Notes from last week

There was not a whole lot going over the last week, besides trying to keep from melting under the obsessive heat that we seem to be under these days. Yesterdays was pretty good, despite getting off to something of a rough start. Came downstairs after mowing the lawn to - finally! - grab my morning coffee, only to find out that there was not even enough left for me to fill my mug. Talk about depressing. Sure, we could go the route of "single serving" coffee making devices, but our counterspace is at a premium right now, and no, I will not get rid of my Bunn commerical pourover coffee maker. I've had that thing for about a decade now and it's performed like a champ. I dealt with a lack of coffee and I survived. Barely. We had the opportunity to visit with some acquaintances last night as well, who invited us and others over for a pre-fourth fireworks extravaganza that their neighborhood throws. It was cool and pretty neat to get to be involved in what was - essentially - a professional…