I'm lucky that I only have one foot that's being stubborn!

I didn't see this in my e-mail until today, after it was too late.

Tonight: Spot the International Space Station over Glendale.

The ISS is scheduled to pass overhead this evening, March 18. It's easy to observe with the unaided eye — though it's traveling 17,500 mph at an altitude of 250 miles. The station is scheduled to appear over the Glendale area at 7:08 p.m. It will show up 10 degrees above the southwest horizon, reach 72 degrees in the sky, and disappear 10 degrees above the northeast horizon. The whole show should take about 7 minutes. The ISS will look like a bright star moving quickly across the sky. If the light blinks, you're seeing an aircraft, not the station. To prepare for a viewing, find a dark and comfortable place outside 15 minutes before the pass begins to let your eyes adjust. Face the direction you expect the station to appear. Take a minute to practice estimating measurements over the horizon — 10 degrees is about the height of your fist held at arm's length. Ninety degrees above the horizon would be directly overhead. Did you catch a glimpse? Share a detail, video, or photo in the comments!

And as so many things do these days,  

the announcement brought back another memory of Mom.  

Some years ago during her annual winter stay, the local news announced something like this.  So after dinner we went outside at the appointed time to try our luck spotting it - and (after a few false sightings of what turned out to be airplanes) Mom was the one who ended up finding it.  

It was quite something to watch it traverse the entire sky, and (had I known in time) I would have gone out last evening for a repeat viewing.

I have a few hours before Perri is scheduled to arrive, so (once Tom awakes) I'm thinking about doing more mucking of  the couch in the living room.  I need to find the "right place" for more of the items from the recent box of goodies Andy & Sandy sent.