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Day of sneezes and sinus draining! I seem to have either picked up an allergy reaction to something or have picked up a cold. Seems more like an allergy. I'm keeping the Kleenex people happy! I wheeze, I sneeze, I let the breeze blow the pollen from the trees. Did laundry this morning, grabbed a bite to eat, and went back to bed for a while.

Watched a film this evening--Ridicule. It was about life at the court of Louis XVI right before the downfall of France (the same time about which GH and I are reading about on my read-aloud days with him). People in the court spent their time in intrigue, lavish balls and salons, and ignoring their impending doom. The film was like a slice of life of that times. It looked nice, with all manner of costumes and such, but it wasn't very deep. It stayed on the surface of those times and never really plumbed the depths of what was happening or was about to happen.

Spent some time looking at tech toys--have to replace my out-of-date laptop. Not sure that I want to deal with an iPad. Looking more closely at a Mac laptop. I went by the Apple store here in PA--what a buzzy place! They have two large concrete barriers on the street in front of the place--as if they were expecting a riot or such. Place is too busy/buzzy for me--will do most of my research online.

Well the clocks jump forward--springing forward in just a little while. Most of the gadgets are programmed to reset themselves. Only the few analog devices will need hands-on intervention. On the way to another day!