Sunset at Dunedin Marina

Sunset at Dunedin marina, downtown. 

The end of a long day.

Dee Dee continues to improve. The diuretic is doing its job of removing the build up of fluid.

Next, we start her on heart medicine. Her problem is in the right ventricle valve. (I think. I'm writing from memory. The gist is accurate, but some of the details may be wrong.)  It's allowing fluid to build up around her lungs and out into her chest and throat. The medicine is supposed to stimulate blood vessels in the heart to open up and become more efficient so the heart doesn't have to work so hard. The bad valve makes the heart work harder and get larger, but eventually the heart gets so big that none of the valves can function properly because they don't get bigger. So there are leaks everywhere. We rode our bikes down to the animal hospital to pick up her meds.

I had two interviews today, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We made a picnic lunch and headed out on our bikes to nearby Mira Vista Park and enjoyed the sunshine and the view. Even though it was 72 degrees, the wind was blowing and it felt a little chilly.

 

Our meeting was on Microsoft Teams, so cameras and sound were involved. This is my work outfit, at least from the waist up. At one point before the meeting, I was printing out interview questions and my printer had a paper jam. Phhhhht! It sounded like you know what. I said, "Did anybody hear that?" My dean, said, "Yeah, we heard it." I said, "It was my printer!" "Sure," they teased.

John made spaghetti for dinner. I consoled a colleague about grading drama while we ate. It was good for John to hear that it's not just me. Tomorrow, I will turn in final grades; then Wednesday we'll have a meeting. The leaders will be the only ones in the school auditorium. They will record it live for YouTube, and it will be accessible later for those who can't see it live. I'll be in my last of six interviews. The meeting agenda covers how they plan to get us back to work. I heard today that the decision to have on-campus classes this fall won't be made until July 24. So everyone is being told to plan to teach online, but that some classes may be held on campus. As for me, all I need to do is get my summer courses ready. That will have to wait a few more days. Right now, I feel like taking the summer off.

After dinner I rode out to Honeymoon Island and then downtown to see the sunset at the marina. John joined me after his meeting. We watched the sunset for awhile and took the picture together at the top of the page.

We rode back home and just missed the blood-red sun sinking on the horizon. I could see it through the trees of Weaver Park, but by the time I got to the clearing, the sun was gone. Just like that. But we made it home before it got dark.