I sort of redeemed myself today. I found the cellphone, under a pile of papers and whatnot, on my standing desk/bookcase. A relief. Now I need to find my keys. I am using an extra set or as it is called, FOB (I don’t know what FOB) stands for – it lacks my mailbox key, but this is not a big deal.

Each time I lose and then find the cellphone, I vow to never lose it again. My most amazing loss occurred during last year’s trail trials. I left it on the side of an incline at Mat lakes parking lot. A day later, after the event, Pete drove me back to the place I’d left it, and it was still there. It was supposed to rain, but it had not.

I do not like cellphones, and I wish we’d all dismantle them and use the parts to make the world a better place. The problem is that people are very dependent upon them and now can’t see being without one on hand.

Taylor and Alys

The keys, well you need them to start a car. I have a little bit of leeway – keys no longer have to be in the ignition; rather, they can be on your person or in the car someplace. As I said yesterday, my keys are in the house – somewhere.

I’m not going to obsess about this. I’m just going to focus on being relieved about finding my cell phone.

It was a productive day – not everything got done, but I did write down what I will need to get done in the next few days.

I sent out some emails and then wrote my People’s Paper/Make a Scene article. It is entitled “Fair Enough,” and it is about immediately after the Alaska State Fair. I thought about this article for some time since I am going to revise it, and the two fair articles that preceded it, for Shelf Life.

I thought I’d write more about all that I did that was fair related well after the fair. Instead, I wrote about the next day. And I wrote about the last walkabout, which was the day after the fair. I had planned to go back to the fairgrounds and walk around some, but I have not had the time to do this.

I’m amazed with all I had to do that I found the time to even write an article. It is an example (I guess) of getting done what needs to get done, when it needs to get done.

I also moved wood from one side of the woodshed to the other, got three quarters of it relocated. I could not do it all, but I may end up doing a bit at a time. We’ll get uncured wood for the other side.

Next, I went to town and first stopped at U-Haul where I picked up some of the squares, compressed blocks of wood that no one has any ideas as to what to do with. I tossed them in the dumpster that’s at the rear of the former banquet room of the historic Eagle Hotel. When there, I picked up books for immediate distribution; at Sherrod Elementary School (they have a newspaper box), and at the Big Dipper Ice Cream parlor they have a bookcase.

Tomorrow I will take books and distribute them at the Sutton Elementary School.

I’m wordy tonight. Will wonders ever cease.

October 5, 2025: Partial Loser

I sort of redeemed myself today. I found the cellphone, under a pile of papers and whatnot, on my standing desk/bookcase. A relief. Now I need to find my keys. I am using an extra set or as it is called, FOB (I don’t know what FOB) stands for – it lacks my mailbox key, but this is not a big deal.

Each time I lose and then find the cellphone, I vow to never lose it again. My most amazing loss occurred during last year’s trail trials. I left it on the side of an incline at Mat lakes parking lot. A day later, after the event, Pete drove me back to the place I’d left it, and it was still there. It was supposed to rain, but it had not.

I do not like cellphones, and I wish we’d all dismantle them and use the parts to make the world a better place. The problem is that people are very dependent upon them and now can’t see being without one on hand.

The keys, well you need them to start a car. I have a little bit of leeway – keys no longer have to be in the ignition; rather, they can be on your person or in the car someplace. As I said yesterday, my keys are in the house – somewhere.

I’m not going to obsess about this. I’m just going to focus on being relieved about finding my cell phone.

It was a productive day – not everything got done, but I did write down what I will need to get done in the next few days.

I sent out some emails and then wrote my People’s Paper/Make a Scene article. It is entitled “Fair Enough,” and it is about immediately after the Alaska State Fair. I thought about this article for some time since I am going to revise it, and the two fair articles that preceded it, for Shelf Life.

I thought I’d write more about all that I did that was fair related well after the fair. Instead, I wrote about the next day. And I wrote about the last walkabout, which was the day after the fair. I had planned to go back to the fairgrounds and walk around some, but I have not had the time to do this.

I’m amazed with all I had to do that I found the time to even write an article. It is an example (I guess) of getting done what needs to get done, when it needs to get done.

I also moved wood from one side of the woodshed to the other, got three quarters of it relocated. I could not do it all, but I may end up doing a bit at a time. We’ll get uncured wood for the other side.

Next, I went to town and first stopped at U-Haul where I picked up some of the squares, compressed blocks of wood that no one has any ideas as to what to do with. I tossed them in the dumpster that’s at the rear of the former banquet room of the historic Eagle Hotel. When there, I picked up books for immediate distribution; at Sherrod Elementary School (they have a newspaper box), and at the Big Dipper Ice Cream parlor they have a bookcase.

Tomorrow I will take books and distribute them at the Sutton Elementary School.

I’m wordy tonight. Will wonders ever cease.

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