The Pittmeister's Parade Around America

Yesterday, our governor extended the stay at home order for another 2 weeks; until May 15th. That means at least another 2 weeks of working remotely from home. It was about a 30min press conference that our department watched together during our afternoon department meeting. I can't think of much to write about this morning....

I took this photo of our county website's COVID-19 Information page yesterday. As you can see, more than half of the confirmed cases in the county have recovered.  Yesterday was a hard day for Wife and I. Neither of us had slept well the night before and a couple of times when I got up from my desk for a break, Wife was asleep in one of the living room chairs where she sits when she's working on making masks. I did not eat much yesterday. Wife made a breakfast bowl of rice, spinach, and left over korean beef called "marble".  Lunch was hot & spicy rice noodles with assorted vegetables in a green curry paste sauce & fruit. I didn't each much of the rice noodle dish because I was still full from breakfast and thought it too spicy I ate the remainder of my rice noodle dish for dinner (cold) and it was much less spicy. I also ate a banana and a small bowl of apple sauce.  I did not work out yesterday afternoon after work. I did not feel like I...

I'm not feeling well this morning. For whatever reason, my allergies decided to act up last night as I was finishing rinsing out my hair for the second time. The resurgence of my allergies, which Wife attributed to eating more than our normal sugar intake yesterday but I think was caused by the stirring up of grass and dirt yesterday afternoon using a weed whacker, caused me to have very disrupted sleep. I don't think it was sugar, I think it was a combination of the nap I took yesterday coupled with the dust from using the weed whacker. I couldn't fall asleep until 11pm and I needed a melatonin pill to do so (1st time I have needed one in weeks). I took an Allegra this morning at 5am and slept until ~7am. Wife didn't sleep well either last night, which she also attributed to eating more than our regular intake of sugar. Yesterday was pretty mundane. Wife and I did more work on our front yard, which included trimming dead branches from one of the cedar juniper tre...

I'm taking the day off from work today. I need to use 8 hours of personal leave before June 30th or else I would lose the time. I asked my director if what would be best so as not to inconvenience the department and was told to take it before registration opens on Friday. So I'm not working today. I guess that means more deferred yard work will be completed whenever Wife and I get up and get going this morning. April 26th Wife and I worked on the front yard yesterday. We cleaned up the area between our and our neighbor's house to the north of us. Wife cleaned out all these weeds and I did my best to trim a tree that grows between our properties.  I trimmed a pyracantha plant that grows in front of our front porch. We're not sure who planted it, but it wasn't us and it's a pain because it grows fast and has thorns. I've trimmed it back every year we've lived here and it still grows back to its old size every spring. Fun fact, a pyraca...

April 25, 2020: Yard Work  This is our composting bed. We bury all of food cuttings, egg shells, and other organic material in it over the course of the year. I turned it over in February and turned it over again yesterday morning, then added manure and peat moss in the afternoon. This picture was taken this morning.  2 years ago, Wife planted a patch of green onions in the compost bed. Last year, I dug them all out and re-planted them in rows, but because the weeds & grasses took over the bed last September while we were visiting Wife's family in Japan, we weren't able to harvest them.  When I turned the soil over back in February, these grew voluntarily without planting. We pulled them out and Wife is going to use them in some way.  This is an iris plant that was growing in our back yard when we moved in. It was just 2 leaves sticking out of the ground and now 3 years later, with water and love, it has grown into this.  All for ...

As of this morning per our county's website, here are the COVID-19 statistics for our county:  The number of confirmed cases in our county has increased to 36.  23 of those cases are active cases.  13 have been released from isolation.  672 people have been tested In our state, there are 6,045 confirmed cases with 266 fatalities.  There are still no confirmed cases in our zip code per the AZDHS zip code map & there are still no reported cases in my parents' zip code, which is one county over.  Our governor held a press conference on Wednesday. Here's a video of it:  It's about an hour long, so it's okay if you do not wish to watch the entire thing... All for this morning. 

I am very good at making messes, usually of freshly cleaned things. I often spill food & beverages on myself or other freshly laundered items. If you have ever watched the movie "Super Troopers", my life is kind of the character of Farva. If you watch in the movie, he is always spilling something on himself or otherwise getting covered in something (this is pointed out on the DVD commentary). That's kind of my MO in life. I wasn't raised by wolves. I'm just messy.  Yesterday at lunch, Wife had put a freshly cleaned table cloth on the table. Actually, it was an old shower curtain that she converted into a table cloth, but it had been washed & hemmed, was unsoiled, and free of any stains. Wife had prepared a dip for lunch along with carrot & celery sticks. This dip included mayonnaise, tuna, and other Asian spice too many for me to list. Five minutes was all it took for me to get it dirty. I was standing next to the table, dipping a carrot or celery s...