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All is quiet...
Jun. 20th, 2008 06:56 pmWell, the work I was expecting and dreading has arrived, along with a revision job in which the revisions were done "by hand" (why people would do this, as opposed to using the built-in feature to keep track of revisions is not entirely clear to me).
A reluctance to keep dropping by the kids' place to do laundry got me motivated enough to hack the washing machine into operation. Technically, I suppose, I could also get the dryer working, but for now, I'm going to experiment with the more monetarily efficient "clothesline" method of drying, and see if anyone in the area objects. (I've got a bet with myself that someone will object, but I'm not going to feel too bad if I'm wrong.)
As I was unwinding one of those 100-ft extension cords in support of this effort, I dropped the reel it was on (naturally, after taking off only about 5 ft of the cord), whereupon it headed straight down toward my foot. Edgewise. My foot, sturdily protected with a flip-flop, started moving out of the way before I could really think about it, enough to avoid losing my big toe, but not enough to avoid injuring it, so I've been limping around and keeping an eye on the injury.
A walk around the property earlier revealed something that I have never seen around here before, a flowering cactus:
These patches of cactus around the property are an annoyance, and the spines have a tendency to "stick" once you get "stuck," but I am loathe to try to eradiacte them. In any event, I was quite surprised to come across such a bright yellow flower sticking out of this thicket of cactus.
I've probably had too much to eat over the course of the day (I've regained all of the weight I lost during my illness), so I'm mulling over the wisdom of having something else to eat today. Apropos of which, sort of, I've "invited myself over" to Mike and Karen's tomorrow night, on the condition that I buy and cook (at their place) dinner. Mike told me that a significant constraint to my original idea of steaks and vegetables was the absence of a working grill over their way.
I shall have to improvise.
However, before that, I need to put some more time into work, and probably yes, have something more to eat.
Cheers...
A reluctance to keep dropping by the kids' place to do laundry got me motivated enough to hack the washing machine into operation. Technically, I suppose, I could also get the dryer working, but for now, I'm going to experiment with the more monetarily efficient "clothesline" method of drying, and see if anyone in the area objects. (I've got a bet with myself that someone will object, but I'm not going to feel too bad if I'm wrong.)
As I was unwinding one of those 100-ft extension cords in support of this effort, I dropped the reel it was on (naturally, after taking off only about 5 ft of the cord), whereupon it headed straight down toward my foot. Edgewise. My foot, sturdily protected with a flip-flop, started moving out of the way before I could really think about it, enough to avoid losing my big toe, but not enough to avoid injuring it, so I've been limping around and keeping an eye on the injury.
A walk around the property earlier revealed something that I have never seen around here before, a flowering cactus:
These patches of cactus around the property are an annoyance, and the spines have a tendency to "stick" once you get "stuck," but I am loathe to try to eradiacte them. In any event, I was quite surprised to come across such a bright yellow flower sticking out of this thicket of cactus.
I've probably had too much to eat over the course of the day (I've regained all of the weight I lost during my illness), so I'm mulling over the wisdom of having something else to eat today. Apropos of which, sort of, I've "invited myself over" to Mike and Karen's tomorrow night, on the condition that I buy and cook (at their place) dinner. Mike told me that a significant constraint to my original idea of steaks and vegetables was the absence of a working grill over their way.
I shall have to improvise.
However, before that, I need to put some more time into work, and probably yes, have something more to eat.
Cheers...
