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We had a good day yesterday. Got up, did laundry, cleaned the office, and we tried to go to Costco right when they opened. I say tried, because it turns out the pharmacy is closed on Sunday. Go figure. We didn't know that and nowhere on line does it explicitly say that. Well poop. We weren't about to stand in a Sunday line either for just a few things and we ended up leaving. We got on the train and headed downtown for some hunting and to run an errand. My Samsonite bag has been having zipper issues and last weekend when we were down there the nice lady at the store said to bring it in and they could check it out. We got on the train and took my bag in.

Okay, massive kudos to the Samsonite store. Not only did she agree to have it sent in to be looked at, she offered ON THE SPOT to replace it if I wanted a new one instead. No questions. The only problem is she didn't have one exactly like mine, so we decided to have it looked at to see if it could be repaired first. If it's going to be too much hassle, then I will replace it. But I was very impressed at how they were willing to help and just do a swap. No receipt, no hassles. Just boom, take a new bag. That's service in my book.

From there we headed down to the waterfront for some walking and catching. We had the most wonderful experience. I will share what B posted on facebook about it:

[We] went into downtown today specifically to go Pokemon hunting and while we were sitting on a bench by the waterfront, a sweet older gentleman named George approached us. He noticed that we were playing the game and asked us for help (he wasn't able to collect any more Pokemon or any items from Pokestops because both his bag and his Pokemon storage was full). He sat with us for at least a half an hour while I helped him transfer and heal some Pokemon, get rid of some potions, and taught him to do the two things himself.

At 74 years old, George was not only enthusiastic about the game but also thrilled that we were willing to help him out. We learned a lot about him in that time: He used to race cars professionally, he has a Kia Soul that he loves, and his wife of 30+ years died about a year ago. He, understandably, has been having a hard time with her passing, and Pokemon GO has been helping him to get out more and get back to living a normal life. As a thank you, he gave us each what he had on him at the time, a Hostess Boston Creme Pie.

In addition, [we] have also been getting out and moving around more, plus I'm working on my social anxiety disorder by actually speaking to other players.

If this app can get people moving, help an older gentleman keep going with his life, and bring complete strangers together even for a short while, I can't understand why there are some people that are so proud that they have nothing to do with the game and look down upon others who play. Maybe it's not for you, but try telling George that the game is a "waste of his time" and "for kids."

Isn't that great? What a wonderful adventure. We got back on the train around 3 and headed home. Got home around 4 and B was feeling a migraine coming on. She ended up falling asleep for a little while which messed up here night schedule but dulled the headache a bit. I made chicken for dinner and for the first night in a week, we stayed in.

We started watching Stranger Things on Netflix. GOOD show. Strongly recommend. We watched 3 episodes and then I got tired. Went to bed around 10. It's getting hot here again for a week and it was nasty in the bedroom. Time to turn on AC units again. I pulled the one from the office too soon it would appear. Oh well. I may go get a piece of plastic this week.

I have a light week thank goodness. Some technical stuff to do, some doc changes, etc. Otherwise, should be a stressless week work-wise.