I'm missing the monthly presentation at the National Space Society. It was a discussion by MSNBC science editor Alan Boyle, speaking about Pluto, and his new book The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference. I would have liked to have gone, but a migraine hit. It's been threatening since last Thursday (I originally thought that it was going to materialize while I was subbing for last week's 4th grade class, but I was able to forstall it... apparently only for a little while, though).

The good news was that it was a lovely (although rather cold) day today, so I got ambitious early and got outside to whack back the jungle that used to be the walkway on the south of the house. I've made more progress, although I'm impeded by the fact that I'm trying to use the blackberry canes to feed the rabbit, and she only eats so much each day. Or, rather, I only *let* her eat so much each day. But I was able to fill another yard waste bin and had come inside to get the shopping list in order, when the migraine became evident.

So D. did the shopping after he ran, and I scavenged some crackers and cheese and ate that with my midrin pills. D. also brought back some ground beef for me (we don't keep red meat in the house any more, since the kids are gone and D. can't eat it) and I had a patty with mustard. Between the headache meds and the protein, I'm not in bad shape, but not good enough to go out. I'll finish this off and head to bed.