Travel
I made a brief visit to the Farmers Market this morning - bought kohlrabi which I haven't had in years. I think I will have some with my supper tonight.
I've been wanting to go to REI for several months - I had a piddly little $13.76 dividend to spend! What to buy was my problem, and I got too close to the hiking boots. I've been wanting a pair of Lowa boots for ages but never wanted to spend that much money on something I won't be wearing a whole lot of the time. But I tried them on and couldn't leave the store without them. I needed to also buy a pair of Superfeet insoles to raise my foot a tiny bit in the boot, as I could tell that the top of the boot was going to rub my ankles and cause some discomfort. The insoles did the trick and I'm good to go out on any kind of trail!
I'm still trying to figure out a good place to go where there won't be big crowds of noisy young vacationers - or noisy old geezers. There is one campground that looked pretty good and the description says you can hear the rapids in the river from any site in the campground. I love to go to sleep in a tent listening to the water rushing over rocks. Trouble is I've looked at so many CG descriptions I'm having difficulty remembering which one has the rapids! I think I want to go someplace out the US-50 corridor because it's easier to drive and I'm just two blocks away from the on ramp. I've thought about going back to White Cloud (where I recently camped with my kids) but I'm not ready to tackle I-80 again so soon.
I just watched an interesting program featuring the man who proposed the division of California into 6 states. I was surprised that a lot of what he says makes sense, although he could make sense of it but avoided detailing the down side and risks. He predicts if it happens a number of other states will want to split. Well why not, when you think we started out with 13 states and ended up with 50 - what's wrong with having 60? I can't see it ever working in my lifetime though.
The humidity must be up today because I'm much warmer at 93 than usual. It probably won't go any higher today and should start to go down soon. I'd like to sit outside if it cools off before dark.
I getting hungry! I haven't eaten a lot of junk today - just nutritious junk - such as a Haagen Dazs chocolate/nut covered ice cream bar.
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Yesterday (Sunday) I drove to Costco to fill up the gas tank. Local news stories say that gas will go up 10 cents/gal. or more in January because of "Cap in Trade", whatever the heck that is. I think it's a way for the states to charge...
- Rainy Day
Well we did get some rain, and at 4pm the streets are wet again. I'm going to meet Jeannie & Donald at the gym in about 2 hours, and I'll be driving both ways in the dark. I hate that. It's also chilly, about 61 degrees,...
- Packing Up
I've spent the morning getting my gear together, which was mostly together since the last trip just a week ago. As always, I'm worried I will forget something, and I usually do. I ground up coffee beans for 3 days of morning coffee...
- A First For Me!
I didn't leave the house yesterday so I had a lot of things to do today, including a quick trip to the grocery. Bel Air always asks the customer if they would like help getting their purchases to the car. Older ladies and men often...
- And The Rain Continjues
Our local news this morning reported our rainfall this season was only at 16% of normal, but the current rains will bring that number up to 20%. Maybe we will get lucky and have our regular rainy season now. I'd just like to get it over...
Travel
Dropped some $ at REI today!
I made a brief visit to the Farmers Market this morning - bought kohlrabi which I haven't had in years. I think I will have some with my supper tonight.
I've been wanting to go to REI for several months - I had a piddly little $13.76 dividend to spend! What to buy was my problem, and I got too close to the hiking boots. I've been wanting a pair of Lowa boots for ages but never wanted to spend that much money on something I won't be wearing a whole lot of the time. But I tried them on and couldn't leave the store without them. I needed to also buy a pair of Superfeet insoles to raise my foot a tiny bit in the boot, as I could tell that the top of the boot was going to rub my ankles and cause some discomfort. The insoles did the trick and I'm good to go out on any kind of trail!
I'm still trying to figure out a good place to go where there won't be big crowds of noisy young vacationers - or noisy old geezers. There is one campground that looked pretty good and the description says you can hear the rapids in the river from any site in the campground. I love to go to sleep in a tent listening to the water rushing over rocks. Trouble is I've looked at so many CG descriptions I'm having difficulty remembering which one has the rapids! I think I want to go someplace out the US-50 corridor because it's easier to drive and I'm just two blocks away from the on ramp. I've thought about going back to White Cloud (where I recently camped with my kids) but I'm not ready to tackle I-80 again so soon.
I just watched an interesting program featuring the man who proposed the division of California into 6 states. I was surprised that a lot of what he says makes sense, although he could make sense of it but avoided detailing the down side and risks. He predicts if it happens a number of other states will want to split. Well why not, when you think we started out with 13 states and ended up with 50 - what's wrong with having 60? I can't see it ever working in my lifetime though.
The humidity must be up today because I'm much warmer at 93 than usual. It probably won't go any higher today and should start to go down soon. I'd like to sit outside if it cools off before dark.
I getting hungry! I haven't eaten a lot of junk today - just nutritious junk - such as a Haagen Dazs chocolate/nut covered ice cream bar.
-
Yesterday (Sunday) I drove to Costco to fill up the gas tank. Local news stories say that gas will go up 10 cents/gal. or more in January because of "Cap in Trade", whatever the heck that is. I think it's a way for the states to charge...
- Rainy Day
Well we did get some rain, and at 4pm the streets are wet again. I'm going to meet Jeannie & Donald at the gym in about 2 hours, and I'll be driving both ways in the dark. I hate that. It's also chilly, about 61 degrees,...
- Packing Up
I've spent the morning getting my gear together, which was mostly together since the last trip just a week ago. As always, I'm worried I will forget something, and I usually do. I ground up coffee beans for 3 days of morning coffee...
- A First For Me!
I didn't leave the house yesterday so I had a lot of things to do today, including a quick trip to the grocery. Bel Air always asks the customer if they would like help getting their purchases to the car. Older ladies and men often...
- And The Rain Continjues
Our local news this morning reported our rainfall this season was only at 16% of normal, but the current rains will bring that number up to 20%. Maybe we will get lucky and have our regular rainy season now. I'd just like to get it over...