We're back from Livermore where we won again. We're 3-0 and going to the semis. Jack hit a hoome run. A glorious, gorgeous blast. Ahhh, it was good. Emmett hit a ball as hard as I've seen him hit it - at least as hard as his ground rule double in Sacramento. Just caught all of it and absolutely smoked a line drive over the centerfielder's head for a double.

Emily, I'll pick you up at the airport and help with your planning when you get here.

The farmer's market was most satisfying. I got a pound of cherries, a couple of pints of strawberries, some local honey, lettuce, tomatoes, a big fat red bell pepper, 1/2 pound of smoked cheddar, and 4 petite palmiers (cookies that are about half a step away from being pastry), all for just under $20. Yum. And then, because it's 1,000 degrees this weekend and I wandered around in the heat in the middle of the afternoon -- and because it's Sunday and I had no obligations -- I came home and napped. Bliss.

Dear eBay:

You suck. (whitefonted for stupid issue I emailed them about)

A couple of days ago, before bidding on some auctions, I double checked my billing and shipping addresses to be sure that they were up to date. As they were not, I corrected those addresses, and double checked that the billing address matched the primary shipping address. I then bid on the items I was interested in, and requested an invoice from the seller. In my copy of the email requesting the invoice, I saw that the automatically generated message gave the old, incorrect address as the primary shipping address. I then went to the "MY eBay" page "My Addresses". It showed the new, correct address for both the billing address and the primary shipping address. Confused by this, I clicked on "View all addresses", saw the old, incorrect address listed there as a shipping address. I subsequently clicked on the "Delete" link next to it. This caused the old, incorrect address to become the primary shipping address. I followed the links to PayPal, which I have previously successfully used with the new, correct address, and deleted all mention of the old, incorrect address. Please note that my account on Paypal did not list the old, incorrect address as a primary shipping address.

Why does deleting an address have the effect of making a primary shipping address? Also, why was I not asked at any time in the process of contacting the seller which shipping address I wished to use?

This is unacceptible. I am very angry about this waste of time and energy that eBay caused. If it were not unfair to the seller, I would have said, "forget the whole thing, no purchase is worth this. Stop the transaction." But of course, I will not take it out on the seller for eBay's gross inadequacies.

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Working on the rough draft of paper.

Have contracted the plague from daughter.

Must get on a plane tomorrow night.

Just occured that will be flying, with a toddler, ALONE.

Raq to please be giving advice on matter.

Also, to be sending pronouns from hub of education.

I hereby grant thee pronouns, of the first, second, and third persons, in the singular and plural, and in all their uses.

The health is outside of my territory. Sorry.

You suck.

Well, yes. It is a foundational skill.

Hmph.

I hereby grant thee pronouns, of the first, second, and third persons, in the singular and plural, and in all their uses.

Now take these pronouns, and hurl them into the fires of Mount Doom, destroying them forever! Lest the world be corrupted into eternal darkness by the I of Sauron.

geeks