"I enjoy long, romantic walks to the fridge."

In his comments after the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states the President urged understanding and tolerance for those who find that outcome deeply troubling, morally offensive. Then, after a stop in S.C. for the funeral, he went home and had the outside of the White House lit up in rainbow colors.
That's not his house; it's my house. And as one of those deeply disappointed by the Supreme's decision I'm angered by his in-your-face celebration of the ruling. I accept the outcome as the new law of the land, but find his insensitivity intentionally inflammatory.

I had grand plans for today that started with a 12-mile ride, then work on the guest room. I knew five minutes after getting out of bed that wasn't gonna happen. I skipped the ride and worked at an intentionally easy pace on the room. As of 30 minutes ago it's officially done. The paint and adhesive for the transition strips are drying but everything is in place and cleaned. Later tonight, maybe tomorrow I'll move most of the furniture and "stuff" back in, but not all of it. Our goal is to make progress on preparing the house for listing, and that means this room will look "staged." No extra stuff, just neat and tidy.

I had to run to Home Depot to get the shoe molding so planned that trip to coincide with lunch. Part of Pam's absence is doing all my own food prep, NOT my favorite thing in the world.
While I ate I worked on some lesson plans for an upcoming teaching opportunity I'll write about in more detail as soon as a few specifics are nailed down. September should include some serious fun.

That skipped bike ride had me feeling guilty until I realized that for the first time in about four decades I can go on a ride before church.