I know lots of people dislike going off DST, but wow, will I be grateful for it next week. It felt like the dead dark middle of the night driving in at 7 this morning. (The fact that it's totally clouded up contributed).

It's also just under 20* C (67 F or so) in my office. It's funny, I keep my house that cool and I'm just fine, but sitting at my desk at that temperature, my fingers start to freeze. And I'm wearing fingerless mitts.

Today does not promise to be a fun day. It's Mandatory Insurance Re-Enrollment day for me, and we're switching carriers, so I am anxiously anticipating either being told my allergies (the ONLY thing I get regular treatment for) are a "pre-existing" condition and I'm out of luck on having my serum and testing covered, or that prescription coverage has been dropped, or that they roll out a scale, blood pressure cuff, and blood testing apparatus because they want to see what kind of a "risk" each of us is. Or, worse, the adjuster looks me up and down, mentally weighing me, and tells me that there's a "wellness program" (read: diet) he's going to suggest I enroll in.

(Edited to add: Printed out the re-enrollment form; all they ask for are my name, social security number, DOB, and address. So maybe we have a few years yet before the hamster wheels (and related pelletized controlled-portion food dispensers) become a part of our lives).

And then I get to go for a dental checkup. (but thank goodness my good dentist is a "provider" for our new dental insurance. Because I expect one of these days - I sincerely hope not today - I will be told I need yet another crown).

Also, last night was a fish fry at church. I am coming to conclude that I generally dislike fish because it does not agree well with me. (I suppose it could also have been the "fried" that is causing the stomach troubles, I never eat anything fried, normally.). A person's gut transit time is like six hours, right? I ate the fish over 12 hours ago. Why should I still have indigestion?