Our trainer was on vacation today, but we went to the JCC anyway – it was our first time on the cardio machines since…well, you know. I can’t speak for Diane, but I was definitely out of practice and didn’t get into my usual rhythm. It felt good to get back onto the bike, and I actually felt virtuous about not letting our trainer’s absence stop us from exercising.

When we got home, I found an unsurprising email from Best Buy – they can’t deliver the cooktop on November 22, as planned – they gave us a new date of December 7. I won’t be surprised if that date slips, too, but I can hope….

And I finally got back to working on some photo editing – I’m now finished with our Iceland/Boston trip, just in time to head off to visit Jeff in Boston later this week and, I hope, take more photos there!

Both Diane and I seem to be over the side effects of our booster shots, and the Mac I upgraded to Monterey appears to have survived the experience (though I’ll wait a bit before I update the other machines, since they run applications I depend on).

We didn’t decorate for Halloween again this year, but we still got a few trick-or-treaters early in the evening – well, actually it was late in the afternoon, a few minutes before 6. I had candy on hand to give them, of course. One little girl (I’d guess she was about 4 and a half) asked if the candy had nuts or sesame because she was allergic – luckily, I had York Peppermint Patties instead of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, so she should be OK.

In honor of the holiday, we’re going to watch the original Ghostbusters – happy Halloween!