This is just an ordinary Friday with a lot of technical
frustration. Ted has been trying to hook up blue ray and a
home theater with no results. The Geek squad is going to
come out and do it in the morning. Grr!

I am bringing Adrienne home with me this evening. We are
going to have a talk. I promised her father that I would.
It may result in mild bribery. That always works. She is
deep in teen angst. Her grades are excellent but she thinks
she is unattractive. She had a 4.26. The extra credit is
for advanced courses. I think she is just too smart to be
popular. It is intimidating. Bobby wants me to talk her
into letting him take her for a makeup do over. I know it
is very superficial but the child is unhappy.

The wind is so cold, although it is bright and sunny. An
itinerant guy who comes around much too frequently raked
leaves for me today. He needs the work desperately, although the exercise would be good for me. I can hardly
wait until spring to get started on my flower and minuscule
vegetable garden.