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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine   CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:Assessment of NIH Research onWomen’s Health Deadline: May 26, 2023   The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in a new study, “Assessment of NIH Research on Women’s Health.” The goals of the study are to develop a framework forContinue reading “Should I or shouldn’t I?”

We arrived in St. Remy de Provence about 530 PM. I drove from Marseilles as I was the only one who managed to get some sleep on the plane. I did not have any pain in my hand, just a bit of mild numbness in the morning so my hypothesis that sleeping lying down isContinue reading “We made it!”

Using topical diclofenac, a Tramadol, wrapped elbow to keep it from bending, wrist brace and sleeping in a partially reclined position on the couch, I did not wake up with pain. This is a very poor experiment because I have absolutely no idea which of the interventions was helpful. I am going to see ifContinue reading “A qualified sigh of relief”

At 5 AM I was awakened with severe burning pain and numbness in my hand from my carpal tunnel. I thought it had been moderately severe before, but this was a whole new magnitude. I was wearing my wrist brace. I got up and started pacing. I grabbed an ice pack out of the freezer.Continue reading “Carpal tunnel syndrome is no joke”

This is what the cut looked like on Sunday – 24 hours after injury. It was a bit red with a bit of swelling but I thought it was related to having a tight bandage on all day. Above is midday yesterday before starting the antibiotics and below is this morning after 2 doses ofContinue reading “I should have gotten antibiotics”

Days I do Habitat, I drop Carli off at James at 630 AM. This was waiting for me this morning. So sweet. However, he wanted me to wear the ballon around the Habitat site today. We have had a lot of rain over the past several days. Thursday and Friday, they worked in rain. YesterdayContinue reading “The best way to spend Mother’s Day”

Two friends for my Krakow trip and 3 women I have not traveled with yet are heading to St. Remy de Provence – arriving May 19th and returning on May 28th. Yesterday I went to AAA to get an International Driver’s License. I am not sure who the old woman is in this photo. WeContinue reading “Getting ready to travel again”

Wednesday the cabinet guy came to install the “tower” on top of the granite only to discover that the granite installers installed the back splash when they should not have. When I saw the granite last Friday after the installation I saw the back splash and thought the cabinets must be notched out for theContinue reading “Let there be light”

It was a clear day without wind as we started turning wall panels into walls; securing them to the foundations, sheathing them and top plating. In the photo to the right, two stacks are the exterior and interior walls for one house. Below is a foundation waiting for walls. Above is the house I workedContinue reading “An amazing day”

I can hear the footsteps of the man who lives above me. He is an early riser so if I am awake or near awake I hear him. This morning I heard him and then at some point later I heard other footsteps. There were quieter than his and tonally different. The next thing IContinue reading “Footsteps in the early morning”