I want everyone to know that this post will only be up for 7 days. And with very good reason. You will see why, once I post the rest of it. Today’s time by the way (EDT) is currently 5:43 p.m. Today’s date is September 18th.

So, okay. I have to be in Long Island tomorrow with my family for a memorial service in St. James, New York. The next day, I fly out of JFK. This leaves me with very little time to compose this post.

I hate to break it to any of my breathless readers but I won’t be able to share much until or unless I have a spare moment. These readers are all in my imagination, I’m guessing… unless you are counting web crawlers and other forms of bots. Please note that my husband does not usually read or review these posts on a regular basis, unless I specifically request his opinion.  ALEX, ARE YOU READING MY BLOG?  IF SO, GOOD FOR YOU.  CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You may also possibly notice a really frightening number of typos, misspellings, odd usage choices, and grammatical errors. This is because I literally can no longer use a keyboard without pain. I typically resort to voice-to-text dictation through my Android smartphone, but it’s not very reliable at the moment. It’s more than three years old, and the flash memory storage is getting full. Need to find a better way to type asap. In the meantime, I’m doing the best I can.

I should have more time available when I’m in Portland. Only staying there through next Saturday morning. Wish I could stay longer.

Please stay tuned…

Not encountering technical difficulties.

Not yet, anyway. But I’ve got to pack. Not a trivial task when you put your most essential belongings into a four-door hatchback vehicle and drove it across the country. I know I won’t have as much space to pack for the plane ride back. Not even given that I’m planning to check luggage.

Sudafed, be my friend tonight.

I am so sorry to say this, but that is not a joke.