KITTEN!!

Pulled both ACs, only thought I was gonna die once (next year, getting another human to help, seriously) and then replaced the teetering rolling rack in the closet with 3 new rods(I love my mitre saw, even if for not mitreing) and now I can fit both ACs in the closet in the off-season! And I need to go through the clothes I transferred. Uhg. Some can be donated, some need to become rags.

Also tambourined at the marathon for 3 hrs. Still kinda feeling that & the ac lifts.

Sara have you ever thought about doing a more permanent install of the AC units? Mine in NYC stayed in year-round and wind and weather did not come in.

You guys, I have a kind of amazing story. This part is *not* the amazing part, but it is pretty damn great: I went hiking yesterday with a group called Fat Girls Hiking, which is a body-positive group whose goal is to make hiking a positive, comfortable experience for fat folks (and other marginalized groups, like POC, queer people, trans people, and disabled people) who may not have felt welcomed in typical outdoors/hiking communities. The state park we hiked at was about an hour north of Cincinnati, and the hike was a fairly easy 3.5-mile hike with very little elevation gain. It was a great time.

BUT! This was the amazing thing. We missed a trail turnoff and accidentally found a small cemetery that was clearly very old -- the dates on the headstones were all from the 1800s, and some headstones seemed to have emblems indicating that the individual was a Civil War veteran.

So tonight I googled the name of the cemetery. It turns out that it's an African American cemetery, and some of the people interred there are former slaves, and some of them are indeed African American Civil War veterans. It was nifty to stumble on an old cemetery, but to find out its history is really fascinating. I want to see if I can find out more about it.

Oh, that's very cool.

Oh, wow. What a great day!

That's very cool, I'd love to know more.

Msbelle, nope. I like having my windows. Usually have more weeks of open windows than this. They're a summer necessity, but aesthetically, I don't like them. I'll get central eventually.

Black kitten, yay! I am jealous.

Windows should be open in summer, yes.

I really want to hear about the history of the old cemetery.

Gud works too damn hard.

And Helsinki sounds like the trip of a lifetime.

Gud, you are a very hardworking person. You accomplished a lot. I wish you did not have so much pressure on you. You deserve time to relax, and you deserve kindness, and you deserve suppoort.

I would eat zucchini waffles, but only if someone else made them.

Kitty! I need a kitty. Now that I am back in Florida I should make that happen.

Calli, that sounds wonderful. Yay travel and meeting family.

I'm text banking for a candidate in MS tonight.

Oh, I could do that. I've received a number of texts and they don't bug me the way phone calls do. Although I am polite and supportive to the phone people too. I am cautiously optimistic that the huge GOTV efforts are paying off.

Awesome, Teppy! I love old cemeteries, and small hidden ones are the best. Let us know if you find out more info.

You deserve time to relax, and you deserve kindness, and you deserve suppoort.

And appreciation! DH works non-stop on home and business projects. I try and let him know how much he is appreciated and that I know how hard he works. He thinks I work harder than him and makes me feel appreciated, but he works more than me by a long shot! But the long rambling point here is we recognize and appreciate each other and would NEVER pressure each other or get angry with each other over chores.

Two tales from the road trip after I have some tea, since there is no coffee in my house.

I continue to be excited that my fancy thermostat actually works! And the app part is kind of amazing. I had the full auto settings in play for the first time today, and it was all too hot, so I just used my phone to adjust it for tomorrow!