it may be fall in other parts of the country, but it was 91 in houston today.  and my air conditioning broke.  and the AC repairman couldn't fix it today, but gave me a few-hours-on, one-hour-off scheme to keep me semi-cool, which is actually working, and my apartment is no longer 85 degrees.  more like 80.  but i have a fan, and if (when) i get through the night the repairman is coming back tomorrow to fix me up for real.  ruby spent the day being semi-happy (purring when petted) but not moving from the cooler parts of the apartment where she lay sprawled out.  good kitty.

oh, the fun of living in houston.  fall starts on tuesday, huh?