he's getting new windows on about 3/4 of the house. Why not just do the whole thing?? I mean, I realize that extra quarter adds up to real money, but she was just having to spend her savings down to qualify for Medicaid! Just do it!

Don't know about your mom's situation other than what you shared. I want to replace all my windows but can only afford 6 windows and 1 patio door right now - leaving 3 windows to do when I can afford another chunk of money. Windows are expensive, yo.

I have dawdled and dilly-dallied so much that I would only be able to get in a ten-minute walk before work. I think that might not be worth the effort. Sorry, dog. He's sleeping in front of the fan, anyway, so maybe that's okay.

Ooh, but I could leave now and have time to drive-through Starbucks, inch closer to gold-level (whatever that is).

Oh, this is kind of dumb but was a nice moment so I will share. I have a zillion black skirts in various sizes because I have been many sizes over the last few years and always need a black skirt (and have not culled) so when I came across a nice lightweight linen one hanging in the closet this morning, I first checked the size, which seemed like it might be right for my current size, although I had a vague memory of trying it on before and having it be smaller than I expected, so when I pulled it on and it seemed snug over my hips I was already trying to think of the next thing to try BUT when I got it to my waist it actually fit perfectly. Yay.

Don't know about your mom's situation other than what you shared. I want to replace all my windows but can only afford 6 windows and 1 patio door right now - leaving 3 windows to do when I can afford another chunk of money. Windows are expensive, yo.

I hear that, I do. But she's retired -- she'll never have more money than she does right now.

I should have known that dating someone in my building where everyone knows each other would lead to drama. Tim the maintenace guy is good friends with Anna, and he hates the fact that Anna and I are hanging out together. He's said some terrible things to Anna, and he keeps trying to discourage me from seeing her. And it's not as if he's in love with her, as he has a big crush on the woman below me. Which is another weird story.

eta: I want to say to him, "Dude, she's 58. She's old enough not to need a chaperone."

Timelies all!

Tired. (No real surprise there, as little guy was screaming for no reason at 4 am.)

as little guy was screaming for no reason at 4 am

That's his job!

Aw, poor little guy, hard to communicate. (and poot parents, of course)

That's all kinds of weird, tommyrot. Sorry there's drama, but it probably was inevitable. At least it's not actually between you two drama.

I was actually coming in to say - I picked the wrong day to swing by Starbucks. It usually takes me 5-10 minutes to get to work, and detouring to get coffee adds another 10 minutes. Today it took upwards of half an hour! A red light was not fully operational and Hwy 12 got backed up in the crucial couple of miles I was on it. Could have avoided it if Wze had alerted me just a little sooner, but no such luck.

Glad I am not stuck in traffic every day.

Dang, you guys. University of Cincinnati has cancelled all classes (including the med school) and is closing all offices today after 11:00 a.m., in anticipation of the grand jury's ruling. I don't think UC would close unless they were told the ruling would happen today.

And also, the county prosecutor (that giant bag of dicks) is holding a press conference at 1:00 p.m., so, again, I think that's a sign that we're getting a ruling today.

Yikes.

However! I was at the grocery store this morning and found gluten-free Multigrain Cheerios, which have always been my favorite of the Cheerios. I ate them all the time before I went gluten-free. I am about to have a nice big bowl of them with strawberries.