{"id":14255,"date":"2021-04-05T20:31:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T00:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=14255"},"modified":"2021-04-05T20:35:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T00:35:16","slug":"iss-covid-podcast-yard-work-4-5-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=14255","title":{"rendered":"ISS! Covid! Podcast! Yard Work! 4.5.21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday night I saw the International Space Station for the 68th time!  A short viewing of only about three minutes.  Tonight, I should also be able to see it.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-rjv2LJb\/0\/e9607fc1\/L\/IMG_7470-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-xcTW7Dk\/0\/c4e677e2\/L\/IMG_7471-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Downloaded my recording of &#8220;You Beauty&#8221; onto my Mac.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-8ht29Gk\/0\/cbcadda9\/L\/IMG_7472-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Studied Spanish.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-5FXSKMm\/0\/0f7a54a0\/L\/IMG_7473-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-5xFBqJS\/0\/34fc538c\/L\/IMG_7481-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-fhVVNCP\/0\/8aa1a358\/L\/IMG_7486-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had a good night&#8217;s sleep.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-xqkXFLv\/0\/9da7380c\/L\/IMG_7474-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-WvqZx96\/0\/a047b993\/L\/IMG_7475_HEIC-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-5nXHggb\/0\/eac42050\/L\/63932733635__2DDF04F6-3407-4428-A4E5-DB8758A93E38-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-F6TdJSv\/0\/5c7dd767\/L\/IMG_7477_HEIC-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paid bills, including a big payment towards my Mastercard bill.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-shbqFDn\/0\/0cee25ec\/M\/IMG_0578-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had planned on getting a second Covid test today.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-szbkncH\/0\/2dc19e0e\/L\/IMG_7478-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWhen I went to talk to the medics they said a second test wasn&#8217;t necessary if I haven&#8217;t had fever for more than three days, which I haven&#8217;t.  They also said that the test they gave would show positive for thirty days since first contracting the virus.  I&#8217;ve had only fourteen days, so they didn&#8217;t think it would be worthwhile for me.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-swPbJHq\/0\/672101c1\/L\/IMG_7483-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My poison ivy is a bit better.  The aloe vera seems to be helping dry it out.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-RVndK4M\/0\/34d533f9\/L\/IMG_7479-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-Sgvb462\/0\/da475c19\/L\/IMG_7480-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful day.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-NrQ22W6\/0\/d52de881\/L\/IMG_7487-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-6Cm7rnQ\/0\/5522b8a4\/L\/IMG_7488-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went to Stone Mountain to record &#8220;Off\/On,&#8221; a new episode of Verbal Surgery. Super good one.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-NfZ7bkk\/0\/efa5a94b\/L\/IMG_7491-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had a good chat with a friend of mine whose grandmother is going through chemo for her pancreas.  Prayed for her.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-8wMKVN7\/0\/bf7ea641\/M\/IMG_7489-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m looking forward to seeing the grandgirls tomorrow.  It&#8217;s Spring Break at Stone Mountain so everything should be open. We will probably go early so we can beat the lines.  All of us have had covid so I&#8217;m not nearly as uptight about the crowds as I was before.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-Hw2LGM8\/0\/1baf93d5\/L\/IMG_7493-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dogwoods are gorgeous.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-fW5h9sd\/0\/727a796c\/L\/IMG_0579-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Came home to clean the garage, front porch and driveway.  I blew it and then washed all the surfaces.  It was a LOT of work, in particular because I&#8217;m still feeling kind of tired. That also included all the walls of the house in the area and the cars.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-WjbVc5M\/0\/11fd05b9\/L\/IMG_0580-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-sKxmnbW\/0\/c401f6d6\/X2\/IMG_0581-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-V8wFvcs\/0\/b2919d09\/X2\/IMG_0582-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-nHhjMcG\/0\/f0231e36\/X2\/IMG_0583-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-8xNhCGd\/0\/db9e5e69\/X2\/IMG_0584-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The final job was to drain the water hose and do the best I could to untwist it.  Hard.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-cXtLbQK\/0\/92f90014\/X3\/IMG_0585-X3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looks way better.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/ISS-Covid-Podcast-Yard-Work-4521\/i-gjpFWLT\/0\/8cf46a55\/X2\/IMG_0586-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Came inside, cleaned all my clothes and took a shower.  I wore a mask to help with all that pollen affecting me.<\/p>\n<p>Played some Last of Us Part 2. <\/p>\n<p>I normally have been taking a nap in the afternoon.  Didn&#8217;t today so I can go to sleep around 9pm.  I&#8217;ll be getting up at 7:15 to pick up the girls tomorrow.  I&#8217;m looking forward to having them, but my body still needs to rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday night I saw the International Space Station for the 68th time! A short viewing of only about three minutes. Tonight, I should also be able to see it. Downloaded my recording of &#8220;You Beauty&#8221; onto my Mac. Studied Spanish. Had a good night&#8217;s sleep. OYB! Paid bills, including a big payment towards my Mastercard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14258,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14255\/revisions\/14258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}