Point Form: From Ties to Interrobangs

• Speaking of ties, as we were recently, I recall the sudden switch sometime in the mid-80s. We had always worn ties from when I started teaching in 1971 until then, but suddenly, they were being left in the cupboard. It was an impromptu and unspoken adaptation by almost all the staff that stuns me in its rapidity and totality as I look back on it.
  
  
• When I shopped this week, bathroom cleaner was on the list. I swear that perusing those shelves is what took me the most time — so many brands and varieties within those brands. So confusing.
  
  
• Speaking of groceries, our cost us 56₵ this week. That is because I used points to cover the first $120. Not ever carrying change, I pulled out my debit card for the extra 56₵. I was being thoughtful by not using my credit card, which is how I accumulated those points. 
  
  
• Either I or the cashier didn't pack very well. When Sue unpacked, she was rather put out to see heavy objects over top of the soft burger buns. There were also broken eggs, which is an absolute first in all of my years of bringing home the groceries. I think it was the cashier's doing and not mine, but I can't swear to it.
  
  
• We had the fam over for supper that night. What used to be a standard weekly practice has become only a occasional event with everyone diverging off in various and myriad directions. It was just grilled burgers, but there won't be too much more grilling before winter: some perhaps, but not much.
  
  
• Danica brought us up to speed after her first full week of university. She's adapting to the commute, and she reports that after being a trifle late on the first morning, she was overly early on the next day. Of course, she could use that time productively. We shall see.
  
  
• I mowed the lawn on the weekend. The grass still wasn't growing due to the drought, but of course we had enough rain to cause the weeds to spring forth with vim, vigour and vitality. Apparently, it will continue to be our job to maintain our shared lawn, most of which is on our neighbour's side. The present owner seems nice enough, but she has shown little inclination to roll up her gardening sleeves. 
  
  
• There is something wrong with my body since my trip to the ER. I am having a pretty good sweat on most nights. At least I am not soaking through completely so I don’t always have to change my top. But something isn’t right. In a few moments, I will be taking the last of my antibiotic pills, so what next?
  
  
• There was quite a thick fog early one morning. Once upon a time, I would have been out there making photos, but I have been there and done that, so I remained in my unmotivated chair reading blog posts and playing my usual morning puzzle games. What has become of me‽
  
  
• At least I know what an interrobang ( ‽ ) is and when to use it. ↑