don't worry Eastern seaboard, we've got the wildfires all taken care of out here, no need for you all to get into the action. [link]

I'd heard about those ... really (REALLY) wish we could ship you some of this rain.

Oh, but the Great Dismal Swamp fire was a couple weeks ago. Probably out now.

Maybe? Anyway, Irene was not enough to put it out. Might have burned out since then.

{{{Maria}}} I have nothing but love and hugs to offer, but they are yours.

Kathy! Dear heavens, woman! I hope you're feeling okay today and do not hesitate to go to the doctor if you're not.

So, dilemma.

I leave for work again next Saturday, and now my aunt wants me to fill in for the receptionist at her office next Wednesday - Friday, and I don't know what to say. It's the easiest job in the world (seriously, this woman could be replaced by an answering machine and the building would probably be more efficient for it) and I sort of desperately need the money, but the prospect of the last 3 days I would have had to sleep in for six months being taken away has me distraught.

I'm thinking of stopping by the pharmacy and buying a sling on the way into work.

Uh, ita !? Is this a new problem? Oh, or the port installation? Either way: no good.

Seriously, zuisa, do you need the money or the sleep more? That's a reasonable calculation to make.

I know. I know I should do it, and I probably will just because I also don't want to start the family drama that will inevitably unfold if I say no. And I know I should, it's the responsible thing to do and I like to pretend I'm an adult once in a while. I'm just cranky and hate mornings. A lot.

Headlines o' the day:

Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck in Tree

STOCKHOLM – A seemingly intoxicated moose has been discovered entangled in an apple tree by a stunned Swede.

Per Johansson says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor's garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to have a look. There, he found a female moose kicking about in the tree. The animal was likely drunk from eating fermented apples.

With the help of police and rescue services, the 45-year-old Johansson later managed to set the moose free in part by sawing off tree branches.

But the animal appeared confused and wandered into Johansson's garden, where she was still resting Thursday.

Other neighbors in the Goteborg suburb Saro had seen the animal sneaking around the area for days. Johansson said the moose appeared to be sick, drunk or "half-stupid."

And,

Libya Ferrets Out Gadhafi's Taint

So I was up early for a breakfast work thing this morning, now I'm back in the office, and really just want to nap and/or go home. Alas, neither of those things should/will happen.