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I just had dinner in my office and am ready for our Everglades trip. Darcy and I need to get away from the rat race of Broward County! Hopefully not too many people will be in the remote resort of Flamingo. My car hasn't stalled since the mechanic extended the ignition switch and fuel pump relay wires inside. Once the car stalls and one of the wire's lights goes off then that theoretically will solve the problem of which part to replace. I think it's the ignition switch as the fuel pump relay was replace a couple of years ago.
It was another hectic week at work as there were more fires to put out. That's my boss's phrase for crisis management. My grandmother moved into her assisted living place after a hectic time getting out of the old house. I can't put into words how much of an impact the house had on me and my family. Fifty five years of memories... Time marches on as I graduated from high school 18 years ago. My best friend Keith from Calgary called my last night. He's doing alright he and his wife may have to move next year pending on where she gets her practicum. So Darcy and I aren't the only couple unsure of where we'll be. But it would be really nice to live closer to home.
Well, I better rush off to my drumming class and try and learn new dumbek rhythms...
posted by Michael at 7:06 PM

 
It's the end of my first day at work for the week (Tuesday). I worked last Sat. so I had Monday (yesterday) off. I was wiped out yesterday so after I did my laundry (three loads) I collapsed on the couch, which I seldom do, and watched Fantastic Voyage. A very enjoyable escapist movie to watch and the thirty-eight year old special fx have held up well. Afterwards Robin Crusoe on Mars came on and I watched the first half hour before I had to go. Despite the lame title and assumptions that it would be a lame '50s movie it was not bad. First of all it was made in 1964 and co-starred Batman's Adam West before he achieved stardom. Too bad I had to leave for my yoga class since I was intrigued about how the stranded astronaut would survive.

I stopped at Target to buy a new miniature tape recorder for my dumbek drum class. Grandpa's old one worked well for a few months and then stopped recording. So I bought a nice smaller one for $40.00. Hopefully I'll get good use out of it. Work is busy as I'm on a couple of committees (ALA Planning Committee and Reference Collection Review Committee). Also working on the Ks for the Reference Collection Assessment project. I submitted my article to Reference and User Services Quarterly and withdrew it from Public Services Quarterly. I quickly got an email and print acknowledgement from RUSA. So I hope that the review process goes quickly.

Darcy and I will be staying at the Flamingo Lodge cottages for the Memorial Day long weekend. We both haven't had a vacation together since Christmas! I worked out last Saturday and got light headed due to the extreme heat and humidity. I found it hard to focus but relaxed a bit before continuing. Well, I need to go home soon and watch the Toronto/Philadelphia game...
posted by Michael at 6:31 PM