Aughh! Sorry Matt. No good!

Enjoy all those occasions today, David!

I had a glorious nap this afternoon and I'm not afraid to admit it!

I had a glorious nap this afternoon and I'm not afraid to admit it!

Sometimes a nap is the best part of the day.

I went over to Alembic in the early evening and after a few drinks was ready to leave, but then an interesting couple came in with their cribbage board and I wound up talking to them for an hour while they played.

Now, I've had probably six conversations at Alembic which were deep and fun and connected with various couples and then I never see them again. Which is okay but there's always a vague promise that they'll see me again (and they did live locally). I wouldn't mind seeing them again, but I'm not bothered that I don't. It's just a curious dynamic.

Anyway, managed to catch Matilda between Pride events when I came home. She cleaned the Guinea Pig cage by herself which was past due. I had cleaned the kitchen earlier and took the garbage cans out, so I'm done for the night.

Tomorrow is July.

You may remember “It was square and white and looked like a tooth, but it wasn’t a tooth, so I swallowed it” This feels…in the same series

So, back on May 22, my not-quite-yet-5-year-old abruptly lost his first tooth. We were In No Way Prepared for this situation. We put the tooth in a jar and fretted about current dental compensation rates.

On Tuesday June 11th (a holiday here), while waiting for the patients at the hospital to eat their breakfasts, I drafted a Tooth Fairy Program Welcome Letter and printed it out…and left it at work for a couple days.

So, he finally found the letter Saturday morning (sleeping arrangements have been weird due to the baby). And Saturday night, the tooth that had been loose all week was suddenly missing from his mouth…right after eating some cantaloupe. So, it was small and white and WAS a tooth…and he swallowed it.

Meanwhile, we had cast the well-known banishing spell called “We’ll just put this somewhere safe” on the first tooth.

So, he wrote the tooth fairy a letter (“I swallowed my tooth. It didn’t hurt.”) and left it for the Tooth Fairy, and was excited to receive a $2 bill the next morning.

Neither tooth has yet been found. Though, given that we have a cesspool, they’re likely BOTH still on the property.

Haunting the property. Ghost toofs.

Hugs to toofless boy and parents.

Waiting to see what misery SCOTUS has in store for us shortly. ... ... ...

I'm not sure what was going on (besides exhaustion), but I came home Thursday evening and slept almost 12 hours. Missed the debate, but probably didn't miss much. An hour and a half of vehement lies from what I've heard.

I've been getting gel/shellac manicures for the past month or so. I love them - they consistently look good for three-four weeks and my nails aren't breaking. However, they involve sticking my hand into a UV thing to "cure" the shellac and every time I stick my hand in, I want to start, "Fear is the mind-killer, fear is the little death" (haven't memorized the whole thing). I think it would startle the manicure lady. She just got back from Bolivia and I was relieved to see she was all right (they're having a coup).

DC was unbearably hot. Didn't even go out for food and drink but, with more reasonable temperatures, I'll make a foray tonight.

Gom jabbar manicures, I love it

Sounds like a very pleasant weekend, David. Thumbs up.

Bev, naps are the best.

Debet - congrats to the tooth swallowing, growing boy. Aw, the Tooth Saga continues. That's sweet.

Matt -- boo! I hope it's fixed sooner than soon.

Toddson - it was so bad yesterday! I did venture out to meet some friends to send a friend off -- (he is retired State and has volunteered to go to Ukraine to, essentially, do his previous job there for the next 3-6 months. I mean, they're paying him, obvi, but he volunteered to go. Danger pay. Great.)

Anyway, the point is, it was so hot and miserable, I literally got queasy just walking back to my car from the restaurant. Like, it was a near thing.

And this morning it was chilly when I first took the dog out.

I had a glorious nap this afternoon and I'm not afraid to admit it!

Nothing wrong with a good nap.

I love the longevity of gels, but my nails wind up absolutely destroyed when they come off.

It's a gorgeous day in NY but my plans to work from my backyard have been thwarted by what smells like a skunk on fire. (My best guess is someone ran one over nearby.)

The fender-bender from last week was declared to be just shy of a total loss (repairs are going to be 40% of the blue book value of the car) which means the dumbass who rear-ended me gets to buy me half a new car! Hooray! Basically the entire rear exterior needs to be replaced (bumper, trunk door, the back/side bits that connect to the bumper). Between this and the new hybrid converter/battery last year, I am rapidly approaching Prius of Thebes territory.