The gym is getting awfully popular and they’ve had to limit the number of people in the classes. You have to sign up beforehand and you also need to give 12 hours notice for a cancellation. Today I gave an hour. We were having odd problems with the plumbing where running the bathroom sink or the shower would cause the toilet to bubble and Jason the contractor said he’d be right over. An hour-and-a-half is very quick in contractor time, but it made me miss my workout. It’s just as well, since my back hurt and I had a lot of books to take to the used book dealer.

I can never predict what kind of books are valuable. I took nine boxes of books to Powell’s last Saturday and they bought about a box and a half and I got $188. Today I took three more boxes, sold about one box, and got $250. It’s all a mystery to me.

Oh, and I found another hamburger in the neighborhood that is good enough that it doesn’t require any ketchup, at Portland Brewing. Thank goodness. The Industrial Cafe started making thinner patties and the flavor of the meat kind of disappeared, thereby killing my last favorite neighborhood burger. Hooray for the little victories.