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So, I had that issue with the unauthorized charge from a UK clothing store showing up on my bank card while I was in Madison. To get the money credited back to my account, I needed to 1) file a police report and get a case number so that I could 2) fill out the Official Dispute Form, then 3) write a letter explaining why I was disputing the charge. I had done 1 and 2, and was going to do 3 this weekend...except I checked my account for another reason last night and saw that my bank had already credited my account for the amount involved. Which sorta smacks of "it wasn't you, it was us" except that I did receive that letter from batteries.com concerning their security breach, so...? I do have the money back, and didn't find any issues with my credit reports. Things seem OK so far, but let's see how it goes. At least I won't need to spend any time writing a 3 this weekend.

I found this article on the trend toward smaller homes interesting. At 1100 sq ft (not counting the full basement), my house is considered large by tiny house standards, but small when compared to the national average of 2500 sq ft. It was built in the late 60s/early 70s, and it is a shoebox. The lack of closet space drives me crazy--I have spread out my clothes among the three bedroom closets, and things are still jammed. I do want to see how many of my clothes I can purge. I think if I cut out the shirts I wear rarely if at all, I could free up half a closet. And no, this isn't because I have ZOMG so many clothes. It's because I live three lives--day job, home, writer job, the clothes don't really overlap, and all three of my closets combined are smaller than most average-size walk-in closets I've seen. I am considering home resale potential here, too, but. If the trend over the next few decades is indeed back to smaller homes, maybe I'm not as bad off as I think.

It's raining.

My allergies are really bugging me.

Well!

Just got off the phone with a gentleman from the security service that froze my bank card when I was in Madison. It was a combination of the Madison and UK charges that triggered the freeze--I had to OK several charges that I had made in Madison. I then had to re-reject the $240 charge from Flannels. I also had to formally deny a charge for a shade over $1000 from the Turf Club. This Turf Club, I wonder? Gee, my card number got around.

And then there's King

He came home with kennel cough. Again. I contacted the kennel where he and Gaby stayed and let them know, and the tech who emailed me back apologized and let me know all the things they do to try to prevent transmission, and that even then it doesn't always work. I realize it's the doggy version of con crud--you're in a new place, your schedule upended. Maybe you're not sleeping right. So you're stressed, and susceptible, and next thing you know...

King's pretty much his Kingly self, except for the cough. He had 5-6 short bouts of that telltale retching hack today, which has been the most so far. It is indeed likely that the vaccine blunted the severity. I hope it doesn't last more than a couple more days.

Gaby may have suffered a very slight case. I heard a few mild hacks yesterday. Nothing today. But she is Miss Zippy Whizbang, and therefore immune to such onslaughts.

They're both sleeping now.