People unwilling to learn how to use computers should not be allowed to touch them. Or should have live in 24/7 IT Support.

Jackie, new girl, came out to the elbow to find me puzzling. "Susan, can you help me?" "I'll try, what do you need help with, Jackie?" "That IT guy installed Gmail on my computer and now all my Xfinity icons are missing."

It did not get any better. Once there, she waived her hand in front of the screen and asked Where are all my icons? She had clicked on Chrome. She had no bookmarks. I suggested she contact the guy who worked on her computer. "But he won't come today, it's Friday." She's actually probably right there. We logged into her Xfinity mail account and the situation did not get better.

What are the icons you are looking for? It would help if I had specifics of what they were. "All the things I go to every day."

Reminded me of the old gag - What's the Soup du Jour? Answer: Soup of the Day.

Although she clicks on these icons every day, she had no idea where or what she was clicking on - could not give me a clue. "It's all my important stuff." So, Jackie, easy to say in hind sight, but you might want to make a note of the specifics - if it's newspaper, what newspaper exactly. If it's a group, what group exactly. Then she started with the snark. "Those people (meaning the IT guy) aren't very responsive, are they? I put in a work order a week ago and he just came today."

Actually, not really his job to install stuff for her at all, that was very nice of him to do.

"So you won't help me." Yep, that's correct. "Jackie, I'm sorry, but I don't know your computer or how you have it set up to use. You need to go to whoever set it up for you originally or back to the guy who made changes."

AND get the fuck out of my face. I did notice, when I went into her apartment, that she had a jigsaw puzzle in progress in her den. I said a little prayer of thank you that she does not work our puzzles in the elbow.

The very big news around here is that we are getting not one, but two Asian grocery stores here in Issaquah and one of them is my very favorite from my old neighborhood - Uwajimaya!!! And it will be very nearly the closest grocery store to me! HMart is also moving here, not far but not as close. Mucho excitement. I don't know when either is opening. Probably not until next year but hallefuckinglooyah!!!

I also learned yesterday from Bonny, that I am off the default Hazel and John taxi list. They apparently went to her earlier in the week and asked for a ride to the doctor and she told them yes and then decided it wasn't convenient so she went and told them no but also suggested they use Lyft which they have done quite successfully in the past. They had totally forgotten about that. They do it through the front desk receptionist and it works fine for them. So WHEW!! John called me yesterday and he said the doctors told him he has amyloidosis. Google tells me this is rare and treatment is chemotherapy, organ transplant or targeted medication therapy. No cure. And it sounds pretty fucking fatal for an 89 year old. But John has not been told any of this yet. At least I'm not longer responsible for them.

Mid morning yesterday I got several email and texts that the shades install guy's wife had a baby Wednesday night so no shades install. This actually was good news as I was just not up for it yesterday. No word from them since so today won't be it either. Which is fine.

Today is new menu day. We still have today and tomorrow for the scrumptious tenderloin steak and caramelized onions. No nasty spinach swap last night - whew!!

I do think it's pretty weird that when I find a meal I love, I am perfectly fine with having it every night for a week. After the week, I'm ready to move on. I'm ok with variety but I am also happy to have a great meal on repeat.

My Netflix month ends today. I'm all caught up. If/when another something comes up that I want to see, I'll start it up again. I have Apple + and PBS Masterpiece running now at reduced rates (thank you, Amazon) and a fair amount to watch on both. And, of course, the Mariners. I've gotten pretty good at keeping my high priced feeds managed so that if I'm not watching, I'm not paying.

But, my big TV find lately has been the Roku channel. They now have all the British Sewing Bee episodes!! Except, of course, the latest season that just started last week. But, I'm guessing it will be added eventually. Also they have all episodes of that bake off after show. It's dumb but interesting for a few episodes anyway.

Nothing happening today which is lovely. I think I'll get dressed and go downstairs to pick up the menus and my Amazon package which was just delivered to the lockers. After that, who knows??

I spent all day yesterday avoiding people and it was great. Until last night. I was watching the baseball game and it was extra innings and the teams were swapping the lead back and forth, so quite riveting, when Martha stopped in. I was not in a Martha mood and I wanted to watch the baseball.

And then Martha started talking about Hazel and how I need to let Timber Ridge take over what their sons can't/won't do. In Martha world, this is like a switch. In the real world this is not going to happen ever. "Well, Hazel needs to... " "Timber Ridge should..." While telling me that I need to be careful about doing too much.

I do love Martha and most days, I'm delighted to have her input. But, last night was not most days. So I missed some key baseball action and went to bed grumpy. Oh and also, I ordered caramelized onions as a side with my dinner and they left them out and replaced them with spinach! In what fucking world is spinach an acceptable substitute for caramelized onions?????????

But, today I'm all better.

The shades installer is supposed to come today to rehang my window shade so that I can, once again, open the window. His office says he'll be here sometime between 12 and 4. Based on the last time, that means I can expect him about 4:30 or 5. Oh, wait, the woman who called said 12-4. BUT the email says 12-1 and the text just says 12. Soooooo arrival time is not this morning but any-time-is-a-good-guess this afternoon. I'm not looking forward to dealing with him because of the sloppy job he did last time. But I am looking forward to having my shades fixed.

And while I'm being snarky and bitchy... did I say I was all better this morning??? ... my tendinitis is back in my right elbow. I felt it a little last Tuesday when playing volleyball. I mean to wear my elbow brace this morning and left it in my closet. So I played with my right arm behind my back. I used it for a couple of shots but mainly used my left hand/arm to play with. I was actually kind of surprised at what a nice job it did. It certainly earned its keep. BUT my Pixel watch was exhausted after 2 hours. It detected 2 car wrecks and 3 falls. I kept having to stop and tell it that I was fine. I suspect I have now fucked up their detection data but good.

Next up, I need to get dressed and then go down to the front desk and pick up the copies of the Timber Ridge Times for our floor and distribute them. John has done it for a long time but I told him I'd take over. They usually have them out and ready on my way back from volleyball but not today. No prob. I can use the steps.

This morning I woke up about 6 but laid in bed with eyes kind of open, kind of closed for another 30 minutes. Biggie and Julio were not impressed but I enjoyed it. Then I got up, made coffee, fed them and internetted.

Last night I had the most delicious dinner that included roasted rosemary potatoes which I did not finish. This morning they woke up in the air fryer and were topped with some bacon and a scrambled egg. Yum. I think I may have that exact dinner again tonight. So... tomorrow morning... oh, wait, no. Tomorrow morning is the free continental breakfast. They are doing some kitchen fixing of some equipment so can't cook breakfast so they are laying out a continental spread and inviting everyone to come and get it. My plan is to stop by after volleyball. The leftover rosemary potatoes will keep.

Hazel clearly heard me yesterday. I was out in the elbow when she went down to visit Bonny and give her an update. I didn't see either after but I know Bonny appreciated being looped in directly. And I appreciate sharing the load for sure!

Today I got no commitments. I will probably go over to the second hand shop when it opens. The Mariners game is a day game so there's that to watch.

I suggested to Hazel that she just let me drop off the pee but, no, of course. She said she wanted to go and John was fine and she wanted out of the house. So we went. But, in the car, I told her she needed to include Bonny. That Bonny's feelings were getting bruised because she always came to me. She seemed like she understood. time... will tell.

I did get to hear - for the 8 millionth time - about how her sons delivered papers when they were kids and then picked up the old papers and sold them to recycling and then were able to buy their own first cars. Both of these 'kids' are now in their 60's. And about her hip replacement (30 years ago) and the problem with the pin, which she calls a nail, 5 years later.

We stopped at Safeway on the way home and I picked up a few things but totally forgot the one thing on my list and that is after I looked at my list once we were in the store. So I'm clearly heading for Hazelville myownself.

I have 2 hours before the cleaner comes. Yahoo.

Last night, Hazel came in to ask me to take her to Bellevue this morning to turn in John's urine sample. They have two sons who live nearby and all of Timber Ridge services. But, they chose me. I'm over it. But, of course, I said yes. I said I'd like to go early so she said 10. 10, to me, is decidedly NOT early. It just means my morning is now eaten up entirely. She is sweet but so tedious. Last night she told me she couldn't drive because her eyesight was bad. And I'm sure she will tell me that again today along with everything else she has said over and over and over and over again.

I'm very tempted to say gimme the piss and you stay here. But, their health care provider is pretty sticky about stuff and I don't want to make the trip for nothing. So, I'll hang out and do nothing til 10. Take her and come home for lunch and then sit in the elbow while the cleaner cleans and finally get some me time about 2:30.

I do think that Hazel and I are going to have a chat about letting Bonny in on some of this action. I'm going to suggest we give Bonny a turn. I should have done that last night. Bonny has said many times to them and to me that she wants to help. Hazel somehow understands that Bonny's help is only available in the afternoon and she wanted to do this first thing. ARUGH. Regardless, I'm going to tell Hazel that Bonny is feeling left out.

The place we are going is very near other stuff, too. Like the shoe store I want to go to and a couple of other stores. But, not with Hazel.

Man, I am a whiner today!! I'd better fix my attitude before 10. Also I'm thinking there may be a gas purchase needed soon.

In other news. My $4 phone case from Amazon is perfect! 2 days with no case on my phone was stressful. That damn thing is slippery when naked. This case is slim and grippy and worth every one of those 400 pennies.

My monthly subscribe and save order of cat food arrived and now I have, on hand, more than a month of the same cat food they have loved for a year. And they seem to have fallen out of love with it. Of course. I just wish they had let me know before the order.

Hazel came over yesterday. Mainly I think she just wanted to get out of her apartment and stretch her legs. She didn't stay long. But, she did tell me that her son came to get them this morning and they got a guy from security to come up with a wheel chair for John to go to get blood drawn. They got there and it was closed and only then did they figure out it was today and not yesterday. They are sinking fast. I did get Martha to bring them up a wheelchair to have for a while. She runs a loaner closet where she keeps walkers and wheel chairs and all kinds of paraphernalia. Then Bonny came in for an update. So it was busy-ish. But, fine.

Our mailroom has locked boxes for each apartment for our USPS mail and a cubby for each apartment. The cubbies are not locked and are used for anything - menus, private notes, TR announcements, etc. I have a little fabric pouch on my phone that I carry my mail key in. It's always been annoying because it keeps the phone from lying flat. BUT way more annoying not to have the key when you are in the mailroom. Myrna was always having to make a special trip back home because she forgot her key. A fair number of women carry little purses around with their keys and, of course, men have pockets.

Something came up Saturday when Martha and Bonny and I were chatting about mail keys and Bonny said 'I keep one in the back of my cubby.' GENIUS!!!! She said when she first moved in she saw a woman get hers out of the back of the cubby, open her mail box, and then return the key to the cubby. 'I thought it was a great idea.' Me, too - why the fuck did you wait so long to share it??????

So. That means I now only have to carry my card key. The key that unlocks lock down areas. Like the pool after working hours. If you punch a hole in the card key, it breaks it. I think I can slip it between my phone and the case but my current case is too thin. And I will probably, may, might, could maybe, am thinking about getting a new phone when Google makes the next one available in August/September. So I don't want a new case. But, Amazon has one for $4 that will work so ok.

No aqua yoga today which is fine by me. The new guy is way too much inner peace and world saving and not nearly enough stretching. On the up side, his voice doesn't carry well in the pool room so I don't have to hear his crap but still, I'd sure like more good stretching. We rarely have more than two or three people in class and one of them told him the music was distracting. The music was about the only thing interesting and now it's gone. I'm guessing/hoping that soon the class will be, too. I could just quit going but I would love for their to be more water classes so I go to show support and, besides, I was the one who asked for a water stretching class.

I need gas in the car and a trip to the charity shop. I broke my heavy tissue box for the bedroom and I want another and I haven't checked for 'hair' sweaters recently, but I think I might wait until tomorrow when the house cleaner is here.