Daily Success December 20 – Failed. If there is a “Failed With Honor,” I qualify, but Failed, nonetheless. The entire afternoon was taken up with must-attend meetings (Allen, Larry, SurveyorBot) and Bill & Paula reached out to suggest some Mexican food and drink.

Yesterday

Despite the terrible score, yesterday was not bad for production. I did a lot to support the work Allen is going to be doing (at $350 per hour!) and the meeting at his office took a lot of time. I would have been able to keep the booze to zip, were it not for B&P. I’m on-board with Larry’s admonition about drinking and can forego it without much difficulty but I’m far from ready to declare “I’m on the wagon and not drinking” at social occasions.

Today

Today through the 28th will be more or less the same as yesterday. I will do my best, BUT John and Thad arrive at BWI around 1 PM and spending time with them is more important to me that hours on the bike or treadmill. I’ll keep my appointments with Monika and Dr. Higgins and make a real effort to stick to all my tasks, but we just don’t get to see the two of them all that often and enjoy the time with them I will!

Speaking of Higgins, 11:15 for shot #2.

Speaking of shot #2, the knee seems to be improving steadily from the low point on Sunday. It was VERY unhappy Sunday.

Speaking of shot #2, Monika does not want to laser the knee while Higgins is injecting his magic juice. I’m not sure what the relationship is, I mean, why no laser in the same general timeframe as the shots?

I don’t actually care. The knee seems to be going in the right direction. I just want it to get there.

The Future

Tomorrow is the last of my planned appointments with Monika. There will be three more weekly shots from Dr. Higgins. Five days from today is Yo Ho Ho day. I’ll think about the future in more significant terms after John and Thad head back to South Dakota. In the short term, I’m focused on enjoying my time with them.