Came across an old friend's address. We'd lost touch over a decade ago. Via Google I find that he died last August of cancer. Fuck. He was an interesting guy, active in the music scene in Nashville for a really long time. I still have the gift he gave me for my 25th birthday.

A woman in Woodstock, north of Atlanta, reported that part of a Dixie Speedway race car had landed in her front yard.

That's got to be unsettling.

What!?

I heard her call the radio station. I'm hoping there's a picture somewhere. The radio news people were saying things like, "If anyone is missing part of race car, call...."

Stay safe Ginger.

I love going to karate on holidays. Instead of our usual material, we usually get to learn something new. Typically a black belt something. Today we learned the first part of a Shoalin Black Tiger form. Very fun. I'm tuckered, but happy tuckered.

CJ came home for a couple hours this morning, then was out again for a picnic with his BFF. I wish I had half his social life.

It all depends on how our Kitchen Destruction and Reconstruction is going.

Want details.

So I did all but the yardwork because it is fucking muggy out there and now raining and I didn't want to. Later in the week. Besides, my trash was very overfull since I cleared out the fridge and freezer. I think the biggest laugh I got was mandarine orange cups with a sell by of 2007. I have NO IDEA how those didn't get culled in the move. Really, that was the worst sin.

Medicine cabinet now has contents. Culled there too. Yay!

I was also going to attempt to re-attach the newly sagging lining in the car ceiling, but see: raining. Which is probably partly why it is sagging. There is a tiny leak in there somewhere, because it stinks in there when it rains and feels damp. But I cannot figure out where.

Oh, when I got to the pool, I discovered pawprint impression on my face. You know how you get sheet impressions from the pillows? Well, after I got up this morning, I wasn't quite ready to hit the pool, so I lay down on the couch. As is usual when Loki is feeling cuddly, or I am prone, he came to sprawl out on me and nap. With a paw stretched up and pressed into my cheek. Hence, paw impression.

It keeps torrential raining here for 3 minutes at a time. I'm trying to decide if I should go to the store but the rain is scaring me...well, making me lazy.

Today's big accomplishment was coordinating 3 schedules and booking a trip to Austin to surprise our old bandmate when he plays a show with his new band on his birthday next month! I'm really hoping we can all keep it a secret from him!!

I'm excited but also, man, this fall is busy! We have weddings for each of the next three months, starting this weekend in Provincetown. Plus .. a million other things.

Good think I slept a lot this weekend!

Ginger, what?!!? That's crazy and scary!

Jesse, are you working in Windows? I use Irfanview to do stuff like that. It can adjust jpeg quality and file size as part of the "Save As" operation.

I am working in Windows. Is that something to buy? I don't think I care that much.

I am sweating like a pig, but have corn chowder on the stove and peach cake in the oven. Still summer!!

Stay safe, Ginger.

Alas, the national news did not call back. If they do I am going to scream b/c my DH goes to NYC tomorrow for work and I will have to do the interview without him. Local TV news picked us up again, today.

And thank you for passing on the good wishes and facebooking friends!

I also cleaned out and reorganized all of our bathroom crap yesterday! Thought we'd need to get new boxes or something from Ikea to contain everything but really just needed to throw some shit away.

Is that something to buy?

No, Irfanview is free for non-commercial use. I use it enough and like it enough that I sent the guy a donation, though.

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GO Beth, with your bad walking self!

I've already promised money to a work person who is doing the walk, but I will definitely be supporting you in spirit!