Day 37-Governor Newsom reinstates the mask mandate in California

Class prep today…

1/21/22. Friday

 Get this…now people who do NOT have the booster are referred to as “under vaccinated.” Will this designation change to under-under-vaccinated when Americans choose not to get the second booster…under-under-under vaccinated when it’s time for the third booster? 

10:30-11:30 – I’m awake and I can hear the dog whining at the foot of the stairs so I go downstairs to say good morning to the animal.  She’s awake, wagging her tail, and propped up against the child gate at the foot of the stairs, so we go outside straight away.  I survey my yard while she goes potty and back inside we go: I make a cup of coffee and give the dog pieces of turkey.

-One of the slipcovers on the couch is dirty, so I bring it upstairs and put it in the washing machine. Then I fold and put away the towels.

-Return downstairs and I unload and load the dishwasher, then clean the kitchen.

11:30-12:00 – My eyes ache so I sit outside, at my patio table, with a bag of ice over my eyes and listen to Organize 365. The dog jumps from my chair, to the patio table, to my stomach, repeatedly, and then finally settles down.

12:30-1:30- Shower. I sit in the shower, lean my head against the tiles, and ice my eyes while I drink my coffee.  I wash my hair and listen to The Daily.

1:30-2:00 – Lotion. Covid-19 uniform.  Light make-up.  I listen to Market Place – Morning Report.

2:00-3:00 – I braid my hair and read Friendshipping in preparation for my book club meeting.

3:00-4:00 – I have some chicken chili for lunch and continue reading Friendshipping; then…

4:00-4:30 – I pick up dog poop and walk the dog.  I listen to Filmweek on Air Talk.

4:30-6:30 – I have two pieces of chocolate and some of L.’s plantain chips, which don’t taste like bananas at all – it’s like eating a light potato chip – and update my bullet journal.  I listen to Organize 365.

6:30-7:30 – I do a 30-minute Insanity Max – Cardio workout, but have difficulty making it through. I “max out” a couple of times.

7:30-8:30 – I straighten the kitchen, pack  my lunch bag, and make overnight oats. Then, I have popcorn and hummus for a snack. I listen to Someone Knows Something – The Next Call series.

8:30-11:00 – Blog posts.

11:00-12:00 – I upload my blog posts to my website. At the same time, I’m listening to my own lectures from both classes, on double speed, so I can flag the outdated content and forward it to L. for edits. I much prefer listening to podcasts or You Tube videos…listening to the same pre-recorded lectures that I’ve been giving for years is so boring…but some of the lectures [recorded in 2021] contain outdated Covid-19 references that need to be erased. 

12:00-2:00 – I go to work and continue focusing on the reorganization of the syllabus for Specialty Class 1B in conjunction with the Modules in Canvas.  Recall that the publisher gutted the 7th/8th editions to create a new 9th edition, so they can justify their annual money grab and price increase, which is ultimately passed down to the students. The publisher moved content from some chapters into other chapters, created new chapters that do not add to the content in any way, and moved older chapters out of sequence.  In other words, the Canvas template I created from Spring Semester 2021, based on the 7th and 8th editions is a mess and has to be completely revamped. This project is my main focus for now.

2:00-2:30 – Nighttime routine and I listen to Southern Fried Crime.