Connie and I got up around 7AM today, showered and dressed and drove to the Dunkin' Donuts on US1 by Marshall's. After breakfast, we went to Staples where I bought the latest version of TurboTax Deluxe.
We dropped off an entire trunk of clothes that neither fit us nor suited our current tastes. Hopefully someone else can make good use of them. We basically cleared out a whole closet!
Then it was off to the MarketFair, where we browsed around Barnes & Noble, purchasing a gift for our niece Judy's little girl, Samantha. We window-shopped in a few of the stores, looking for housewares to complement our newly-painted living-and-dining rooms without success.
We ended up at Lowe's, where we got 3 fake wooden shelves, two 12-inch support sets, and one 16 incher. When we got home, we realized that we had spent a lot of time looking at the tops of the shelving to ensure there were no scratches, failing to realize that two of the three boards were cracked clear across on the bottom side! Pretty crappy indeed. So, back to the store to replace them (without question) and get two good ones. (It was a good thing I didn't need 3 - the last one of 3 was also cracked clear across). Makes one wonder about the quality, and who checks this stuff on their shelves.
Anyway, I was able to move all my Oracle memorabilia and awards, including my autographed books, Dilbert toys, and my treasured Star Wars Storm Trooper Proximity Alarm, to the new shelves. I have plenty of desk space now, and lots of fun stuff to look at.
I took a photo with my iPhone - it's not great, but you get the idea.
I spent about an hour or so cleaning up my Inbox for my work email, approving a couple of timecards & expense reports for my folks, and responding to a couple of messages.
Now I'm happily waiting for dinner -- Connie's making homemade crab cakes, sweet potato fries, and cauliflower with cheese sauce.
GJ
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