I rearranged my apartment again. I like it but still have to clean up the edges. I had to do my stretching exercises several times as I could feel my back tightening up. It's not too bad but I'll be stiff tomorrow. That's ok, I don't think it'll spasm and that's what counts. The stiffness will wear off.

I brought my mother's old trunk out of the closet so I could see it. It was brought from Scotland to Australia and then to the US by my grandparents. There's a D on the end that my mother said marked the trunk for Dawson. I had another trunk that my daughter has and it has the D on the end also.

It's covered with fabric that was then painted and then has the black metal bands. The top is curved with wood slats. It's led a hard life so the inside isn't that good. The one my daughter has which is all wood with a flat top still has a nicely finished wood inside. My mother painted them both since they were so shabby so I can't say what the original color was. It's a dark brown now.

I watched The Learning Channel while I worked and they were rerunning the dinosaur series which reminded my that I was part way through "Basin and Range" by John McPhee. This is the second time I've read it and I'm enjoying it all over again. I nearly finished it this evening. It's about the continental drift of the continents and I never can quite keep the various geologic names straight but it's fascinating all the same.

While reading what I've written I noticed that I said grocery store instead of supermarket. I think of a grocery store as a small store, whereas I went to a supermarket, but I've noticed that I still say grocery store in conversation. Another word that is a bit anachronistic is icebox, which I still use, even though the only time I cooled food with ice was while camping.