I always have a certain amount of trouble understanding how things just resume their normal routine after a major thing like what happened yesterday. This is not to say that I don't resume my own normal life and routine, I did today and I do, of course, but it seems like we all -- okay, not all -- go on as if nothing happened. It's a sort of bell-tolls-for-thee thing, though; I think these things diminish us all. Well, I'm not going to keep going on this, but if you haven't seen what alleged wife had to say on the subject, I think you should, because it was brief and to the point and right on target, at least to me. Another time I shall expound on what I think are our deep cultural ties to England, despite our own individual different ancestries.The gloom today was atmospheric, as well as what lingered from yesterday; it rained horribly every minute of the day and continues to do so. Nevertheless, intrepid shoppers that we are, the Sibs and I went out to a few places and then to lunch, but turned back from our last mission because of the traffic. Since it was only 2:00 in the afternoon, the traffic was surely caused by bits of local flooding, and who needed that? But after I dropped her off, I doubled back off the highway and went to Sears, where they sell some Lands End stuff, and I got some sleeveless shirts that are not exactly tank tops, for walking.
I finally did walk in the mall again this morning, and I think the shin splints, or whatever they are, are better. I also have some good stretches to do that should help me avoid them in future. I'm still working out some other mall-walking kinks, but in general, it's very good. I'm not looking forward to doing it in the afternoons after school come September, but I guess that's what I'll do, if I can't carve out some walking time at school by getting there really early. Although I certainly wake up early enough to do that, so I'll see how that goes.
Speaking of that freakish institution of public education that employs me, they hired a new principal last night, which has got to make this the shortest search ever for a permanent principal, since the Psycho's retirement was only approved one week ago. Sounds suspicious, hmmm? What if I tell you that they just picked a principal from another school in town and just moved him up, to the big leagues, as it were? Hmmm? The scouting reports on this character are not good. I guess we'll see how that goes, too. Hey, the Big Crazy is gone, at least. So that's something.
7 days to Harry! *rubs hands together with evil gleam in eye, cackling with joy*
