Larry Hagman's dead!

But he was just in the middle of filming Dallas! He was looking good!

Whoa...

I'm so sad about this. I was loving the rebooted Dallas, but mostly because of Larry Hagman. I'm sure the show won't be the same without him.

Yeah, sad. Also Hector Macho Camacho!

man, this sleeping in stuff is AWESOME. Can one of y'all win the power ball and just send me a stipend? I am pretty cheap.

on the to-do list today:

yard-work this morning (pre-shower), specifically the front flowerbeds .
wash the bed linens
vacuum the bedroom
spot-treat the hall carpet
grocery shop
get out either outdoor Christmas stuff or tree.

So happy that in addition to the 2 bags of books we sold yesterday ($12), I listed 7 books on Amazon and one of them has already sold. good stuff.

If I am really ambitious, I might get down curtains and wash them and measure for a new curtain rod.

Today: taking things to charity, then some non-festive salvaging at the Shore house. However, over breakfast there was wholesale reminiscing with uncle, aunt and one brother.

my aunt always said my Mom remembered the past with rose-colored binoculars, very selective memory about only the good bits. Compartmentalizing may be how she could survive in one piece

I do this; I was taught by my mother. I know it and don't intend to change. My memory is bad anyway, so it isn't that tough. I remember the birth days and anniversaries, but I could not tell you a single death anniversary, not even my late husband or father. The month and year, but I managed to forget the date. My dad I would have to do the math to get the year because I do know how old I was. It serves me no purpose to remember bad stuff.

If I manage to remember all the joys and forget the heartbreaks of raising my kids as I age I will call it a win. Not saying it works for all, but it works for me.

Today: Mail off eBay sales, visit the local playground in hopes of seeing classmates or possibly a church acquaintance who visits often and has a brand-new baby sister whose toes I have not yet had the pleasure of sampling, and go to the Randall Museum to say hello to the barn owl and the hawk with a hurt wing and pat the bunnies.

Also mending, but that's less fun than bunny-pats.

Oh yeah, I forgot about selling books! Will try that today. Also go to the library to finally get a new library card! And really, I'll get going any minute now.

A friend's FB status this morning, in a very Buffista vein:

A statue of Mary led to this Unitarian attempting to explain Christianity to Sam. He wanted to know when Mary lived, and I said it was during the time of the Roman Empire. "Wait," said Sam, "roaming vampires?"

I tried to explain the Roman Empire by comparisons to the Star Wars mythos. "Darth Vader is really Scott Walker," Sam said. Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing lasting damage...

(He meant "Skywalker," but I was still VERY proud.)

Today I need to finish assembling the bits of my outfit for the wedding. I think that's all. I could cook too, I guess.

That's hilarious, brenda.