Mid-Week

Crazy times, for sure. In the 40s pre-dawn, and the 70s for the ride home. Yesterday rainy, tomorrow stormy. Just beautiful right now, except if you happen to be stuck at a railroad crossing waiting for one of the myriad rush-hour trains to clear. Sometimes the precious little bastards stop for a few minutes, to let us know who the boss is. Had to laugh at the graffiti on one chemical tanker car (please don't derail)...a figure labeled Homeland Security with X'd out eyes. Yeah, I don't think rail lines are too secure.

So just sitting here killing time, wearing a pair of cast-off magnifying glasses, since my contacts suck ass at seeing near. My right eye is a lot weaker than the left, so it has a stronger lens, but the images are smaller, to me anyhow. This is no big deal for distance stuff...crystal clear. But it is always just a little off indoors, and for reading I have to struggle. Right now, since the glasses are missing one bow, I look like Sawyer from season one of Lost, with his cobbled together glasses.

Today is also day 5 or 6 of not taking Prilosec. I have horrible reflux, and have been taking the OTC stuff for months and months. Ran out sometime last week, and have been risking it. Reflux is there, but not constant, and not unmanageable...or maybe the neck pain radiating down my right arm is making it pale by comparison.

Weekend will be busy...Saturday I have another of my math teaching gigs. Next to last one for the regular year (there will be a week long one in July, by all probability). As the weather gets nicer, the kids kind of forget they are supposed to come. Last time I had 9 students. This time??? The good thing, though, is I get paid. And pretty well...7 hours for teaching 9 - noon, since they pay for planning time too. $25 an hour is nothing to sneeze at, but I hear the checks come significantly after the program is over, which means I won't have disposable cash for any trip needs.

Ebay finally smiled on me, and I grabbed up a wetsuit on the cheap last night. Now all that remains is my storm gear and a tent, and maybe an underwater digital camera.