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I finally came to the conclusion that my non-thong flip flops were causing the nerve issues in my foot. I stopped wearing them about a week ago and have not had a single nerve twinge. BUT, they are wonderful for to and from the pool each morning and not bad for around the house. And mostly they offer perfect foamy arch support which make even my legs feel better. I have not had a thong between my toes for a hundred years so my toes are not trained or callused. But, they can learn. I know they can. So I got them a pair of thonged flip flops with amazing arch support.

I wore them a little yesterday and to the pool and back today. My toes are not thrilled but also are not ready to revolt. The current plan is to give them some gradual flip flop time. They do feel fabulous on my feet other than the toes.

I have an increasing list of errands to run in town but none are critical and I probably won't go today. The Mariners game is at 4. I ordered beef stroganoff for dinner to be picked up at 3. The menus for next week came out today and they are very meh. Their strog is usually decent and one serving is about 4 dinners. It also freezes, thaws and reheats well. And they are also having a big Memorial Day buffet on Monday. For some reason, their Memorial Day meals are the best of all their holiday meals. So that's my meal plan for next week. Doesn't take much these days.

My Mom spent her entire life trying to lose weight. She was never obese. She was short but probably topped out at 175 when she was pregnant. She was always trying to lose 20 to 30 pounds. Always. And she tried everything - everything legal and somethings not so legal. She never ate a single calorie that she didn't count and log. A GLP-1 would have changed her life. I think about that a lot. And am even more grateful.

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This post covers Wednesday and Thursday.

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WEDNESDAY

Had a better sleep and remembered to turn the thermostat down a degree before going to bed, which helped. I wore the new Apple Watch to bed because it needs to collect data for 7 nights or so to get baselines for the new health information (respiration, temperature, O2 levels, etc.) I don't plan to wear it at night all the time, but maybe two weeks a month for a while and then one week a month or so after. That way when I'm sick it will be able to notice changes in vitals.

Anyway, breakfast and normal morning things. I did some Atlanta Foodie Finds, filled out my sister's birthday card, put the gift inside and mailed it. Not sure if it'll show up on time since it's a holiday weekend but if I get it close that's pretty good.

Walked to the theater for setup and sound check. It's a tiiiiiny little theater with a cramped backstage, and I'm kinda impressed that they managed to fit our big whomping show in here! Since backstage is so tight I didn't take pics, some things can't be shared on the socials after all, but here is what the house ceiling looks like. Ornate and pretty.

(stock image. My view from the pit is nil.)

Sound check and the evening show were both fine. I got into my trunk and dug out the Instant Pot because I'm selling it. It's been a year and I haven't used it once. Thought I would, but the smaller, lighter Itaki is just too convenient and it's so much easier to just use that.

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THURSDAY

I was up early to do laundry because if I do it now, I can sleep in on Friday and then do something FUN instead of CHORES :p

Found a nice laundromat a short Uber away, read my book and chatted with Jameson while I waited. He's going on a friend's birthday celebration cruise to Turks (I had no clue where that was and had to look it up) and is excited! He took the Brightline down, nice and relaxing for him. I hope he has an awesome time and doesn't think about work AT ALL!!

Back at the hotel I got in the elevator with a guy wearing a Savannah Bananas shirt, and asked if he was going to the game tonight. Turns out, he works for them! Their staff are staying at our same hotel! In fact he'd met Kyra Belle (our Belle) in the lobby last night! Savannah Bananas now have a contract with Disney so we technically have the same employer :) It was really cool to meet someone involved in the Bananas. Hope they have fun here in Knoxville and attract big crowds.

When I got out at my floor, this cleaning robot was vacuuming the halls!

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It looks like it might be able to mop tile/hard floors as well. It's cute. I'm sure they make these little guys, and food delivery robots, cute so that people will be less likely to kick them or vandalize them. And when a cute thing gets stuck in a pothole and is crying for help, people DO come running.

I finally finished Atlanta Foodie Finds...I am way behind on these and need to catch up, sigh. Lunch and putzing around until the matinee. Arrived to find out that David (clarinet) was out sick unexpectedly so we had a local clarinetist sightreading the book. Oooooh my heavens. For you non-musicians...it takes a LOT of bravery to sightread a Broadway show. And he was doubling on THREE instruments too. Imagine having to give someone else's speech for them on the spot with no notice....for two hours...and not only that, switching between cue cards, a prompter, and a powerpoint throughout the presentation. Having never seen the speech materials before. It would be horrifying, right? That's what it's like!

He did his best and we did our best as well...to cover, to help, to play our own parts as well as we could. According to Sarah (French horn) David will likely be better by tomorrow. We are just glad he's ok and appreciative that this gentleman (I think his name is Bob) had the guts to step in and cover the part.

After the show, back to the hotel for dinner (brown rice, tofu, zucchini, hazelnuts) and some excited reposting of an audition notice for a Disney Events Group house band!!! You guys, having a house band instead of hiring musicians 3rd party is JAMESON'S idea, he pushed it and proposed it...and they've accepted it!! This is his first real mark on the workings of Disney as one of their producers. He is excited and nervous, and I am SO excited and proud for him! Gah!!

Anyway, back to the theater for the second show. It was one of those crazy ones where a lot of stuff goes wonky...you know, like one of those days at work where an unusual number of things go wrong. We had a show hold during the Mob Song which is very unusual, I don't think we've ever held there before. And I forgot to mention that Ryu (violin) broke a string during the first show too. But we got through it, the audience loved it, and good golly I hope that David feels better tomorrow and that we can get through the weekend without too much weirdness!

After the show I was chatting with Gary (drums) and completely forgot to grab my umbrella, and it's supposed to rain all day tomorrow. Damn! I'll either ask if they've got extras at the front desk, or hope someone is at the stage door in the afternoon to let me in to get it.

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Friday: Doing a Foodie Find for lunch, visiting Mast General Store, and probably resting because my chest is still rattling. One evening show.

Saturday and Sunday: Two shows each day, nothing planned except getting through 'em.

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Barney Frank died. Not surprising because he was in hospice, but still, sad. The New York Times and the Washington Post had great obituaries for him.

Woke up with my alarm at 7 AM. I’m tired, so I think that I’ll skip my shower at lunchtime and nap instead. I have a meeting in the afternoon for which I need to be on camera, so I’ll throw some clothes on and slap on some makeup.

Got everything set to drop the fur faces off for boarding tomorrow.

Overslept my lunchtime nap. I’m still tired, but I really need to mow today.

I’m washing clothes for my trip.

Mowed the lawn by the sidewalks. At least people on the sidewalks won’t have to deal with overgrown plants. I’m tired.

I really want to get to bed early and get up early.

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I'm starting to get real sick of hearing this. Every time somebody is in an abusive relationship, some well-meaning person ALWAYS tells them they'll "find somebody else". Well, I got out of an abusive relationship and I'm still single and that was OVER THIRTY YEARS AGO. Apparently there's something really wrong with me.

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The mail came and I got the dets. But, the big one is: "This infraction will not be a part of your driving record and will be processed as a parking violation."

I can live with that. It's not my first parking violation so no record broken.

It also does say that I was speeding in a school zone. Doing 27 in a 20 mile an hour zone BUT the photograph shows I had literally just passed the Entering School Zone sign. If I had been driving an SUV, my car would not even fully be in that zone yet. Nits. But, whatever.

I have to pay the fine by 6/17. It will probably take me that long to find my checkbook, envelope and a stamp.

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I have apparently gotten my first ever traffic ticket. The email I get from USPS every morning shows there's a love letter from Issaquah traffic court that says VIOLATION! I can look up online and see that I owe them $124. (And pay by credit card will cost me $5.) I can't see anything else but I'm guessing it's a traffic camera and it's a school zone. There are a million school zones around here and I knew it was just a matter of time. Apparently now is the time. I can get the details from the Washington State Court System online but they pissed me off. You have to go through this labyrinth and hit 'I agree' about 4 thousand times and then wait for the world's longest download and only THEN do they tell you that it will cost $1. NOPE. Had you told me ahead of time, and/or your system didn't smell of the 90's, maybe. But, as you can see by the violation, I treasure speed.

I am more than a little pissed off about the blemish on my spotless record of 71 years but whatever. (yeah,yeah, I shudda thot of that when I went 21 in a 20 mile an hour zone!)

I have to wait for the mail to get here to get any more details.

No baseball today. I have one more episode of Ripple (Netflix). I really want to know what happens to the characters but then I don't want it to be the last I see of them. It's like getting to the end of a very good book.

Julio has taken to sleeping with me even without Biggie. He snuggles up really close to my butt or knees. When I get up to pee, he sometimes wakes up, sits up and waits for me to get back into sleeping position and then snuggles back in. Sometimes he doesn't even wake up. It's really adorable. But when we are both awake, he still runs from me. I think in another few years, he may snuggle when we are awake. He turns 3 in a couple of weeks.

Today was Wegovy shot number 16.

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Got up at 6:30 AM. It’s raining, ugh.

Day 2 of the All-Staff Meeting went well. The team that I’m on had a good discussion about creating training classes.

The only thing is that I’m really tired. (I had to resort to coffee part-way through because I was sleepy. To my surprise, I kind of liked it. I do have my mom’s coffee maker. I should pick up some light roast.) I have time to mow for a while, but I’m tired and the cats want to be fed. I ate some dinner; the local grocery store had some chicken tenders with honey-mustard sauce, and it was really good. Anyway, I’m not going to mow tonight. I think that I’ll do some washing and packing. And get to bed early.

Oh, I asked my boss if I could take Friday off so that I could drop the cats and dogs off on Friday instead, and she said yes. I need to call the boarding places tomorrow to make my arrangements.

Oh crap. Thunderstorms on Friday. So much for yard work. I need to get up a little early tomorrow so that I can leave work early to mow.

I’m too tired to get the recycling out. I’m going to put pills in my “pill planner” for the trip because that doesn’t require much energy (done). And I need to find the charger organizer (not found–ordered a new one) and the laptop (done). Oh, and submit a grocery order (done).

I keep getting catalogs for world cruises. Like I’d have the time and money for that, plus I have furry dependents.

Blue Cross Blue Shield sent me a letter telling me how to get information about Medicare. I turn 64 this year (hard to believe), so it’s time to start learning about it. I think that there is a “dummies” book about it too (ordered).

Everyone’s fed. I think that I should start wending my way to bed.

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I had an appointment yesterday with the plastic sturgeons at the Plastic Surgery Recovery Center and Bait Shop. Da Cripple Taxi got me there on time, but the sturgeon‘s drug me in an hour late. They unwrapped my hoof and had a good look-see. The final verdict was it was healing well but a portion of it has not taken. The sturgeon said even if it doesn’t heal correctly, my flesh will eventually grow over that small bit. I still can’t walk on it, have to keep it elevated and can’t start tap dancing lessons again. I have to go in next week for a follow-up to my follow-up.

The Mariners called up a player from the minors the other day. His name is Colt Emerson. With a name like that you’re either going to be a ball player or a chewing tobacco spokesperson. His first hit in the bigs was a three run home run. Way to go, kid. Live the dream.

On a happy note, Da Metz are no longer the worst team in professional baseball. Now they’re the eighth worst. Onward & upward!

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Went to Angeline's for lunch, the food was excellent as always but the buses SUCK. One of them wouldn't even pick me up and another one was really slow.

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Bonny and I got to the grocery store and home just fine and dandy yesterday. She did it with a cane instead of a walker which was easier all around. She likes the QFC so that's where we went. It's a tiny little QFC with very limited offerings and they are often completely out of stuff. Which is why I rarely go there. They used to have a very good poke bowl but now Safeway has added one that is way better so... sorry, QFC. But, that's where she wanted to go so that's where we went.

Before we left, we ran into Noelle whose husband, David, is on a rare overnight stay with his daughter. So Bonny asked Noelle if she wanted to go to dinner tonight - the three of us. Noelle was delighted to be invited. I was not thrilled but Noelle was so happy, I figured it wouldn't kill me. Plus Bonny has just found out that Noelle was raised in a girls school in India* and now she has TONS of questions. So. Ok. *And she has two sisters who were raised in different girls schools in India so she really doesn't know them very well. There are a lot of questions.

But, then last night, I got a text from Bonny that the dinner was off because David was coming home early. Oh well. India will have to wait.

Today has an agenda! First there's laundry. Then there is a Mariner game. Then, in the middle of the Mariner game, is the Food and Beverage meeting. Then I have to come back and write up the notes from that meeting and then I can take the rest of the day off.

There is a new baseball thing where people of the male persuasion take over massive sections of the upper levels of the stadium and take their shirts off and wave them yelling 'tarp off'. There's a lot of stupid shit that goes on at baseball games but this could be the stupidest yet. They kept showing them last night and every time I saw it, all I could think of is they should be yelling "I have a penis!"

Old woman rant over... for now.

We got new carpet and the 4th floor got new carpet and then we got an email saying that the carpet installation had been hauled for the time being. Got to be an interesting story there.

But, it's like all other home owner shit that I no longer have to worry about. The junk mail also reminds me as I get amazing offers for gutter cleaning, window replacement, A/C installation and roof repair... every day.

I retired a swimsuit this morning and just went on Amazon to find a replacement. This is the wrong time of year for swimsuit deals. Maybe during the upcoming sale. I have backup so no biggie.

Ok, time to get dressed and get that laundry going!

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Oh, what a day. I overslept an hour and a half, but made it to my meeting. Then, I was going to go to our volunteer work, but my shoulder and neck started bugging me (maybe from carrying the laptop?) So I went home to work. Then I had an IBS flareup. Sheesh.

We each did the Clifton Strengths assessment. We found it interesting that five out of seven of us in User Services had relator, someone who likes to work in a friendly environment, in the top five. Makes sense though because we work closely with our libraries.

The ground is still wet and I’m feeling achy and tired, so no mowing today. I need to book my hotel in Chicago and the bus (done). The Hilton is booked up, so I’m staying at the Hyatt near O'Hare. (They have an airport shuttle.) I’ll have to hussle a little on the way out because my flight is at 1 PM, but on the way back, the bus is at 3:30, so I can take my time. Maybe I can ask for a late checkout because my flight back gets in at 10 PM. I wonder if they have a Domino’s near there so that I could order a pizza when I get in. Or I could buy food on the flight from Denver to Chicago.

Oliver and Lily are attending my nap. Oliver is under the blanket and Lily is batting at him. Napped and woke up just before my alarm.

Fed us all. I looked for the White Elephant gift from last December at work, but couldn’t find it. I’ll ask the recipient for his address to have it sent to him.

I need to wash off the mud that Bella got on my jeans and go to bed. Damn, it’s humid in here.

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This post covers Monday and Tuesday.

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Previous Visit to Knoxville:

The circus never came to Knoxville, so my first experience with this city was with Tootsie at the very start of 2023.

Tootsie Travel Day: The touring company had booked me a flight out of Orlando essentially ON New Year's Day, PLUS it was a late flight, PLUS they'd scheduled an 11:30am brush-up rehearsal for the following day. Listening to the little voice in my head, I took the buyout and booked my own flight a day early, and paid for an extra night in the company hotel out of pocket. It turned out that nearly all flights were delayed or cancelled that day, probably due to winter storms. Our bass player was also from Orlando and was booked on the exact same travel schedule as me. Through him I got to see how my travel day WOULD have gone: he was stuck in Atlanta all day as our flight got delayed several times and then cancelled, and ended up having to rent a car and drive through the night to try and make it to rehearsal on Tuesday. He did not make it in time for rehearsal. That could have been me too. And this is why I ALWAYS try to listen to the little voice inside my head instead of blindly going with whatever is handed to me. I don't care if people think I'm stupid or weird. Easier is not a synonym for better.

Tootsie (part 1 and part 2):
Ate at Good Golly Tamale, Olibea (sadly no longer exists), Cruze Farms (ice cream), and Potchke (mod-Jewish deli)
Visited Mast General Store, Three Rivers Market, the Sunsphere, historic Old Gray Cemetery, and the Knoxville Art Museum (free!)

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MONDAY

A 4am wake-up for a 5am Uber to the airport. When the Uber pulled up it was glowing from the inside and I shortly discovered why.

Dude had decked out the inside of his car with disco lights, LED phone charging cables that glowed and pulsed in time to the KARAOKE, yes that’s right he had a karaoke rig complete with microphone. When I laughingly declined to sing (I’m not a good singer even when it’s NOT 5am!!) he shrugged and took the mic himself, and sang me a song! He did King of the Road by Roger Miller, if you’re curious.

It was so funny and surreal. I wondered if I was still asleep and dreaming!

Airport was normal, flight 1 was normal and on time. I had a long layover in Detroit and spent the time reading, coughing goop out of my lungs, and wandering looking at everything.

I came across one of these short story dispensers and needed to try it!

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I’ve seen these before but haven't had time to try one. I got two nice stories, one a YA short about a kid who goes on a field trip back in time and learns something about her own bravery, the other an adult story about a woman trying to find herself on a hiking trip. They’re just 10-minute reads, but nice little thought-provokers. They’re printed on really nice paper so I was loathe to throw them out; I’ll keep one as a souvenir and leave the other somewhere public where someone else can hopefully read it.

I ran into Michael (Key 3) and Malashia (Assist Stage Mgmt) who were also taking this flight. We had all taken the buyout and booked this flight because none of us trusted the company booking, which was much later and had a very short layover. Our flight was on time AND I was given two packets of Biscoff :) :)

Turns out our mistrust in the company booking was well-placed. Their layover was so tight that they missed their connection, and their rebooked flight did not arrive in Knoxville until 10pm!! Majority of the cast spent the entire day at the airport today. Meanwhile those of us who took the buyout got to check into the hotel, get groceries, and settle in. How oddly similar to my last visit to Knoxville (see top of this post.) Once again it all proves that easier doesn't mean better.

I got to the hotel around 3pm, had a snack and threw a thermometer into the fridge, and Ubered to an AT&T store to upgrade to a new iPhone. It took a lot longer than expected because Apple now has a convoluted security feature where if you can't remember your actual, typed-out password (as opposed to face recognition or pin) you must activate an anti-theft protocol that prevents you from making changes to your phone for one hour. Like most people I rely on face recognition or a pin for all of my Apple devices, so of course I didn't remember my written password and had to wait the hour. But luckily the new phone needed a large update plus I had to eat lunch, and both of those killed the hour nicely. About 90 minutes later I had my new phone and a new case for it. Yay!

Next, an Uber to Whole Paycheck for groceries. My favorite protein bar, Mezcla, is testing new flavors in this market and I was lucky to find them here!! Salted Caramel, Mint Chocolate, and Chocolate Pretzel.

Back to the hotel to unpack, during which I remembered that I had packages at the front desk. My KN95 masks were there but the special card I'd ordered for my sister's 40th birthday was mysteriously missing :( The hotel said it may have been misdelivered and suggested that I ask at surrounding businesses...which I did for a solid hour, wandering around and awkwardly asking if they'd gotten it by accident. No one had it. There is a USPS just a few blocks away so I will see if they can help me find where it was delivered.

Having been up since 4am, I was finally exhausted and went to bed around 11pm.

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TUESDAY (Golden Day)

I woke up VERY late for me, at 9am (which is 8am in the time zone we just came from so actually I guess that's pretty reasonable.)
Would have liked to do fun stuff on this full day off but instead ended up doing many small errands:

Typing up this post
Activating the warranty for the new phone case (it has lifetime replacements!)
Starting the return process for my scratched in-ear faceplates
Picking up bagels from a local shop called K Brew (French Toast, Blueberry, and Hot Honey!)

Visiting USPS to see if they could help find my sister's card. They promised to call tomorrow morning.
Ubering to the mall for a new Apple Watch!
Trying to find black dress pants at the mall (failed)
1-mile walk to Target for coffee and cheap underwear

I got back to the hotel around 3pm and as I walked past the front desk, they flagged me down to say they'd found my sister's card! They didn't say where and I didn't push it :p Took everything upstairs, had a snack, and started the pairing process for my new phone and watch. It feels rather bougie to be buying all these new electronics, but as a musician with a VERY volatile income I've learned to do things like this when you can afford it and then make that good stuff last through harder times.

I want to note that the appeal of getting a newer Apple Watch is the health features. They are astounding. The newest model can take your temperature, track blood oxygen levels, identify hypertension or sleep apnea, and believe it or not even do an EKG. As someone without health insurance, anything that I can afford that can stand between me and a $$$,$$$ hospital bill, or help doctors to figure out what's going on if I DO end up in a hospital, is worth it. Hence, new watch. And trading in the old one paid for the new watch band, too.

The updating of the watch and subsequent pairing took a very long time so I typed up this post and ate dinner while I waited. When it was done I set up all the neat-o health features. And then I got into bed with a cup of tea and binged anime for the rest of the night.

Have I ever mentioned how glad I am to have never had children!

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Wednesday: Opening day in Knoxville. Might try to send off Kayle's gift and card in the morning.

Thursday: Two-show weekday so no plans.

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Nothing going on here except I went swimming and am waiting for my laundry to come out of the dryers.

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I cut the hood off my hoodie and replaced it with a fancy collar!! It took me a bit to figure out how to get it on so that it sat like that. Plus I wasn't sure I loved it so I needed to be able to relatively easily take it off and replace it. I'm not unhappy with the end product.

Yesterday, Biggie's tooth punctured the skin on my right hand's pointer finger. Today that finger is red and sore. Not terribly but enough so that it's annoying. I need that finger. I use to a lot. A whole lot! I soaked it in some warm salt water for a bit just now and it feels better but I can't be soaking it all day. I've got shit to do that involves that finger.

I snapped up as soon as Biggie made his first 'breakfast' call this morning because I wanted to get to the pool in time to get in a good swim before the aqua aerobics class. I was totally successful. My cleaner comes today and if Bonny wants, I'll take her to the grocery store while the cleaner is cleaning. I am running low on cottage cheese and I'm totally out of peanuts.

Last night's Mariners game was fun. On Sunday they brought up this kid from the minors. An infielder. He's from Ohio and his family had just been up to Tacoma to see him play in Triple A. They got home on Saturday and turned right around and came pack to see him play with the Mariners. About 15 of them. Last night, towards the end of the game, we were winning but not by much and he made his first hit in the major leagues. A 3 run home run. It was pretty cool and his entourage when nuts. It must have been so thrilling for them.

The giraffe scratcher arrived. He fits perfectly in that corner and I'm so glad to be rid of that shredded one. Julio is using it as a scratching post and Biggie go up inside it but didn't stay. Still. Good purchase.

Now I have fiddlefarted around the internet too long and I haven't even made the bed yet! Time to get crackin'

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I have the dogs in because it’s supposed to storm. Gracie is snoozing upstairs. Here comes the storm.

Overslept my nap. Crazy tired.

Hmm, I wanted to work on setting up the raised bed, but it’s nonstop rain. I guess that I’ll work on packing tonight.

Napped. Fed the cats and dogs.

Facebook has been serving me clips of Jon Stewart. I almost sprayed a mouthful of soda when one of Trump’s minions said that the Strait of Hormuz is open “except for Iran shooting at shipping “. But it’s open. Right.

Charged the mower batteries for mowing tomorrow.

Got my stuff organized to grab tomorrow morning. I need to get to bed soon because I need to wake up early.

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Had some orange blossom tea. When I went out this morning to swim there was broken glass on the floor in front of my apt door. I didn't see it in front of anybody else's door. I'm just glad I didn't cut my foot open. I know some people here don't like me but that is so messed up.
I'm going to make pasta for dinner tonight so I had to go to Trader Joe to get tomatoes.

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