alexpgp | A long-ish, non-translation day...

The a/c in Natalie's Honda gradually gave up the ghost last fall, allowing me to coast through the winter and most of the spring in a car without conditioned air, but today, I combined a trip to the repair shop with a trip to MD Anderson, to Dromgoole's, and to the bimonthly Lone Star Pen Club meeting to make a day of it, so to speak.

What Natalie and I had suspected was a leak in the coolant system turned out to be nothing of the sort. The a/c was full of coolant. The culprit would appear to be the compressor, which is not a cheap part to replace.

It was almost as difficult to see someone at the MD Anderson business office as trying to talk to someone there over the phone, but I believe a billing snafu might finally get corrected.

Dromgoole's was... tempting. For some inexplicable reason, they're going to have an "event" there tomorrow afternoon, but I have to ask myself—who can break free on a weekday to attend such an event? (I'd go, but I have to pay for today's "vacation" with some work at the keyboard, not to mention having a taiji session later in the afternoon and evening.)

The pen club meeting was okay, but the featured speaker had bailed, so all we were left with was a pick-up presentation by the club's president, which was interesting enough to hold everyone's attention, but far too short.

So, it'll be back to the grind tomorrow, I guess.

Cheers...