Today wasn’t a bad day. I spent most of the day at work trying to clean up some issues with mailing lists. It took quite a while to figure out that it was a different manifestation of a software bug I already knew about. Unfortunately recovery isn’t particularly straight-forward.
This morning I dropped the Outback off to get its 60,000 mile service checkup done. They finished it this afternoon and it ended up being a fair amount more than we were hoping but I’ve learned preventive maintenance is usually a pretty good idea. I checked into new tires after work but need to do a little more shopping around. We’re probably going to “downgrade” to H-rated tires from the V-rated ones we currently have. We did the same thing on the Impreza the last time we replaced tires on her and it wasn’t a bad choice (though I can definitely tell the difference).
I’m hoping for a good night tonight. While the feeding last night went pretty well, I had trouble falling asleep afterwords and ended up being a bit of a space case this morning. Example 1: stood at gas pump for 2 minutes before realizing I forgot to select fuel grade (so it wasn’t filling the tank at all). Example 2: got to my office and tried using my mouse before I had taken my laptop out of its bag and hooked it up to said laptop.
Tonight Liz and I had a meeting/chat with our pastor at church to discuss the impact of the national church’s gay/lesbian clergy vote, since it seemed the initial reaction of our congregation was not exactly “welcoming.” I honestly don’t have a problem with the decision itself, though it’s pretty clear the process that lead up to it could use a lot of work to minimize hard feelings. Earlier it felt like our congregation was ready to “brandish pitchforks,” much to our dismay. Thankfully, we’re not the only members of our congregation who feel the need to be welcoming, regardless of orientation. I think time to digest what the meaning of it all is will help.
