by CJ | Sep 9, 2013 | Journal
And left it in the driveway. The next time they call us to ask for a donation, they get coal in their shoes, and the edge of my temper. We’ve called another charity I like better anyway, and we hope they’ll send a truck to take it.
by CJ | Sep 9, 2013 | Journal
Plus a 100 lbs of chair. Several air filters, boxes of kitchen stuff, pillows, bedding, you name it, all sitting out on the drive waiting for the charity truck… We now have a mattress to dispose of. I vote for setting it in the drive labeled ‘free!’...
by CJ | Sep 8, 2013 | Journal
We are moving furniture out for a charity pickup tomorrow. And the rain we have had for several days is going away today, so we will be able to get that monster couch up from the basement and the exercycle out as well. Wish us luck.
by CJ | Sep 7, 2013 | Journal
Assembly of the large Matala Biosteps filter—unaided by anything but the pretty-bad picture on the box—the instructions had a way of leapfrogging over the critical bit, like, which is the FRONT of this thing?—went fairly well. And it did run nicely,...
by CJ | Sep 7, 2013 | Journal
Gave a lot to young writers. My dealings with her were few, but always positive. The field is losing too many lately.
by CJ | Sep 6, 2013 | Journal
It was overcast, thunderstorms in the distance, which means cool (good) and no sun glaring. We got one of the two tables on the topside right beside the wheelhouse. The only downside was that we drew the Mish-an-nock, which at 120 feet (Drakes Golden Hind was 60, I...
by CJ | Sep 4, 2013 | Journal
Blood test. The doc keeps track of my thyroid stuff. No food after 5 last night, off to the lab at dawn… Spent the trip over trying to figure how to run the windshield washers, since it’s been dry and dusty and it’s a sunrise…got the back ones...
by CJ | Sep 3, 2013 | Journal
A witty, sincerely nice guy. I’ve seen him get overloaded by a concom that should have known a writer needs, like, time to eat—and never a complaint. He’d do it. He was genuinely a fan as well as a heck of a writer and thinker....
by CJ | Sep 2, 2013 | Journal
Overnight. Which was a shame, because that morning I’d hit the lowest weight since 1980. Waa. But I think it’s only water weight. There was probably onion in the sauce and my fingers feel a little swollen. Today we have a picnic at friends’ place....
by CJ | Sep 2, 2013 | Journal
We pretty well always have them if you have the patience to wait. I have some in stock.
by CJ | Sep 1, 2013 | Journal
The Worldcon has voted. We’re it. It’s going to be interesting. We are served by Amtrack, Greyhound, Southwest, Delta, and Alaska Air. We sit astride I-90, and the most convenient route up from the south if you’re east of the Rockies is I-25 to I-90,...
