Tires and Kitty Litter

Anyway, last night I was feeling upbeat and had a whole list of projects for today swirling in my head. This morning I couldn't think of a darn one. I decided to head out for coffee, taking along a pen and notebook to create a list once the coffee took effect.

I walk to the car. Boing! The left front tire is flat again. That was it! I was going to buy tires today!

After a cup of Dunkin Dark Roast and a bagel, I cruised into the Texaco station to peruse tires. The guy quoted me $83 each for Coopers, which is way cheaper than Michelin, and told me he'd have 'em for me tomorrow morning. He told me to just stop by anytime in the morning and he'd put 'em on. One item off the non-existent list.

Think think think. What else was approaching crisis? Oh yeah, the litter box. Off to Marketbasket for kitty litter. Ahhh.

Stamps. I'm totally out of stamps. Huge traffic jam at the post office. Came home. Still out of stamps.

Health insurance. Don't got. Gotta get. Procrastinate some more on that.

Homeowner's insurance. Expired. Darn insurance company sends me the payment reminder after the due date and then cancels the policy 'cause they receive the check after the due date. Arrgggh! Might as well procrastinate on that too.

Thank you note to Rita. Better do that. Parochial school training kicking in. Must thank hostess. Bread and butter letter they used to call it.

See a doctor about this cough. Procrastinate on that some more. Ain't gonna do it. Don't wanna do it. My doctor insists on x-rays every time I have a sinus infection. My head is probably radioactive by now. Can't he tell by the color of the mucus? I can. So I'll just put up with this and if it doesn't get better in another week I'll go to the walk-in medical center around the corner and charge it on my credit card. They can probably diagnose this without x-rays.

I bought a to do list manager package last year and darn if I can't find those diskettes anywhere. Anyway, do I really need software to manage lists like:

• look up state insect of Massachusetts
• order RI bird checklist from Rhode Island Audubon
• find out where mockingbirds go in the winter
• obsess about new binoculars
• obsess about health insurance
• worry about backordered Adesso keyboard
• complain about backordered Adesso keyboard
• write book proposal
• worry about rewriting resume
• obsess about rewriting resume
• rewrite resume
• find the manual for the Easy Photo scanner
• determine manual doesn't say why scanner now thinks all documents are 10" long and won't feed more than one without having to be powered off and on again
• change litter box
• wash broken glass
• find out if you can tumble broken glass in a rock tumbler
• find the tape measure
• lose the tape measure again
• change the light bulb in the hallway
• buy step ladder tall enough to reach lightbulb in hallway
• save the piping plover
• eliminate world hunger
• make Xmas cards
• do Xmas shopping
• find King James bible
• lose water damaged Jerusalem bible
• file for flood relief aid to clean basement
• is mildew a sentient being?
• what is Buddha's teaching on slaughtering a basement full of mildew with toxic bleach?
• disassemble broken rowing machine into small enough chunks to fit in dumpster without getting caught for putting "large item" in dumpster
• find out why bedroom still freezing cold despite entire new heating system
• find out when family gathering for Kevin's birthday is so I can respond to invitation from JR to her party which is on Kevin's b'day
• take trash out
• find 1997 tide table
• send Russia photos to Earthwatch (which Alex thinks I did already)
• buy new underwear
• return blue jacket to LL Bean for the second time for broken zipper
• buy new jacket from someplace other than LL Bean unless they can figure out how to make a Janet-proof zipper
• find a support group for lesbian aunts caring for brother's femme children
• find support group for women terrified of pit bulls
• obsess about pit bull
• have nightmares about pit bull getting loose
• is that the pit bull at the door? no it's the mailman
• throw away catalogs
• throw away more catalogs
• throw away more and more catalogs

   

  Meanwhile, back at the condo Wilbur is sneezing and my bedroom is freezing - where is Dr. Suess when you need him?

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  World is totally inaccessible. Will have to hang onto this and upload it later or tomorrow or next week or whatever.

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  7:41PM: This cough has got to go. About 12 minutes into my walk with Joan and Claire I was coughing and gagging so hard I had to turn back. They walked me back to the car and set off on another loop of their own. Curses. I would've kept going but they both insisted that I go home and rest and "not push it". I never know whether it is better to tough it out or give in to it.

  And despite my huge to do list, I spent the afternoon moving personal files off the old Mac so I can give it to Annette as soon as the keyboard comes. Of course I got a postcard from Mac Connection saying the keyboard is still out of stock. So I'm pawing through catalogs looking for a place that has what I want.

  Somebody called trying to get me to accept yet another credit card I don't want. Then somebody called to sell me a new roof. Then somebody from the Kerry campaign called wanting me to volunteer tomorrow. I can't imagine myself standing outside the polls with a Kerry sign coughing all over the voters. They'll vote Republican for sure. I haven't done visibility duty in years. I think I'll pass on that. And on the credit card. And definitely on the roof.

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