• Bump and Grind

    It is finished. The rubber tree is no more. Thursday Rodney the tree guy came back out with his stump grinder and took out the rubber tree’s humongous stump. It took a couple of guys trading off to get the whole thing.They had a big grinder, but the stump didn’t go quietly. About halfway through

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  • Hey party people!

    Happy Wednesday! I am starting almost four weeks off my day job today. Yippee! Still must do consulting work but am working from home. Still typing with one hand, of course. To celebrate I’m at my desk slaving away (at least two of my fingers are). The link of the day comes from our hosting

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  • Another New Fence

    As I say everytime I do this, I don’t do it very often. The reason for this entry is “my” fence went in today. The reason I say it is “my” fence is becauase I wanted a curved fence and Eileen said who gives a $#%^. Well after many (okay, just a few) bids and

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  • Be afraid, be very afraid – or not

    Here’s a funny quiz from the 1950s: How Panic-Proof Are You? During the 1950s, government officials were very concerned that, in the event of an atomic attack, law and order would break down irrevocably as the nation dissolved into widespread panic and hysteria. In its publicity campaigns the Federal Civil Defense Administration wanted to frighten

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  • The first cut is the deepest, again

    My friend Carole found a gruesome site that nicely shows what I had done to my wrist. Many cool, gory photos are included. Oh, and my surgery did NOT include a plate – it wasn’t needed. Sure glad I was unconscious!

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  • It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

    Well, it’s day three post-surgery and things are getting better. The wrist hurt like a son of a gun at first, but it’s a dull ache now. A constant dull ache. A twenty-four hour dull ache. Can you tell I’m getting tired of the constant dull ache? This is it, though. I am now officially

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