May 12, 2006

  • This is one of the most frustrating days of the year....it's the day before the Naval Air Station Open House and Air Show.

    It means all afternoon jets are intermittently zooming wildly over, past, and around my house.  Trying to get a decent photo is a challenge, unless I just park myself outside all afternoon.  Which I don't want to do.  No, instead I opt for the mostly useless listen-for-the-sound-of-jets then grab the camera, wrench open the door, and step out on the porch in time to see this:

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    There they go! 

    Keep telling myself I do NOT need to go rushing outside every time I hear planes coming.  Nope.  Do not.  No point.  Exercise in futility.

    But like Pavlov's dog, there I go at the sound of the roar of jet engines.  It's crazy!

    Yesterday I signed up for PaperBackSwap.com (link over there to the left) and think this is going to be great!  I listed nine books I don't want, and doggoned if one of 'em wasn't on someone's wish list.  She requested it, I printed out the mailing wrapper, wrapped the book, put $1.73 postage on it and sent it off.  It got scanned in at the mail center so now I've a credit to "order" a book from someone else.  Actually, once I posted those nine books I got three credits and have already used them.  Two are on their way to me, and the third will be shortly.

    It is insanely easy!  If you sign up via the link over there, I get a book credit, BTW.