covid-19

as HOM and i stumble our groggy way thru our maiden infections, what i want to say is, what they say about man-flu is true. the guy wants to die. but what they don't say is just as true. the gal wants to die too. li'l virus is an equal opportunity bugger.

fantastico

one floor upstairs someone has put a little wooden table with two chairs next to the balcony railings and lovingly decorated it with plants, just nicely for a (public-ish) tête-à-tête and a glass of good red in the evening.

i think it's a lovely idea.

thoughts from BCLS recert

• every two years my heart beats faster my palms get sweaty my head gets giddy when they go thru the steps for the scenarios
• and yet it's not rocket science
• been there done that for thirty-odd years now.
• still.

i am convinced that BCLS recertification was invented to keep senior practitioners humble.

the cat who... - lilian j. braun (1968- )

old school-style courtesy with nary a swear word and the tension in the right places starring a likable middle-aged bloke and his two brilliant siamese cats in whodunits with a satisfying number of bodies appearing obligingly at the right intervals.

delightfully and deliciously addictive.

my only gripe is that the book covers show a black cat and we know that siamese are not black. this is inaccurate and manifestly unfair to S and A who are the true blacks.

notes from fresno

• lovely spring weather
• although pollen abounds
• not so many smokers, surprisingly
• suburbia is suburbia, even after a decade: trader joe's walmart sprouts savemart smart & final
• but in-N-out burger is 'murricanly awesome 

it's been a lovely time with Ji and J2 and A. HOM and i are grateful for this season.

kuppa joy

and this place for their panini. 

the mug coffee company

for lazy coffee dates. we need to remember this place for the next trip.