Bleh. In a desperate act to avoid going to work today, I finally put a new battery in the Armageddon Clock and let it run. I figured if the world came to an end, I’d at least get the day off. In retrospect, this may have been a little bit premature, as I have enough vacation time and sick leave to take me at least through Labor Day. But, whatever, it didn’t work, and here we are.

Not only do I have to go to work today, but it also happens to be a rather unhappy anniversary. My mom died, let’s see…. Holy crap, it’s been a dozen years already, which means my dad’s been gone for almost 17. Hard to believe. In some ways it seems like forever ago, and in others it feels like yesterday.

Oh well, time to get going, as it’s an early day. At least I should get home in time for the afternoon rain they’re predicting.

This is going to be a long day.