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“My porthole is my window into the world.”
Thursday, May 19 snorkeling tour. This time they saw me too and
Not much new here on day three. One thing waved and danced and sent good wishes. It was
of note is that I now make my bed. I learned a grand pantomime reunion. Joy all around that
how in the Navy many decades ago, but I’ve meant a lot to me. Too bad Mary and I can’t join
been spoiled for the last thirty-some years by them at the gala BBQ party on the pool deck
my loving wife who takes on this chore. Evi- tonight.
dently, my housekeeping abilities don't equal .hey probably didn’t notice the man next to
Mary’s high standards. So I stick to manly du- them looking up at the porthole next to mine.
ties like changing lightbulbs and setting mouse- I’ve seen him a number of times standing on the
traps. At any rate, over the last few days, I grass looking up at my isolated next-door
made the bed to my specs. Mary can’t inspect. neighbor, talking on his cell phone to his lonely
We’ll leave it that. significant other. I don’t know if he notices me
Speaking of Mary, we’re in constant touch via in the next porthole, but the next time he visits
the phone, unless it’s not working. She tested his wife I want to give him two thumbs up for
negative again today. Only two tests to go. Our going out of his way to comfort my neighbor.
worst nightmare is that she tests positive just I had a small panic attack when my room
before I’m set free, and then we'd reverse posi- phone went south this afternoon. I realized that
tions. But we’re optimistic that won’t happen. it was my lifeline to Mary and the outside world
I spent the day looking out my porthole at our (room service). I e-mailed an SOS to Mary and
dock in Hamilton Bermuda. We've visited it a she soon had the ship’s team solve the problem.
number of times so Most of the day has
didn’t plan on leaving been tracking down elu-
the ship. sive ancestors, and I’ve
Now I look out at the made a number of amaz-
passengers passing my ing familial connections
window on their way to going back to the 1500s.
the ship’s shore excur- Your eyes are glazing
sions, wishing I could over, so I’ll just say it’s
join them. My porthole keeping me occupied.
is my window into the I”m doing alright. My
world. I’ve also been vitals are still strong,
bird-watching today with a 98 oxygen level,
and saw a colorful egret which I’m told is good.
on the lawn in front of Two more days and I
me, along with a yellow chested something and might get out of the slammer. Boy am I ready to
a nice multicolored pigeon. get back to Mary and our cruise as planned. Oh
The highlight of my day was seeing my cruise well, it all makes for a grand story.
friends Richard, Gregg, and Judy return from a
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