i have a bit more room in my garage and driveway
I took an hour - or so to move stuff around, hang some
shelves - and find the stuff that was buried in the "pile".
each day I sketch out a bit more Normalcy
for myself - and fulfil part of my mission
( building houses)
and artistic needs, designing and building shelves in my room from yummy WOOD.
this post is lacking
as I took a wacking
this week at work
I will try harder later
pictures at my photo blog
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Saturday, September 08, 2007
not much time for blogging :-(
it is the day for "pedal to the metal" concrete form construction.
here is what we want:
perfectly level forms,
also VERY square corners
no rocks or roots in the trenches.
and plenty of strength- endurance for this old man.
yesterday the shoveling was trying to kill me,
but I would not let it.
update: good progress with some helpers pitching in.
dinner break is over at 6pm, back for more fun and games. hehe
i am very sore and tired. :-)
here is what we want:
perfectly level forms,
also VERY square corners
no rocks or roots in the trenches.
and plenty of strength- endurance for this old man.
yesterday the shoveling was trying to kill me,
but I would not let it.
update: good progress with some helpers pitching in.
dinner break is over at 6pm, back for more fun and games. hehe
i am very sore and tired. :-)
Friday, September 07, 2007
I wish I had some Jimi Hendrix on my media player
I have a few ( too Many) things going on
and sometimes the only thing that cuts through the 'static'
is the unbelievable guitar of my old friend Jimi.
this morning there is a toasted bagel in my lap,
coffee on my right hand side
and vitamins and supplements on my left.
17 other things are stacked up in my brain
waiting to be sorted, and then accomplished
YESTERDAY was amazing in many ways.
Clearly God in His mercy is helping me to do it all.
County Building and safety is being SO helpful.
My mom is better, or at least well enough that I only stop in once a day
to harass her beagle, Chester, and remind her to drink lots of water.
( when I am old I hope my kids come up with a better drinking plan for me,
like plenty of margaritas and daquiris)
The foundation I am about to dig and pour
is simple, haha, and like no other I have done.
Like all engineered products, it is over designed
and mostly full of details that are useless, but that if overlooked can
make the county inspector nervous, which we do not want.
and sometimes the only thing that cuts through the 'static'
is the unbelievable guitar of my old friend Jimi.
this morning there is a toasted bagel in my lap,
coffee on my right hand side
and vitamins and supplements on my left.
17 other things are stacked up in my brain
waiting to be sorted, and then accomplished
YESTERDAY was amazing in many ways.
Clearly God in His mercy is helping me to do it all.
County Building and safety is being SO helpful.
My mom is better, or at least well enough that I only stop in once a day
to harass her beagle, Chester, and remind her to drink lots of water.
( when I am old I hope my kids come up with a better drinking plan for me,
like plenty of margaritas and daquiris)
The foundation I am about to dig and pour
is simple, haha, and like no other I have done.
Like all engineered products, it is over designed
and mostly full of details that are useless, but that if overlooked can
make the county inspector nervous, which we do not want.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
tonights fare
I am making chicken enchiladas, turkey enchiladas
and cheese enchiladas.
all at once so there will be plenty all week
yay for big kitchens and lots of work space
and that hum you hear,
its the automatic dishwasher, hehe
and cheese enchiladas.
all at once so there will be plenty all week
yay for big kitchens and lots of work space
and that hum you hear,
its the automatic dishwasher, hehe
Monday, September 03, 2007
Labor day
it got well named, that is all I will say.
worked quite a bit today, some business but no pleasure.
although there is a terrific (david) ADD story in it.
One day I brought home a free chair for the front porch.
It was really comfy for sitting watching the sun light the eastern sky and for writing in my notebook. Anticipating the move, and wanting more space on the front porch my x-wife, henceforth referred to as the children's mom, evicted it to the curb in the hope that someone would pick it up and take it away. Then the rains started, and the chair was mush.
I ignored it. So did all the other people who drive past my house.
Today as the trailer filled to go to the dump, she insisted that the chair be part of the load.
When I toppled it off at the dump, the cushion came off, I said to Gary, my friend/helper," I want to sit in it one more time." When I picked up the soggy cushion and placed it on the chair, I saw a greeting card ( soggy) on the ground. I wondered whose words might be there, and retrieved it and opened it to find.....
( fill in your guess- below in comments)
---- and the envelope please ---
anonymous d. had it right, first.
she knows I always find sums of money when I least expect it.
( my cleaning lady once called me to say she found $180 in my jeans)
I picked up the card and opened it, it was blank ( i had put it there LONG ago )
and 5 Twenty dollar bills were soaked, but otherwise spendable.
I gave Gary $40 so he would could share the joy properly.
He has not worked in a year.
I spent some on a garage sale dresser for my room.
and some towels.
worked quite a bit today, some business but no pleasure.
although there is a terrific (david) ADD story in it.
One day I brought home a free chair for the front porch.
It was really comfy for sitting watching the sun light the eastern sky and for writing in my notebook. Anticipating the move, and wanting more space on the front porch my x-wife, henceforth referred to as the children's mom, evicted it to the curb in the hope that someone would pick it up and take it away. Then the rains started, and the chair was mush.
I ignored it. So did all the other people who drive past my house.
Today as the trailer filled to go to the dump, she insisted that the chair be part of the load.
When I toppled it off at the dump, the cushion came off, I said to Gary, my friend/helper," I want to sit in it one more time." When I picked up the soggy cushion and placed it on the chair, I saw a greeting card ( soggy) on the ground. I wondered whose words might be there, and retrieved it and opened it to find.....
( fill in your guess- below in comments)
---- and the envelope please ---
anonymous d. had it right, first.
she knows I always find sums of money when I least expect it.
( my cleaning lady once called me to say she found $180 in my jeans)
I picked up the card and opened it, it was blank ( i had put it there LONG ago )
and 5 Twenty dollar bills were soaked, but otherwise spendable.
I gave Gary $40 so he would could share the joy properly.
He has not worked in a year.
I spent some on a garage sale dresser for my room.
and some towels.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
tweaking the blog
please be patient.
I am adding stuff to the side bar during a really loud thunderstorm
oh yes, we have a small fire too.
but no worries,
except WHERE will i put all the left over stuff?
I am adding stuff to the side bar during a really loud thunderstorm
oh yes, we have a small fire too.
but no worries,
except WHERE will i put all the left over stuff?
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