Gonna make a home vid for Tammy only. The “tour” I’m going to give her is going to be as close to the real thing as we can get, just in case she never makes it out here.

I made a quick 40-second rat video to test sound and visuals and shared that with everyone on Facebook, plus a few other places.

Training the rats to go up and down the exit ramp using treats as bribes and rewards. So cute. Right now they’re enjoying the curtain scraps I cut out earlier and getting ready to bed down for the day.

Two years ago I got 3 sets of scenic curtains. I hung a beach scene by the front door and a garden scene in the dining area. The forest scene never got hung anywhere until today when I decided to replace the sheer lace curtain in the laundry room for extra privacy. It looks awesome in there! I’m amazed at just how great it looks. I just had to trim the bottom half off. The brown “window shutters” which open to the scene match the brown trim framing the window. The blue “sky” goes well with the blue walls, and the pink flower trees mixed in with the spruces add a nice contrast. I love how it adds privacy to that room while allowing me to still be able to see what’s going on in the street.

My throat’s been better and I’m wondering if the special toothpaste I got could have had anything to do with that, though I doubt it. Most likely the statins gave me a sore throat and then allergies kept it going for a while. But now that it’s really hot again it’s been better.

I gotta stop saying how much better I’ve been sleeping, because every time I do, I end up sleeping shitty. I woke up in pain a few hours after crashing. My whole body hurt. My hips didn’t hurt after my last long walk, but at this time my hips and my right shoulder were killing me. I don’t get it. How can Bob and Jim walk a mile or two each day being in their 80s with seemingly no problem at all, and I can’t? They’re skinny, though, while I’m 30 pounds overweight. Could that be a factor? And am I really getting arthritic? I read that it could be that or tendinitis or bursitis, and even less likely would be gynecological problems.

Anyway, I went back to sleep, then woke up with a stiff neck and now even my knees ache a bit. I don’t know what the hell’s going on for sure. Just gotta try to ignore it and make sure I don’t overdo things.

I first noticed joint issues in the early 2000s, which could’ve been connected to my thyroid crashing. So, since I may very well be getting too old for running and even such brisk walking, I’m looking into one of those non-electric no-impact skiers. I’m giving myself a break today from all workouts. No running, no walking, no strength training. Just some housework is all I’ll do today, along with my writing.