I turned off my alarm for this morning and I can't remember the last time I slept this late, but it was a good reset.

Tomorrow is the No Kings day and is an economic blackout. I am probably not the only person taking care of some shopping today to be in position to spend nothing tomorrow (I'm almost out of dog food.) For the event itself I have my pack ready, camera battery charged, the sign is just about finished, and the main obstacle is finding an easy way to carry a water bottle. I think it will be a combination of fanny pack worn in front for a few small things and a small backpack for the water bottle and a few first aid supplies. It looks like the governor is sending state National Guard to Austin, not ultra-conservative counties like the one I live in. I hope a lot of people take a tip from Portland, OR, and wear costumes (only trouble is it's still hot for wearing those).

Last night I confirmed (unintentionally) what someone remarked on a while ago; if you take vitamins near bedtime they can keep you awake. I'd forgotten to take mine, with the result it took a long time to nod off (and possibly why I overslept this morning).

The jigsaw puzzle image I'm working now has enough stucco and stone walls and cobblestones on the street to be slow going, and during much of it I was listening to an audio book about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Now that it's finished I miss it, and am thinking it is the soothing story-telling of David McCullough that I miss as much as the story itself. I'll look around for another of his books, and I'm thinking John Adams is a good starting point, if the library has an unabridged audiobook of it. (His books were long, but I want the whole thing.)