Little dogies will get along tomorrow.

I don't usually remember birthdays, but I wanted to wish Zee Zahava a very happy one today. She must have a notebook at home where she writes angry things she has held in all day, because I've never heard her say a single discouraging word. Even though Ithaca skies are cloudy all day. Zee helped me find my voice, and now there is finally a place for you to lay the blame;  I asked her to help me find Margaret Atwood's voice.

We didn't leave!  Here we still are!  When I heard the wind and felt the rocking I knew it was time to get up,  take the sail off the hammock, and go back inside.  We'll try this again tomorrow, at the crack of noon. Last night we made definite plans to go someplace, and now we have some different definite plans.  But, they're for sure.  Hardly even open to revision.

You've noticed that Blogger is about to "roll out" a "new""look."  Be warned that as soon as you switch over, Blogger will help you by reverting to word verification, because you forgot you wanted it.  Google is deeply invested in reCAPTCHA, because word on the street says it is now using us to decode Google Earth street addresses.  I'm not saying that's evil.  After all, it's how we get places.  I just don't want to go all involuntary mechanical turk;  thanks anyway, Google.  Offer me 50¢ per translation and we're eating a whole new biscuit.

Nina referred us to a good website for Sedona area parking and camping regulations - thanks!  [The site wants to start playing a folksy audio clip - it's not offensive, just unexpected.]  It looks like the America the Beautiful annual pass stands in for the Red Rock Country annual pass.  A little more expensive ($80 vs. $20), but it will get you a lot more places.  Also, there are free boondocking sites in the area, so you don't have to pay to stay in great places.  Check out yesterday's comments for good ideas.

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