Volume 18 - Day 305/60, 2026 - Sunday

At my VERY advanced age, I still amaze myself at the number of things I can accomplish when I set my mind to it.  i will not go in to how I dislike the time change stuff we STILL do twice a year, but I did not sleep worth a crap last night. All the clocks that matter have been reset, so that is something. I had a nice walk this morning, and then there was some tv news and Sunday Morning, but I did not find it interesting enough to keep watching. That woman at CBS really does know how to F-Up a network. I am making lists of things I need to accomplish in the next week, since I will be leaving town a week from today. I added some things to my chore list, then edited the list, then did other stuff. I got the little white car inspected, and since today was the first day of the month, every old man in a 50 mile radius of the inspection place was there. Also, the girls got their monthly pills today, and got the little white car registration done while I was at HEB. Thanks, Bob! Oh yeah, I got my hair cut, too, but I think it is still a little bit too lang. Whatever. I have a few things on the calendar to get done this week, I think I will be in Austin at least three days this week, but that is okay, too. It is top down weather, so that makes it all more interesting. I actually bought this word finder thing at HEB today, since I have now finished six or seven of them since I have been at the Curious House. I am about 18 months behind on reading my magazine subscriptions, but I find time for finding words.

Volume 18 - Day 304/61, 2026 - Saturday

Happy Halloween, y'all! As usual, or mostly as usual, the day started with a walk. There were four estate sales today, and I bought two things that I really didn't know I needed. After the estate sales, it was time for a nap, and then after naps, Paulina and I went to Temple for Frozen Yogurt. The best Froyo is in Temple, and it is just a fun drive, too. When we got back from Temple, it was time for another nap, not that there is anything wrong with that! It was a quiet evening in the neighborhood, I had ONE kid come by for candy, and she did not even say 'thank you.' I was the only person on my street giving candy, and there was one person on the street across from me. I know Dick and Marge were giving out candy, but I didn't see many kids going up or down on their street, either. I have nothing on the calendar for tomorrow, but I really am going to have to break down and go to HEB at some point. I have already turned most of the clocks back, and I will do the rest of them tomorrow, there is no hurry as far as I am concerned.

Volume 18 - Day 303/62, 2026 - Friday

I expect I will finish this tub of cranberry turkey salad sometime over the weekend. Maybe I could spoon it out to any little kids that are looking to me for candy tomorrow night. The 'best by' date on it is September 9th, but it still smells fine, and it hasn't killed me yet, so... I had a busy day...there was no walk for me, I had a 9 o'clock appointment in Lakeway, and I got back to the Curious House about 11:30. After that, I had a 1:30 appointment in Salado, and I got home from there at about 4:20 or so. It has been a drizzly, dribbly day all day today. We had some rain overnight, and combining that with what is in the gauge right now, we have had about a third of an inch. Not complaining, happy for the rain, and it is enough that I turned off the sprinklers. Tomorrow will be estate sales, and then I will head up the road to Temple for frozen yogurt and maybe a baked good or two. You never can tell.

Volume 18 - Day 302/63, 2026 - Thursday

It has been a mostly grey and cloudy day, a little bit dribbly off-and-on, but I am not complaining about even a little bit of rain. I did not leave the house all day long, except to check the mail and to go to my class tonight. I did have a zoom call with a client late this afternoon, and that went really well, I think. In the class tonight, we spent the whole class in the firing range. It was interesting, but I have a hard time standing up for a hour-and-a-half. At some point I am relatively sure that I will need to make a visit to HEB, but I have been doing pretty well putting that chore off. Tomorrow, I have a 9 o'clock appointment in Lakeway, and tomorrow afternoon I will be working with James again checking things out in Salado. Saturday will be estate sales and a quick trip to Temple for frozen yogurt. Fun!

Volume 18 - Day 301/64, 2026 - Wednesday

Today was kind of a busy day. I walked with Richard, Paul and James, and got home and took a nap. I still had the loaner car, so I was not happy about that. At about 10 o'clock, I went with Linda and Jimmie to tour Brookwood in Georgetown, a residential non-profit working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They do a lot of good work there, and the facility tour was interesting. I got home, waiting for the dealer to call, nothing. I had an appointment at 1:40, and after that, I just went to the dealer, and the little white car was just sitting there. I have no idea how long the work had been completed, but she is home now, and I am very happy about that. At about four o'clock, Paulina and I went in to Austin and met Billy, Gina, Jimmie, Linda, Margie and Richard for dinner. After dinner, we went to the Austin Concert Dome and watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show. That was fun, and there were a lot of other friends and colleagues that joined us. Home now, girls are happy, I had some grapes, and it is time for me to go to bed. See y'all tomorrow!

Volume 18 - Day 300/65, 2026 - Tuesday

SO...we had a nice walk this morning, me and Richard. After the walk, we (Richard, Rick, Bob and I) met for our ROMEO breakfast. After breakfast, I went to the Galaxy bakery for some good, and then I was expecting that I would go retrieve the little white car from the dealer that was servicing it. Nope. Even though they harassed me until I gave in and told them I would buy two tires, they did not figure it out until this morning that they did not have the tires in stock. Then, when they got the tires, they texted me that one of they found a 'bent rim' on one of the wheels. Ugh. So now I will (maybe) get the little white car back 'late tomorrow morning.' I can't stand it. Tonight was book club night, and of course I forgot to get a photo of the group. Judy and Bob hosted, and it was much fun. I am hosting next month, which means I will have to dust and vacuum. I was happy to see the morning glory on the vines this morning, which, in my little pea-brain, means the weather has cooled off enough for them to start blooming again. It was too hot for too long for them to expend the energy to bloom for the last couple of months. The cooler weather is very nice.

Volume 18 - Day 299/66, 2026 - Monday

There were four of us walking this morning; me, James, Paul and Richard. We have been enjoying very nice weather for about the last week or so, high temperatures in the 70s, lows in the 50s. Perfect for leaving the windows open and comfortable sleeping over night. I had an appointment to take the little white car in for service this morning, their 'upsell' techniques are awful, and I agreed to a couple things just to shut them up. I am sure the 'upsold' stuff will be just fine, I just don't agree with the way they do it. Tomorrow morning, I will take the loaner car back and pick up the little white car after our ROMEO breakfast. Tomorrow night is book club, too, and Judy and Bob are hosting. Judy always decorates her house for Halloween, so that will be fun. The photo with this entry was taken this morning, showing the full moon over Val and Paulina's house and the Curious House. Ready for Halloween ourselves!