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Well, crud. I keep forgetting to ask my mower guy to mow, and it's supposed to rain tomorrow.

I finally found a map of Greece that I like.

Found another article encouraging people to retire in Portugal. I do want to go there sometime. I'm looking at a solo traveler package from Go Ahead Tours, with an extension in Lisbon. They also have tours to Italy and Greece. I also looked at teachers of Portuguese, but they all are from Brazil! Ah! I found one from Europe! But I'm not going to learn Portuguese any time soon. (They say that if you learn two languages at the same time, they should be quite different, hence Italian and Greek.)

Took a nap and slept through until 5 AM.

Ugh. I'm wondering if I have some allergies. Sinus headaches out the ying-yang (which is a nice trick :)) And a sore throat. And my face is warm, so I might skip guitar tonight. I wonder where my thermometer is. I need to run out tonight though to run a couple of errands.

I'm accumulating resources for learning Greek. I have a book and recordings waiting at the library, but I don't know when I'll get over there. Probably Tuesday or Thursday. Read an article: "Greece has reopened, but here's why you might want to wait to go". Bother. The upshot is that a lot of places aren't open, plus you have to find a place for a COVID test before going back. Well, the Greek islands are supposed to be nice in the spring. However, I'll be moving, so scratch that. May of next year?

Hmm. Costa Rica is open to people from the U.S., and TravelZoo is listing a $599 trip from the U.S. But the only departures from Chicago are May 11th and 13th. No can do. Oh, there are more departures at a higher rate. For that matter, there is one in November during my birthday. Hmm. I think that I'll ask about the rate for one person because it's double occupancy. But I'd have to drive, and I don't think that it would be a good idea to drive by myself where I don't speak the language. Tours are more expensive, not surprisingly. I did find one tour that wouldn't break the bank.

I'm thinking about abandoning low-carb and getting some oatmeal for breakfast. It'll keep me full a lot longer. I wonder if I have some sugar-free syrup to put in it? Hmm. I should start calorie counting. Weight Watchers will let you join for only $10 a month, although there are free calorie counters out there. Noom is much more expensive.

I did do guitar (I should just do things and not think that I have a choice), and it was okay, except I'm painfully slow on the chord changes. I need to practice. We were doing "Margaritaville," and I was wondering what the young girl in the class was thinking of it.

I ran errands...and forgot to get sugar-free syrup. Bother. Maybe tomorrow. I did get the oatmeal. I could put fruit in it.

I tried calling Mom tonight instead of tomorrow night, but couldn't get through.

I'm trying to get up the energy to do something constructive, but I'm tired. Maybe I'll study some Italian and Greek (done). That requires zero energy. Italian is really easy to spell. I was nailing the spelling exercises.

I just can't do more. I need to sleep. Pronto.

Crud. I didn't do laundry. I guess that I'll do it in the morning.