I went mall walking like I always do on Sunday. I go earlier now because I discovered that the mall is actually open at 9 AM. I wish walking outdoors was this pleasant. The mall is very quiet early in the morning and the temperature is perfect.
There's always something new to look at in the store windows and even though I'm not that interested in clothing, the ever changing windows keep me occupied. A new store seems to open every week. Sometimes I wonder how it makes sense to locate in this mall. There are tons of small high end stores and I never see any customers in them when the mall is open. When I went to pick up my glasses last week, almost all of these smaller stores were empty.
Dawn was ready to go on her outing as soon as I returned from the mall. I thought it might be too hot outside for her today, but she had a lot more energy than I did. By the time we finished our one mile circuit, Janet and Dawn were way ahead of me. As usual, we stopped for ice cream on the way home. There is always a help wanted sign outside the ice cream store. You'd think this would be a good summer job for high school kids. Maybe kids don't have summer jobs anymore. I certainly don't see any kids mowing lawns in the neighborhood these days.
There's a new update for the star tracker, but I haven't even bothered to install it yet. I'm probably going to lose interest in this thing before I manage to get any decent pictures with it. There are too many trees and streetlights to attempt astrophotography in our backyard and I'm definitely not going to be wandering around in the park late at night. Even though there were mountain lions in the area, I always felt safe setting up equipment at all hours of the night when I was out at the observatory. Not so much here in Dallas.
There are a ton of things that need attention around the house, but I keep trying to avoid them. The carpenter on the roofing job was pretty good, but I haven't called him yet either. I keep telling myself that there's no rush. I seem more concerned with finishing things than starting new things these days. I'm eager to finish my 5000 day goal on this blog. I don't make large Giclée prints anymore and I haven't used my little recording studio in ages. I used to always have some sort of new project on the back burner. Now all I want to do is take a nap.
Maybe I'll install the new star tracker software tomorrow. It certainly beats my next alternative, which is mowing the grass. I have an appointment to get a TSA Pre card pretty soon, but no real travel plans. At least I'm still interested in chasing rockets. That's something I guess.
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