Good news: My $175 debt is paid off! Some of the people I reached out to were able to come through and the lien is no more! I was even able to cover lights, utilities, and internet through the next month. Plus, I've been able to start getting free prescriptions through the free clinic I got set up with. A measure of stability!

Fun news: A lot of animals, both domestic and wild, were hanging around my house this morning. Before sunrise, I caught a glimpse of a pair of does grazing in my backyard. Nice moment of calm. I live in suburbia, but I'm about 1/4 mile from some dense woods. A couple hours later, at sunrise, I hear the unmistakable growls and yowls of two very unhappy tomcats. I get outside in time to watch them circling and finishing their feline trash talk, and just before it was time to rumble, they notice me. And they walk away in two separate directions like I didn't watch a potential turf war start. After I broke up the fight and had some breakfast, I went to my carto run errands and witnessed a hedgehog waddling along. He gave a look that, if it were human, would be an old timer tipping his hat and going, "Mornin'."

Not so fun news: I've got to get my car looked at. There is something leaking out in significant quantities. No performance issues yet, but I don't want to risk it. Luckily, there's a repair shop at the end of my street that does good work for fair prices. Hopefully, it's an easy and cheap fix.