Washita and Other Weird Tales

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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Journal, July 31

Dinner at Cici's
Dinner at Cici's - Author's Picture

I'm tired again. Today I've done two loads of laundry. I've emptied and reloaded the dishwasher. I've taken care of the outside dogs (well, I've helped), and I suffered from a mistake I made.

There is a piece of hard plastic on the fender well of the car, and it's loose. Makes noise. We bought a bolt so I can secure it. To begin with, the bolt I had was too short. I couldn't get a nut on it. So, we bought that new one. Before I had a chance to do anything with it, I got distracted. I left my socket set, open, lying on the porch railing. I was out there earlier today, sitting and drinking coffee, when the socket set fell onto the porch. Sockets went everywhere. Some even fell through the porch slats and onto the ground below. I have an extendable magnet, but it was a long process to get the sockets that were on the ground. I retrieved every piece, except for one. I just can't find it.

Later, I made chicken salad. I made another pot of coffee. And I got a weather alert warning that a storm was on the way. Fortunately, it never did rain. It's been a long day. The picture was taken at CiCi's Pizza in Plano, Texas. I had pizza, pasta, and salad. Looks like I overdid it with the salad dressing.