This morning on the way to the clinic I saw, in someone's front yard, a bouncy castle, on top of a trampoline, that was held in place by the safety enclosure. A BOUNCY CASTLE ON A TRAMPOLINE!!!!!! WHAT???? A BOUNCY CASTLE ON A TRAMPOLINE! I mean, is this a thing? Is this common? Then I sang the appropriate song: "Bouncy Bouncy, Oh such a good time! Bouncy Bouncy, Shoes all in a line," etc. (For the song, find a video using "Bouncy Bouncy" and "crimp." Or "crimp" and "Mighty Boosh.")

Today I had MRI images taken of my eyes and head. You know, that machine that sounds like a jackhammer next to your ear. Fortunately for me, I tolerate it well; I choose a topic to think about and by focusing on that I can ignore the discomfort. I thought about the k-drama 'Another Miss Oh' which I have watched over and over. One of the songs from it ran through my mind the whole time.

This afternoon I got the test results and it was All Good News! Hurrah! It means that we still have to search for the reason I'm having double vision, but it also means no signs of tumors or other nasty things. And no incidental findings. So afterward I went to the gelato cafe and had a delicious dish of strawberry flavor to celebrate.

The rose breasted grosbeaks have left. They have been at the feeders all summer and then, suddenly, a few days ago, no grosbeaks. I remembered about the BirdCast Migration Dashboard and looked up my location. Yep. The grosbeaks have left the meadow. To fly to Panama or thereabouts.

The Oven:

1. The oven broke.
2. The only local appliance place does not do repairs on that brand.
3. Call the manufacturer for help finding a repair person.
4. Talk (is it talking?) to their fake human who says, "Here is the company who can come fix it."
5. Say, "Are you sure they will come here?" and AI says, "Oh, yes!"
6. Call the fix it company. Make an appointment.
7. Repair person does not show up. Fix it company does not answer phone.
8. Next day, Fix it answers phone, makes new appointment.
9. Repair person arrives on time.
10. Repair person is lovely and spends well over an hour figuring out the problem, talking to the manufacturer to make sure to order the right part.
11. Write check for (gulp) over $2,000 to fix it.
12. Fix it company boss is on the phone and he says they cannot do repair. Not authorized. No go. Will not fix.
13. Repair person gives back the check. Goodbye!
14. Call manufacturer. Nope. They have no other recommendations for a repair company. Nada.
15. Sob in SNAFU.

(Note: I didn't do all this phoning and chatting, etc. I have a family member for that. Thank god.)

My troubles are ok troubles. The troubles of the world are terrifying.

On Friday I'm going to go back to the gelato cafe and have a serving of affogato.