I woke up Wednesday morning with a raging headache and no voice.
I know what you are thinking. Wrong! Not this teetotaler boy. I am merely suffering the heights of a head cold.
And I am glad this stage hit me yesterday. It would have been a bit disappointing (to me) if I had not been able to speak at my retirement party.
My first day of retirement was just like any Saturday -- except I had chores to accomplish to get ready for the move south.
First stop: my credit union. I deposited my last pay check and started making arrangements to get approval to use my ATM card in Mexico. On my last two trips, I forgot to do that. No authorization; no pesos. Several of you have suggested that I open an account at a bank with partnership relations in Mexico. I may still do that -- even though it will mean changing my automatic deposit arrangements.
Then Jiggs and I were off to the veterinarian to get his vaccinations updated. We had to time the shots between his cortisone injections -- to avoid complications. He is now sacked out on the floor. I suspect those vaccinations must put a load on is system.
On a side note: Jiggs had his first old age accident this morning. I found him looking forlorn under the dining room table. It is just one of those things that the two of us will have to live with.
And then I really took a retirement indulgence. I drove over to Costco and just wandered up and down the aisles looking at merchandise I will never buy. The indulgence is that I usually treat visits to Costco like a guerrilla incursion. I know what I want. IO grab it. I leave. (Oh. And I pay for it.) Today, I bought some groceries and medicine. That was it. But I had a good time just looking.
I do have one question, though. Do any of you use any of the food sealing systems? The humidity in Melaque causes dry goods to go stale over night. I thought sealing some goods (such as cereal) may make them last longer. But I am a bit concerned about all the extra plastic material used in sealing. Thoughts?
Then it was home for a long nap to start attacking this cold. Nyquil at night and Dayquil during the day. And, of course, chicken soup -- or, rather, chicken tortilla soup -- for that Mexican touch.
I know what you are thinking. Wrong! Not this teetotaler boy. I am merely suffering the heights of a head cold.
And I am glad this stage hit me yesterday. It would have been a bit disappointing (to me) if I had not been able to speak at my retirement party.
My first day of retirement was just like any Saturday -- except I had chores to accomplish to get ready for the move south.
First stop: my credit union. I deposited my last pay check and started making arrangements to get approval to use my ATM card in Mexico. On my last two trips, I forgot to do that. No authorization; no pesos. Several of you have suggested that I open an account at a bank with partnership relations in Mexico. I may still do that -- even though it will mean changing my automatic deposit arrangements.
Then Jiggs and I were off to the veterinarian to get his vaccinations updated. We had to time the shots between his cortisone injections -- to avoid complications. He is now sacked out on the floor. I suspect those vaccinations must put a load on is system.
On a side note: Jiggs had his first old age accident this morning. I found him looking forlorn under the dining room table. It is just one of those things that the two of us will have to live with.
And then I really took a retirement indulgence. I drove over to Costco and just wandered up and down the aisles looking at merchandise I will never buy. The indulgence is that I usually treat visits to Costco like a guerrilla incursion. I know what I want. IO grab it. I leave. (Oh. And I pay for it.) Today, I bought some groceries and medicine. That was it. But I had a good time just looking.
I do have one question, though. Do any of you use any of the food sealing systems? The humidity in Melaque causes dry goods to go stale over night. I thought sealing some goods (such as cereal) may make them last longer. But I am a bit concerned about all the extra plastic material used in sealing. Thoughts?
Then it was home for a long nap to start attacking this cold. Nyquil at night and Dayquil during the day. And, of course, chicken soup -- or, rather, chicken tortilla soup -- for that Mexican touch.
