Household: I forgot to mention in my last entry that I also got my water heater replaced. There have been a lot of issues with older water heaters in my condo complex, with multiple units having leaks. The complex had competitive deals with a couple of companies for replacement, which I had been intending to do anyway. So I went with the company ( Read more... )

Celebrity Death Watch:Paul Terasaki was a notable scientist whose work enabled tissue typing and organ transplants. The personal significance is that I used to work for his brother, Dick. Paul Kantner and Signe Toly Anderson were both part of Jefferson Airplane. Bob Elliot was a comedian, half of Bob and Ray. Jack Elrod used to draw Mark Trail, ( Read more... )

I volunteered to bake bread for a potluck tomorrow. I had planned to clean the oven first. I did not realize that the self-cleaning cycle on the oven takes over 4 hours.

I turned off the cleaning, but I still have to wait for the oven to cool before I can bake the bread.

Aargh!

The management in my condo complex communicates via pieces of paper left on our doors ( Read more... )

That annoying chirping is, of course, the sound a smoke alarm makes when the batteries are low ( Read more... )