...window which is stuck open...heat in my place which has been dysfunctional for a while

Not a good combination. Worse in SF in November, I imagine.

I wish you quick, easy, and inexpensive fixes.

That was a very long day. I am very tired. Fourth and final shift at the sale tomorrow afternoon, but at least I don’t have to put in a regular office AM beforehand

hell of a week. Great week to see my employer make international news for a jaw-droppingly terrible policy call. And then reverse themselves within 18 hours. Maybe someone should have thought of the likely response first? Sigh.

but tomorrow I will go for a bike ride, then go wine tasting with my sister & niece, then host some friends to watch Pluribus. So not so bad tomorrow!

My first reaction when I saw the news about the terrible policy call was, "Are we going to have to send Suela with Mr Pointy to have words with the brass?"

I like to think the Powers That Be heard my question and decided to take care of it.

I want absolutely nothing to do with the brass, Karl! I don't want them to know I exist or what my name is...

but tomorrow I will go for a bike ride, then go wine tasting with my sister & niece, then host some friends to watch Pluribus. So not so bad tomorrow!

Sounds like a perfect way to wash off the rest of the week.

It has been an exhausting week here as well. My MIL is not doing well at all with her rehab. Non-compliant for the most part. She had surgery on the 12th and still yesterday needed 4 aides to get her from bed to a chair, and although she will stand, she won't walk. She did say she loves the bike. We go back and forth between thinking there has to be something wrong that she is still in so much pain, or that she really needs to work through the pain. She keeps talking about all the things she wants us to do to her place so she can go home, but obviously, that won't happen until she can take care of herself. In the past we have been amazed with her pain tolerance, so that leaves us confused as to why she is in such apparent distress. One day at a time.

Just got news that a friend in the LA theatre community that I've known for years and who is a really good person passed away yesterday. He had been diagnosed a few months ago with terminal cancer that was throughout his body. It was amazing how positive he had remained and he was undergoing agressive treatment in the hope of getting some more time. He was one of the good ones. I worked with him on more than a few shows. I'm very sad to hear that he is gone.

I am really sorry for your loss, and the loss to your community.

I'm so sorry, ND.

I am continually amazed by people that can look at their lives and want more of what they already have. ETA: My point being that we feel the loss so keenly that way.