Peter "Poly" Paterson<p>Wednesday 07:14<br>The date is 19th of February and is significant for at least 2 reasons:<br>1) It is the birthday of my San Francisco based pen-pal Susan Carli. We have known each other since I was 15, yet we have yet to meet. I did text her after my midnight.<br><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/penpal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenPal</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/birthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birthday</span></a><br>2) 4 years ago today I received a concussion, which led to post concussion syndrome. I still have some of the symptoms, but thankfully not the headaches.<br>At the time Arianna, my work bosses, and many of my good friends were highly concerned for me as I had to use a lot of medical family leave to get stable.<br>God has been really good in His healing and guiding.<br><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/concussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Concussion</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/postconcussionsyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostConcussionSyndrome</span></a><br><br>Current temperature in Lexington, Kentucky is -10°C, feels like -18°C, and snow is continuing to fall.<br>The <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/foodbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBank</span></a> is under a slight delay opening, and I shall be leaving for work in about an hour, after my <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coffee</span></a> and breakfast.<br>Ruthven the Rav4 will need cleaned of snow with my super-scraper.<br><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/baltic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltic</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snow</span></a> #<br><br>God's Pantry Food Bank remains in Disaster Relief Mode with all the flooding in Kentucky.<br>Feeding America and fellow Food Banks have been excellent in stepping up to assist us and our neighbours.<br><br>Today is the bid deadline for the 6 truckloads of food that I sent out last week to 10 vendors. I am sure the results are going to be interesting. We normally go with the lowest bid, but there are other factors to consider.<br><br>No Church growth group tonight, as the family that hosts us is away this week.<br><br>Keep safe and well my friends.<br>I pray God keeps you safe.<br>Peter //O\</p>