Back to masks

I was shopping yesterday (huge mistake — the standard was one adult with four kids and no masks — should have left but I wanted to make chili) and noted that we've moved from five percent to maybe ten percent masks in our grocery store.  This area of the country does not, I think, see the tsunami on the way.  The hospitals see it but most people are back to pre-covid activity as if nothing happened and, I assume, a lot are not vaccinated.  So back to my standard of shopping when it is safe and more empty and maybe ordering more.  I suspect that in a month things will be chaotic here.

Interestingly I've never even gotten a side glance about my mask wearing.  Or at least not one that I noticed.  For whatever reason my presence does not invite comment so my expectations that no one would  ever say anything when I'm part of the less than five percent wearing a mask were met.  No one has even glared at me.  Not that I would react.

Given the idea by susandennis I ordered stocking stuffers from a company called Aries.  They seem to be better than average and given the little time I do spend in the wild, as it were, I suspect they will last a long time.

Today is PT day so I get some new exercises.  So far, so good.  My deltoid muscle is occasionally annoyed and I get a sharp pain but not frequently.  I'm still a little weak on that side but getting better.  I'm pumping refried bean cans like an Olympic weightlifter now.