Called Mother and the Grandmother yesterday… Gram sounds a lot more scattered since her trip to the hospital.

Have to swing by the ortho after work… a flexion test. I’m pretty bendy, so I think I’ll do well. [update: did just fine, going back in next Monday to see progress]

Big Kahuna cut me more slack yesterday, as well as Saturday.. tossed me another 4 hours to do what I will. I took the opportunity to go on walkabout and just enjoy the outside for a bit.

On-call should be pretty gentle this week. ADP on M,Tu,Th, MA on W,F,Sa. I just have Su. With any luck, maybe I can spend some time with ol’ Danny this week.

A nearby Plastic surgeon’s office – “The Aesthetics Institute” The gardening on the left is mostly a painted facade. the only real plants are the yellow-green ones and the spiky red leafed ones out front.

Fresh green leaves on the tree out front. Long overdue after being bare for nearly a month.

View two, after the sun dipped a wee bit…added a little gold.

30 Hornets can take out 30,000 honeybees… yeesh… a massacre.

Spiffy Alien vs Predator Chess set. I also like the Spidey Lego set.

Had a nice talk with sedef yesterday, and her cutie lil bit. I hope she posts the pic for everyone to see. Her kidlets are coming to the states soon.. I’d like to hook up with them while they’re in the sunshine state. (I’d *really* like to visit the place over in Saudi, too.. my Passport is expired… needs to be brought up to date. Be nifty to take Hala with me, and ride the desert.)

Strange Horizons has a list of Horror Stories They See Too Much Of to complement their list of science fiction slush pile cliches.

one year ago – Nature vs Pringles, Dan delivers Groceries, menstrualhut breaks 1000 users (now 1474), Bush’s Military Record

two years ago – J-bee points me at CBS Mystery theater, Sat tracking, Newtie yawn icon source, Friday five

three years ago – swollen uvula (side effect of no cpap, snoring beat me up), dumbass Astley late with his bargain basement hardware.