Omar?

Hooray for Bob!

Last week when we left the cabin, we ran out of time and emptied the inflatable pool, but did not wash it or put it away. (And by we I mean not me.) It’s lying on the lawn with a lovely mixture of rain water, tree junk, and general dirt and looking all around pretty gross.

But all is forgiven! Because apparently we accidentally built a five-star bird spa and just watched a huge hawk have a very thorough cleanse. Coolest thing I’ve seen in ages. My dad would have been over the moon.

Still gonna clean and put away the pool. But maybe not today.

Happy Labor Day and happy birthday to the folks I missed!

Plei, I'm so sorry for your mom, but like others said upthread, hospice is pretty great and focuses on quality of life. (My dad got regular visits from a guitar-playing priest, which I think he found very valuable.)

Best of luck to Tim, Teppy. Hope it all goes ok and fast.

I spent most of the last 2 weeks on the road, which was fun but also exhausting. At least TFG hasn't cancelled all federal holidays for us feds.

Last night I went to the Valkyries' game (which they won, yay), and today I'm sorting clothes that no longer fit and trying to get myself to the local consignment shop to see if they'll take a bunch of nice work clothes I won't wear anymore. The dog is slumped on the floor because it's cooler than the dog bed, and I'm sitting right underneath the ceiling fan, which is set on HIGH.

I bought a bunch of clothes from Quince (see above re: clothes no longer fitting) and today I got a Fedex message that some of them are still in India. I hope they actually get delivered given the tariff situation!

I just had a very strange interaction. Walking back to my building (after picking up take-out tacos) some guy driving slowly up my street calls out, "Excuse me do you live on this street?" Wanted to know if I've been here long. "20 years?" Said he used to live on the corner but he got busted by the feds and spent 17 years in prison. "Want to know who let me out? The Supreme Court of the United States. Have a nice day." and off he drove. I live on the corner and I have been here that long. I didn't recognize him but it seemed like maybe he recognized me.

eta After some more thought... there was a slightly creepy, strung out dude who lived down the hall from me a long time ago. I think maybe I won't take the trash out after dark for a while.

My favorite comment from all the news and speculation about Trump's health issues:

"Clots and prayers!"

No doubt.

Eeep, aurelia! I don't like the sound of that at all.

"Clots and prayers!"

The last year and everything to do with that blight have changed me as a person. This isn't a good thing, but yeah, that quote is where it is at.

Obviously we’ll take it as given that nothing about Tim’s cancer makes me glad he has it, but I was just reading the bio of his radiation oncologist, and before he got his MD, he got a PhD in nanotechnology. Tim and I agree that's pretty fucking awesome. He might be a comic-book character.

Oooh, does he have a band?

Oooh, does he have a band?

You know, his bio didn't say. I hope he does!