Good morning, everyone. Quite a day yesterday--let's hope today runs a bit smoother.
How did people ever manage travel mishaps before cell phones and the internet? Kid Two's car started again, then broke down again. At least this time they'd been paying attention to mile markers and got AAA there for the second time in two hours. Thanks to cell phones and the internet, we searched simultaneously for the hours of operation for car rental places while the GF called them to see if they were still picking up after they'd officially closed (I used to work for Avis, and we'd have stayed late for a multi-day rental who was arriving in the next half-hour), the nearest hotel, and some place for them to eat, since they'd left home at 10:30 and spent most of the day in the dead car or standing next to it. Thanks to technology, we got them a taxi company's phone number, a ride of only a half mile (because walking in the rain while carrying a rabbit cage and luggage isn't practical), a hotel with a restaurant, and a repair place which says it should have them on the road by noon today, several hundred dollars poorer. We haven't yet heard from them today, so I assume they're sleeping in.
We had a smaller birthday dinner for The Kid than planned, but it was quite lovely once the drama of Kid Two stranded in Massachusetts was over. The Kid liked her birthday gifts, although I apparently made one mistake by knowing her tastes too well. I saw a pair of earrings I knew she'd like on Etsy, bought them, and guess what she was wearing when she came over.
The editor of the anthology that bought my latest sale contacted me with a release date which is coming up pretty fast, February 26. Cool! One day I really should make a signature with all this stuff. If I can figure out how.
Maryn, pretty bumbly with all things tech