Back to Normal

During my sunrise walk Fred was the only one I saw while I was walking. After walking, I decided to do my cool down stretches at the covered viewpoint; I havenʻt done that since the pandemic started. While there I saw more regulars. Lynette was the first one that walked by followed by June & Mary; later Gerry walked by. As I was leaving I saw Ken with Toto & Chico.

Twenty minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

Nine minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Eight minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

I had to drop off the madelienes for Dad this morning; it gave me a better opportunity to check out the roof replacement. I think they have added sprinklers to the roof of the wing that the kitchen is in.

Looks like they have installed sprinklers on the roof of the kitchen wing.

It looks like they have had to remove the sheathing on part of the roof over the Castle Wing.

I usually leave my water bottle in the refrigerator to keep it cooler; this last time I had put it in on Saturday after my sunrise walk and didn't take it out until this morning. When I went to take a drink after my walk this morning I discovered it was frozen solid! I'm not sure if it was because there were still some ice cubes in it when I put it in the refrigerator or if there is a problem with the refrigerator. I'll have to watch that.


When I got home from my walk I discovered that someone, probably Luna, had dragged the Wireless Whiskers quite a ways trying to get it open. They succeeded in unplugging it, which means it won't open at all!


The Roomba is still having problems. Even with the new bag it still would not suck things out. I cleaned it out again, checked the evacuation tube, checked that the bag was seated properly in the tower, cleaned the sensors on both the Roomba and the base, everything I could think of. It still wouldn't suck. I even looked online and followed their troubleshooting directions; I think I need to find a Roomba dealer. Āue!

Yesterday I picked up some poke; I had that for lunch today. Along with some Parmesan crisps.


Casey texted me this morning, 2 out of 3 of his cases had responded earlier. The 3rd got back to him this morning; he wanted to know if I could partner with him on it after lunch. I said yes; Casey led me through the whole process including the paperwork. 

On the way back I stopped at Petco to pick up cat food; I also got cat litter for Sʻmores, she wonʻt use the Cat Genie. I also saw a cat-shaped cat bed.



I also stopped by Foodland to pick up another mashed cauliflower with cheddar & bacon to take to Curtis' house; I also wanted to check out the other cauliflower based dishes. I picked up some to try them out. I also picked up more cauliflower rice; I plan on keeping at least one bag in the freezer.

Have you tried any of these?

After dinner Casey texted again; he was given 5 new cases today. He asked me if I felt comfortable being the lead on a case; I said if it was a smaller, simpler one. He gave me one where it is only a couple and they are located about 10 minutes away. I called and left a message; Casey said to call back in an hour and if I got no answer to let him know. The case point of contact is someone who is supposed to be in isolation or quarantine, not running around outside of their house. When I called the 2nd time and did not get an answer, I texted Casey but also told him perhaps they did not answer because I had an out of state area code. He called and they answered! I am now waiting for a shopping list from them.

I got an email last night about Arka Kinari. Grey was reporting to supporters about updates on their progress across the Pacific. He started out saying, "There are a lot more beans and rice on the menu now." and "The engine definitely has problems which can't be resolved DIY." Since Arka Kinari is a sailing vessel, the motor is not critical but will be needed eventually; they are headed to Guam for an emergency stop to repair the motor & resupply. The previous day they crossed paths with a Chinese vessel, the Shen Lian Cheng 760, after not seeing another vessel for nearly 2 months. The crew of both ships gathered on deck to greet each other. "At this point we are getting very close, so we run out on to the deck to shout and wave. We can see them, only fifty meters away, gathered on deck just as we are, a half dozen fishermen backlit by blinding halogen fishing lights they are easily the loudest, brightest, and most crowded scene weʻve seen in months." Later, "We watch their stern light shrink over the horizon, still high on the euphoria of seeing fellow humans. Later, during dinner Ben interrupts the silence at the table with 'I miss the fishermen', we all nod our agreement. ... It remains a mystery how they could know that most of us speak Spanish."


There was an earthquake this morning around sunrise; it was in Mexico so I didn't feel it. But apparently there was a concern about it producing a tsunami. However, the Tsunami Warning Center studied the data and determined it would not generate one.



I found out late last night that I was not one of the 20 people selected to join Cohort #1 for the Community Contact Tracer Training. But I am still on the wait list for future Track 2 trainings; they will start the selection process for Cohort #2 in a couple of weeks. That cohort will start training on July 27th.


There were only 2 COVID-19 cases reported today, bringing the total up to 900. The number of deaths remains the same but hospitalizations have gone up. About 80% of people have been released from isolation.






Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Tony!