J. Palmer

I figured out why all the trees were being cut down at work; they’re replacing them. Many of the trees had started to die out, so, I guess they decided they needed to plant new ones.

I ran over to Kohl’s on lunch to pick up a doormat I purchased online; not sure if I like the honor system that seems to be in place for “self pickup”.

Parked over by ACC when I got back to work. Not sure if the craziness of the main lot is related to it being holiday season, or the threat of a little snow.

I didn’t get time to make a couple of returns before work, nor did I have time to do it on lunch. Guess I get to do it after work.

— 08:48 —

Woke up a few minutes before my alarm went off, which means I actually woke up late, seeing as I gained an hour of sleep last night. I hope that means I’ll start getting up easier in the mornings; I usually do when we fall back.

Other randomness; saw a truck fishtail in my rearview making the turn from 62 onto Cherry Blossom. Fairly new Chevy. Undoubtedly some guy younger than me that doesn’t realize you need to take turns slow when the road is wet. Probably the only RWD vehicle they own. Some people.

And in other news, I loaded the nicsure firmware on one of my H3s. I’m liking it, so far. Just need to keep playing with the radio and learning what it’ll do.

Sigh.

Guess it’s time to go into work.

— 13:58 —

No idea why, but they cut down all the trees at work.

— 08:03 —

I am so not where I really want to be mentally. I feel so frazzled. I haven’t much time to think things through. I struggle to remember things I’ve tried to keep note of.

— 22:21 —

Earlier, Ashlee sent me a few photos from the kids’ first Halloween, in 2021. I know she was probably reminiscing and thinking in terms of it having been their first, how little they were, how cute they were, etc. Sadly, I went to the negative side, and remembered it being a bust. There was a nice aspect of it, in that we walked around town in Paris, but we didn’t get anything. There wasn’t anyone else on the streets, there weren’t any open doors or porch lights; there was nothing. And us being the type of people we are, we didn’t just venture up to someone’s door and knock; we played it by the way we had been accustomed–only approach houses that appear open and welcoming, or at least have someone sitting there. And there was nobody. We weren’t the only ones that experienced this, and Paris wasn’t the only place this happened; I remember Ashlee reading random posts of people in Georgetown experiencing the same. Either the previous year’s COVID scare or that year’s dismal weather–or a combination of the two–kept people from handing out candy and being sociable. It sucked.

Thankfully, by 2022, things had changed, and the kids got to experience trick-or-treating the way it should be, in Cynthiana.

— 11:18 —

I don’t understand where some people feel that they have some sort of privilege that others don’t; for example, the people that park in fire lanes. I’m not talking about the person that’s using it as a quick loading zone for a very bulky item–no, I’m talking about those that are truly parking their car.

— 13:26 —

Like this guy in the photo.