COVID-19

No doubt you have heard of the novel coronavirus that has recently emerged. Recently information was posted at Maunalani about it. Because it's flu season there are signs around asking people to refrain from visiting residents if they have a runny nose, sneezing, cough, sore throat, or fever. Residents showing any of those symptoms are immediately tested for the flu. Last year when 4 residents came down with the flu all residents were confined to their room and visitors were discouraged from coming; all community events were cancelled. The infected patients were isolated and enhanced contact procedures were in effect; staff interacting with the infected patients wore disposable gowns, gloves, & masks. I'm pretty sure if any resident has symptoms with a negative flu test they will be tested for the coronavirus and handled appropriately.

It was raining on and off all night; at one point it rained so heavily it woke me up! But it was dry when I left the house and there was no precip on the way up. But it was extremely windy; I thought about stopping on the circle because I was not getting warm by my usual point but I pressed on. By the time I was done with the circle I had warmed up nicely in spite of the wind; I saw no one and no cats there. I headed down Sierra. Just before I got to the bus shelter by the park it began to drizzle; then as I reached the bus shelter it began to pour! It rained for about 5 minutes; although it stopped it looked like there would be more rain showers on their way so when the rain stopped I turned around and headed back up. In hindsight, I was premature in calling of my walk; there was no precip during my return walk or during my cool down stretches. But it did drizzle on and off throughout the morning.

Fifteen minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

Six minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Rain seven minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

Rain showers.

When I walked past Wilts' house I saw that a new set of stairs was being built along the west side and a new retaining wall along the east side. It also looked like there was a slab poured down below the house.

Stairs along the westerly property line.

New wall on the easterly side.

Dad was awake when I got to his room; he was eating breakfast in bed. He ate 1/2 his fried egg sandwich and all of his papaya & banana. He drank 240 ml orange juice but no water.

When I signed in this morning I saw the greeting sign from yesterday. I will need to find out the 'Ōlelo Hawaiʻi for all the days of the week. And also numbers.


Besides the intermittent drizzles the wind was also blowing. A lot! For me, today, the wind was more of a problem than the precip. Even with the walking I was not able to warm up much. Then during my sunrise cool down stretches, I got even colder! Washing my hands in warm water helped warm me up a little, but even with my flannel shirt on I felt cold all morning.


Lunch today was Saucy cabbage roll, Steamed rice, Sauteed herbed zucchini, Tossed salad, Mandarin orange cake, and Broccoli cheese soup. Dad ate all his 1/2 peanut butter & banana sandwich and 2 pieces of cake. He drank 240 ml of orange juice and 120 ml water.


I left early & skipped the afternoon walk since Tre from RevoluSun was back again today; he needed one more part to complete the PV installation. He installed that this afternoon. The last time he was here I gave Tre a pomelo; he had never had one before but said he liked grapefruit. I asked him whether he liked it; he said yes. I gave him 3 more.

I had the last serving of Fat Head Pizza and Air Fryer Broccoli this evening. And I remembered to take a photo before I started eating!  

Luna & S'mores went to the vet today for their shots and annual check-up. Although The Roommates sedated them before they left the house Luna was still very anxious & fighting the vet; they had to put her out completely to administer the shots and do their exam; they also put caps on her claws. The Roommates picked the cats up when Luna was awake again; they brought her home but she was still a little loopy. She was very docile and cuddly.

(Photo by The Roommate Who Likes to Wash Dishes)

Guided Workout

When I joined the YMCA last week, Lennon, the staff member who enrolled me, suggested I do a Guided Workout to get familiar with the machines in the gym. I did that today. I arrived about 10 minutes before my appointment and spent the time looking around the gym; there were about 5 other people there on various machines. Clint arrived about 5 minutes after the hour and asked me if I had any questions; I said I just wanted to know how to use the machines. A couple minutes later I mentioned about the Guided Workout; he thought I was just a member that wandered in to the gym! He had not gotten the message that I was there for a Guided Workout. He showed me how to work all the machines. After Clint was done I took photos of all the machines.

They have several treadmills.

I told Clint I was going to also make an appointment with the personal trainer; he recommended I ask for Nicole. As I was filling out the paperwork for the personal trainer appointment I saw our neighbor Donna! She was here for the tai chi class that I was interested in possibly taking. Donna has been taking tai chi for a while and said the upcoming class was a more advanced class and it was. I will have to find a beginner's class.

On the drive up this morning I saw Paul & Bodhi on their way home. During my sunrise walk I saw Sherry in the distance feeding Nori. Later, as I was walking down to the park, I passed a guy walking a Blue Heeler that looked like Abby, but the dog was acting confused & nervous; although it looked like Abby, it wasn't acting like Abby. There are 2 other Blue Heelers along my route and neither come running up to me to play; one acts nervous and the other is aggressive. 

Twenty-one minutes before sunrise on Wai'alae.

Ten minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Six minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

Looks like there may be a 2nd story coming; there is a metal post visible at the right & metal beams in the back.

Nori.

I also saw Lynette, June, & Noe as they were on Lurline. Later I saw them near the top of Sierra; Lynette was a bit ahead of June & Noe. They stopped to ask if I had stocked up on supplies just in case there was a COVID-19 outbreak; they said there were long lines at Costco. I told them we still had our hurricane preparation supplies.

I went to Kelly's house to plant the replacement palapalai. Lorraine came by as I was getting started. Then the guy I saw earlier came by and it turned out it was Abby! I think what was going on is that the guy, Chris, did not react to me the way Kelly does so it confused Abby. Now that I was in her front yard she was her old self, playing with me. Chris said he and Kelly had been roommates in college and he had known Kelly and his family since they were 18. When he comes to visit he usually walks Abby on the Mauʻumae Trail but he said she seemed to be getting tired more easily, so he took her to the park this morning.

Before.

After.

Frond unfurling; so far, so good.

After I finished planting the palapalai I went home and showered; I had another massage with George in an hour. Today I needed work on my shoulders & neck more than I needed work on my legs; George started on my shoulders and worked his way down. After he worked on my shoulders and neck I could feel the tight muscles in my legs! Aue! Because my massages are not covered by my medical insurance I have to pay full price so I will only be doing one massage a month rather than every other week as I did before. But I will still be paying a lot more per month than I did before. As I left I met George's next client, Linda, who has been seeing him every other week for over 10 years. It turns out Linda's son lives in Gold Bar! Since Linda comes on Friday every other week I will be seeing her in the future if I stick to Fridays.


After lunch I shared a Keto Cup with The Potential Most Favorite Roommate. The Keto Cups are much less sweet than a Reese's Peanutbutter Cup and also uses dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate. But one other ingredient that they contain is coconut oil; since I had the cups at room temperature they were very soft and melted. I am now storing them in the refrigerator. I think I shall buy more when this first bag is gone.

It was kinda mushy looking even before I bit it.

I had Fat Head Pizza and Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts for dinner again. I took a photo after I had eaten about half of it but at least I remembered to take a photo tonight!


I need to be more disciplined in my eating. During my weigh in this morning I gained weight; I am 1.8 pounds heavier than last week with almost 2 percentage points less fat.


Hauʻoli lā Hānau to Peggy, Roger, Winnie, nephew David, & Shawn!

Keto Now at Kokua!

I picked more pomelo for Abdul at Kokua Market. I pretty much had everything I needed for dinner so I wasn't going to do anything but refill my peanut butter & almond butter supply when I went to Kokua. But I saw that they now had the Parm Crisps I had talked to one of the staff about! They also had Keto Cups; it has less carbs than a Reese's peanut butter cup but still has 7g, so I'll only eat 1/2 at a time. I also found Keto Cacao powder; it has half the amount of carbs as the usual cacao powder. I will probably be picking up Parm Crisps every week. Not sure yet about the Keto Cups.



On my drive up this morning I saw Suzanne with Cody & Rollie. Later during my sunrise walk I saw Lynette at the bottom of Lurline. At the top I saw Tina with Massimo, Chloe Bacon, and Ink. During my cool down stretches Ken came by with Toto & Chico; Laure also came by with Champ & Molly. I didn't see any cats today.

Twenty-two minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

Nine minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Seven minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

Dad was in bed; he had finished his breakfast. He ate half his fried egg sandwich and all his papaya & banana. He drank 240 ml cranberry juice but no water or coffee.

Dad was awake during my mid-morning walk prep time so I skipped the mid-morning walk. He was watching the UH basketball game on Mr. Tanabe's TV. Mr. Tanabe appears to have TV watching habits like Mom; he turns it on then goes to sleep!

Lunch today was Meat jun (15g), Steamed rice, Steamed corn, Tossed salad (3g), Brownie, & Chicken jook (39g!); I didn't eat this lunch due to the high carb count in the main dish. I had one serving (6 pieces) of Epic Sweet Sesame Ginger Chicken Bites (7g); the currants appear to be the only thing in the ingredients list that would account for the carb count. Dad ate all his 1/2 peanut butter & banana sandwich and brownie. He drank 240 ml orange juice but no water.


Here's what I had for dinner: Fathead Pizza & Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts! I forgot to take photos again; I was once again too hungry.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau to Jane & Brianna!