I ordered some new pajamas on September 22, and, because there is really very little else to do here and because I have no life outside of work, I took great amusement following their progress from Maine to North Dakota via FedEx.
It took more than two weeks for them to arrive. They left the warehouse in Maine on 09/25 and arrived in Massachusetts that same day. Five days later they were in Connecticut. As I recall, it isn’t very far from Massachusetts to Connecticut. I hope they had fun in the interim.
By 10/1 they were in Clyde, Ohio and then Chicago. By 10/2 they were in Fargo. I live 300 miles from Fargo, and for some reason they left immediately for Billings, Montana, which is 600 miles to the west of Fargo. They left Billings on 10/3 and travelled 300 miles back east, arriving in my town at 9:00 pm according to the package tracker. They appear to have meandered around town for twelve hours. I imagine them at the Spur Bar, having a couple of beers before climbing wearily back into their box. They were checked in at the FedEx warehouse in Dickinson at 9:00am on 10/4, and were delivered on the morning of 10/5.
I wish I could get the story behind all the delays and the visit to Billings and what they did in town for twelve hours between Saturday night and Sunday morning. They are really nice pajamas, but I wish it didn’t take so long to get things out here.
What stories, book series, authors, famous people, movie series, trends, or comic strips do you follow?
Hey, leave me out of it.
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At least you received your package. I have had the message “On the way, but running late” for 8 days now. To contact UPS I have to have a tracking number, which I never received. Contacting Amazon gives me a link back to UPS. Or on a deeper try, I am told I have to contact the seller. The seller says I have to wait until it is delivered,
Related topic: Cub pharmacy now makes me go through a robocall affirmation process to refill Sandy’s prescriptions.
Such a dehumanizing America this is,
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Yes, I have to robocall with Bank of America for my online statement.
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get amazon prime
it makes life so much better
packages get delivered in 1 or two days or the seller gets killed
non prime teaches you to get signed up for prime
just do it
tv music books are all pluses but orderingvease make life better
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Rise and Shine Baboons,
I love this Renee, and I really like the header photo with the steps in the sand. I am so pleased your really good pajamas arrived. One of the things I found I do not care for when living in a remote place, is lack of shopping and slow delivery. One of the luxuries of urban life, is having a selection of stuff to choose from, even though I detest shopping.
Lately I have been obsessively following election polls. There is so little I can control, so following polls seems to distract me from my electoral helplessness.
I enjoy following the Vikings and the Twins, as well, however, I am only interested when they are winning, so the Twins were fun this summer, but the Vikings are a real disappointment so far. I have lost interest.
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One of my coworkers is married to a UPS delivery man. He says since March it has been like Christmas in terms of package divery. He is exhausted.
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I am very surprised by how few errors USPS and UPS have made throughout this. This is only my second and the other was quickly fixed.
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I have a FedEx friend. He’s exhausted too.
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Renee, I love the image of your pajamas sitting at a stool in a bar knocking a few back. I really needed a good laugh this morning. And I’m also happy to know that I’m not the only one stalking my packages. One of the things that I’ve noticed with regularity is that stuff arrives in the Minneapolis facility and then gets sent to Rogers before it gets on a truck to come back here. I’m sure that they have all kinds of computers and logistical models to say why that makes sense but it doesn’t make sense to me.
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Husband says he thinks they had a pajama party Saturday night.
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What kind of animal has a gait like the footprints in the sand?
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Thet racks look almost photoshopped in.
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More than almost. They were made in wet sand. They are out of scale with the base sand. They don’t diminish properly and, as I said, they describe an impossible gait.
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hey take it easy renee does the best she can
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I just heard a short piece on MPR about how robots have affected the warehouse experience for Amazon employees, and it’s not pretty – they end up having to handle 4 X as many items per hour than pre-robot, and it’s leading to exhaustion and repetitive stress injuries…
Renee – would love to hear more about the pajamas – are they akin to something special from Pajamagram?
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Nothing special, just two-piece cotton knit pajamas from Cuddledown. One pair had blue stripes. The other is printed with constellations. I usually buy reasonably priced pajamas from Target, but the elbows always wear out too soon, and the nearest Target is in Bismarck, which is a Covid hotspot.
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i don’t want to know about your wearing out the elbows on your pajamas renee
geeze
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Snort!
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I have found that having flannel sheets and flannel pajamas results in threadbare pajamas. Percale sheets lengthen the life of flannel pajamas.
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what is the shortest life of either or the longest life of either
i don’t believe i have ever worn out a set of either and i am positive i never wore out the elbows knees seat or any other part of my sleeping attire
i did notice the bathrobe my girlfriend gave me in 1975 has a worn spot where the terry cloth is in need of stitching
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Pajamagram is a business I never would have expected to succeed. I still don’t understand why people would buy each other pajamas.
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What could be more enticing than matching pajamas for the WHOLE family, including the dog??
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I rest my case.
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my wife never know what color tassels to order
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This is such a cool post, Renee. I enjoyed following your pajamas’ journey to your doorstep. I don’t wear pajamas (blushing emoticon here). I just wear t-shirts and leggings or sweatpants. I do have a couple cheap pairs of flannel pj pants without matching tops. I’ve never dressed normally, and I don’t intend to start.
I have a new interest in reading mystery series novels, especially ones that have a specific location. I read the entire William Kent Krueger Cork O’Connor series, then read the entire Louise Penny Armand Gamache series. I just got the most recent Armand Gamache mystery from overdrive on my phone and am already well into it. Any recommendations for other similar series that I can gobble up?
I read all of Margaret Atwood’s books but I don’t think they can really count as a series, except for the MaddAddam trilogy. I have also read most of Louise Erdrich’s writing, as much as I have found anyway.
I tend not to follow popular culture, such as movies, tv shows, popular music, etc. Unfortunately right now it is popular to be obsessed with politics. This is depressing to me. I need escape, like fantasy stories.
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You’ll love the last Louise Penny book. It was excellent. Have you tried any of the Anna Pigeon mystery series. They all take place in national parks.
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Oooh, thank you! That sounds great!
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And there is a Kate Shugak series that takes place in Alaska. I’ve only read two of these so far but I like them.
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chris… get to work
he really does write excellent stuff
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A couple more mystery series I liked, to a point anyway, were Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone, and for outrageous and racy there’s Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum – this is actually comic relief from everything. Same with Grace & Frankie on Netflix. I know there are others…
Calvin & Hobbes is still my favorite comic strip, also Arlo & Janis, and Shoe (haven’t seen that for years, but it still exists).
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Oooh, also two or three series by Anne Perry – my favorite are William Monk (with Hester Latterly), and two by Laurie B. King…
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Thanks for all the reading suggestions!
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Oh yes on the Laurie R King. I didn’t mention her because it’s not really a “all in one location” but still great books, Especially if you are a Sherlock Holmes fan.
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A mystery: how do I get my data back. I know who murdered it: Little Billy Gates with is latest update of Windows 10, the latest crappy software spewing from Redmond.
Clyde
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Finally received an answer to my missing shipment: “I’ve looked into your order and I see that it was damaged during transit. We can replace it for you but the item unexpectedly sold out.” Why couldn’t UPS fess up and not make me go searching for an answer?
Meanwhile here is large potatoes: my son was told they had to take one kidney out 12 days ago and that he would have a surgery date within 2-3 days. Still has not heard. So fun to have that hanging over our heads and his. He has called twice and he got the polite version of don’t call us we’ll call you.
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sorry to hear about sons dilemma
i switched prostate doctors offices when my doc moved to maine and i couldn’t get answers
mayo is good so far
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i follow anne lamott and sarah silverman on twitter
al frankens podcast also ted talks of many branches
a couple of motivational guys
trends in amazon sales to get involved in
i keep tuned into a couple newsletters
garrisons cintinued offerings (i think i saw that he wrote a column ala his old weekly column on salon that ended a couple of years ago
i get noticed that concerts online are happening but i feel like i should kick in $20 to listen in and i can’t do that today so i listen in pandora instead
broadway musicals and classical offerings as well as jazz and blues and of course my favorites in the folk genre
there are authors i follow but only bill bryson vines to mind. just finished thunderbolt kid after the body, both wonderful, vonnegut got me at the right time
hesse was the first to do that way back when
tv shows … frankie and grace
we are us
marvelous miss maxes come to mind and anything dylan
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To all the BBC baboons who are reading Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See,” well, I just think that book is one of the best ever. I read it a long time ago now but I remember just wanting to go back and read it again right away. Incredibly beautiful story. I’m sure a lot of you have already read it. If not, enjoy.
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I think Steve has raved about “All the Light We Cannot See” here on the trail. I read it, but was having eye problems at the time, and gave up halfway through. Perhaps it’s time to revisit it.
Have just finished Bob Woodward’s “Rage.” Confirmed what I was already convinced of, it’s time to oust DT.
Annie Proulx, Alendra Fuller, and Barbara Kingsolver are three authors I find consistent pleasure in reading, but at the moment I’m reading mostly non-fiction (American history).
I don’t follow anyone on Twitter, but read the daily letters from Heather Cox Richardson in an attempt at keeping abreast of what’s going on politically. Find her perspective enlightening and calming.
Time to watch the debate.
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I love Barbara Kingsolver!
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This is Krista, still being punished by WP.
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Yes
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me too. when i was on the commitee for pen pals to invite authors i asked that we invite barbara kingsolver the head of the deal said she heard there was a problem with her and when i looked into it she was staying put in her home and not traveling by airplane as it was a waste of fuel and a pollution issue.
she has since changed her stance but i was sad to miss to opportunity . i love her writing, barb mentioned louise erdich too . another favorite
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I read All The Light and did not care for it. I thought it had little original to say about WWII.
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That was my impression too. Just wasn’t grabbed by the narrative.
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I liked it, but was not as enthralled as many people are with it. I gave a copy to my brother-in-law; he LOVED it.
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VS has also raved about All the Light You Cannot See. I read it in one sitting – on a flight home from Europe.
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i loved it. i am blessed to not be able to remember the details but they all come back as soon as a refresh button gets hit. the imagery and storytelling was excellent
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It’s been several days since we’ve hear from Steve. Hope you’re OK, Steve?
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glad you noticed pj
who can look in on him in a covid complying sense?
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