Going over all the things Mom & Dad built up over the years. Growing up during the Depression & WWII, they developed some rather finely honed hoarding instincts, which they passed down to us kids, though I've better at keeping things manageable than they were. But they'd buy a thing, lose it in the piles of other things, and end up buying it again. Sometimes in bulk. The Tyranny of Objects writ large.

Still looking for a new place to live in SoCal. My older siblings have suggested I live with them in Oregon, since it's so much nicer. Today's high in Portland, Oregon: 108F/42C. In my area: 94F/34C How's that working out for you, bunkies?

If anyone reading this hears of a place in SoCal that needs a roomie, please let me know.