Livin’ La Vida ‘Loha

 The move to Aloha, Oregon (a suburb of Portland) went as smooth as could be expected; it’s the aftermath takes a little getting used to.  All my best-laid plans to get the high-speed internet/phone/cable installation up and running ASAP went awry when the installer told me the previous tenant’s service provider had cut the existing cables and thus ‘new’ cables would need to be laid – there would be two-week delay in installation. The garbage people mistakenly scheduled service to start two weeks after I requested (and I’m drowning in a sea of cardboard boxes).  My watch disappeared off my wrist on moving day, never to be seen again; and the backup watch needed a new battery, which the local Fred Meyer jewelry department doesn’t carry.  Oh, and the flu shot I got the week before the move wasn’t enough to keep me from getting the flu.  In the past, this stuff would have fried my hide, but this week, it’s all water off a duck’s back for me.   My cell phone is getting a real workout, my cough is better, and there are LOTS of places that offer free wifi (like Powell’s Books).  Life is good.