A list of stuff

1. We were supposed to have visitors this week, but my mother-in-law fell off a chair, so it's a no go. However GameGuy still took the week off and we are having a lazy staycation. I prefer a go-cation, but the freedom was unexpected and, also, Comet has swimmer's ear, so we are laying low (GG's favorite type of vacation).

2. Comet and I were watering the garden one evening and heard something that sounded exactly like gunshots. Shortly after that, a huge ornamental cherry tree just keeled over in the yard. And it looked so healthy. This was before our local "microburst" (mini-tornado), so wtf? Maybe it was the hard winter.

3. I have hopped myself up on caffeine and now do not have the wherewithal to hop myself down. It's the damon Diet Coke, that's what it is.

4. I love our neighborhood pool. Love.It. It's never crowded and I just can't believe that every member isn't there every evening. Maybe they all have swimmer's ear.

5. Just finished "I'm Not the New Me," a memoir by Wendy McClure a writer and blogger (Poundy.com). It's sort of about weight-loss, but it's really more about the antipathy you can feel when you are changing your "self" by losing weight. McClure is thought-provoking and really funny. She is self-deprecating without being self-loathing. It was a good read and it has a section in the middle with photos of horrible 1970's Weight Watchers recipe cards. Fluffy mackerel pudding anyone?! Who can resist it?

6. My garden is growing, but I have some doubts about whether or not it will produce. Someone wrote a book about gardening called "The $64 Tomato." I may be able to top that come harvest time.

Peace out.