I’m starting the fourth day of my vaccination vacation, although it’s not really a vacation, I just wanted to use two words that started with V. And now that I think about it, I should go with venture, as in a venture into the unknown, a vaccination venture. But enough with the alliteration. It’s the fourth day, if I count the day of the vaccination. In some circles this would be V-Day plus 3, because the day of the event would be zero. For example, there was D-Day, then D-Day plus 1 and so on.

Anyway, I believe I’m symptom free, however, it is still hard to sort out my normal allergy reactions from possible vaccine reactions. One of my brothers is interested to know about possible DNA altering events and wants to hear as soon as anything exhibits itself, like horns or scales. I told him he’d be the first to know, right after I sent word to the Center for Disease Control. Although, I confessed to him that they might prefer a mind-altering program if they were going to go to the trouble of altering my DNA.

And I think right now it would be easy to alter my mind, because it’s pretty much in turmoil following the death of my wife, which happened a little over five months ago. I get these random things called grief ambushes, which means I cry at odd times, maybe at a picture, or a piece of jewelry, or a decoration in the bathroom. Nobody said it makes sense. It’s just a fact of my new life, and I’m starting to well up right now. Luckily, we’re close to the end and I can stop thinking about it. For now.