Maandag

Happy Birthday to my oldest niece, Melia!

I didn't get enough done today. I wonder if I would've if I hadn't had back-to-back meetings almost as soon as I arrived. However, I got both federal and state tax forms done and off in the mail; I finished up and sent off the three draft letters and three responses for our year-end fundraising appeal to our Devo Director by PDF; and I did a quick analysis of current health insurance costs compared to a possible new plan beginning in January. That sucked away my whole day and now it's time to go home.

Sallie introduced me to an author named David Weber this summer and I read the two books she recommended and loved them (Off Armageddon Reef and By Schism Rent Asunder). He has a long series (Honor Harrington) that is purely sci-fi which isn't normally 100% up my alley, but I tried the first two and loved them too. Before reserving the next few, I think I'm going to take a break and read a historical series about Arthur by Bernard Cornwall whose Saxon Tales I adore. They're due on Saturday but I'm sure I can renew them if I don't get all three read by then.