Well, I skipped yesterday. Somehow it just happened. And it's OK. I give myself permission to skip a day or more, as the mood strikes, or if I just forget. Or do more than one post on a day. Whatever.
Some items of note:
* I figured out how to attached a signature to my outgoing yahoo emails, so I can reference this blog for friends with whom I correspond who may not know I've started my own.
* So far, this is the first Passover without Linda's matzo meal pancakes (which really came from her grandmother, Mina Fleischman Osborn, known as Nana). There is still time (Passover has a few more days to go), but I need to buy more cottage cheese. (They should be served with cottage cheese, bananas, strawberries and blueberries.) And more eggs. Passover is an egg-intensive time. Note that I said "so far," which is kind of like "not yet," as in they both leave room for it to happen. Stay tuned.
* I spent Tuesday night by myself and it was fine.
* I seem to be acquiring new dear friends, from Linda's pre-San Jose lives -- White Plains, Wisconsin, Ohio. It is wonderful...more than just two more sons.
* This blog inspired someone else to start one. Wow.
Today's language lesson:
Futz. (v) to tinker with, to improve on, to fix.
Using the word in a sentence: Yesterday, I futzed with the Shiva candle.
(n) futzer: someone who futzes. In a sentence: Linda was a master futzer.
There was something wrong with the candle which burns for 7 days (the one we lit in White Plains was fine; this one was leaving a lot of wax on the sides, and the flame was drowning). So yesterday I took a regular kitchen knife (often a good futzing tool) and managed to pry away the extra wax, almost a cupful. The flame actually went out once, and I thought maybe I shouldn't re-light it, but I did. End result: burning perfectly nicely now, though the inside of the glass has soot marks from when I tipped the candle to pour out the melted wax.
So, it's good to carry various tools with you at all times, because you never know when you will need to futz something. See Linda's impressive collection of small knives, screwdrivers and various other implements.
Today will be my first day back at the office. For a short time. Or maybe not. We'll see how it feels. Though I must admit, I am really enjoying spending time around the house.
