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I did get really good chicken stock out of that, though. Just had a glass — would work as soup by itself!

Well, that just turned out like regular chicken. Next time I cook a whole chicken, I'm going to make sure I have a meat thermometer.

Just before he reached the dark side on the third orbit, Mission Control informed Collins that there was a problem with the temperature of the coolant. If it became too cold, parts of Columbia might freeze. Mission Control advised him to assume manual control and implement Environmental Control System Malfunction Procedure 17. Instead, Collins flicked the switch on the offending system from automatic to manual and back to automatic again, and carried on with normal housekeeping chores such as dumping excess water produced by the fuel cells, while keeping an eye on the temperature. When Columbia came back around to the near side of the Moon again, he was able to report that the problem had been resolved.

Rebooting works…even in space!

The guy: If I keep practicing, I'll be really good at it.
Me: Good at what?
The guy: Tape.

I don't know how great a proportion it contributed to yesterday being a really good day (the rest of the week was miserable), but I got a full night of uninterrupted sleep Friday night. I was woken up twice a night during the two nights before that. This may have worked.

Other possibly contributing factors: 1) It was sunny yesterday and 2) It was Saturday.

Speaking of not-completely resolved mysteries, I woke up with what felt like heartburn on Christmas Eve. By the afternoon, it seemed as though a part of my abdomen was sensitive to the touch, and getting up and sitting down triggered the pain.

On Christmas, it was less sensitive to motion, but it still hurt if I dragged my hand across the area. I called the nurse line, which suggested I go in to be seen in person. I decided to wait for the next day.

The next day, the PA checked a bunch of things. She said that the sensitive area does correspond with a muscle, and it could be some kind of muscle tear or strain. She said it was possible that moving the skin over a sensitive muscle could trigger pain. But she did rule out shingles, which is preceded by skin sensitivity.

By Friday, it was completely gone. I will probably never know exactly what it was!

We ran into a friend of the guy's right in front of our building as we were leaving to get groceries! They then went to a nearby playground to play.

These are the good times.

Moved the guy's clock/night light down to a shelf he can reach himself. Hesitated to do that before because I wanted to the avoid the possibility of him getting out of bed to turn it on and off all night. After him waking us up in the dead of night to turn it on for the last three days, I'm willing to take that risk.