morrowlife

Here’s a big hole in the rock in the waterfall at Clark’s Fork, apparently carved out by the water itself. The interesting thing is that, though water is continuously pouring into this hole, the water level never seems to rise. Where does it go?

We have a new Loyal Reader! Let’s all give our typical hearty welcome to Moriah, Loyal Reader Number Twenty-Four. LRN24’s name is officially over there on the right. As soon as we get a picture, you’ll have your own Very Special Morrowlife Day. Wow!

As promised yesterday, let’s talk about the weekend. The big news, of course, is that Loyal Readers Numbers Five, Six, and Twelve got moved into their apartment. It’s a really nice little place in Daly City. The setting is green and very pretty, the building is nice, and the area looks quite pleasant. There is an unusually high number of cemeteries in the neighborhood, but they turn out to be pretty good neighbors. Quiet, anyway.

The closest cemetery is interesting – it’s just for Asian people. The gravestones are in Chinese and are unique and pretty. The town is rumored to be foggy and cold all the time. I guess the Loyal Readers will find out for themselves. Let us know, Loyal Readers!

Anyway, we miss the Loyal Readers, but we’re glad to have things back to normal for both families.

The move took longer than expected, so we were late to our friend Danell’s surprise birthday party. We had a nice time anyway, and the Party People were deprived of our company for only about 45 minutes.

Sunday, I substitute taught a Sunday School class. It went fine and turned out to be a more interesting discussion than I had expected. Otherwise, the day was pretty much taken up with meetings and, umm, more meetings. And a couple of meals. Not that that’s a bad thing. It was a quiet, restful day.

And I need to get to sleep already. See you tomorrow.

Here’s the road through the campground at Clark’s Fork. That was just the prettiest place ever.

Extremely short shrift tonight. I’ll have to report on the weekend tomorrow. Reason: we went to the local corn maze this evening. I stopped there on my way home from work and met the family. We had a really nice time. It was cool and kind of windy, but we wore jackets and were reasonably comfortable.

We went through the haunted house, rode the scarecrow ride (tractor-pulled cars with bleacher seating on them going through the corn, viewing about 86 scarecrows donated by local elementary schools and Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops), walked through the gigantic corn maze (actually, it was one of two gigantic mazes), and watched Loyal Readers Numbers One and Two ride the go-karts. Human-powered go-karts, that is. They had a great time there, but Loyal Reader Number Four and I were happy to just watch.

We also had Moriah with us. She is, strangely enough, not a Loyal Reader. Very serious character flaw, that. Must look into that problem. Anyway, she rode the go-karts too.

We saw the Young Single Adult ward members there, along with our friend (and Loyal Reader Number One’s employer) Bob. I was extremely satisfied to learn that Danny, a young man who was baptized several months back, was there. He’s still active in the church and looked like he was having a great time. His family situation isn’t exactly supportive, so I’m delighted he’s still with us.

Congrats to Loyal Reader Number Three for catching the Coach_Z reference in yesterday’s post. That’s excellent tribal knowledge.

Time for bed. See you tomorrow.

Here’s a real computer, the way they used to make them. None of this “desktop” or “laptop” stuff. This thing is a “roomtop.” Actually, it’s the guidance computer in one of the early blockhouses at Cape Canaveral. Good stuff. I’m so old school, they tore the school down.

Wonders of Blogger today. No time on Friday night – it rained all day and the trip home on a rainy Friday night took three hours and fifteen minutes. I believe that’s a new record. I certainly heard a lot of podcasts. By the way, I’ve been really enjoying some old Nero Wolfe radio shows. They’re probably from the early ’50s – pretty much the end of the line for radio drama. They’re witty and entertaining, and I even can’t figure out whodunit within the first two minutes sometimes. I’ve also been listening to some Hopalong Cassidy westerns, also from the early ’50s.

Anyway. When I got home, we had our family birthday dinner and party for Loyal Reader Number One. He’ll be seventeen years old tomorrow, but Loyal Readers Numbers Five, Six, and Twelve can’t be here then, so we did the party last night. We had a great dinner (chipotle chicken with orange sauce) and a delicious cherry-topped ice cream dessert. LRN1 received some nice gifts too. It was a pleasant evening. But there was no blogging.

That’s right, the move is on for this morning! LRN5 picked up the apartment keys last night and we’re getting them moved in later this morning. I’m really happy it’s worked out, and they’ll be delighted to be living closer to work.

It’s time for breakfast, so I need to go. See you on Monday.

Here are Loyal Readers Numbers One and Two relaxing on the front porch. Looks like the house already needs a coat of paint.

No post yesterday. It was Meeting Wednesday. I worked late and got home just in time to eat dinner and go to the meeting. I got home from the meeting just in time to go to bed. Ergo, no post. Not a good thing to do to my Loyal Readers, I know, but unfortunately essential.

Loyal Reader Number Four had the Sable at the Midas shop today to get the oil pan worked on again, as mentioned previously. They admitted both the oil pan and the transmission pan were still leaking, were very apologetic, mentioned that the person who worked on the car last time no longer works there (along with various other members of the former staff), replaced both pan gaskets in a few hours, asked us to bring it back in 3,000 miles to get it rechecked, and gave us a coupon for a free oil change. It seems like they’re trying to get us to come back. LRN4 is almost convinced. I want to drive the car for a while before I decide.

Good news! The RAZR works with the new Sim card. Nothing to worry about after all. LRN4 is happy with her phone as well.

It’s supposed to rain tomorrow. I’m planning to ride the train, thus avoiding the inevitably horrible Friday afternoon traffic. Better wear my waterproof clothes.

It looks like Loyal Readers Numbers Five, Six, and Twelve will be moving into their apartment on Saturday morning. We’ll miss them, but we’re pleased that they’re getting back into their own place. We really hope it works out this weekend.

I’m uber sleepy, so I’m off to bed. See you tomorrow.

Here are Loyal Readers Numbers Two and Four carefully observing a dangerous situation. Or maybe they’re just waiting to see a crash.

Three hour drive to work this morning, offset by an hour-and-a-half drive home. The Law of Commuting Equalization holds (mostly) true once again. Or what was it I called that law? I need to add search to my blog. Maybe later today.

LRN4 is hosting book group this evening. They read Frankenstein this month. There’s a pretty big group here right now, and from the sounds of things, they all enjoyed the book. I’ve never read that particular one myself, my literary tastes running more to non-fiction, but I’ve heard good things. Besides, I’ve read the Wikipedia entry, which is pretty much the modern equivalent of the Cliffs Notes. Maybe even better. Anyway, I’m sure my Loyal Readers would agree that Frankenstein is perfect for an October book club meeting.

Our new cell phones arrived today. It turns out that, for technical reasons, I couldn’t order new service for Loyal Reader Number Four without getting new phones (and a new 2-year contract, of course) for LRN4 and myself. Sigh. Well, her phone was dying anyway and she had hated it since she got it besides, so maybe her new one will be an improvement. I certainly hope so. I got the free phone for myself, since I plan to switch the new Sim card to my brand-new RAZR as soon as I activate the new service. It had better work, too. If it doesn’t, plan B kicks in: I don’t think it’s too late to return the RAZR to Wal-Mart and get a working one from the dirty rats at AT&T.

There is no cell phone company in America that doesn’t deserve to be rounded up and shot in the foot, in my correct opinion.

The Sable seems fine. Mostly. I think. It has its old pep back and the engine seems smoother and quieter than before. Probably just in my head. The throttle is definitely smoother – it had a hitch in its get-along before that seems to be gone now, perhaps because they removed the intake manifold and rerouted cables and such. The brakes are quiet and seem to stop well. All that’s great. On the downside, it seems to really be following the grooves on the freeway all of a sudden. I’m guessing they overinflated the tires, which will be more than simple to fix if it’s the case. If not, who knows? I’ll figure it out.

Other things await me, so I’m off. See you tomorrow.