Thanks to Paul loaning it to me, I finally finished "Crossing to Safety" (published in 1987), by Wallace Stegner (who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his book "Angle of ReposeStegner is an AMAZING writer. I can't wait to read more of his work ( Read more... )

Marilyn mistressmarilyn had an 8:00 a.m. meeting, so I had to rush to shower and wash my hair this morning. We there in plenty of time, though ( Read more... )

I had my eye appointment yesterday, which was long, long overdue. I'd been hoping to go back in July, but because my diabetic medicine causes a bunch of sight-related issues, it's a good thing I waited!

As always (smile), my lovely sister Marilyn mistressmarilyn took me to my appointment. She spent part of the time reading in the car, while I was being examined ( Read more... )

I've now spoken to three different Qwest support personnel. The first, Maureen, totally screwed us up. All I needed from her was some data, but she RESET our Account password (!!!), which meant our modem would no longer 'talk' to Qwest -- so we were blocked from access. (sigh) The second person, Arianne, was no help at all -- except to confirm that ( Read more... )

Remember that trip yesterday, that included stopping at Spooky's up the Gorge?

Today I discovered that my (beloved) blue denim Rocawear vest (one of two I own and wear all year round -- almost daily) had been left behind. Marilyn mistressmarilyn and I are out the door to my eye appointment, so she phones sister Sue suzy_qp to get us the number so we can call them. Sue ( Read more... )

I'm happy to report that I finished reading Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" yesterday. (Now I'm loaning it to Paul. Then Marilyn mistressmarilyn wants to read it and after her Sue suzy_qpI really enjoyed it and loved the end! Because it's set in Washington D.C. -- which I adore -- I found it really fascinating ( Read more... )

I'm writing this from Spooky's in The Dalles, Oregon, which has WiFi, I'm happy to say. I'm sipping a Bud Light as I type. (grin)

Sister Sue suzy_qp, Marilyn mistressmarilyn and I left the house around noon-ish to head for a long SUNNY ride. (The sun was a must-do -- which is why we're not down at the beach, by the way...)

We went to the Maryhill Museum -- but not to ( Read more... )

I won't spend time explaining now (even though I did start a long entry about it earlier today). Let's just say our old Cisco modem is (finally) about to be replaced by a new modem.

But not until TUESDAY, which probably means we'll be without internet until then. (yikes ( Read more... )

I'm five days away from having blogged every day for the past seven months. Go, me! (smile ( Read more... )

Give me a hammer, please! (grin ( Read more... )