Sean, feel better. I had an awful headache yesterday and couldn't figure out why, until I realized too late at night that I had been having 3 cups of tea at the beach and only had one yesterday.

Man,

well, I am beyond glad that I got my account number changed. What's more interesting is that I did some contract work for an agency in Qatar a few months back and was paid in that account as a wire transfer. Now, the suspicious activity showed up locally, so I don't think it had anything to do with the international work...

Yeah, I can't see any explanation of what transpired that does not have me uttering the word "shady."

If it were on the up and up, other things would have happened (like a notation on my acct). I thought it was preparation for imminent fraud or laundering. I do think the other CU is in on it.

I'm trying a new pizza place in town. It's too hot to cook.

Back to me and my floors:

Zen, DEFINITELY check for formaldehyde. It's in lots of plywood and cheap cabinets and flooring and all kinds of stuff. Ask for the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet).

smonster: I went back to the store and asked about it, and the guy called the manufacturer, who reportedly said, there is no formaldehyde in the product or the adhesive, and VOC emissions is extremely low. I found the following on the ever-reliable Internet:

"Luxe is FloorScore Certified, meaning it’s guaranteed to meet or exceed low emission standards, will not adversely affect indoor air quality, and the products have passed a third party certification process."

I also looked at the MSDS and it says the vinyl flooring "do not release any hazardous chemical under normal conditions of use".

Marmoleum/linoleum is great, but it's not the look I want!

Good stuff, Zenkitty. Glad you looked into it.

I am not only going to bed at 8:15 pm on a Friday night; I am super excited about it. Just gotta decide, Xanax or Flexeril.... I'm thinking Flexeril. Then again I took 3/4 of a Flexeril last night, and I have more Xanax left... Xanax.

My life, so thrilling.

Sean, I hope you are feeling better soon.

Bonny, what a tough conversation. I am glad you stood up for yourself, though.

Smonster, you are well-rid of fireworks-guy. But youdid not need me to say that.

le_n, I'm glad you got your account sorted out.

I am trying to talk myself out of replying "hey, that's pretty catchy, what tune is that set to?" to my college roommate who left a lengthy diatribe on the horrors of the ACA with a repeated refrain of "Obama-doesn't-care" as a comment on a political cartoon I shared. It won't help. It won't help. It won't help.

But Romney cares? Mittens is the caring one? The one who will save us from hate and communism and health care and puppies?

Those puppies, man, they'll get you every time, with the romping and the licking and the chewing on things. Clearly, we need saving.

For one reason and another, I ended up listening to act 1 of Ragtime, and now I'm all about the Gilded Age parallels.

Dad's here and we've had a nice time. Nice meal yesterday in Burlington. Nice drive today. Watched Doctor Who and Midsomer Manor. I showed him Smith and Jones and the first Matt Smith. Plus we watched Tomb of the Cybemen.

Dad had only seen an episode or so with Eccleston and didn't like him so I introduced him to Ten and Martha. I decided it was easier to skip over all of Rose's history and the first one with Matt Smith.

He really likes Matt Smith. I think tomorrow we'll watch Blink and maybe some more Matt Smith.

Dad brought his own sleeping bag/linens and a cat (not sure who, possibly Penny) PEED ON HIS SLEEPING BAG!

So now, tomorrow, we have to waste part of the day at the laundry mat.

Plus, way to make a good impression cats. I think it was Penny, she was on the bag and scratching to cover up when he discovered what happened.