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Here it comes!
Today was our first 100 degree day of the year. Exactly 100 degrees. Last year it happened in April. And that was the first of 145 days over 100 degrees last year. I did an Instacart order yeste...
Errands.
I finished reading “Permutation City” by Greg Egan. I returned it to the library today and found the new Stephen King on the shelf. I have another book in the pipeline but it was a purchase reque...
Monkey wrench.
Well, it seems as if the pandemic has thrown a real monkey wrench into the whole mail order bride business. Is it still called mail order when no mail is used any longer? Anyway, the bureaucracy ...
The one week of Spring.
It is over. Summer arrived April 1st with our first ninety degree day of the year, coming in at ninety-four. Today will be our third 90+ day of the year. And a few more days to go, maybe. I just ...
A morning mission.
I got up a little earlier than usual. I drank one cup of coffee and then rode the scooter to the grocery store pharmacy and got my first dose of Moderna. Easy peasy. Next dose, April 22nd. I kept...
No clue.
Today is the first day of Spring. I’ve heard there is weather in other parts of the country. Not here. It was 84 degrees yesterday and may do it again today. And then a week of seventy somethings...
First road test.
I studied the wiring schematic for the scooter. I realized there was no switch on the schematic. The switch is located below the USB port inside the little cubby they call the phone holder. I tur...
Still no rain.
Today should be the last day of cooler temps until it returns to normal. For the last three days it has tried to rain. Two mornings in a row there were a few drops in the rain gauge. And even aft...
Hope for the best, expect the worst?
Two weeks and one day after I ordered the scooter it arrived. I uncrated it, assembled it, got rid of the crate and then found a problem. The running lights and turn signals don’t work. Everythin...
One book?
I finished reading “The Ministry for the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson. That’s one book read for the year so far. We had our second eighty degree day of the year a couple of days ago. The weat...
Done did it. Two its.
Sunday I Ubered (Uberd?) to the pot shop that is only 3.3 miles away. I found and purchased a 1/4oz of Lava Cake POP for $50. And it has taken so long for pot to be legalized that now I get a sen...
Surprise email!
I knew it would come, just not when. I just put a deposit down on my Starlink! Supposed to start shipping to my area sometime mid to late summer 2021. I can’t wait to cancel my current almost no...
NPR, interrupted.
Daughter called this morning. She said it is cold back there in the Ozark’s. Right now at 4pm it is 18 degrees there and 72 degrees here. My afternoon napping while NPR drones on has been interr...
It is what it is.
That’s a zero waste fail. I broke down all the boxes from amazon and the other shops I’ve ordered from over the last few months and slid them into one of the big boxes. The other big box I slid t...
Totally impressed!
My Sweetwater order arrived this afternoon. The FedEx driver looked like he wasn’t old enough to drive. Seriously. Two huge boxes. First one had the hard-case for the guitar. I don’t remember wha...
Done with amazon?
Well, at least for now. My last order arrived today. The Mueller stainless steel double-walled French press and the Bretani manual coffee grinder. They are both quality made, like works of art. T...
Winter?
I’ve heard there is winter somewhere. Here? Nope. Yesterday was our first 80 degree day of the year, coming in at 82. Today it was 81 degrees. Forecast to be cooler tomorrow at 71 degrees. I’ve ...
Ordered more stuff.
The other part of my amazon order arrived yesterday. Days earlier than stated. Again. I ordered two more items. They are supposed to be delivered on Friday, the same day as my Sweetwater order. ...
More stuff delivered.
My Amazon order was split up again and the watch arrived yesterday, two days after I ordered it. That’s why I don’t pay for prime. I believe there is a fulfillment center about ten miles west of ...
Unexpected.
Daughter found out that the EpiPen script is not covered by her insurance. They’ll pay for an emergency room visit and an EpiPen injection there though. She borrowed one from her mother. I hope s...
Too easy!
I Ubered (Uberd?) to the bank and to the post office today. I went across the street to the Chevron station to request the ride. This park with 1085 units and a crazy numbering system is a nightm...
Old dog learns new trick.
I had already signed up, $99 for a year, on the recommendation of a Canadian friend, an interweb guru of sorts. Instacart. I tried it out this afternoon for the first time. I shopped for a bit mo...
It was predicted.
Dumbfucks perpetrating dumbfuckery led on by King Dumbfuck himself. And then King Dumbfuck threw all the dumbfucks under the bus! You can’t make this shit up. The suggestion is to abolish the e...
Their loss, not mine!
With the government $600 in my account I went shopping again. I went to Sweetwater. I found a Yamaha acoustic guitar for $199. Out of stock. I found a Roland: Go 88-key portable piano on sale for...
Alone again.
Daughter was here for a week. My oldest niece and her daughter were here for a few days. They got everything done that was needed to be done. One pick-up load to charity. One pick-up load went ho...
