Adding another thing on my summer list

Well I wouldn't have thought this would be on the list but I am going to speak at the Town Meeting on Tuesday night.  We have a government run by selectmen (i.e., no mayor) and something so ridiculous happened a few weeks ago I just have to get to the bottom of it.  Our town has odd/even year parking.  Meaning, this is an odd-numbered year, but because I live in an even-numbered house, I cannot park in front of my house.  This is a year-round policy, but I truly thought it was a November-May (or some other similar 6-month policy that ran the winter months) issue.  Imagine my surprise when there was a ticket on the car - AND a second charge for parking in the wrong direction (mind you, we have a narrow residential street, but because it is not one-way, there is technically a right side and a left side).  I have been living here for 25 years - and I know FOR A FACT - that it was because the trash guy was having a bad day and called the cops just to make himself heard.  He probably wanted to pull the truck down one side and up the other, and although he would encounter cars on the "odd" side he didn't want to deal with cars on the "even" side.  Why should I pay for someone's bad mood?  I paid the ticket just to get it out of my hair, but I'm not dropping the issue.  Now that I think of it I should have appealed the ticket, not complain about it after the fact.  Oh well, better late than never...  So I spoke to my neighbor across the street and she was absolutely appalled.  I am sure if I need signatures to change the law I will have no trouble getting them!

I'm getting used to my glasses.  I stopped on the way home to have the nose pieces changed to something shorter and softer.  It helped a bit, but then it made the bridge a little too heavy.  I rode home with a wad of tissue under the bridge - but I am getting used to the weight (these glasses are heavier than what I had previously).  Every time I think about the comfort factor I think about breaking in a new pair of shoes - especially if you've been wearing sandals or going barefoot all summer!  It's the same thing.  I know that the glasses are a good fit - I just have to get used to them.  The prescription is much stronger and that is giving me some problems at the computer, but the optician said just to outright rest my eyes if I need to, not switch to the old glasses.  He said that the brain needs time to acclimate to the new prescription and if I switch between the two I'll never get used to the new one.  Makes sense.

I am taking Friday off so that it will increase my chances of doing nothing between this afternoon and going back to work Monday morning.  Besides, it's going to be 90 degrees from today clear through to Monday so it's best not to knock myself out.

OH! LOL!  Just got a notice from the boss that the BIG boss has okay'd staff to leave at 2PM today.  Good to know since it is now 2:20.  LOLOL  I'll take it!

So with that I wish you all a wonderful 4th of July and "see" you next week if not a couple of times over the weekend.

Miriam