Getting ready for Tuesday

I went to Election training this evening, one of the 6 sessions we can choose from that Beaver County (PA) runs for its election officials (I'm the "Minority Inspector" in our precinct). This is now my 5th election (I think), so I'd heard most of the instructions before. But there were a couple new ones…

Countdown: 2.5 weeks

I went tanning today for the first time in my life – I'm sure it's bad for me and all, but I just really don't want to ruin my vacation by either getting fried the first day, or having to scuttle into the shade all the time. I'll just do it this once… I also…

New Zealand itinerary

I've got all the reservations confirmed at this point, so at least we know generally where we're going and that we have a place to lay our heads each night. As usual when we travel, though, we'll get recommendations from our hosts in each location, of cool things to do and good places to eat.…

Australia itinerary

In the "every cloud has a silver lining" department, this past day of being sick in bed has given me the time to research and make reservations for the Australian leg of our November trip…   Toowong Villas – web First, a weekend in Brisbane, staying at the Toowong Villas, which isn't far from Alex's…

Startling!

I was taking a bucket of compost out to the bin, which is a wooden shed-like structure Al built a couple years ago to replace the ones built out of old pallets. I leaned over the front door of the bin to dump my scraps… and came face to face with the huge groundhog that…

Election Training

I got my Election Training notice in the mail today, so I signed up for the Oct 30 evening session. As an election official, we're required to attend training in the week prior to each election, so the county Bureau of Elections director can refresh us on the correct procedures, remind us how to set…