On the early mornin' road...

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...with a coffee in my hand (I wish)
With a C-note in my jeans, on a trip I had not planned,
I'm oh, so close to home, with so much work to do.
On the early mornin' road, I'm feelin' mighty blue.

With apologies to... whomever (Gordon Lightfoot?).

Galina got the Ford serviced somewhere in town Friday because the transmission was making funny noises after the trip from Texas. It turns out the tranny was several quarts low on fluid, so the repair shop refilled the reservoir, did some other work, and sent Galina on her way. Over the weekend, it would appear most of the transmission fluid snuck out and committed seppuku on the concrete pad in front of the garage.

So, this morning, I ended up leaving at some unconscionably early hour, driving the Honda to Durango to pick up two large (I mean big!) bags of styrofoam packaging peanuts, visit the Office Depot for some supplies, and stop by a pet store for some special cat food. By the time I got back and unloaded, the morning was pretty much over. This afternoon, I spent about 1.5 hours at the store, helping generate labels for the day's UPS packages (50 of 'em today). The rest of the time, I've pretty much spent trying to translate.

Not doing too well, either, considering all the distractions. So I really shouldn't be sitting here grousing about it, right? (And more important, wasting valuable translation time!).

Cheers...