We did sleep in this morning, which was fine by me. I was up a lot in the middle of the night.

Jeff arrived around noon, so the first thing we did was head to Cannon Beach to have lunch. Our plan was to go to the Lumberyard Rotisserie & Grill -- which has been a favorite place of ours to eat for years now. (We first visited it for Marilyn's ( Read more... )

We made it to our beach house by 9:00. We were driving here in the dark, rain and even fog part of the time. And some of that rain was really a downpour. But Marilyn did a great job driving ( Read more... )

Marilyn's the one who had the REALLY, REALLY long day. We were at the office before 7:30 (she had a 7:30 Auction meeting). I went over to Starbucks for coffee while she went into her meeting. Then Rich came in and I walked over with him while he got coffee (he often does that with me ( Read more... )

This was pretty much a SLEEPY Autumn day. I really didn't get anything done, to speak of ( Read more... )

Marilyn had another long, super-busy day at work. She's had quite a tough week, poor thing. She's exhausted and sound asleep on the sofa ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I are HOME (before 10:00, no less!) from the Autumn Board Meeting. Hurray ( Read more... )

Marilyn wanted to watch "Shark Tank" (which she loves), but fell asleep before it even started. She's just so tired ( Read more... )

Okay, the addict thing? Not really! I've NEVER ABUSED Naproxen in all the decades I've been taking it. By that I mean that I've never taken more than I was prescribed -- in fact, I've often taken less. I suppose I shouldn't even joke about being an addict, but in a sense we ARE addicted to these medications that we take for years and years -- even ( Read more... )

Jeff has a letter to request I be excused from jury duty. It's pretty nearly impossible for me to be away at any time during the year. Yes, I went to New York and to California. But at any time -- day or night -- I could have been reached by phone to do my job as needed. A lot of what I do can actually be done from my home office. And has been done ( Read more... )

This article about AGEISM is really worth reading! Here's a quote: Aging is difficult, but the passage of time confers very real benefits. Older people exhibit better judgment, become more emotionally adept and often grow more creative. No one reaches 80 without encountering adversity and loss, but life remains very much worth living. By blinding ( Read more... )