04 July Monday Diary

at work
Really slow and quiet,  expected for a Holiday.
Watched  The Newsroom 3:6, 2:1, 2:2
The fill-in morning dispatcher came in at 0430! He always likes to get in early to overlook the day....
5:34 out
5:41 Rolling   and  6:11 home
I saw by the absence of trash cans on the curb that they had not been put out.
I went in the house, and Stitch, who had the day off, was already getting up and dressed.
I fed the animals, and followed him to the back yard where he was unlocking the gate.
He took one can, I took the other, and we wheeled them around the house to the curb
Back in...started on MDM:  warmed up leftover Stir Fry, and a bunch of cheesy warmed tortillas.
In BR1, where Merry was soundly sleeping, I watched House 7:? (not sure).
7:30 sleep
11:30 awakened by Donna, barking in the back yard to the sound of firecrackers popping in the neighborhood.
Up to pee, and spoke to Merry a moment, who was at the computer desk.
Back to bed...
Awake 15:30  just a few minutes before I wanted to get up anyway... Merry was back in bed.
Showered, dressed, kissed Her good bye
Sat in my chair a few minutes, reading email, and waiting for what felt like an impending bowel movement.
Which happened....
In car 16:42
A breeze on the freeway
Stopped for two e-cig filters at 7-11.
Merry called me at 1715 to say, something like "I'm awake now..."
I swerved lanes reaching to answer my phone... very glad nobody was in the adjacent lane.
17:21 at work.
Two hours early I came, as I knew my associate KW would be alone, and the thought of what could happen terrified me.
Dad called me at 18:25 Not much, just to say 'hello'.
I quickly caught a couple things on the night's board that would have gone badly if I did not change them.
Other wise a quiet night, other than the sound of gunfire (very loud firecrackers) outside.
KW had a few, that he went outside to set off.   On the first one, he went out and set off, and I jumped out of my chair.
I told him to warn me if he's gonna do it again.
At 20:53 he announced, he was leaving at nine.   A little warning would have been nice, considering our reservations staff had left early, also.
As it turned out, no big deal.
I was left alone to look at a BUNCH of porn.

A cat with a bad idea: