It's looking like Florida largely dodged a bullet, though for those who did lose relatives, it still is a tragedy.

The app that the State of Illinois wants me to use wants me to log my weight. Well, my scale is broken so no dice. I ordered a new one from Amazon using my Flexible Spending Account (an account that uses pre-tax dollars for medical ( Read more... )

Wednesday already. I got up with my alarm and had a shower. I stayed up too late Facebooking.

What did I do with my water bottle? I think that I'm dehydrated, but I keep leaving the bottle all over the house.

I'm wondering if I should clean out my refrigerator this weekend. It needs it badly. And get my compost bin set up. And I need to pick up ( Read more... )

I had my Italian lesson today. It went well; she taught me some new verb tenses. The listening exercise is still hard. I need to spend time on other listening sites. News in Slow Italian is good. She still loves Mimi and spoke to her in Italian!

Zara is a funny little girl. She led me over to the bedroom to snuggle. I was petting her, but she has ( Read more... )

Hmm. I might wind up priced out of Eugene as a potential retirement place, but I still want to check it out. I'd probably have to live in a condo. Salem is more affordable (and also closer to Portland for shopping, airport, etc.) And cool--there's a bus from Salem to the Oregon Coast. Not going to take it this trip, but good to have for a place to ( Read more... )

Pried myself out of bed a little after 11 AM.

Hmm. I'm feeling a little queasy. The weather forecasters had been predicting rain, but now they're saying rain tomorrow. I guess that I'll eat breakfast and then decide whether to drive to Springfield.

Food has helped, but I'm going to lie down for a little while.

Mimi was looking at a spot on the ( Read more... )

I was reading about budgeting, and it occurred to me that I need a time "budget" too. One thing at a time though.

Woke up at 10 AM. Went back to sleep. Woke up at 11 and got up.

Mimi is rolling around on the floor like a goof.

Got the girls and myself fed.

Heck. I downloaded the Disney World app to look at the wait times for rides, but now I don't ( Read more... )

Work was okay. I'm glad that it's my weekend though. I'm still fighting tiredness and, right now, I have a headache.

CNN published an editorial saying that older people shouldn't live in Florida because air conditioning is critical for them. All roads seem to lead to New Mexico. I need to work my butt off to ensure that I'll be able to go there ( Read more... )

Later on Monday, the Defense Department said that damage to the Keys was so extensive that it might be necessary to evacuate the 10,000 residents who rode out the storm on the islands. -- New York Times ( Read more... )

The New York Times showed a drone flight over Miami Beach. It looks like a scene from the film On the Beach--no people ( Read more... )

Our A/C is still out at work. My boss has been leaving the staff door open to increase ventilation, but I keep waiting for a squirrel to come walking in. I hope that they finally fix the A/C this week ( Read more... )