[WT Sharpe]

It's currently 42°F and heading toward a daytime high of 52°. No precipitation of any kind is in the forecast, so it looks as if I'll get to take a walk outside for the first time in around a week. This morning my daughter and I were on her first walk of the day—seven laps around the ward representing 2/3 of a mile—and on the sixth lap a group of doctors were blocking the aisle and turned so they couldn't see us. Just as we got near to where they were standing, the computerized pump alarm on my daughter's IV pole started beeping and they moved out of the way. We both started laughing at the remarkable timing of the machine. I told her I was going to have to get one of those, as it would come in very handy while walking through department and grocery stores.