My auto is in the shop getting repaired (fails emissions and leaky heater core) and it needed a tune-up as it is 15 years old with 170,000 miles and still running on the original plugs, so today I hoofed it to the post office which is about two miles there and back.

     I was okay with that from a physical standpoint but the boredom of it was excruciating.  I got used to everything going by at 60, and walking is okay when there is something to look at, but what they’ve done to this neighborhood only depresses me.  Lots of ugly apartments where trees used to be.

     Nobodies account is scheduled to expire tomorrow so I’m going to skip the post office trip until Friday when my auto is supposed to be ready.

     There seemed to be a lot of allergens in the air, my eyes teared up, my nose started running.  Took some allergy medicine when I got back, hadn’t taken it for a while so wasn’t used to it, quite sedating, pretty much made for a non-productive afternoon.