on Thursday, although I'll probably be h...

While I often tell people I've achieved Peak Competence in my life (which of course might imply that it's all downhill from here), t...