Shingles

Bay City, Texas

Weather: low 41 degrees, high 70 degrees, clear skies

We're easing in to the longer hours at work. By the end of the week, I'll be on a full fledged outage schedule: up at 0400 hours, at work by 0500 hours, off work at 1800 hours, eat supper and in the bed by 2100 hours. I'm getting too old for this stuff.

My allergy problems continue to improve slowly, but Carolyn's still haven't turned the corner. It's difficult to persuade her to go to the doctor, so I guess she'll have to get a little sicker before she does.

When we were in Washington, we visited Olympia, the state capital. It's surprising sometimes how beautiful the state capitals can be. Especially when it is in a natural setting like Olympia is. Another thing that we notice is how small the capital cities usually are. I guess I had a pre-conceived idea that cities that are important enough to be the seat of government of a state would be big and crowded. Not so in many cases.

The picture below is of the Washington state capital, looking across a lake toward the building. The area around the capital has beautiful landscaping and statues of people that figured in the state's history. With all the rain the area gets, it shouldn't be that difficult to keep plants and flowers looking beautiful.



Last week at work, one of my co-workers had to go home sick early on Monday, and didn't come back until today. He was diagnosed with shingles, which came out on the left side of his head and face. He was still suffering with the illness, and he said it was very painful. Two years ago, our doctor recommended that we both receive the shingles vaccine as a precaution. Boy, am I glad we did that!

If any of the readers haven't received the vaccine, it may be something to consider. In addition to my co-worker having the disease, my sister Judy also suffers from it. According to our doctor, a person has to be 60 years old to receive the vaccine. Still, it may be worthwhile to see what a doctor would say now. Medical knowledge continues to improve.

More later, be safe.

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Not all who wander are lost.