Volume 15 - Day 188/177, 2023 - Friday

Even at my advanced age, I frequently amaze myself at the new things I learn. Case in point: Today, I learned how you tell if the baby's diaper needs to be changed. If it is not obvious by the photo attached to this journal entry, the answer is...take a whiff. Yep, if it passes the smell test, you don't need to change it. Shortly after our walk this morning, I took off to show some great clients some great houses. I am pretty sure all parties involved had a good time, and I think we will take second looks at a few homes tomorrow. I am lucky that I like what I do, and that I am lucky enough that I can do what I like. Tomorrow is probably not going to be an estate sale day, but maybe Sunday. We will just need to wait and see.

Volume 15 - Day 187/178, 2023 - Thursday

It's Thursday, not that there is anything wrong with that, and there were a couple surprises today. I am not sure if the temperature got into the nineties, I think the high temperature in Austin was 87. And, there was some rain in Austin, but nothing in Georgetown, where the Curious House is located. But, we will take the lower temperatures and smile about it. Right now, it is 85 degrees outside the Curious House, and that is kind of a miracle in itself! We (Paul, Jack and myself) had a good walk, solved many of the worlds problems, all in less than an hour. I got in to the office a little bit early, it was going to be a busy day. Listing appointments, getting ready for some far flung showings tomorrow, and adding stuff to the MLS. Right now, the sun is shining, the wind is blowing, the air conditioner is working, and all is right with the world.

Volume 15 - Day 186/179, 2023 - Wednesday

There were five of us on the walk this morning, and I love looking up and seeing great clouds like these. If you have been following this journal for a while, you know I love including photos of clouds. I got in to the office kind of early this morning, there was lots of stuff to do after the long weekend. But, everything got done, and I got some extra stuff done as well. I have appointments tomorrow and Friday; tomorrow to put a house on the sales market, and talk with a potential new property management client. Starting on Friday, I will be showing out of town buyers properties...it is going to be fun. It was a quiet, tasteful day overall, nothing much to report. Maybe tomorrow will be more exciting.

Volume 15 - Day 185/180, 2023 - Tuesday, The Fourth of July

I've had a nice, quiet Fourth of July, just the way I wanted it. Of course, it started off with a walk, then the ROMEO breakfast. Peter, Paul and I walked, Paul, Ronnie and I had a nice breakfast. After breakfast, I went to the Goodwill store, looking for a new walking t-shirt. I decided the neon green one I alternate (with a neon orange one) had given its' best, and it was tire for it to be retired. There were no t-shirts at the Goodwill that appealed to me. But, the neon green one has officially been retired. Then I was off to the office, where I had a nice bit of quiet time, posting rents and depositing checks. I had a nice, leisurely drive home, and got gas in the little white car. There were a few drops of rain, which will officially count as a 'trace' on my report tomorrow. After a nap, I am proud to report that I have done my accounting for the first 185 days of 2023, and I am caught up with my accounting for 2023 tax purposes. I hope I can keep up with it for the rest of the year. I expect you are all wondering about the photo accompanying this journal entry. Let me explain. When we got to breakfast this morning, the table was not at all level, and there was very little we (okay, it was me) could think of to keep it from wobbling. I finally determined that one of the coffee creamers, the little plastic, single serving things, would fit perfectly to stabilize the table. It worked perfectly until it didn't, and with a great flare, the table settled onto it and spewed cream about 15 feet across the room, virtually accosting a lady sitting at a table with her two children. To say she was surprised by the dairy emission would be the understatement of the year, but all ended well. No names were exchanged, and no lawsuits are pending. Just another day in the life...

Volume 15 - Day 184/181, 2023 - Monday

By the time I found this peach stand, I had already bought three peaches at HEB. This particular stand is not professing to be Fredericksburg peaches, so I was probably better off getting the HEB peaches. How is it I can go to HEB two or three times a week, and there is nothing in the house to eat? That is a mystery to me. I went to HEB today, then I went to the office, then I went to Trader Joe's and there is still VERY LITTLE consumable food in the house. I also made a stop at a donut shop, and bought two apple bear claws. I am obviously on a downward spiral, and I don't think this will end well. I did get a few things off my chore list, and Peter, Paul and I walked this morning. If I change my drag name from Edie to Mary, we could be Peter, Paul and Mary. What do you think? Tomorrow will be the official Holiday, and I will once again go in to the office, just to see what is going on. That will be after the ROMEO breakfast, of course. I started listening to a new book this afternoon, and I got hooked on it right away...usually it takes two or three chapters before I actually pay attention. I am easily distracted. This book is called Night Will Find You, by Julia Heaberlin, and so far I really like it. If you like reading (or listening), you should check it out.

Volume 15 - Day 183/182, 2023 - Sunday

I kind of took the day off today. It was just me and Paul walking this morning, and then I went to brunch with Alisha, Reuben, Christie and Terry. I got home from brunch and did not do anything else except take naps and was Forensic Files. I was on kind of a mini-mission to find some Fredericksburg peaches after brunch, but there were none at the usual little stand I go to every year. Maybe tomorrow. I woke up this morning, and I felt like I had a fever, maybe from the Covid booster I got yesterday, but according to my electronic thermometer, nope, no fever. I will also go in to the office for a little while tomorrow, and the same thing on Tuesday. Just long enough to look at stuff, post rents and make a deposit. I also got all the clocks wound, so that in itself is an accomplishment. The photo accompanying this journal entry was taken last Friday. I subscribe to the Austin American-Statesman (Austin American Misstatement), and it is not the least bit unusual for me not to receive the newspaper that I have subscribed to. No big deal, they have my money. But it is unusual for me to get a Wall Street Journal instead of the Austin newspaper. I understand they are all delivered by the same person, but there needs to be some sort of better control. UGH. Oh, and there is a banana in the photo, too.

Volume 15 - Day 182/183, 2023 - Saturday

By 12:01PM (one minute after noon), I was back home feeling accomplished. I had done our walk, made scrambled eggs for me and the girls, given the girls their monthly pill, visited two different Walgreen's to get my Covid booster, done some grocery shopping and had the car inspected. I was aware of the new Covid vaccine, Bivalent, and I thought there was only one Bivalent. Well, when I got to the first Walgreen's (I had made an appointment in advance), they asked me which vaccine did I want, and I said the new one, the Bivalent. But which one do you want, it looks like you have been getting Moderna, some people get Pfizer. I thought there was only one vaccine, what's the difference? There is no difference. Then why are you asking? Because you can choose Moderna or Pfizer, and it looks like you have always gotten the Moderna vaccine. What's the difference? There is no difference. I'll take the Moderna, then. We don't carry the Moderna vaccine, we only have the Pfizer. Then why did you give me a choice? Because it looks like you have always chosen Moderna. But you said there was no difference. But we have to ask. Where can I get the Moderna vaccine. The other Walgreen's on Booty's Road. Do I need an appointment? No you can just walk in. Okay. I get to the other Walgreen's. Did the other store call you and warn you that I was headed this way? No. I was told I could just walk in and get a Covid vaccine. They told you wrong. Can I get a vaccination? Yes. Today? Yes. Which one do you want, Pfizer or Moderna? What's the difference? There is no difference. Then why are you asking? Because some people want Moderna and others want the Pfizer. What's the difference? There is no difference. I could go on and on for another thirty minutes, but I got the shot, finished the rest of the stuff I had planned to do, and got home by12:01PM. Done. PS: They put on the band aid, not me. I am upright, the band aid is upside down.