Not... Completely Random

Bitmoji cartoon of a chubby woman
wearing a blue shirt, with her brunette/grey
hair up in a topknot, hands on hips, and looking
confused. There is a large blue question mark.

But mostly random.

Every time one of my kids sneezes, I remember to order a new batch of free Covid tests. And then, evidently, I start a blog post.

People are such asshats about things they don't understand. Why do they even care enough to comment? Why do they say things like "this ***** ***** ********* keeps showing up in my feed and I don't know why?" Why is because you keep engaging by posting comments like that one!

And why do they as a group not read hashtags stating clearly that something is actually a joke?

Yeah, yeah. #NotAllAsshats. Whatever.

I have been informed by my 15yo (the one who's sneezing and has an earache, triggering my order-new-tests impulse) that I shouldn't use GenZ slang, even when I'm using it correctly. And yet she objects when I say 'awesomesauce.' How is a GenXer meant to cope with this?

On the other hand, I used a word yesterday - ululate - that made said 15yo stare at me dumbfounded, demand a definition, and then roll her eyes and leave the room.

My knee is much better. I can walk without crutches as long as I wear the brace. Not for long, and not carrying much, but it's fine for moving around the house. I hope to get a letter from my doc to the doc my employer uses, saying that I'm compliant with treatments (high blood pressure and stuff) today, so I can then go to the work doc and be cleared to drive for another year. 

Though I'll probably have to start slow; a trip to the library and then to dinner at our local sushi place was more than enough action for the knee for one day.

The sushi place has a robot serving drinks. When something got in its way it stopped and a little tear appeared on its digital face. Lizzy squealed with such glee! Maybe that's why her ear aches. 

Nah, it's more likely hay fever or a slight cold plugging up the whole upper respiratory system. If it was a full-blown infection, she'd have a fever.

And it's not Covid, we checked, which is why I ordered more tests, and around it goes.