I've got the choice of an IPA or an Abbey Ale and I'm stuck. Eenie-meenie.

I hope she gets better for real, Sparky. You too, Kat. That point of being sick enough to feel bad but not sick enough to not meet one's obligations, I hate that a lot.

Having collard greens with sausage for dinner. Yum.

Collard greens sound yummy. But I'm at that not hungry phase.

Kids are outside playing. One of the brothers from a family across the street spat at Grace. I'm trying not to go snatch his ass. But she didn't tell me until we were already in the house and about 45 minutes had passed. I told her if he did it again, to tell him her mom was going to beat him up.

Be nice to your knee, meara, and congrats.

Just managed to finish my swim before the storm hit. Was just shy 2 of the 7 cool down/stretch laps I do. And then went and finished the errands I couldn't get to earlier. In a pouring thunderstorm. Which we sorely needed. Not a drought or anything, but we haven't had rain since the pollen started, and it's pretty gross. But it did prompt me to replace my exploded car umbrella.

I've done my dishes next door and in an hour or so will be checking to see if I've cleared my line. If it isn't by morning, calling to schedule a snaking. In any case, you are really aware of the state of your bladder when going pee means grabbing the keys to climb across your deck, enter another house and climb to the second floor. I think I'm going to gift wrap some tp and dish soap for Anna. And possibly power wash her deck furniture and oil it.

Tomorrow I'm going to pick up some insanely aggressive thyme from friends of friend culling their herb beds. I'll add it to the back where the chocolate mint is really good at fighting the ivy, but still, ivy. If it's gonna be aggressive, at least be useful.

I've been really not hungry lately. I can't blame the heat, isn't that hot (well, today, but my house is still cool.) been forcing myself to nibble on protein heavy stuff.

Abby Ale sounds like it would be a better chaser for pot roast and wine than an IPA would be.

It probably would have been, but for some reason I went for the IPA. I was disappointed. I cheered myself up by having another of the pudding cakes.

Fingers crossed for your daughter tomorrow, Sparky. I hope you feel better too, Kat.

We went to the museum today with our visiting cousins. It was really nice although I am aching for some down time. But art and Persian food is a pretty dang good combination.

Timelies all!

I was amused to read in the weather forecast that Wednesday would be "not so warm"- high 79. Ah, summer.

I bought my old 37″ flatscreen TV 9 years ago. The picture was getting all splotchy on it, so it was time to get a new one. My new 40″ cost a third of what I paid for the old one, and weighs half as much, and is, of course, bigger.

It doesn’t fit on my TV stand.

It has definitely not summer in Boston yet, and I am so hot today! Better than cold, I guess.