A Lofty Goal

I have a list on my tasks app of books that I am currently reading. There are 58 books on the list.

No, I am not reading all of them at once.

I have that many listed because most of them are on my Kindle. I had pages and pages of book titles on my Kindle, but I narrowed them down to books that I thought I would read soon.

I'm not sure why I think I can read 58 books "soon" but I am going to give it a go!

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Dad 454: March Showers

(High water usage in the household today. Enjoy Dad's post!  ~  Tracy)

Derf Here!

Tracy just came over and asked me if Derf was done. I told her I forgot about it. So here is my blog post for the day....

Well, the days are surely getting warmer. We have been above freezing the last few days. Supposed to get a little snow tonight that is sure to melt within two days. We have turned the corner towards Spring. Hooray!!

Had a busy day today getting ready for tomorrow. Spouse had her shower today and will get her hair cut tomorrow. I showered today as well and will go to my foot doctor tomorrow after Spouse's hair appointment. So it looks like a busy day tomorrow also.

Just watched the weather channel out in the Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota area. Blizzard conditions and whiteout conditions are there. Wind gusts over 65 MPH. Snow by the foot predicted out there. Good for them! Better them than us.

Until next time!

Toodle Pip!

Derf!

Level 3

I met a friend for lunch in downtown Portland today.

Anyone familiar with downtown Portland is painfully aware of a serious problem there: Parking.

I had already planned which parking garage I was going to use, and I was able to find a spot after driving up and up and up....

After parking, I found the stairwell so I could walk down to the street level. The sign next to the stairwell advised me to remember my parking level: Level 3. Got it.

Lunch was delightful and I eventually made my way back to the parking garage. I wasn't able to enter by the same door I left (it was an "exit" only door), but I wasn't too worried. I had, after all, remembered my parking level.

I walked up the stairwell to Level 3 and walked to where I thought my car would be.

Problem....

The stairwell I walked up was on the opposite side of the garage than the one I had walked down previously. So, my car wasn't there. But I could see the "level" of Level 3 I believed it was on. Except I couldn't easily get there from where I was.

So I retraced my steps back to the stairwell and walked in the opposite direction up and up and up... and eventually found my car.

Then I drove down and down and down and down and down and down (it definitely seemed longer than when I drove up and up and up). I eventually made it to the garage exit, where I paid my fee. Credit cards only, no cash payments.

Portland, parking, problem, payment.... A summary of my Level 3 day!

“Spring Ahead” Now

Jerry wants to remind everyone to turn clocks ahead by one hour tonight.

Technically, it’s supposed to be done at 2am. Does anyone actually do that?

Meow!

Dad 453: "Spring Ahead" Ahead

(A nice short post from Dad today... just the way I like it!  ~  Tracy)

Derf Here! Another bright, sunny "spring" day. One problem. At noon it was only 19 degrees. Not much change in the weather this week. Possible storm on Sunday (rain will keep the snow down). At least it will be warmer. Spring is on the way. I hope!!

Can't think of much else to write about.

Only one more request: Be sure to set your clocks ahead this weekend. This is a sure sign of Spring.

Hope to have more next week.

Until next time!

Toodle Pip!

Derf!

Tax Prep Shingle

Every year I prepare tax returns for three "entities" — Lew and me, my parents, and Matt and Emily. I use the tax preparation software known as TurboTax.

This year I did my parents' stuff first, as their information was the easiest.

I did our own a few days later.

Then — after waiting a few more days — I prepared the returns for Matt and Emily.

There you have it... the opening and closing announcements for my seasonal tax service in a single blog post!

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Marching In

Lew commented on how winter is almost over, now that it's March.

That is all well and good, except it is snowing right now. Snow showers, but still.

Then Lew said we might get our first Nor'easter of the season Sunday night into Monday morning.

Winter is not almost over. Not even close!

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