Have to start with the unpleasant truth. Several things added up this week to make me a very grumpy person. First, this third round of max bonus chemo was harder than the second, and I’ve felt crappy for the last week. Small win - I am now sure I am in the experimental and not control group. Though to be fair, I’m not in a study, so that wasn’t actually a question. Being cooped up in the house was less than amazing. Rainy weekend kept me off my bike, which (interspersed with margaritas) is my recommended treatment plan. Plus of course the monthly poison. And finally, there is the whole global pandemic with possibly millions dying. So yes, I know why I was grumpy, but it still does not excuse me being a shelter-in-place-hole. Especially since Jill and the girls are the ones who have to put up with me. Was finally able to ride today, and it really does make things better.
While it remains to be seen if the CARES Act will make a difference, I saw pretty quickly the possibilities. SBA loans to help small businesses and nonprofits keep people on payroll opened Friday. I applied, and by Sunday had been awarded a $1,119,020 loan that is 100% forgivable if I keep all 121 people employed through June. Going to use the $20 for breakfast tacos. Truthfully, that doesn’t suck.
And on a roll, I had an instinct that H-E-B couldn’t possibly have every single curbside appointment filled till Thanksgiving. So I checked at various times, and lo and behold, at 11 pm tonight a spot opened up for tomorrow afternoon. I grabbed it and filled my cart with the max 75 items. Honestly, I was so surprised, and the app kept telling me my appointment was going to expire in 15, then 10, then 5 minutes. So I ordered a bunch of random things, and plan to be pleasantly surprised (I hope). The only thing I actually remember is plantain chips. They had them! Yes, these are for a meal I made three weeks ago, but I was going to get them, dammit. Though I do expect calls for things not available, and substitutions I don’t want. “I couldn’t find plantain chips so I got planter’s nuts.” But I’m in! And I plan to tip $50, though I might need to tape that to the hatchback to maintain appropriate social distance. And that is a lot of quarters.
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