Dear Diary.....

Fio zoomed out of the house at 9:00 to meet friend Evelyn in Austin at 10:00. The ride was halcyon--good weather, everyone driving at a good speed, no hold-ups or slow-downs--until Fiorella accidentally bypassed McDonald's where she and Evelyn meet now, then had to back-track through all sorts of tricky traffic. She ended up a little late, but again, everything was halcyon--until Fiorella's credit card wouldn't register despite several tries. Finally, the girl behind the counter took over and, was finally able to coax the machine to accept Fio's payment, all $2.25 of it.
     Afterwards, Fio drove over to a Hobby Lobby and raided its stash of badges and buttons, then dropped by Lamme's Candy to pick up chocolate for her cousin in Ohio, then gassed up the car because she was running low, then got lost. WHERE THE HECK WAS NORTH LAMAR BOULEVARD? HOW HAD SHE LOST IT? WOULD SHE MISS HER MONTHLY MEET-UP WITH FRIEND KAYE AT CENTRAL MARKET FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW?
     Pero no, gracias a dio. After jumping a two curbs and ignoring some "do not enter" signs, Fiorella got herself on the right track. She was a little late, but Kaye, was too, so they forgave each other, then talked politics. Fio gave Kaye a DUMP TRUMP button, of course, and when a couple of other people evinced interest, she gave them buttons too.
   The ride back to Georgetown was a bit perilous because Fio, never one to waste time, took advantage of every red light and traffic slow-down to put together more Voter Register badges. Miraculously, but she made it home safely and, after feeding doggie, finally had time to read the morning newspaper.
     Whew! Wonder what tomorrow will bring?