Apologies for the dearth of postings..I’ve been gearing up to fly, flying, and sitting in Minneapolis, sick. I’m here for a week visiting inlaws and friends. The three cats at my aunt’s place, lack of sleep this week, caffeine withdrawal (that I have postponed to a later date) and cold weather certainly contribute to the general feeling of malaise. But a few great stories:

• We were all out for St. Patrick’s Day when I dialed a few friends around 11pm, mostly the ones I’ll be seeing this week. Nobody picked up. I crowed “I should stay in Los Angeles, all my other friends are LAME! Who is asleep at 2am on St. Patrick’s Day?!” Everyone agreed noisily – we were out of the bar by midnight and certainly passed out a half hour later.
• The schedule at my grandmother’s retirement home.
  
  Note the super early events, including a noon massage beginning promptly at 10am, and the lack of events from 2:30 – 7:30. There’s nothing within a mile so I don’t know what other store people would use..