Some things are... Magic

Well, today is Tuesday and I go back to work tomorrow.  Yippee...  Yesterday my surgeon ran his forefinger up my incision and said "this is healing very nicely," and then he gave me a note saying I couldn't lift anything more than 10 lbs until 12/26, which is what I was expecting.  As I gave that note to the scheduler at the store she asked, sounding like an out of tune cowbell, "shall I put you on the schedule for the rest of the week?"  When I pulled out my phone and showed her she'd already had me scheduled for the next two she said "oh," clang, clang. 
I also got a notice from Greenfield, my Mom's Senior Living Facility, informing me that on 2/1 her rate was going to be increasing by $800 per month.  They've added a 5 tier program of what they are calling Personal Care, however they don't provide any information as to what defines that care or what requirements need to be met to put one resident in one level as opposed to another.  Oh, and they also said heating costs have gone up 10% in the last year... that's bullshit.  There are over 100 residents at Greenfield, and if all of them have similar increases, that facility is growing its revenue by about $80,000 per month.  Right.  What will happen is that the residents will have to hit up Medicaid, which means Greenfield is making the Federal Government pay for their greed.
And I see that the Republitwats (now, isn't that catchy) are struggling with their selfish Tax Overhaul with at least 2 Senators saying they have issues - those are the ones who are speaking out publicly, I suspect there are more.  Oh, and they need to refund the government because the Idiot Jerk conspired with the Democrats to put that legislation off until December.   Those were some very smart Democrats, because now the Republitwat plate is simply overflowing with... shit, and that's not including the Roy Moore shit that's been slapping them silly - can you imagine the party of 'family values' even considering that pederast as a legitimate candidate?
Anyway, yesterday my Dr said I can start working out again - cardio mostly, until 12/26 at which point I can begin my strength training.  As a result I clambered on board my scales (yes, I have 2) this AM and let loose with the "shriek heard round the world!" well, maybe around my neighborhood.  Since my hernia was diagnosed I've gained 12 pounds.  Shit.  Later this morning I'm going to climb on board my elliptical for about 30 minutes of easy cardio... and then this after see if I can do about 30 more minutes on the bike.  I'll be using my new Senso Activbuds which work super well.  Sadly, they were delivered by a rather robust US Postal Worker rather than the gent in the ad.

But, as I said, they work really well - Bluetooth, which means I'm no longer attached to the music source, almost like magic.

Package This

Well, it's Sunday.  Yesterday was really warm here, near 60 F and while running around outside Big Seig got not 1 but 3 bug bites so I gave him a Benadryl, perhaps if he wasn't such a big target... Lily never gets them, Seig?  All the time.
I also had an amusing conversation with my neighbor Karen yesterday.  Her husband has, for quite sometime, been telling me that the ginkgo tree in my front yard will end up clogging my drainage pipe.  Well, evidently they had a clog... and they had to pay a lot of money for someone to come in a clean out their pipes... and while they were running some sort of camera out through their drainage system they made a surprising discovery.  When the sewer line was put in a long time ago, a direct line was run to my house, but not to theirs.  Their line leaves their house and runs into mine and my line is perfectly clear.  The clog was in their 20 foot section.  I didn't ask what it was, if roots were the problem, or if perhaps they flushing garbage down their toilet.  I suspect, however, that her husband is no longer going to be bringing up the subject of sewer lines.
Tomorrow morning I have an appointment with my surgeon who's most likely going to tell me my healing process is progressing smoothly.  If he says it's okay, I'm going to hit the elliptical on Tuesday - now, I don't know if I'll manage to my normal 55 minute, high energy cardio... probably not, but one thing is changing.  I've ordered some Bluetooth earbuds.  I always listen to music and the one thing that's always bothered me was having to be attached to source, having to find a place to put my phone that's close enough to be jacked into my headphones.  That will end tomorrow when my Senso earbuds arrive.  I can't wait.

Delivered right to you Front Door!

I don't know if the guy comes with them or not, I guess I'll just have to wait until the package arrives.
Oh, and I saw that the Idiot Jerk in the White House has proclaimed that Fox News is better than CNN... well, of course it is if you happen to be one his supporters.  Where else would you find all the fake news that made your little heart go pit-a-pat?
Then there was the bit about Steve Bannon working to replace the 2 failed Republican Senators from Mississippi with 2 even more stupid Tea Party Republicans.  Shall we talk about regionalizing hatred?  Is this like BOGO racism?  Talk about a packaged deal, right?