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My dad said to take a lump sum from my pension and buy an annuity from a reputable company. He had a pension from United Airlines, but the company went bankrupt, so he got only a fraction of the pension. My pension is through the State of Illinois, not the University, so it's worth worrying about.

I read an article about how airlines are trying to hire more pilots who are women and people of color. My dad's cousin Aurelia, who is close to my age, wanted to become a pilot when she was in high school, but her parents told her that women couldn't become pilots. Sigh.

Finally showered and started laundry. Brought some stuff in from the car. Started going through box number two of books, but so far, most of them need to be chucked out.

Talked to Mom. Her hemoglobin and platelets are going up, and she's feeling better. Cool beans.

I wanted to make some carrot-cake scones, but needed powered sugar for the icing. I finally found it, but I dropped a bag of flour and got a bunch on the floor and on me too.

The scones are in the oven. I used my stand mixer for the first time, and now I know why people like stand mixers. (I don't have a KitchenAid, just an Aldi's knockoff.) Now they're cooling. A piece broke off, and I ate it, and it was good.

I need to prepare for Italian while the scones are cooling. My teacher asked that we start a hour earlier than usual. Okay, I have the stuff to talk about in Italian.

I've glazed the scones. I'll have one before bed. Oh, and I need to sweep up the flour.