Rainy Days and Mondays

Song on my mind... "Rainy Days and Mondays" by The Carpenters

Hanging around
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down

It isn't Monday yet, but that didn't keep the song from sneaking in my left ear and making itself at home in my head. It slipped in while I was observing the darkening morning sky and thinking about how nice it would be to hang out and read somewhere dry and warm on a rainy day. (This is the danger of installing a pet idea door. It's great for letting your favorite thoughts come and go as they please, but every so often an unwanted stray wanders through.)

I spent the day at San Jose Market Center and Santana Row in San Jose. I was your typical flâneur, merrily café-hopping from Panera Bread to Starbucks to Peet's Coffee, reading and drinking coffee with abandon (I was too absorbed in my book to notice if it was reckless or not). I call today's activity Aggressive Loafing. Done properly, it is taxing on the body, which is why I took a break after midday for some nourishment at L & L and another one late in the afternoon for a stroll along the Row.

After an entire day of Aggressive Loafing, I was exhausted. The drive home sapped the last of my strength and I barely had enough energy to crawl to my favorite recliner for a nap.