And then NPR reminded me...

There were half the usual number of cars in the gym garage. For the first 55 minutes of my swim, I did not see another soul. Mondays are usually one of the busiest days at  the pool. Finally the old guy who water walks with weights came in. The locker room was also quiet - not even the annoying music was on. It was weird and curious.

And, then, on the way home, NPR reminded me that it's a federal holiday. Ahhhhh I probably could have slept in and gone swimming later. Or stopped at the grocery after my swim. The usual traffic won't be happening today. Missed opportunity. No biggie.

Today's items of to do include trying to fix my swim earbuds. My originals got a wire short so I move the tips to some others and they aren't a perfect fit but I plan to fix that with some Sugru. My Sugru is a little out of date but I'm hoping it will work anyway. If not, I'll just order up some more.

It's a cloudy day so a walk over to Uwajimaya is on this morning. I might even extend it over to Daiso (the Japanese $1.50 store) just to have a look around.

Otherwise, the usual sewing and just messing around and being ready for whatever comes along.

Weird

This morning I developed a headache (which I never have) and was terminally sleepy so at 8:30, I took a nap for an hour. I still felt kind of rough but continued on with my day. I feel fine now so whatever it was, it was apparently, not fatal.

I walked across to Uwajimaya. It was raining so I wore my other new cheap boots (the water proof ones). They were too big and I forgot socks and so the walk over and back was like slogging through 7" of mud. I was exhausted when I got back. But, while I was there, I went ahead and got tomorrow's lunch, too.

My extremely bright brother, bill_schubert, noodled out that one of us could get the upgraded NY Times subscription, which allows sharing with another person, and we could split the cost. Cheaper than what I had so YES! Now I had to cancel my subscription. Calling them to do this is not fun. But, when I went to find the number, I found chat. 4 painless minutes later, I was cancelled and I had email confirmation. Thank you NY Times!

The funny part, though, is remembering. I follow the Times on Twitter but only click if I absolutely, positively have to know. And I can't click at the end of the month because I'm out of free clicks. Sometimes incognito mode works but mostly it doesn't.

Now, I see a headline and think 'clickable? or no?' before I remember I now have unlimited clicks!! And the new subscription includes the crossword puzzle. I can only do Mondays and half of Tuesdays, but just that much always makes me feel brilliant.