Wednesday

So as I was going to sleep last night I had decided that I'd sleep in and leave for the pool about 7 so that I could get in a good swim and then pop over to the tire place by 9. I woke up at 4:30 and decided fuck it. I'd go swimming, come home and then go to the tire place. I'm just such a creature of habit.

I have a new pool boyfriend. He's kind of Ezio Penza (in South Pacific) looking but probably still younger than I am. He has great hair and is nicely fit. He only swims about 15 minutes every other day. But, he always stands and waits for me to get to the end of a lap and then gives me a big smile and wave... he does this when he gets there and when he leaves. It's adorable.

I am a sucker for those little, painless interactions.

This morning, while I was swimming, I thought of all the reasons why those dropcams won't work for the condo. I could be wrong and it's worth a try but I think, latency in the viewing and poor wifi is going to screw the deal. Oh well.

They sent out the re-keying email last night. They are changing the locks on Monday. Sandy told me yesterday that there have been so many breakins in so many buildings around Seattle that just getting enough keys made was a trick. They were only able to get 200 for this first run. There are 108 units in the building. So... one key per person, 2 per unit max. For now. People are going to not be happy about this. Dog walkers, house cleaners, relatives. I don't know how Sandy stands the abuse she gets for this shit on a daily basis... for no pay.

I sent a note to my house cleaner. I gave her a building key that she uses when she cleans my house but also she cleans a few others in the building and uses it then, too. I told her she'd have to use the front door call box for a while. She's going to be all stressed about that but plot twist.

I need to make a grocery stop after tires. And, if it's after 10 am, I may stop and get a pizza for dinner.

My tweets

• Tue, 13:44: Yeah, I'm going to have to lose that... search for new one started last week - no joy so far - thots? https://t.co/6FigupkeWN
• Wed, 10:58: RT @woodlandparkzoo: Dave met his daughter up close for the first time today under mom's watchful eye. So sweet to see them get to know eac…
• Wed, 11:44: Brother sent me his itinerary & I viewed it on my phone.Then put phone in purse. My drafts folder shows me what my… https://t.co/ZvH1Gv9Xl2

Encouraging?

I just got my voters' pamphlet from the county. We have a local election on August 1. There are more candidates than I ever remember seeing. So many for each seat that there is room for the idiot, the one trick pony, the old guy who runs every time, and still enough room for real, viable candidates!

One of the Seattle City Council candidates describes himself as a "gay Muslim Arab-American from Minnesota". He's married, by the way, to a Peruvian immigrant. And he's a medical doctor.

Diversity? We haz it.

It really is encouraging to see so much action on the local level. If Trump is to be voted out in 4 years, the person who gets more votes than he, would really have surfaced by now. I'm looking and I see no one. So the best shot we have is in eight years and we need to start growing some options. Starting from seed on the local level is the slowest way to go but the surest. Hopefully, in 8 years time, there will be a decent candidate or two and we will be on the way to creating a solid base of support.

I went down this afternoon and worked on the jigsaw puzzle for 30 minutes. Someone filled in some really difficult parts in the past 24 hours. I need to go puzzle shopping.



I now have two new back tires on my car and it was pretty painless. The tire shop is not lush but they have a clean bathroom, an air conditioner, cold water, free (decent) wifi... what the heck more could you ask for?! Oh and they are relatively easy walking distance from two supermarkets, a nice, large drug store, and Trader Joe's, among other things.

I walked up to the grocery and got what I needed and walked back - so my tracker was pretty happy.

They also said I needed new brakes. Another $500. I said that I didn't have time today but would get back to them. Then I asked my brother who, unbeknownst to me, knows shit about brakes! His advice was that if I can't feel a problem or hear one, then not to worry about it. Plus the Mercedes place checked out everything thoroughly last May and didn't say a thing about brakes. So it is now on my do not worry list.

I'm waiting to hear from the rental car guy. He said he's have an amount by mid afternoon. He needs my agreement on the amount - not to mention the payment. I'll be very glad to get this in the rear view.

I have a pizza for dinner.