I spoke too soon. I got home today to find the A/C dead and the house too warm. Sigh. I'll have to call Gordon.

Christmas is here. I drive under the bright tropical sun and see Christmas decoration evoking memories of snow and cold. I am not a person who is tuned into the passage of time. Events always surprise me no matter how important or how well known they may be. Birthdays fly past without notice including my own. Holidays have little meaning to me any more. All the "little" holidays like Veterans Day, Presidents Day, and Labor Day come up, surprise me, and run off with little notice.

Once more Christmas sneaked up on me when I wasn't looking. Yesterday Wakana dragged me into the living room and reminded me to put up our little tree. She'd bought eggnog so we could do the trimming properly. But it seems like just yesterday we put the tree back into its box. Sigh. And today we received a handful of cards from friends and family. I gotta get mine in the mail...