A good day

Backing out of the garage this afternoon, I saw this squirrel atop the remaining stump of an ex-maple tree next door. Picture could have been sharper, but that's the limitation of a phone camera. Just glad I got something.

A good day with the musical hobby, listening to more valuable information, and having a decent workout.  Still a lot to learn about consistency, but understanding better what the basics are and what the unessential tricks are for a beginner.  When I polish the money beat, the train beat, the four on the floor, a soul groove, and a half-time shuffle, I can feel like I've accomplished something.  Anything beyond that will require more motivation than I can feel at this point.

A good day with PG, first having our 40th anniversary dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse, then down the road to At Home, where once again she found something she wanted.  In this case, a wreath for the front door.  Requirement:  the space between the front door and the storm door isn't very wide, so the wreath would have to be compressible, not hard and fixed.  I spotted a green wreath with small maroon ornaments and mock poinsettia, and she agreed it should work.

We splurged on the steak dinner, plus I'd signed up for a shoppers-club kind of thing that earned us a free appetizer (popcorn shrimp for PG).  I also let it slip to the server that it was our anniversary, and it wasn't really surprising after our meal that she brought a small dish of ice cream with a lighted candle on the house, for which she was rewarded.

As a Modern Man, I took the check and attempted to pay it via the website linked by a printed code.  All went well until I entered the credit card information.  It kept telling me the card owner name was invalid.  I retyped it:  invalid.  I cleared the screen and started over again:  invalid.  Enter a valid name, it demanded in red.

I cleared the card owner name space and in frustration typed in "I Did!"  And *that's* when everything was accepted and payment went through.  Shrug.