The magnolias are just about done for the season. This one managed to push out one final flower before getting on with the business of making leaves.
Yesterday was unremarkable. I had a dentist's appointment on Tuesday, but that was also unremarkable (which is a good thing). I am feeling unremarkable so this will be an unremarkable blog post.
The only interesting thing I did yesterday was take my old computer to work in order to discard it. I asked a co-worker, a tech guy, to remove the hard drive -- which turned out to be a computer chip rather than the spinning disk I've seen in previous machines. I destroyed the chip and gave the empty shell of the computer to the tech office to recycle. I wanted to get rid of it while I still had a method for easy disposal.
My persistent cough has been bothering me again, which I'm not happy about. I've toyed with going back to the doctor but I'm going to let nature take its course for a little while and see what happens. Both my boss and a co-worker have been sick this week, and working as usual, which annoys the heck out of me. (GO HOME if you're sick! Don't give it to the rest of us!) Anyway, my cough doesn't (yet) seem like a passing illness -- it's more my usual chronic problem. I've been back on lansoprazole to control stomach acid so hopefully that will help it calm down.
Today is our final workday before Spring Break. Woo hoo! I'm off all next week, and when I return to work the following week, I'm only there three days before it's sayonara for good. Next week will be a foretaste of the life to come!
Goodness! This has come really quick, hasn't it, your final days at work!
ReplyDeleteOh, I so hate it when colleagues come to work spreading their germs and viruses around, especially since in my line of work, it is absolutely no problem to work from home. Do they want to flee from their unbearable home life, or do they want to be admired as martyrs?
Happy Spring Break, Steve!
My garden is covered with magnolia petals this morning, must have been a chilly and windy night.
ReplyDeleteAre you feeling a bit nervous about your retirement?
ReplyDeleteWell having read the blog highlighted I feel a touch miserable for you, having the same symptoms of coughing and probably for the same reason. But cheer up retirement will be a dream, you can swan round London taking photos and time will belong to you.
ReplyDeleteSadly the bloody squirrels nibbled every bud on our Magnolia tree, hopefully it will give more once leaves are formed. Enjoy your pre retirement break.
ReplyDeleteHave you looked into allergy testing regarding your persistent cough? I have allergies and my most common symptom is a cough rather than the "watery eyes and runny nose" advertised on TV. Antihistamines help, but only the kind that make me sleepy, the ones for the "TV Symptoms" are useless for me. My allergies are heady scents, plants and perfumes, and mould right down to the musty beginning stage.
ReplyDeleteI still have my old laptop, she's such a pretty little machine I hate to let her go.