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Monday. Logged in from handheld...did not post photo...but got image error msg. Noticed that after initial entry get option to keep or delete image (when no image posted). Select delete and then update/save...but no change and still get image error.

Brief stay for our hills...smoke predicted again today through Thurs...unhealthy air quality...heat advisory...no outside walkies :(

Sunday. Missing the beach. Walking at work (when air quality allows) I see traffic, shopping carts, asphalt and concrete, the homeless, the occasional bird, and, if I'm lucky, the hills. Walking at home is enlivened by fewer homeless and a smattering of trees/plants. But walking at the beach I see the ocean, trees...many many trees, seals, great varieties of birds and small critters, the hills...not to mention getting to breathe in fresh, clean air. *sigh* Heat watch and unhealthy air quality predicted for Mon-Wed.

Saturday. Hit a new high step count today. Spent the day at the Hollie's. As always, much easier to get my steps in at the beach :-). SIS went on one walk and then S and I walked her husband again in the afternoon. K had to work. We are tempted to stay another night but will head home instead...what with no postal service Friday and playing hooky today we have to have every possible package ready to go Monday morning.

Learning about RSS feeds and got my thinkin cap on for ways to leverage for our site.

Friday. Holiday. And, I'm at work...at least for a little while...but we are down to our last handful of Edgar Sawtelles and, since they are first come first served, I want to process the orders as they come in... Good problem to have :-) Interestingly, my stats and graphs overnight show info from December of 1969. I'm thinking bug since I was still a few years away from logging into a computer (terminal) to track steps back then...Headed up to the Hollie's for party...not feeling too social but good to see everyone and nice "out" while still earning social merit points by playing w/c (mostly outside) so his parental units could socialize. Many went to see fireworks (overcast). We stayed at the house w/SIS and then stayed overnite. Good to see K (and ET) as K leaves town again Tuesday.

Thursday. The hills are back; yaaaa... (picture a muppet...preferably green and frog shaped, head throw back, mouth open, arms raised, doing a happy muppet dance).

Wednesday. Up early this morning to take the car in for maint. Stuck at work for 12+ hours. *sigh*

Tuesday. Cross your fingers...after a week and a half they are finally predicting a smoke free day tomorrow.

Monday. Yup, still smoky here...although today we can see the vague outline of the hills (in one direction...other three are still missing...we are still in a valley, aren't we?!?). Got matching sinus headache to go with the abysmal air quality. Good news is I've bettered my (six week) post baseline goal. Cool!

Sunday. Another poor air quality day and we are still missing the blue sky and the hills. Now they are saying smoke and bad air quality will continue until Wednesday. Sure would be easier to meet my goal if I could walk outside. *sheesh*

Another smoke/haze unhealthy air quality day... At least now they think tomorrow (rather than Monday) should be the last day like this. Sheesh. Ended up working 1/3 of a regular day on what hoped to be day off.

Is the sky blue where you are? Just checking. This blasted smoke haze is really getting to me and it is now predicted to last at least until Monday. Reinforcement, I guess, that I'd be very unhappy living somewhere like LA.

Another record breaking step day :-) Still can't see the hills for the smoke...or smell anything but smoke outside. This week they started tearing down the kp buildings (l&b near old Tues/Hollie's dinner spot) which went up less than a decade ago and stood empty for the last 5-6 years. What a waste.

New step high water mark for me today.Still can't see the hills for all the smoke (the news is calling it "smoky haze").

Sky is brown...fires raging...cannot see any of the hills and can only smell smoke. Not a day for walking outside. What's worse...forecasted to continue to be "areas of smoke" in our area through Saturday. *sigh* Finished Hugo Cabret last night; magical!

George Carlin has died :-(
No outside walkies today; air quality is bad due to several raging wildfires.

Saw All The Great Books (abridged) at San Jose Rep with K&C and K&J. Very funny! Nice of K&C to share their free tickets with us :-).  Another spare the air day.

Lazy day off. The last Cody's (books) closed yesterday after 52 years...sad. Cooler today but still too hot (97).

Happy Summer Solstice! S is going to pass on SC, too hinky...mixed feelings but must admit to being relieved. Spare the air day today. Heat advisory in effect from noon today to 8 PM PDT (106.9 @ 3pm - previous record for June 20th was 102) and another heat advisory for Saturday; no outside walks :-(Photo is from latest batch of book pictures I took, edited, and posted; I particularly enjoy working with images of our vintage "pulp" paperbacks, digests, & magazines.

S went to SC again today...seems hinky to me. Spent most of the day with KC&c (K off before starts new job next week).  Offered c a sample of fresh raspberry at the market...he thought I meant a tummy raspberry and was quite surprised when I handed him fruit!  Got to meet his "pet" roomba (he talks to it!) and play with water table and, later, his trains.