29 May
2023
29 May
2023
Another twist to letter writing
Recently got some over the top writing material. Handmade paper. It is actually less paper and more cloth. Made from pure Egyptian cotton with absolutely no chemical used (according to the artist who makes it). Looks like old parchment paper!
The one challenge is that because it is cloth, the cotton fibers – which give a great natural feel to the surface, also can blot ink. Which means, I cannot use my fountain pens.
Had to resort to a ball point. Used a golden Sheaffer ballpoint today.
28 May
2023
Always impressed with the cameras in phones these days
28 May
2023
Some relaxing time at a local winery
28 May
2023
Update on my dizziness (and running)
So, if you are still following the anthology of my dizzy spells, the latest and greatest is here… Went for a 5K run. After an initial half mile, it came back again. There was a constant sense of slight imbalance. Very slight one, though. I had decided prior to starting that I was not going to stop and leave it up to my brain/body to learn and adjust quickly.
In general, the sense of imbalance has gone down a lot and other than during running, I am not sensing it much.
And since it has receded, the doctor’s advice has been to stop any deeper level tests (like blood flow at the back of the neck, arteries etc etc). All primary and secondary (blood, EKG/ECG, motor response…) tests have come negative. The two key things we are banking on are (*) I never feel like throwing up and (*) the symptoms are going away.
One thing we now know is this : the similar episode in May 2020 could not have been BPPV. It was very much like this time around and this was not BPPV either. Since it was Covid time then and I could not go to the hospital, we will never know what had happened. Just like this time!!
Meanwhile, I will keep running. I suspect, the symptoms will fully go away.
We will hopefully make further progress in conclusive diagnosis the next time this comes back.
27 May
2023
Today’s haul from the Farmers’ Market
27 May
2023
Triumphant walk back from Farmers’ Market
27 May
2023
Surprise!!
I was walking in Alpharetta downtown one evening. Generally watching people and peeking into the stores by the street. Something caught my eye in one of the stores. Backed up a few steps. If you can see at the back end of the wall on the right side – there is a painting of a girl. I thought that looked like something Sharmila had done. I asked her and she confirmed!!
I did not know there were Alpharetta downtown shops selling her paintings. Turns out there was another one in the store!
27 May
2023
Ride to Talking Rock
27 May
2023
What is a good use case for this?
Strolling down the aisles of Walgreens, waiting for my medication to be ready, this caught my eye. Tests to see if you have marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy in your system…
My question: Who uses this?
Surely the cops are not going – “Let’s pick up some of those tests on our way to the beat”. Parents aren’t forcing the kids to take these tests. Are people taking these before going for drug tests for jobs and all that?
Who buys these from Walgreens?
Any ideas?
