It’s Everywhere; it’s Everywhere…

I went to the Social Security building yesterday for my booster. Easy peasy. No lines.

As I was sitting and waiting afterward, a young Panamanian man came and sat next to me. “The government has control over us,” he said, “If I don’t have the booster, I can’t go to my job.”

I just nodded and smiled, like I usually do, and said something lame, like, “Well, it keeps people out of the hospital.”

“Well, now I have a sore arm, and I won’t be able to do my job properly. My last vaccination hurt for days.”

His English was exceptional. Made me wonder what conservative college he attended in the U.S., but I didn’t ask, and thank God there are no thought bubbles above our heads.

I love this new technique I learned. First, you draw the flower in pencil. Mess up as much as you need to. Go over it with a gel pen, and then erase the pencil lines. It’s great! I learned it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaUFYpwoPe0 I’m going to try all 12 flowers:

Today’s completed production line:

I spent a good part of my day doing some reorganizing. Gloria has agreed to my sprucing up the kitchen a bit. I moved the refrigerator to the pantry/closet/storage room. So that gives me an extra three square feet in the kitchen. I’m going into La Reyna (the local “department” store) tomorrow to look at some kitchen things like dishes, pots and pans, utensils, etc.

Gloria is also having the kitchen painted and having her handyman put in some shelves. It’s a win-win. I will love the fresh face, and increased usability of the kitchen, and I think Gloria is happy to have someone do it. It was needed. I’m also going to make some curtains for the bedroom window. The street light across the street is very bright at night. My current solution is a might tacky.