Just fourteen trick-or-treaters on Halloween. One of those came at about 9:10, after I'd forgotten to turn the light off at 9. ladykatyjane's Milky Ways were safe and sound. We live in a small neighborhood and didn't get so many last year, so no great surprise ( Read more... )

Well, let's see. Things going on ( Read more... )

KJ installed her birthday present today. It took some doing and some scouting around for an adapter, but now the car has a new radio with proper audio and fancy-schmancy inputs ( Read more... )

Grandma is laid up in the hospital with an icky staph infection. She's very weak. Prayers will be appreciated ( Read more... )

Took my car in today for emissions and safety inspections. Walked with KJ to pick it up. It was dribbling outside and we brought along umbrellas just in case it got serious again. (It's been raining rather a lot this week.) I decided that I am like an umbrella, particularly with regards to the bit of Velcro'ed fabric that hangs down. I should ( Read more... )

Watchmen has very good camera work, but it's very sordid ( Read more... )

A: When it turns into a bell.

Turns out my car's radio can adjust its bass and treble. The functions are hidden behind the generic-looking "AUDIO" button, is all.

Well, whatever the settings were before, they're zeroed now.

I finally got my car in for maintenance today. Used Dobbs, as a change of pace. Walked home, just because, which took 20 minutes. I felt kinda lousy about passing up two lemonade stands, but so be it. Anyway, this afternoon when I arrived back with the car, there was a blur and a disturbance in Mom's side garden. My first reaction was that maybe it ( Read more... )

Mom noticed over the weekend that someone seems to have bumped the left rear corner of my car's bumper. Doesn't look too bad, just scrape-y damage. Nobody seemed too upset about it, so I guess even that won't cost much to fix if need be -- in fact, my uncle made a comment about buffing it out ( Read more... )