Writing from steamy Portsmouth, NH. Having fun, wish you were here.
Yesterday was totally messed up. The units are not going to be finished. Upside: they made a lot of progress. Downside: I'm still here, and tho I have to come back anyway for my normal realm of work, I'll still have these units on my plate. I'll check everything out this morning, then head home, dump my bag, head out to Newport to check things there, then back home to stay in my own bed for the night. Yay. Tomorrow is Friday, so I'll get to the office early, do my reports then get my truck cleaned and hopefully the oil changed, and that is all I have planned for tomorrow's work.
I watched Nova last night about a totally drug resistant bacteria that has immigrated from Iraq to this country, with returning troops. Not only can't it be killed, but it is a killer. It made me scared. It can live on doorknobs, pillow cases - surfaces which aren't usually places where bacteria can live.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0303/04.html
Interesting - I went to pbs.org to look for more info on this bacteria and found a slew of programs I could watch if I want to be even more scared. Is this a good thing to do?? How do you balance knowledge and fear??
Also on the program was a bio about a pioneer brain surgeon at John Hopkins who jumped the border fence as a poor 19 year old from Mexico to the US, and worked as a migrant worker. It was inspiring.
My diet has been hosed since I have been here. For a one day/night trip, it is usually no problem - I bring my own tea bags (to ensure full enjoyment wherever I go), I bring a bunch of veggie/fruit munchies and go to the salad bar at the grocery store for my meal. But several days puts me off my groove. I've been eating grinders at the end of the day, and a little something sweet to make me feel better. Like three Yodels, and half a bag of Donettes. Upside: reducing chance of getting salmonella.
This morning I don't feel my usual self, physically. I feel blobby.
And thats a wrap.
Peace
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4 comments:
I can understand your frustration in not eating right. My body never feels right when I can't get my regular 'good' food in. Sorry you are submitting work you are not proud of. Things to think about:
I'll be at your house tomorrow...that's all that matters really........
(bet you thought I had some life changing advice)
I hate blobby and I know it well...sorry friend...
I went to the microbe link yesterday. That is scary stuff!
What's the difference between a microbe, a bacteria, a germ, etc. I suppose I should have learned that in Biology class, but I guess it didn't stick. Off to research it...
H - what did you find on microbes? I thought microbe was sort of an umbrella term - tiny organisms. Under which bacteria would fall.
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