The Goldfish Chronicles

Last week I ‘worked from home’ from my in-laws in KY while Carrie and Nathan were visiting family. It also let me have lunch with old work colleages a couple of times. Things went very well productivity-wise, I got 24 of the 25 odd issues I wanted to get done that week resolved by the end of the Tuesday, and the other issue was an easy one that was just blocked on my getting a WebLogic install (resolved on the Thursday I think). Apparently sitting at your in-laws with nothing to do but work or watch daytime television is a great productivity boost.

Things went pretty well on the way back, Nathan loves being on planes now so as long as we’re patient and listen to his constant asking to go down the tunnel and for the plane to move. Thunder over Louisville was happening on the day we flew out (big fireworks show preceded by an air show) and the air force planes were taking off from the airport. We got to see some jets landing and some big planes taking off.

The downside of the flight back is that I managed to pick up a virus - whatever it is it’s a complete bastard. A high fever (103.8F on Monday evening) that has lasted from Sunday night to Tuesday night so far, though I’m down to 99.8F now. Carrie also has the same symptoms, though her fever’s highpoint is said 99.8F so hopefully she’s doing a better job of fighting this. I’ve also noticed while writing emails and this blog entry that my spelling is rather dyslexic. “if” instead of “is”, “weight” instead of “weighed”. This is the first time I’ve had a fever that didn’t just break in the night, it was quite a surprise to not be ready for work on Monday morning.

When I got back from Louisville, I weighed myself and noticed I’d put on a bit of weight from the lunches and lack of exercise. Not having eaten that much over the last few days means I’ve lost the 5lbs I’d put on. So that’s a benefit.

Apologies if the above is a bit incoherent - or if I’ve not replied to your email or noticed a thread online that I should have.

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