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Sep. 18th, 2015
Yesterday I sat surrounded by standing cars in a traffic backup for about 20 minutes. I had the windows rolled down for most of that time until I realized that I was breathing in a nice percentage of car emissions up close and personal. This morning my lungs are pretty pissed. Dumb. I was at least able to crank up my bed last night so I could sleep and breathe at the same time. nice.
I can't wait to get into the pool today and 'read' some more of my book! I'm still wondering every day if the pool will be open when I get there or if it's going to closed for the fix that the receptionist keeps talking about. As long as I'm aware of the possibilities I can roll with the punches. It's the surprise that throws me.
I may well start that backpack today that I've been thinking about and I really need to walk today.
Baseball is at 5 and that's the day as it looks from 8 am!
I can't wait to get into the pool today and 'read' some more of my book! I'm still wondering every day if the pool will be open when I get there or if it's going to closed for the fix that the receptionist keeps talking about. As long as I'm aware of the possibilities I can roll with the punches. It's the surprise that throws me.
I may well start that backpack today that I've been thinking about and I really need to walk today.
Baseball is at 5 and that's the day as it looks from 8 am!
In the olden days...
Sep. 18th, 2015 02:27 pmWe lived in the hot and humid south when I was growing up and until I was 17, we had zero air conditioning. Not one tiny bit. I actually don't even remember a fan. Oh, woe is me. Or was me, actually.
At the end of winter - which was usually about Easter - we gathered up all our winter clothes - wools and sweaters and coats and everything - and took them all to the dry cleaner where we left them for the summer.
Then, about Halloween, we'd go get them. Most everyone I knew did this. It seems really odd now but it was big back then.
Now I, come Easter, I take all my long sleeve t-shirts and sweaters and move them to the high shelf and put the short sleeve t-shirts on the easy to get to shelf. And call it done. Then, because winter comes earlier, I reverse the process after Labor Day.
I didn't do it this year and my shelves are now a mess from grabbing the long sleeve shirts on the top shirt and the short sleeves are getting lost in the pile. It's time. For the Chore. Which is liable to eat up maybe a half hour if I do a thorough job. Where will I find the time???
I went to the sewing area today to work on the backpack. The first thing I did was test the iron on a section of the fabric. It totally melted/disintegrated. Iron maybe a wee bit too hot?
It ruined the already fairly ruined cover on my little portable ironing board so production was halted while I fashioned a new ironing board cover. The board is wooden so I used the staple gun. Half way done, I ran out of staples and had to track down more. Then the mail came and I had to go get packages before the Building Manager Who Annoys me got all pissy about packages. and then I finished the ironing board and it was way past lunch time.
It's a damn good thing I'm retired. I would never have time to get anything done otherwise.
One of the packages turned out to be a dud so then there was a trip to the post office to return and then down to the teriyaki place because they aren't open on weekends and now back home.
The backpack has been postponed to another day. I have to go down to the car to see if the new Quick Charge works in the car. Oh and sort out the new Android Pay thing. Soooo much to do.
At the end of winter - which was usually about Easter - we gathered up all our winter clothes - wools and sweaters and coats and everything - and took them all to the dry cleaner where we left them for the summer.
Then, about Halloween, we'd go get them. Most everyone I knew did this. It seems really odd now but it was big back then.
Now I, come Easter, I take all my long sleeve t-shirts and sweaters and move them to the high shelf and put the short sleeve t-shirts on the easy to get to shelf. And call it done. Then, because winter comes earlier, I reverse the process after Labor Day.
I didn't do it this year and my shelves are now a mess from grabbing the long sleeve shirts on the top shirt and the short sleeves are getting lost in the pile. It's time. For the Chore. Which is liable to eat up maybe a half hour if I do a thorough job. Where will I find the time???
I went to the sewing area today to work on the backpack. The first thing I did was test the iron on a section of the fabric. It totally melted/disintegrated. Iron maybe a wee bit too hot?
It ruined the already fairly ruined cover on my little portable ironing board so production was halted while I fashioned a new ironing board cover. The board is wooden so I used the staple gun. Half way done, I ran out of staples and had to track down more. Then the mail came and I had to go get packages before the Building Manager Who Annoys me got all pissy about packages. and then I finished the ironing board and it was way past lunch time.
It's a damn good thing I'm retired. I would never have time to get anything done otherwise.
One of the packages turned out to be a dud so then there was a trip to the post office to return and then down to the teriyaki place because they aren't open on weekends and now back home.
The backpack has been postponed to another day. I have to go down to the car to see if the new Quick Charge works in the car. Oh and sort out the new Android Pay thing. Soooo much to do.