Wow Oh Wow

It's hard to say that I'm really busy. I get out of bed at 8:30 or 9:00 or 10:00. I'd be at least starting work at that time, if I were working, if it wasn't that time in my work career when I had to be at work at 6:30 a.m. Oh, my blood just started flowing the other way. I still get up early, but now I go back on my iPod to listen to what ever story is very interesting at the moment. There are so many. And I will lay there as if I was sleeping until what ever hour suits me. Hey, this is pretty nice!

I haven't told you about my PALAC groups and one is almost over - Fragile States. We are looking at Fragile or Failing States and how they might affect us. US, not so much unless we are talking about Mexico. Take a look at the link. We are yellow, Mexico is orange. Canada and Scandinavia are green. At least we don't have a red lurking on our border. What makes Mexico orange is that drug problem and, I think, bandits on the southern border, something about oil. Yada, yada, yada. This is all really interesting. The group is making me think, we haven't really discussed Mexico, so I'm not sure about all its issues, but I am fully aware of Congo, East Timur and Bosnia's issues. A former prof from Occidental College leads the group. Love him. Lot's of feisty seniors in the group. "Tax them and tell them not to have kids." "Which tribes are beating up on other tribes?" Love them. Monday nights, but just three. We have the third tomorrow. So sad.

Tuesday afternoons are Angle of Repose. So good. I read this back in 1994. How do I know? Before I had Audible, I had Books on Tape. They sent big boxes of tapes for us to listen to. Before they folded into Audible, I was able to create a spreadsheet of books read, date rented, authors, readers, and genres. 1994. 17 years ago. Needless to say, I'm glad to be reading it again. Wallace Stegner is a great writer. I also read his book about surveying the West either just before or after Angle. Great group. A very dictatorial leader. I like her, but she is funny if you get off topic. Have you ever heard me stay on topic? I will not be moved, but in this case I don't care enough to man the barricades. I do keep putting in my two cents about what it was like to be a Shelley-type creature in the age of Aquarius. Sorry that you would have to actually read the book to know who Shelley is.

I went to old Pasadena royalty on Saturday. I work with the daughter of the old Mayor of Pasadena. They live in a lovely old house overlooking the Rose Bowl. I got to go inside on Saturday to see how Old Pasadena lives. In fact, all these groups in PALAC allow me to see some pretty lovely old houses. This is why there will never be a group meeting at Casa Norman. I can see them sitting on my bed. OK for family, but others? No. Anyway, Louisa is fun to be with. I helped her with some Excel questions and we went out to lunch. Busy in a Peggy kinda way.