days_unfolding

Upset stomach and headache. Bother. I hate to go out sick though.

Hmm. There is a bus from Portland to Tigard, where there is a 55+ community that interests me. I wonder if I could check the place out? Hmm, the bus goes past the 55+ place but doesn't stop there. I wonder if I could take an Uber or cab.

I'm pondering how I could have a Left Coast lifestyle without Left Coast prices. There is a small town between Portland and Salem with a 55+ community, but their HOA fees are high. Maybe I should just stay in Champaign and cope with the summers and winters. There is a place near Ashland that isn't too freaking expensive. Oh, I miss California. There's one place in Seattle that has condos that remain reasonable. The HOA fees are high though. There are some manufactured homes in Eugene that are reasonable, but are manufactured homes okay in earthquake country? Anyway, my first step is to get out there and see if I like it. Now I'm thinking of spending a day or two in Portland just because it's there. And I like Portland.

I'm wondering when I should go see my mom. Maybe right before July 4th? I'm on call after that.

I think that I'm going to lie down for a little while and then go get soda. The hordes are eating. Then I need to write programs.

Got my soda and some munchies. Oh Dollar Tree, I love you. Got some bagels on deep discount.

I don't want to stay up too late because I have a 9:00 meeting plus I need to run to Walmart over lunch to pick up Zara's meds.

If I want to live cheap, there's a place outside of Chicago (Fox Lake) that does all the lawn/snow maintenance and has cheap houses and an Olympic-size pool (outdoors though) and a greenhouse and a vegetable garden. And it's near a lake. And there's a train into Chicago. And the HOA is only $202/month.

Anyway, I need to stop this and program.