I'll have to wait another month for health insurance. The insurance company will only accept someone at the beginning of the month - and since I started on the 5th, I have to wait until November 1.

" I don't know why they're being so inflexible about it." The HR guy said, " I can usually charm them."

"I'm sure they have their costs to watch." I said. I certainly wasn't going to say he's not that charming!

Anyway, I feel like any problem I was having with my thyroid is going away....

Maybe I'm just depressed. There hasn't been any activity on the house since we had two families for the open house on Sunday. I knew that was a bad day for an open house, since there was a festival going on in town. But the realtors say not to do it on a Sunday when the Ravens are playing at home. I feel resentful that a bunch of overweight guys in purple jerseys and way-tight pants can have an impact on my home sale.

Of course, it's just as well. The dog has co-opted the bed in the guest room and that comforter is filty. I'll have to wash it again. Anyone considering getting a mastiff ought to realize they will have a huge increase in the amount of laundry they have to do. He looks pretty weird in there with his huge box-like head on the floral pillows and his enourmous paws entangled in the lace trim. This is a comforter I got for a dollar at a yard sale, but still, I didn't buy it as a dog bed.

I wonder if it would help to bury a statue of St. Joseph upsdide down in the yard? I don't know why anybody thinks that helps, but some people think it does. Help sell the house, I mean. Apparently if you can't get the dog off your spare bed, the saints can't help you. You're on your own.