Early Morning with Dr. Zenker

I had an early morning appointment with my dermatologist, Dr. Zenker. I talked to her about my check-up in another year when I will most likely be on the Big Island; will I have to return to Oʻahu or do they have dermatologists there? She said there is a dermatologist there, but she is also scheduled to be traveling to the Big Island once a month beginning in January. Since it already takes about 6 months to get an appointment with her I will be calling in June or July to get a dermatology appointment and I will be trying to get one with her. I asked Dr. Zenker where I am on the Photonumeric Grading Scale; she said I was probably a Grade 4 because I have some sunspots but few wrinkles. She said my liberal use of sunscreen when I was doing a lot of diving has probably played a large role in reducing sun damage to my skin.

The view from Dr. Zenker's exam room.

After my appointment with Dr. Zenker, I went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for a nail fungus. The line was shorter than when I first signed in for my appointment. They have changed the pharmacy line area; they have replaced the carpet with a surface that is easier to disinfect & added signs for where to stand. There were also humorous mask signs around.

 

This morning I made a proothie with the kale from the CSA box from last month. I think I will be able to make 2 more proothies with them. After that I will be able to move on to the greens from the CSA box from 2 weeks ago.  

There was no police activity at the neighbor's house when I got in the car this morning. But the sun was pretty bright! 

Thirty-eight minutes after sunrise.

When I returned from my dermatology appointment I made another batch of soymilk. I make a new batch about once every 5 days.

Soymilk extracted from the okara.

I tried to eat my lunch while I was making the soymilk; wasn't quite able to do it. I had to finish it off after I had completed the soymilk. I also signed in to Day 5 of Kwanzaa with Eleta; today's principle is Nia, Purpose.

Yes, I have used this photo before.

For dinner I had what has seemingly become my standard for the past week or so; 3 mozzarella chicken meatballs (which the nutritional information says is 1 serving) and salad with bacon bits.  

It's quick, easy, &tasty!

Keala was running around in the cat run again this evening as I was preparing my dinner. I think she really likes having free access to the cat run. I think all the cats like it; they're in and out all night.

The Aix weather app forecast that there would be a little precipitation here in the morning, then clear up for the rest of the day. It was a little off, it was pretty much clear for the whole day. For Kapaʻau it said it would be drizzly all day; according to the graph from Tesla it appeared to be fairly sunny until just before noon when things clouded up and there may also have been some precipitation.

Today was the last day of the First Responders Vax PODs that I have been volunteering at. It appears there were 770 vaccines administered today; all total there appear to have been 3880 vaccines administered. I have not seen any information yet about how many doses have been administered overall in the state.

The LG gave his weekly update today. He says we are not seeing a surge from Christmas yet; the hospitalizations are showing a rise due to the Thanksgiving surge. He is urging people to not gather in large groups for New Years' Eve. He noted that Group 1a is currently being vaccinated & that 1b will be starting soon; he did not mention how many vaccinations had been administered.

 

There were 108 new cases of COVID-19 reported today, bringing the total up to 21,209. There were no new deaths reported, so the death toll remains at 285; currently 1578 cases are considered active. The 7-day new case average is 72 with a positivity rate of 3.2%.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Bria!