Midnight to noon.

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Okay, so I'm sleeping a little long.  But I am still active.  I guess I will take that trade, for now.  I would definitely rather sleep a little long and be able to get to some things than sleep 7-8 hours but not be able to stand.

Today?  Well, cardboard and metal, as soon as I shower and dress.  While I am doing that I will see if the store has a gallon of milk.  I soaked tapioca beads last night.  The making of it is rather complex, for my recent cooking skill use, but I used to do much more complex food.  Double boiler, separating eggs, hot mixing items that are delicate... Yum!  Medicines have gone down the gullet.  *gulp*  The girls have been fed, Sam out on the patio to begin enjoying her outdoor romp with a little breakfast.  I cleaned a hairball but I need to do more with it (ended up being two, plus three little blotches).  I got the chunk, but a little 'stomach rust' remains, and it's on the carpet this time, so some of that spray stuff.  If all goes well I may end up gearing up, getting the bike out, and taking a rolling stride toward the reservoir.  Dunno, but it is possible.  Also possible, with or without that, is working on the bathroom.  If i get the water going, and that works, I may stop with the water heater and just install the toilet so that I can use that part and wash in there.  Even if, God forbid, I have to remove the water heater after, with new shutoff valves that won't be a problem.  It's been soooo long since I could use the toilet in my own bathroom!  If not, I will do one of those tomorrow.  We will see.

For now I will take my backpack water skin and a rubberish collapsible canteen, to see how the water tastes out of that.  I think it tastes ok out of the Camelbac, or whatever it's official name.  I'm not sure about the collapsible canteen.  I do prefer metal canteens but they are harder to find.  A metal canteen with 'carpet' sides... if kept slightly damp, used to work wonders at keeping the water a bit cooler, longer.  Or, that is how I remember it.  Not sure if they even make any such now.  I found one, but it was "not for consumptive use"!  Huh?  Why even make a canteen that isn't safe to use?  Unless they made it with gnarly contaminated Chinese metals, thinking to sell it as is, but got clocked?  Still, they shouldn't even sell something like that unless it is rendered useless in several ways.  I have seen metal ones, some stainless some aluminum.  I just don't trust aluminum, mostly.  Blathering...

Well, a shower, a trip to my own up-town, then to figure some other things out.  Hmm, ought to call mom and see how she is.  Probably pretty good.  And she had a puppy waiting for her upon her return...  A little white rag, is all I know.  Good day.