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AAARRGGGH ...
Can't get into my audible account to listen to my audiobook(s).

I KNOW my password, even though my computer has now decided not to automatically fill in it form me. But when I type it in, it's rejected. I've tried several variations UPPER and lower case, etc. Still nothing.

Okay ... I'll click the "forgot my password" link and reset it.

I get a page asking for my email ... I enter it and click continue. And nothing happens! It's just back to the same page asking for my email.

So, I try the "help" link. The directions are the same as what I've tried already.

So, I try the "contact us" link ... where it demands that I SIGN IN before I can contact them! AAAARRRRGH

I would die if all my passwords weren't saved. Every time I forget them and change them I have no recollection of what account I have changed it on, or what I have changed it to!

I DO have all my passwords saved in an excel spreadsheet. Makes no difference this time.

I finally found a phone # for assistance and they guy was VERY helpful and I am back in business! I had to clear all browser history, all cookies, etc. But I was able to use the password I've always used.

Some kind of glitch I suppose. I usually don't listen on my phone but when I do - through the app, I don't think it asks for a password.

Usually I download the books to my computer and put them on a small iPod. I like that because it's so tiny, fits in a pocket better than my phone. Good thing there were no issues recently because my life has been taken over by my current book, The Running Grave. I know some people are unhappy with the author, but wow, is this a great series. I love the characters. Friday night I stayed up till 2am because the story was at a crisis point. I had to go to sleep because I was doing something with friends all Saturday. I kept wondering during the day if I could sneak away for a few minutes to listen.

I was actually on my desktop computer ... I just wanted to check some info when the problem presented itself.

Audible is owned by Amazon and I was having an issue last night getting Amazon to accept my password - which I had saved on that particular device so should not have needed to re-enter it. I just gave up finally, figuring it wasn't me it was Amazon and I don't need to fight it.

It's so frustrating though!

I had something very sweet happen today.

You know I had my high school 50th reunion this past summer. Frank, one of my classmates who came -- first reunion ever - was at Catholic Elementary school with me and we spent a lot of time talking about those days together and with a few others. My memories have faded into the far distance - I was never a particularly strong practicing Catholic and once I went to college that was over.

Frank became an investigative reporter in Central Florida -- where he still lives. He's writing a seris of articles for our hometown Pennysaver about his visit back this summer for reunion. One of the memories he was trying to pin down was a Valentines Day project in 3rd or 4th grade (I think it was 3rd) where we each made a mailbox out of paper bags that we decorated and put on our desks for classmates to leave valentines for you. Until he mentioned that, I'd forgotten! I remember being thrilled that I got a lot of valentines - I always thought of myself as an outsider for a host of reasons. Frank says he always remembered that day because the only valentine he got was from me and he still cherishes that memory, how sweet and nice I was. He also admitted to a little awe because I was one of the smartest kids in the class.

That touched me so much. To think that long ago that simple act (I'm sure I gave a valentine to every single kid - that's just who I was) is a lasting memory he treasures.

I also don't mind in the least being considered one of the smartest kids!

I know intellectually that small moments of kindness can have a vast impact. I don't always equate it with things I have done or said, certainly not way back when I was in 3rd grade!

Theresa wrote: "I had something very sweet happen today.

You know I had my high school 50th reunion this past summer. Frank, one of my classmates who came -- first reunion ever - was at Catholic Elementary schoo..."

Wow, in my time we chose who to give valentines to, but in my kids' era, they were required to give one to everybody. It sounds like Frank ended up very successful and obviously smart, organized and self-directed to have a career like that. Somebody missed the chance to befriend him early.

I don't remember if I posted here that a woman came to my daughter's memorial celebration who I hadn't seen since they were in middle school. She remembered Leslie was kind to her when others weren't and drove about 10 hours to be there. She wasn't a close friend but it made an impact, like what you found, Theresa.

Robin P wrote: "Theresa wrote: "I had something very sweet happen today.

You know I had my high school 50th reunion this past summer. Frank, one of my classmates who came -- first reunion ever - was at Catholic ..."

Shows that good memories and kind acts between children last forever, have life long impact and meaning.

You are right that it back in those days you selected who you gave too.

Robin and Theresa, both those stories are touching and both made me smile. Bring kind is not always the easiest route, but it is always the best route for the person at the recieving end.

Bad news ... My "protege" young pen pal will NOT be in the musical production this season. A family issue has come up that requires her to bow out. I am just devastated for her, but her parents are very good parents and will see her through this disappointment.

Good news ... Have been trying to cultivate a donor for our Library's capital campaign. When I've reached out to her she's been quick with a "just mail me the info" response. In August she told me she'd make her decision in Sept. Tonight she handed me an envelope - we were carpooling to book club - and said "let me know if you have any questions." MAJOR 5-figure gift for a naming opportunity!

Now I don't know whether to feel happy or sad ...

Book Concierge wrote: "Bad news ... My "protege" young pen pal will NOT be in the musical production this season. A family issue has come up that requires her to bow out. I am just devastated for her, but her parents are..."

I would smile. Even though your protegé has to bow out, she did get cast over so many others who yried out. That is a tremendous accomplishment. Life lessons now that it doesn't always work out but she is a winner!

WOOT! That is great fundraising work! I noticed there is a reading link there...

Book Concierge wrote: "Bad news ... My "protege" young pen pal will NOT be in the musical production this season. A family issue has come up that requires her to bow out. I am just devastated for her, but her parents are..."

Sadness, and a loss for your community to not be able to see that young woman preform. Yet over flowing joy for the monetary contirbution to your community. These large donars are not easy to come by. In my library we have 2 of them-one who sponsers our Summer Reading Program and one who suddenly lost a child and now pulls out the check book to honor her whenever the need arises. That is a sadness too though, for someone to have lost a young child ,

Not having fun here. Yesterday around noon I came home to water coming up from the street. Turns the water main broke. We're in a condo on a cul de sac and the water main is in a grassy area in the middle right across from our driveway. There's now a gigantic hole and a ton of trucks out there. The city couldn't fix it yesterday because it was too complex for them so now a contracting company is out there working on it. I just really hope it gets fixed today.

Rachel N. wrote: "Not having fun here. Yesterday around noon I came home to water coming up from the street. Turns the water main broke. We're in a condo on a cul de sac and the water main is in a grassy area in the..."

Oh I know that awful experience! Do still have water? I'm hoping you are just inconvenienced and no serious damage to the building.

One below zero bitter day in January a few years ago (when we still were occasionally having bitter cold winters) a water main ruptured on W. 106th Street right below my apartment window! Shocking to see all that ruptured pavement and sidewalk looking like crumpled and torn paper and massive water gushing out! My apartment building does not have a basement - a below-grade lobby and first floor (building floors numbered like in Europe - I'm on 4th floor but numbered 3rd), so the first loor was immediately flooded trapping us all inside (it was very early in the morning). Water reached 3/4 of the way up the walls of the entire first floor.

And the noise! Took them 2 or 3 days to repair and I had a bird's eye view from my apartment. They did get the gushing water shut off quickly and the building pumped out -- we were able to leave by noon. Elevator knocked out, boiler knocked out so no heat or hot water initially.

Oddly, we had running water the whole time. Turns out that though that water main was right next to our building, it was providing water south of us -- so the luxury condominium building and all the fancy coops south of my pedestrian mid-century brick building had no water at all for 2 or 3 days, mine never lost it. And the boiler and elevator were serviced and back in operation quickly too. Once the first floor was dry - took days of fans running - they started repair. The lobby had just been redone too. It got another even nicer redo

Ugh, water sprouting all over the place is the worst-like Theresa I hope it did not get into your home-inconvenience of being trapped is one thing, but water damage is the worst. My neighborhood has low ditches in front of all of the houses and they flood all the time. We are fortunate that our home is on a hill and we have never had any flooding from it-

Fortunately the house didn't flood. The water all flowed downhill towards my neighbor. The association just put basically a drainage ditch in his front yard because he'd been having major issues and thank goodness they did or his whole house would have flooded. We didn't have water for about 20 hours but it just came back on. I'm hoping it stays on. I think they are starting to fill the giant hole which is good.

@Rachel N - it's quite a good reminder of just how powerful a force and how damaging water can be. I still have pictures on my phone of the one under my windows.

Glad the water is back on! I'm sure all is fine now. How lucky also for your neighbor.

During law school I learned from a friend that when buying a house, look at where the storm drains in the street are located - you want them below your house somewhere, not in front or adjacent because if that's where they are you will be flooded because you are at the lowest point.

That tip when house hunting and the tip from a board president from one of my coops that the first thing he wants to see when looking at apartments is the building's basement and laundry room because a clean and tidy and organized basement is the sign of a good super and well-managed building.