Yup. It just plain sucks. This is my second day in bed. I don't do sick-in-bed very well at all. In fact I don't do it at all unless I feel really rotten. I feel really rotten. Thank heavens for my lap computer so I can at least get a few things done. And portable phones and cell phones. I may be sick in bed, but I'm not entirely cut off from the world.
For amusement I went to the American Idol site and rated this year's 20 candidates for The Song. What a bunch of schlock. Not the songwriters' fault. AI wants schlock. There were maybe 2 of the 20 that didn't make me cringe. Must AI insult our collective intelligence this way? The (cringey) Song is one of the reasons why I didn't even watch toward the end of last season. The contestants are much better this year, but the winner will deserve a better The Song than he or she will get.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Almost Pneumonia
Yup, that's what I've got. Almost pneumonia. That's the official diagnosis. And I thought it would be another one of those cold/viral-icky/bronchitis things. And you didn't even know I was ailing. Oh well. Life goes on.
We checked in with the attorney to get my power-of-attorney for when Randy is away. In case anything gets screwed up with the house in his absence.
We selected 3 concrete roof tile samples at the lumber company. The samples will come in a few days. This is mostly for color selection.
We talked with the window lady about windows. Again. This is a BIG issue in a passive-solar house since most windows aren't set-up for anything other than artificial-heating-in-the-winter and air-conditioning-in-the-summer. We want to avoid both.
I told you. Life goes on. And it was way more fun today than having almost pneumonia.
We checked in with the attorney to get my power-of-attorney for when Randy is away. In case anything gets screwed up with the house in his absence.
We selected 3 concrete roof tile samples at the lumber company. The samples will come in a few days. This is mostly for color selection.
We talked with the window lady about windows. Again. This is a BIG issue in a passive-solar house since most windows aren't set-up for anything other than artificial-heating-in-the-winter and air-conditioning-in-the-summer. We want to avoid both.
I told you. Life goes on. And it was way more fun today than having almost pneumonia.
Monday, April 14, 2008
The Cost of Car Juice
It's been too long since I've written. Still no photos. But there's something I've just got to mention.
I can't believe how much we're paying for gasoline here. I mean right here. California coast, half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The big cities have always been higher, but as near as I can tell, short of Hawaii, we're paying more right now than anyone anywhere in the USA. Within the last couple of weeks we've been in San Francisco and New York City. They're paying less than we are. Good grief! Even Manhattanites are paying less than we are for gas! We've always been lower than at least those 2 places. What is going on here? My last fill up was at 3.899, with some stations as high as 3.999 for regular. You know: the cheap stuff. We'll be over $4.00 a gallon shortly.
You could editorialize about this from a number of different angles, but I'm thinking of working people who are just barely scraping by as it is. Do you go without food to pay for the gas to get to work to pay for the gas to get to work? Just wondering.
I can't believe how much we're paying for gasoline here. I mean right here. California coast, half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The big cities have always been higher, but as near as I can tell, short of Hawaii, we're paying more right now than anyone anywhere in the USA. Within the last couple of weeks we've been in San Francisco and New York City. They're paying less than we are. Good grief! Even Manhattanites are paying less than we are for gas! We've always been lower than at least those 2 places. What is going on here? My last fill up was at 3.899, with some stations as high as 3.999 for regular. You know: the cheap stuff. We'll be over $4.00 a gallon shortly.
You could editorialize about this from a number of different angles, but I'm thinking of working people who are just barely scraping by as it is. Do you go without food to pay for the gas to get to work to pay for the gas to get to work? Just wondering.
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