Tautness

 Crashed again last night, and I had an 8 AM medical appointment, which, in the words of my mother and sister, were "modern medicine."  Long story short:  not sure what is wrong with me (I have mild anemia and my folic acid is low, but no knows why), he didn't think it was what the first MD said, and he referred me to the lab for bloodwork and a another specialist (weeks away).  I was amused, if $40 poorer.

In the meantime, a sort of long and stressful day at work -- lots of reasons, no one thing -- but there was some clearing at the end of the day.  I will be doing some catchup this long weekend (we are off Thursday and Friday) and while I am not sure I want to, I will have peace of mind if I clear up some incidental stuff and am ready and raring to go Monday AM.  I have plenty of other things to do this weekend; as I told one friend, I am glad I am off, as if I was not...

I guess I am stressing out about things I should not -- and today my AC ran for a couple of hours under the temp, so I am not sure if there is a thermostat issue or something else, but I will need to get than handled as well -- but I would prefer a spot of serenity and simplicity for a stretch, just so I can concentrate on real things.  I realize life is not like that, but...

"High Noon" was on TCM tonight, so of course I watched (despite the storm warnings; I think the worst passed us by here).  It is one of my favorite Westerns, even with the preachy prelude about how it is a metaphor for the Red Scare of the 50s (never mind that there were Communists around, and those in the 50s were treated much better then than those run in by the Dems in 1919, ahem).  I am not sure why, because let's face it... I, like most people, would be like the townspeople and find a way to get the hell out of danger, even knowing that worse was to come.  Anyways, Will Kane 1, Frank Miller et al 0, and I was pleased.

The Fed Waits Out the Tariff Economy - WSJ
Not surprised.  Bit disappointed.  I did appreciate how Powell sort of threw Trump under the bus on tariffs and the political uncertainty.  I guess I find it fascinating -- in a bad way -- that two adults in such public roles cannot get along.

This Virginia County Slashed Overdose Deaths in Half. The Secret to How Is Hiding in Plain Sight. - WSJ
This is a good story, and I am glad these people are getting sober, but 1) At the end of the day, you really shouldn't get addicted in the first place; 2) Most of the time these things don't work; and 3) Economically, even with all of these treatments.. well, the investment is immense, and while I am of the party that places a value on human life... so bills are hard to take.