¶Whoa, I’ve had an unexplained absence. Well, not unexplained entirely—work crept in and I’ve failed to keep it at bay recently.
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¶I’ve been tempted to start on opening the pool the last few weekends. I’m glad I waited!
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¶Alice looked out the bedroom window this morning in a little bit of disbelief. And, bonus, if you look closely, you can see the rows from where I cut the grass over the weekend. Nuts.
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¶The backyard looks like what we want it to look like on Christmas mornings.
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¶Spring in the Midwest…you never know what tomorrow will bring. Well, last night brought about 4” of snow for us. It will all be gone by the afternoon, I’m sure.
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¶Still life in a pandemic–the pile of my “daily accessories” on my desk has included a mask for over a year now. Ready for that to go away....
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¶And once Jonathan leaves, he always looks to us, like “well, I’m waiting! Now you need to pay attention to me!”
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¶Teddy can’t resist jumping up on the couch when Jonathan is in the room. He knows Jonathan is always good for a belly rub!
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¶Teddy has the shaking down, no doubt. Barking and biting, those are another story!
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¶I think I’m going to use Teddy to practice my focusing skills–tracking those eyes behind that hair is tough! Even the excellent Sony eye-tracking struggles to track them. Sometimes I wonder how he’s not bumping into things as he’s walking around.
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¶Watching Prince Phillip’s funeral this morning with Renee. I couldn’t understand why they’re were playing America, my country ‘tis of thee. Makes no sense.
¶Well, I learned today that that song was written in 1831 and uses the same melody as the national anthem of the United Kingdom, God Save the Queen. Apparently it was written as a bit of a, um, nod to our British roots.
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¶Is Turkey an outlier on crypto, or a trendsetter? Only time will tell. For now, the open question is one of the biggest risks in crypto.
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¶And then a little time with Teddy as I take him to the vet (regular, not emergency) for what will hopefully be his last blood draw, bringing his Advil scare to an end.
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¶But first, a little Lucy time with my morning coffee.
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¶Wow I’ve got a lot to do today. Feels like the first “busy” weekend I’ve had in awhile. Errands, grass, and…flying!
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¶Our feral cat came for dinner tonight, too. I love it when Lucy watches him eat from the laundry room. I think he’d tear her apart if they ever encountered each other, but she sure loves watching him a safe spot inside the house.
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¶We saw Cedar Point off in the distance. I struggled to get a decent shot, but it was still great to see it from this perspective.
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¶Ohio is actually quite beautiful when viewed through the window of a Cessna!
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¶Tyler had Jake make several maneuvers while wearing the goggles, teaching him how to scan the instruments and to rely on them for feedback as the maneuver was underway. It’s an odd feeling, I’m sure, and seems like it would be hard to get used to. Jake seemed pretty comfortable with it, though.
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¶I finally went flying with Jake today. I’m not sure, really, why it took me so long and now I’m wishing I would have done it sooner. But, no matter. Today I flew with Jake for the first time.
¶Just flying in a small plane was, of course, an incredible experience. But, more so, seeing Jake pilot like a boss was nothing short of amazing. He was professional, practiced, and steady as she goes. And, to both of our surprise, his instructor Tyler had him put on the instrument goggles to start his instrument training. We flew for about an hour, and I think Jake was under the goggles for ~45 minutes of that.
¶Incredible experience, and now I can’t wait to do it again.
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¶I ate around the whole tub, in 30 minutes.
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¶Back in Lima early this morning for Jonathan’s second dose of the Moderna vaccine
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¶I think Teddy was as happy to see us as we were to see him. Missed this guy!
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¶COVID protocol had us waiting in the car for the tech to bring Teddy out to us. We had to wait a bit while they brought a couple new patients in from the lot, but it was worth it to see his little face in the door as they walked him out. So great to see him again! Poor guy has been through a lot these last few days.
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¶The folks at MedVet were wonderful. So happy we took Teddy there for this emergency!
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