Volume 17 - Day 362/3, 2025 - Sunday

According to my cell phone, I slept over 8 hours last night. I cannot tell you the last time I slept tht long. I usually sleep about five hours a night, so 8 hours is kind of crazy. I did a lot of touristy things today, and some things I do out of habit. Habit was that I went to the 7-11, about a half block from the condo, and got a large coffee. Much easier than trying to make coffee at the condo. I had one of the muffins I got at the grocery last night for breakfast, and then I finished listening to the book I have been 'reading,' Wild Dark Shore. There were a lot of twists and turns in that book, and I liked it a lot. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, though. Next up is A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost. I will be very sad if it is not funny, I need a funny book about now. I had a burger (across the street from the condo) for lunch, and I had a call from Paulina and Oliver (they are in Italy), and Oliver guided me through getting the television to work. Finally. The last time I was here, the guys from ExPatTV came out and installed their new streaming system, but we left about an hour later and I never got a chance to enjoy it. Now, I appreciate the service that gets about six or seven hundred channels, including the local Austin channels. I like that very much, and really, that's all that matters! I did a little bit of souvenir shopping, and went back to the grocery for milk, paper towels, a sandwich (that I had for dinner), and a couple more diet cokes. You don't buy refrigerated milk here, it is room temperature on the shelf, and you put it in the refrigerator when you get home, and keep it in the refrigerator after you open it. I prefer skim milk, but I think I ended up with low fat milk, which is fine. According to the news, it is going to be windy in central Texas, winds up to 50 miles per hour. Crazy! And it will cool down, but I think the threat of freezing temperatures might not be happening, I will keep watch. Mike gets here tomorrow about 7PM, and it will be fun to hang out with him for a couple days, before we head back on on Friday.