The (?) is because it’s been super cold the last couple of days. Here it is the 2nd weekend in June, and we had a lovely Memorial Day, by some miracle. We had a few really hot days, and some pretty hazy days from the Canadian wild fires, but we’ve had a lot of sunny … [Read more…]
At least in terms of eating & drinking, and NOT doing any work. On Thursday, I left my book sale volunteer job early, and went and got CSA box #2 of the season (box 2 for me, because I get an every other week box; it’s actually week 3 of CSA season). Heavy on greens: … [Read more…]
My knee was doing so well – I had had a few days with really no pain at all. On the 7th, I got the OK to walk for longer than 15 minutes, and the physical therapist suggested I get some over the counter (OTC) orthotics since my custom ones don’t come till November 2 … [Read more…]
On Wednesday Susan and I drove to Milwaukee in a cold rain and rush hour traffic to see Robyn Hitchcock, a show that had been postponed since 2020. Susan had to drive back after the show – well, we switched at Hartland – because I couldn’t see well enough in the rain. Here’s the setlist. … [Read more…]
Over the years as web search has taken over, there’s been a lot of talk in the library community – of which I am a member – that even though the information in the systems that libraries provide, like library catalogs and research databases of scholarly articles, is higher quality than what’s on the open … [Read more…]
We went to Chicago yesterday for an overnight to see the Symphony perform Beethoven, the 8th and 5th symphonies. So popular and a Saturday night, it was a much more mixed-age group than the Friday or Sunday matinees we go to, where in our 60s (oh, and 70s I keep forgetting …) we’re the youngsters … [Read more…]
We went on another trip to Chicago, an overnight for a Friday evening symphony and there was no school that day, so our exchange student came with. We stayed at a Fairfield Inn to get a pull out couch for the kid. We did a bunch of things we had not done since pandemic, like … [Read more…]
My little song for a Tuesday, when I drive, because I volunteer at the food pantry, and then have to be at work, looking presentable, for class at 1:30. I had a weekend of minor but kinda permanent mishaps – Saturday in the Target parking lot I put the first scratch on my car, and … [Read more…]
Hi ho, Hi ho. And other disappointments. And transitioning from summer to fall, which I usually quite like but somehow keep getting fooled by this year. Like I’ll choose a piece of clothing from a drawer, and then put it back, thinking that it’s not fall enough to wear whatever it is, fleece, sweater, leggings … [Read more…]
Normally, at this time on Sunday, I’d be getting ready to go walk Mark’s 10,000 step loop that includes coffee at Colectivo, but the AFS kid needs to be dropped at a friend’s house at 9:45 and that’s only partway into the walk, so instead I’m listening, sorta watching, this Wilco/Sleater-Kinney show I bought, they’re … [Read more…]