Some Things Change, Some Things Stay The Same

The new look to Parentheticals (including those fancy new sidebar widgets) is due to my beloved webmaster's attention finally having lighted on the issue of upgrading our version of Movable Type to something that supports fancy plug-ins. I'm still fiddling with the design and putting all the info back in, but though the look has changed (and will still probably change a bit further before I'm done), rest assured that your usual load of parenthetical asides, tortured extended metaphors, solipsistic navel-gazing and general whingeing about life's overwhelm will continue unchanged. No, don't thank me, I'm happy to be of service. Please pardon our dust while we remodel.

And speaking of remodeling, and of change, for those of you who might care, the post-flood cleanup of my mom's store is going well. She is shooting to reopen on the 20th--and the store will be even better looking than it was before, with new paint, lighting, fixtures, etc (those of us who are unstoppable optimists such as myself choose to see this as a silver lining). There has been a really heartwarming outpouring of support from the local community (which is another silver lining result that you often get after a disaster) and from friends as well. People have helped clean, schlep, pack, and move; people have brought food, water, coffee and treats; people keep stopping by to give moral support and encouragement. It's really moving. I love San Anselmo.

And speaking of things staying the same, I'm up way too late (AGAIN) and really need to catch up on some sleep so I stop feeling like I have lead weights attached to my shoulders, arms and eyelids all the time. So I'm sayin' Gracie for now ("Goodnight, Gracie!").