Zoo Tuesdays

I'm still having issues with that old people skin thing on my back that is benign but just in the wrong place and won't heal over. Some research led me to discover that my doctor's office has a walk in clinic for just this kind of thing! It's not convenient - way north of downtown (and I'm south) but hey, I can deal. I called them yesterday afternoon to ensure my research was right and see what the actual drop in deal was.

A nice young guy answered the phone and said that yep, they were the place and on Tuesdays, the best bet was to be there when the doors opened (7 am). Otherwise the wait could be an hour. "Tuesdays are a zoo."

1. Clearly, they haven't been to a vet lately. Waiting only an hour is nearly immediate service!
2. Why Tuesdays????

I asked if Wednesdays were better and he said "Oh yeah. Wednesdays are usually pretty chill." WTF? So anyway, I'll go tomorrow.

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My career included more than a decade at both IBM and Microsoft when each was in their heyday. I remember well the tsunamis created when systems failed. Indeed headless bodies lined up like bowling pins and the heads did roll. And that was generally with non-customer facing issues. IBM was particularly unforgiving about errors. It was fascinating to watch how major corporations dealt with their own breakage.

This morning Amazon is broken. There are huge issues throughout their backbone AWS system which affect the who's who of tech but also their own store is broken. It's showing wrong or incomplete data - during the Christmas shopping season.

I cannot even imagine the personnel carnage at Amazon HQ that will follow once their are up and running again.

I loved working in giant corporations and really do miss it some days. It was often like Kabuki theater.

And speaking of theater... Biggie's got a new trick. Lately, when I get up, if he's not here in the room with me, I go look for him. I don't see him in the sewing room or the bedroom but when I go back to the living room, he's walking in a few paces behind me. This has happened at least once or twice a day for a week and it cracks me up. OR he's under the comforter on the bed. A Biggie Bump.

I think I will do the Goodwill walk today. And I think I'll do that now.

up up updates...

When I took the bandage off before I got into the shower, I discovered that the thing on my back is in much better condition than I realized. I may be skipping that walk in clinic after all.

But, I did not skip Goodwill. It was packed. I did not intend to buy a thing. $50 later, I'm delighted with my stuff. A soft warm shirt with pockets, a drawer storage thing for the kitchen, a hanging storage thing for vacuum cleaner bits and pieces, a knit sheet for sewing mock ups, and two pairs of pants! Oh and a set of four drinking goblets because they were sparkly and pretty.

Biggie I-Only-Eat-Chicken has now scarfed down whitefish two different times... Does he think I won't notice?

The cookies I made yesterday are far less a fail than I thought yesterday. They could be thinner. The icing absolutely could be thinner. And they are butt ugly. But... pretty damn tasty!

And, the victory du jour... I thought I'd eaten all the Costco ham but I found a forgotten chunk in the freezer!! SCORE!! I had ham with cheese rice for lunch and I'm thinking ham sandwich for dinner.