To find out I don’t have COVID-19
It finally happened. This afternoon a reassuring lady with crinkling eyes that indicated she was smiling behind her mask and clear plastic face shield steadily pushed a swab up my nose and not quite into my brain but it felt close.
My first COVID test. The results (Not Detected) came back in under eight hours so I’m good to go for my “procedure” in the morning. Said procedure? I’m having my gallbladder removed due to a sizeable stone that keeps floating around and blocking the neck of the bladder. Which hurts. A lot.
To be clear, I was ok not knowing. But I have to admit that I feel oddly relieved under the nerves and anxiety. …
Right, like you can hear this. I couldn’t.
I have the immense good fortune to be part of a curious fellowship of people of all ages, nationalities, socio-economic levels, races, and cultures. It’s not the kind of club that anyone wants to join but here we are and because of my long-standing membership in this outfit I count among my close friends people who are much younger than myself. Yes, I run around with 20-year-olds as well as 80-year-olds and everything in between.
Over and over I find myself wanting to clue these younger friends in to some important stuff they’re either unaware of or are ignoring (can’t blame them, I would if I could). So I’ll write some of these things and let the fates take it from there. …
How Far Were You Planning To Go?
I’m used to this platform being very crowded even late at night so it being so empty is giving me the heebie-jeebies. Quentin’s note is in my left pocket and Mom’s .38 feels reassuring tucked into the waist of my jeans. The 4:25 to Simpton is a little late. Another thing making me jumpy.
Quentin said for sure that Payton would be here. I’ve never seen the guy but Quentin’s like you can’t miss Payton.
The steam coming up from the grates mingles with the fog turning the length of the platform into something ridiculously noirish. I think I see someone coming out of the station and turning to walk in the other direction. Tall fellow and it looks like he’s dressed all in red. …
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