Dear Diary

My monthly Walmart run culminated in a DVD of the movie "True Grit," (starring Jeff Bridges), four MERV 5 air filters for our home HVAC system, and three bottles of Omeprazole (which the physician to the King of Spain instructed me to, "Take for life.")  It became an important shopping trip, but I had not planned it.  Inadvertently I knew I needed to change the house's two air filters, but I had hedged.  When I extracted the old filters I was amazed as usual as to how clogged they were.  They were completely inundated with black dust blocking the flow of air.  I should have slept better last night, but I had to "prepare" the house for the cleaning ladies who come on Tuesday.  This always is disruptive of my day, because my normal routine of hygiene and nutrition is upset.  I wing it, and so here I sit in a coffee house sipping a medium cafe latte.   I had no real desire to blog on the laptop, because I shot my wad yesterday addressing serious world issues.  I am suffering from mild fatigue, and I have not discovered its source.  Quality sleep would help, but when Robin Sage is active at Fort Liberty, good luck.  My most recent chapter of chores has been attempting to sustain a working well pump in our backyard.  My mother had a well dug over twenty years ago, and it has continue to produce water all of this time.  In February of 2023 we experienced an unexpected freeze which came out of nowhere.  For the first time ever the impeller on the pump froze.  It needed replacing.  Because of Covid and its resulting lack of supplies, the Myer pump we had had most of this time was not available.  Instead we got a Sta Rite, a cheaper brand made by the same manufacturer.  Eventually it worked, but four months in it developed a leak spewing rusty colored water over its elbow joint.  While it might be repairable, my instincts see the pump failing because of a rusted out impeller casing.  Wagers?  I was able to find the Myers pump online in New Jersey, and I bought it proactively.  It sits menacingly in the foyer waiting to be installed.  I decided to let the Sta Rite continue on its path undisturbed.  I am rebuilding my home MIDI/recording studio, and I was in need of quality MIDI cables.  I am on hold waiting for these important cables to finish part of the installation.  More to come.