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Here’s the ice cream guy at Greenfield Village handing out an extra-large. Lactaid time.

Took a sick day today – my back is absolutely killing me and I needed to lie around.

Therefore, there’s nothing new. I spent the day lying around.

So we’ll go on to today’s Morrowlife controversy: Should they crack down on space littering? My answer: Yes, but only if they deliver the summons in person.

Oh, I did manage to get to the library today. I had finished the book mentioned yesterday (it turned out fine – I’m giving it a provisional recommendation) and picked up a few new ones, including three by Dave Barry and Save the Males, by Kathleen Parker. I heard an interview with her and got interested, so I’m looking forward to reading it. After Dave, of course.

Still can’t sit in this chair too long, so I’m off. See you tomorrow.

Here’s the apple-bobbing booth at the recent ward Halloween party. Spooky.

No post last Friday. We had a little party and were busy. Happy Halloween.

Thanks to the many Loyal Readers who kept the blog going with their comments. Especially good old Anon.

We had a nice party, although few people attended. It was lots of fun – we played games, ate snacks, and gave candy to the moderately small number of trick-or-treaters. No costumes, good cheer.

With the notable exception of Loyal Readers Numbers Five, Six, and Twelve. They were a cat, the Grim Reaper, and the Devil, respectively. All excellent costumes. LRN6 also did a bang-up job decorating the exterior of our house for us, including carving the pumpkins and cleaning it all up when Halloween was over. Really made it nice for us – thanks, LRN6!

He even had a bottle o’ blood to pour on his Grim Reaper Hook. It’s the little touches that make holiday fun so entertaining.

Otherwise the weekend was, umm, fine. I worked on the trailer brakes and didn’t fix them, but I did discover a very badly worn out bearing that I replaced, so it wasn’t a total loss. Plus, I have an appointment to take it to somebody who will fix it in a couple of Fridays.

Let’s see what else I accomplished over the weekend. Hmmm. There must be something. Oh yeah, I prepared and taught a Priesthood lesson. I thought it went pretty well, although there wasn’t enough time to really get to my point. On the upside, there wasn’t any time because I got so much participation. So I’m satisfied.

Otherwise, it was quiet. I’m suffering a little bit this evening from a sore back, so it’s still quiet.

I’ve spent many of my spare hours the last two days – including about three hours on the train today – reading Truck: A Love Story, by Michael Perry. I borrowed it several weeks ago from the library and hadn’t bothered picking it up until yesterday. I got it right after I bought my pickup, and thought it might be entertaining to read about somebody’s adventure restoring an old truck. While that’s certainly a large part of the book, it’s really about a year in the guy’s life. I’m quite enjoying it and recommend it to my Loyal Readers as a deep insight into the Guy Psyche. Plus, there’s a truck.

Here’s something I’ve never realized I needed until today: the CatCam. In fact, I’m still not sure I need it. I don’t think I want to know what my pet’s doing when I’m not around. Might be too disturbing.

Time for bed. See you tomorrow.