Tuesday

[nightdog_barks]

Warm and uncomfortably steamy -- 89 degrees (31.7 Celsius), feels as if it's 97. At least slept a bit better -- took a couple of ibuprofen and that seemed to help a lot.

Many things to do today. Mr. N is off to Atlanta this weekend. Finished reading Pearl Buck in China and am about to start The Coroner's Lunch, by Colin Cotterill. Set in 1970s Laos, the protagonist is a doctor/coroner detective named Siri Paiboun.

More news and speculation has surfaced about the so-called Crosby-Garrett Roman parade helmet -- namely, that it may not have been found in Britain after all. There are many unanswered questions, laid out in this fascinating blog entry by archaeologist Paul Barford (via The History Blog). Interesting stuff!

Comments

[pwcorgigirl]

Hehee! I do that too! Usually once it all it takes to stop them.

"The Coroner's Lunch" is a terrific book. I was slightly less impressed with the sequel, "Thirty-three Teeth," but will continue with the series because the character is so awesome.

The dishwasher repair guys FINALLY showed up. My buddy J., who runs the kitchen, happened to be here (he usually works on Wednesdays), and he's over dealing with them.

[nightdog_barks]

HA! Yep, we get these mailings because we live in an overwhelmingly Republican neighborhood in an overwhelmingly Republican district in an overwhelmingly Republican state (although there's the barest chance we'll elect a Democratic governor this year). They're usually fake surveys that all ask the same question -- DO YOU BELIEVE NANCY PELOSI AND HER SOCIALIST ALLIES ARE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY WITH THEIR CHEESE-EATING EUROPEAN WAYS? Oy. I've heard of some folks sending the return envelope back taped to a brick, but I'm not quite that brave.

I'm glad to hear The Coroner's Lunch is a good read! Now I'm really looking forward to it!

I've just refilled the bird feeders and scattered some "critter crunch" (Chango helped with both tasks). It's still steamy and close outside. Bleh.