Today will mark the first time in roughly ten years my pool in the back yard will be operational. Fully operational. It's nearly full now. My neighbor happens to work on pools for a living and this year we actually have the funds to do some minor repairs and get a pump and get the filter going.
The last pump was pretty old and locked up and after looking at the prices I decided it wasn't worth it. However my neighbor happens to have a newer pump and we just purchased it. He'll be over when it starts to cool off and we'll get things lined out!
The pool has been shocked and via a submerge able pump the water is circulating as it's filling. During the hundred plus degree days to come it'll be very nice!
So the pool days are now upon us!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Chief Justice Roberts
As we made it through this triple digit week we now find ourselves on the verge of a weekend! Yeah it'll be a busy weekend but you know something? It's forty eight hours off and not at work! My oven of a shop will stay unused for the next two days and I won't be there!
Well yesterday something pretty big happened. Obamacare was upheld by the supreme court. Chief Justice John Roberts was the surprise swing vote in this case. A shock to everyone however as this article points out this might have been a crazy brilliant gambit that will allow everything to happen just as the conservatives want to happen and boil liberal frogs one degree at a time.
I'd say if Chief Justice Roberts thought along these lines then he without a doubt set the table for conservative win after conservative win for decades. What's even more important to remember is that the next president will be selecting two if not three justices in the next eight years. The dreaded Ginsburg is hanging in there but she will retire in the next eight years, Stephen Bryer is in his seventies. Kennedy is in his mid seventies as well and he usually sides with the liberal wing. The third could very well be a conservative judge in either Thomas or Scalia.
It's not all bad, and if this is accurate as I said above, it could be political gold for the long term. Obama is now forced to call his mandate a tax and that tax is now leveled on mainly lower and middle income families that can't afford to purchase health insurance. It won't bother those that have insurance or those that can afford it in the least. It's a gigantic tax though on those that can't afford health insurance and now it's unavoidable that Obama has to run on that.
Well yesterday something pretty big happened. Obamacare was upheld by the supreme court. Chief Justice John Roberts was the surprise swing vote in this case. A shock to everyone however as this article points out this might have been a crazy brilliant gambit that will allow everything to happen just as the conservatives want to happen and boil liberal frogs one degree at a time.
I'd say if Chief Justice Roberts thought along these lines then he without a doubt set the table for conservative win after conservative win for decades. What's even more important to remember is that the next president will be selecting two if not three justices in the next eight years. The dreaded Ginsburg is hanging in there but she will retire in the next eight years, Stephen Bryer is in his seventies. Kennedy is in his mid seventies as well and he usually sides with the liberal wing. The third could very well be a conservative judge in either Thomas or Scalia.
It's not all bad, and if this is accurate as I said above, it could be political gold for the long term. Obama is now forced to call his mandate a tax and that tax is now leveled on mainly lower and middle income families that can't afford to purchase health insurance. It won't bother those that have insurance or those that can afford it in the least. It's a gigantic tax though on those that can't afford health insurance and now it's unavoidable that Obama has to run on that.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Today Is The Day
This is the day that will make or break the present president of the United States. Today his legacy will be determined and he'll go down as a Carter or a better Carter (who by the way has been criticizing Obama about the drone strikes, if you have Jimmy Cater criticizing you about something you know you're doing something right) either way Obama will be compared to that failed presidency.
Today the Affordable Care Act will be ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court. No one knows how much will be struck down right now but if the individual mandate is struck down then the whole thing will fail. Obama will be wearing his bruises for a while as he heads into his campaign trail rhetoric.
Believe me, he and his cronies believe it'll stay intact. I believe it'll at least be gutted enough to where it'll be ineffective if not outright struck down. Then there is no way in the world where this congress will get something passed before the election. If the law stands then it'll be repealed if Romney is elected. Well that's what he says anyway. I really don't trust Romney that much and think he might wind up as Obama light but time will tell.
Regardless of what happens today it'll be interesting and it'll make a difference one way or the other for every single American. Whether you'll be forced to buy health insurance or pay a fine if you don't. Today is the day that I feel Obama will go up in smoke and have a hard time recovering from.
Today the Affordable Care Act will be ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court. No one knows how much will be struck down right now but if the individual mandate is struck down then the whole thing will fail. Obama will be wearing his bruises for a while as he heads into his campaign trail rhetoric.
Believe me, he and his cronies believe it'll stay intact. I believe it'll at least be gutted enough to where it'll be ineffective if not outright struck down. Then there is no way in the world where this congress will get something passed before the election. If the law stands then it'll be repealed if Romney is elected. Well that's what he says anyway. I really don't trust Romney that much and think he might wind up as Obama light but time will tell.
Regardless of what happens today it'll be interesting and it'll make a difference one way or the other for every single American. Whether you'll be forced to buy health insurance or pay a fine if you don't. Today is the day that I feel Obama will go up in smoke and have a hard time recovering from.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Bring It Heat!
One of my coworkers and I might have discovered the perfect summer lunch meal. Seven layer dip.
It's easy to make, filling, and very tasty! You don't have to cook it, it's served cold and in my hot oven of a shop that's the best thing about eating something cold!
I made up a dip last night, it's actually eight layers though: refried beans, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheese, olives, jalapenos, and for a topper, bacon bits! Yes, this will feed me the rest of the week and possibly into the hottest times of the summer!
I'm ready now for what the summer brings! I was just about sandwiched out anyway. This will be good for a long time though!
It's easy to make, filling, and very tasty! You don't have to cook it, it's served cold and in my hot oven of a shop that's the best thing about eating something cold!
I made up a dip last night, it's actually eight layers though: refried beans, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheese, olives, jalapenos, and for a topper, bacon bits! Yes, this will feed me the rest of the week and possibly into the hottest times of the summer!
I'm ready now for what the summer brings! I was just about sandwiched out anyway. This will be good for a long time though!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Dog Days
Even though summer has officially just begun last week we are in the heat of it. The triple digit temperatures are here for a while. They are relentless and won't let up until the occasional front moves in, likely on accident or we get the very rare summer thunderstorm.
Yeah we will be mired in the heat, broiled, sauteed, and fried. My shop is pretty much a convection oven in the summer time. It's nice and toasty in the winter though. I was pretty sweaty at work yesterday, drenched in fact but when I got into the office to cool off it felt darn good. I stood under the fan, practically our only source of AC as we are on the end of the line when it comes to getting cold air pumped in. There just isn't much left by the time it gets to us.
I dread summers in our shop. I'll keep the powerade close by and plenty of water with me though. We'll knock this summer out too!
Yeah we will be mired in the heat, broiled, sauteed, and fried. My shop is pretty much a convection oven in the summer time. It's nice and toasty in the winter though. I was pretty sweaty at work yesterday, drenched in fact but when I got into the office to cool off it felt darn good. I stood under the fan, practically our only source of AC as we are on the end of the line when it comes to getting cold air pumped in. There just isn't much left by the time it gets to us.
I dread summers in our shop. I'll keep the powerade close by and plenty of water with me though. We'll knock this summer out too!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Heat Problems
So earlier in the week the heat was starting to get to me. It hit me harder on Friday, Saturday I was filling ill, and then yesterday it knocked me for a loop. I hydrate all the time. Problem this time is that I probably hydrated too much with just water perhaps and had sweated all of my salt away. I felt super weak yesterday, got dizzy easily, and just felt horrible.
Thankfully My Honey came to the rescue, she got me some powerade! That actually helped me to start to feel a lot better! I stayed in bed though for the remainder of the evening but yeah I feel almost decent this morning. I've got another two powerades in the fridge and I'm taking one to work
I don't feel as weak this morning. Hopefully I'm recovered, I'm feeling like it!
Thankfully My Honey came to the rescue, she got me some powerade! That actually helped me to start to feel a lot better! I stayed in bed though for the remainder of the evening but yeah I feel almost decent this morning. I've got another two powerades in the fridge and I'm taking one to work
I don't feel as weak this morning. Hopefully I'm recovered, I'm feeling like it!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Day Off
I took a day off from the blog yesterday. I napped a bit. My Love had a big event last night and she did an outstanding job as the Emcee for the Texaco Country Showdown! Great job honey! I'm very proud of you!
Other than that I was out of sorts most of the day and into the night. I didn't feel right at all. I finally left the Showdown and came home where I tossed my cookies from the day and headed for the couch to recuperate. My Love found me when she got home and helped me to bed.
I'm feeling a bit better this morning, not all good yet but better. Hopefully the day will be better to me than yesterday.
Other than that I was out of sorts most of the day and into the night. I didn't feel right at all. I finally left the Showdown and came home where I tossed my cookies from the day and headed for the couch to recuperate. My Love found me when she got home and helped me to bed.
I'm feeling a bit better this morning, not all good yet but better. Hopefully the day will be better to me than yesterday.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Wait 'Til Next Year
Today Thunder fans will join the familiar turf usually inhabited by Cubs fans as they pack up the remains of their season and head home. Cubs fans usually are just hoping for a win now and then while the Thunder will be anticipating the first in a string of championships though. Big difference.
Last night one of the most disliked athletes in all of sports claimed his first title in LeBron James. The Thunder are poised to dominate the NBA for a very long time though. They have one of the youngest teams in the league, they are also all under contract for quite some time!
We as a state can enjoy this team for the foreseeable future and expect them to represent us well!
Nice season Thunder! We're glad you made it!
Last night one of the most disliked athletes in all of sports claimed his first title in LeBron James. The Thunder are poised to dominate the NBA for a very long time though. They have one of the youngest teams in the league, they are also all under contract for quite some time!
We as a state can enjoy this team for the foreseeable future and expect them to represent us well!
Nice season Thunder! We're glad you made it!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Almost Over
The week is nearly done. Our sore kitty is still sore and has a cold. He hides under the bed but the vet said as long as he is eating and his stitches aren't draining he'll be fine. He stayed on my lap all last night for attention.
My Baby has a spectacular cast for Audition and rehearsals with the teens are going well! I'm very proud of her and the job that she is doing! The Theatre will be very well represented!
Tonight is Third Thursday, the acoustic music night at the Theatre. I'll be up there tonight with the tech.
My Baby has a spectacular cast for Audition and rehearsals with the teens are going well! I'm very proud of her and the job that she is doing! The Theatre will be very well represented!
Tonight is Third Thursday, the acoustic music night at the Theatre. I'll be up there tonight with the tech.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Thunder Down But Not Out
The Thunder have a shot tomorrow night at bringing the series back home but they are down 3-1 right now and face elimination. If they can deny LeBron James a ring I know America will be happy and I know Oklahoma will be thrilled at their first professional sports championship!
Yes they have enjoyed national championships before but this is the pro level. The big time. This time the whole state is united behind a team instead of in different college camps.
Even if they fall tomorrow night it's likely that they will be a NBA Finals participant for at least the next five years. They have dynasty written all over them and could likely be the next Spurs or Lakers and be perennial champions. They are young, they are under long term contracts, and they are getting this experience at a very young age. They are going to be a juggernaut for the years to come.
We'll get very used to seeing the Thunder play at this high level and in the next ten years they'll eventually have a rebuilding time and be at the bottom for a year or two before climbing back up to the top again. It's just the cycle of sports. Players will come and go, the team will rise and fall, and we'll win and lose.
Right now the Thunder are definitely rising though!
Yes they have enjoyed national championships before but this is the pro level. The big time. This time the whole state is united behind a team instead of in different college camps.
Even if they fall tomorrow night it's likely that they will be a NBA Finals participant for at least the next five years. They have dynasty written all over them and could likely be the next Spurs or Lakers and be perennial champions. They are young, they are under long term contracts, and they are getting this experience at a very young age. They are going to be a juggernaut for the years to come.
We'll get very used to seeing the Thunder play at this high level and in the next ten years they'll eventually have a rebuilding time and be at the bottom for a year or two before climbing back up to the top again. It's just the cycle of sports. Players will come and go, the team will rise and fall, and we'll win and lose.
Right now the Thunder are definitely rising though!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
It's Starting Again!
Today is my Monday Tuesday. Got the kitten all back home yesterday evening. He's doing fine. We could tell when the pain meds were wearing off though. He slept in the nook of my arm all night, he's much better this morning though. He'll be up today and walking just fine I'm sure.
Thing 2 beat Diablo 3 last night, well on the normal level. She's going to try nightmare difficulty next and we'll see how that goes. I know how hard that is though, it'll be tough on her! She'll have fun though, she really likes the game.
My Honey's rehearsal went well last night for her OCTA show! She and I did the light plot that she has to send off. Talk about tough, without seeing the stage or the lights to tweak them and play with them the way you want, it's darn hard. You really can't see how they are going to look but we did our best with what we had to work with. It's a very funny and touching show! The teens are good, it should do well in competition! I'm very proud of her:) She's done a great job!
Thing 2 beat Diablo 3 last night, well on the normal level. She's going to try nightmare difficulty next and we'll see how that goes. I know how hard that is though, it'll be tough on her! She'll have fun though, she really likes the game.
My Honey's rehearsal went well last night for her OCTA show! She and I did the light plot that she has to send off. Talk about tough, without seeing the stage or the lights to tweak them and play with them the way you want, it's darn hard. You really can't see how they are going to look but we did our best with what we had to work with. It's a very funny and touching show! The teens are good, it should do well in competition! I'm very proud of her:) She's done a great job!
Monday, June 18, 2012
Nice Weekend
Today I took Liddy to the vet to get him fixed and get his shots. I took My Honey her Keurig coffee pods she forgot this morning. Now I'm just going to enjoy the final day off from work!
Now that I'm earning more leave I decided that after this I'm not going to take off so much and let it build up as far as I can. I'll have roughly seventy hours now, I'd like to build it up past two hundred if possible though. It'd be really nice to have that kind of leave in the bank.
So now to chill and wait for Thing 2's appointment this afternoon:)
Life is good.
Now that I'm earning more leave I decided that after this I'm not going to take off so much and let it build up as far as I can. I'll have roughly seventy hours now, I'd like to build it up past two hundred if possible though. It'd be really nice to have that kind of leave in the bank.
So now to chill and wait for Thing 2's appointment this afternoon:)
Life is good.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Father's Day
Today was my first official and real father's day. My girls, all three of them, got me a shirt, "You Can't Scare Me I Have Two Daughters"
It's been upgraded to my favorite tshirt.
I made a lemon and garlic pork loin on the BGE today. Yummy stuff. My Lady Love and Thing 2 have gone for coffee with Piano Genius. He wasn't able to attend last night's party for her so he suggested coffee tonight for them. Great guy!
The Thunder will be tipping off in about an hour from now. I've done little to not much today and it's been nice. Tomorrow will be taking the kitten to get fixed and Thing 2 has a check up in the afternoon. I'm off work so I'll handle that:)
It's been upgraded to my favorite tshirt.
I made a lemon and garlic pork loin on the BGE today. Yummy stuff. My Lady Love and Thing 2 have gone for coffee with Piano Genius. He wasn't able to attend last night's party for her so he suggested coffee tonight for them. Great guy!
The Thunder will be tipping off in about an hour from now. I've done little to not much today and it's been nice. Tomorrow will be taking the kitten to get fixed and Thing 2 has a check up in the afternoon. I'm off work so I'll handle that:)
Yesterday And Today
Yesterday was super busy, we were doing the final touches for Thing 2's sweet sixteen party! It went off without any problems at all and she was one very happy girl at the end of the evening with her new set of pearls! Lots of people showed up and I can tell you she is one very loved young lady! Her Theatre family loves her almost as much as her family!
Then we had a big rain storm, big but all too brief. It stormed for maybe a half hour or less and blew away. It looked threatening but nothing else appeared. All in all a top notch day for the family!
Friday night My Honey got me tickets for Charlie Daniels in Newkirk. Let me tell you something, that man deserves to phone in a performance if he wants to. He's seventy five. He had a stroke a couple of years ago. He's had his ups and downs. He is literally a living legend but he also puts on a super show! He tore up at least two bows, tossed another one to the audience, and can tear up a stage with is guitar playing. That man wouldn't phone in a performance if he was paid to! His band was very talented in their own right.
Most of them were songwriters as well and each of them had their own time to shine on stage. The drummer had at least a five minute solo that was making everything vibrate in the house! His lead guitar player could easily be in any band he wanted to be in and be a superstar. He could shred a guitar neck. The keyboardist was easily as good as Piano Genius himself. Do yourself a favor, if The CDB is in your neck of the woods, go see him. It's worth your time!
Today will be a nice day. The Thunder will be playing tonight in Miami and will win back home court advantage. They were beat so now they have a loss out of the way. They should be ready to go down there to Miami and tromp them on their own home court!
Then we had a big rain storm, big but all too brief. It stormed for maybe a half hour or less and blew away. It looked threatening but nothing else appeared. All in all a top notch day for the family!
Friday night My Honey got me tickets for Charlie Daniels in Newkirk. Let me tell you something, that man deserves to phone in a performance if he wants to. He's seventy five. He had a stroke a couple of years ago. He's had his ups and downs. He is literally a living legend but he also puts on a super show! He tore up at least two bows, tossed another one to the audience, and can tear up a stage with is guitar playing. That man wouldn't phone in a performance if he was paid to! His band was very talented in their own right.
Most of them were songwriters as well and each of them had their own time to shine on stage. The drummer had at least a five minute solo that was making everything vibrate in the house! His lead guitar player could easily be in any band he wanted to be in and be a superstar. He could shred a guitar neck. The keyboardist was easily as good as Piano Genius himself. Do yourself a favor, if The CDB is in your neck of the woods, go see him. It's worth your time!
Today will be a nice day. The Thunder will be playing tonight in Miami and will win back home court advantage. They were beat so now they have a loss out of the way. They should be ready to go down there to Miami and tromp them on their own home court!
Friday, June 15, 2012
20 Years
Today in 1992 I was hired at the place where I currently work. Since that time I've gone through two full rounds of BRAC, three presidents, massive world changes, two domestic terrorist attacks, nineteen super bowls, the Bulls legendary seasons with MJ, dramatic personal changes, gained new friends, lost old ones, and the best things, I've gotten married and I've now got two beautiful daughters!
If you would have told me then all of that I wouldn't have believed you. A strange thing happens as you grow older, you want more security instead of more of the unknown. You gamble less with your future and start planning for when you are too old to work. When you are twenty two you aren't capable of thinking about your future, it's hard enough planning to the end of the week, when you are forty two you realize that the word retirement is a real thing and that you are headed for it sooner than you think.
I also realize I've done this kind of work for over half my life now. It's been twenty three years and probably a few more months than that that I've done this. I can tell you it's hard on your body and who knows what kind of health ramifications I've got in my future but I try to be safe. I use my gear every day.
Good lord above has it been this long? I get my extra week of PTO now. It'll build up faster than ever and that's a great thing. It also means that I'm ten years out from being eligible for the pension. I'm vested now but being able to collect it is a great thing! It'll be the main plank in our retirement planning, I've got My Love set up as my successor and she'll enjoy the benefits for life after I'm gone so security is a big deal to me. You think more about taking care of those you love and making sure they can do well in your absence. So yeah, sometimes you think about your mortality once in a while too.
Twenty years.
Twenty years.
If you would have told me then all of that I wouldn't have believed you. A strange thing happens as you grow older, you want more security instead of more of the unknown. You gamble less with your future and start planning for when you are too old to work. When you are twenty two you aren't capable of thinking about your future, it's hard enough planning to the end of the week, when you are forty two you realize that the word retirement is a real thing and that you are headed for it sooner than you think.
I also realize I've done this kind of work for over half my life now. It's been twenty three years and probably a few more months than that that I've done this. I can tell you it's hard on your body and who knows what kind of health ramifications I've got in my future but I try to be safe. I use my gear every day.
Good lord above has it been this long? I get my extra week of PTO now. It'll build up faster than ever and that's a great thing. It also means that I'm ten years out from being eligible for the pension. I'm vested now but being able to collect it is a great thing! It'll be the main plank in our retirement planning, I've got My Love set up as my successor and she'll enjoy the benefits for life after I'm gone so security is a big deal to me. You think more about taking care of those you love and making sure they can do well in your absence. So yeah, sometimes you think about your mortality once in a while too.
Twenty years.
Twenty years.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Twenty's Eve
Tomorrow is a big day for me. It's my twentieth anniversary at work. That means I earn my final week of vacation leave and will accrue leave very fast and it means that I've got ten years left before being eligible for my pension. That's a big big deal too. With the current contract they have added one and a half times the amount that is contributed on a hourly basis. It'll provide a decent retirement on it's own but add in the 401k I'm kicking in to and it'll be a comfy retirement package!
Yeah, June 15, 1992 was the date. Hard to believe I've made it this far. Tomorrow I'll have a far more detailed blog about the past twenty years. Sheesh, that's almost half my life when you type it like that.
Twenty years, where does the time go?
The Thunder play game two tonight in Loud City! They might do the rope a dope again and let the Heat wear themselves out as they did in game 1. We'll see how they'll come out, if it's swinging or if it's just cruising to the second half.
They will play the next game in Miami and there they'll probably want to set a tone and let Miami know they are here to play for real. LeBron, hero turned villain, probably won't have enough "umph" to get the Heat to a title this year. They have run into a very young wrecking machine that can play at such a high tempo for the entire game if they want to. If this team stays together for the long term then we can have a TwentyTeen dynasty on our hands!
Yeah, June 15, 1992 was the date. Hard to believe I've made it this far. Tomorrow I'll have a far more detailed blog about the past twenty years. Sheesh, that's almost half my life when you type it like that.
Twenty years, where does the time go?
The Thunder play game two tonight in Loud City! They might do the rope a dope again and let the Heat wear themselves out as they did in game 1. We'll see how they'll come out, if it's swinging or if it's just cruising to the second half.
They will play the next game in Miami and there they'll probably want to set a tone and let Miami know they are here to play for real. LeBron, hero turned villain, probably won't have enough "umph" to get the Heat to a title this year. They have run into a very young wrecking machine that can play at such a high tempo for the entire game if they want to. If this team stays together for the long term then we can have a TwentyTeen dynasty on our hands!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Thunder Up One
The Thunder did their rope a dope style of play, letting the Heat get confident in the first half and then actually starting to play in the third quarter. The Thunder always own the second half! They usually tie things up in the third quarter and hit the gas in the fourth and pull away.
The other team is usually tired by that point and can't keep up with the young and energized Thunder!
Next game is tomorrow night and I predict the same thing will happen. The teams from the east just aren't as good as the western teams. If it goes five games I'll be surprised. Most people say six games. I guess it can happen because the middle three games are at Miami. We'll see, but we know that the Thunder can win on the road without any problems.
The other team is usually tired by that point and can't keep up with the young and energized Thunder!
Next game is tomorrow night and I predict the same thing will happen. The teams from the east just aren't as good as the western teams. If it goes five games I'll be surprised. Most people say six games. I guess it can happen because the middle three games are at Miami. We'll see, but we know that the Thunder can win on the road without any problems.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Wool
People came out of the woodwork yesterday to complain to the grievance committee member that inhabits my office and shop. Just another day in the life.
I had a ton of work to do as well. Parts for two jets were just for starters and it got busy from there!
Anyway I finished a book called Wool: The Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey at lunch yesterday. It's pretty good. It paints a time after the world quit working and there are seeds of people planted in one corner of the world. These seed banks are silos and the silos are huge and inhabit thousands of people each. Entire systems from oil pumps to water pumps to gardeners and even livestock.
The interesting thing about this book is that it's a self published novel on Amazon for the Kindle. The first book was about fifteen thousand words and qualifies as a novelette. After the reviews from it wanted more story he wrote another one and another one and kept going. That started last April.
The book has gained attention from a long ways away too. Ridley Scott just purchased the movie rights to it. A hardback edition is in the works for the UK, he plans on staying independent in the States though. He's also very accessible. After I finished reading the book I emailed him my thoughts. He replied back himself! He says it's important to stay in touch with the people that read your material and months ago he was cleaning book shelves part time and writing on his breaks.
Mr. Howey seems a humble and goofy guy! I'd say get Wool and enjoy it, a new business model and brand new way of getting new stories out to people and bypassing the book making machine that usually dictates how and what we read and from whom.
I had a ton of work to do as well. Parts for two jets were just for starters and it got busy from there!
Anyway I finished a book called Wool: The Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey at lunch yesterday. It's pretty good. It paints a time after the world quit working and there are seeds of people planted in one corner of the world. These seed banks are silos and the silos are huge and inhabit thousands of people each. Entire systems from oil pumps to water pumps to gardeners and even livestock.
The interesting thing about this book is that it's a self published novel on Amazon for the Kindle. The first book was about fifteen thousand words and qualifies as a novelette. After the reviews from it wanted more story he wrote another one and another one and kept going. That started last April.
The book has gained attention from a long ways away too. Ridley Scott just purchased the movie rights to it. A hardback edition is in the works for the UK, he plans on staying independent in the States though. He's also very accessible. After I finished reading the book I emailed him my thoughts. He replied back himself! He says it's important to stay in touch with the people that read your material and months ago he was cleaning book shelves part time and writing on his breaks.
Mr. Howey seems a humble and goofy guy! I'd say get Wool and enjoy it, a new business model and brand new way of getting new stories out to people and bypassing the book making machine that usually dictates how and what we read and from whom.
Monday, June 11, 2012
It Starts Today
All of the unhappy people will start lining up outside the office this morning to tell the grievance committee member how unhappy they are with the contract. How do I know? Because he's also my coworker and the same people were unhappy with the last contract too.
I will know this contract inside and out before the three years are up on it. I'll be able to answer questions left and right because I'll know the agreement better than probably Johnny Friendly that negotiated it in the first place. I'm not a shop steward but by golly I'll know it as well as they should. My coworker and I talk about the situations that arise and there are lots of them. Mostly it's easy to solve. For the most part it's about not being late to work and that their supervisor is picking on them because they punched in two minutes late....every day.
Yeah, that's a common one actually. And because I know the agreement and my coworker knows it and for some reason the supervisor fails to read it and understand it then there is always a loophole in how they try to give the employee a letter. Always. They never follow procedures correctly. What was a slam dunk turns into the supervisor having egg on his face.
Usually the employee is at fault too, that's the thing! They usually deserve the letter or even being terminated because they are lazy, screwups, never come to work and are out of leave, or they just don't care and would rather be somewhere else. However because the supervisor makes a mistake 95% of the time they keep their job, aren't grateful they get out of trouble, and will continue to go about their ways as if nothing happened. Until they get in trouble again.
Yeah, all of that begins today and you know something? I'm glad because the alternative would have been me standing in a ditch again. I'm not standing in that ditch again. I'll listen to the malcontents talk about how they hate the deal but didn't vote on it, they were busy doing whatever else they were doing that kept them from spending a half hour and listening to the negotiating team explain everything. I'll listen to the malcontents talk about how bad their jobs are despite being paid very well. I'll listen to the malcontents and wonder what in the world they would do when they had to go apply at Walmart and deal with managers I dealt with that thought I was an imbecile and spoke to me as they would a third grader. All the while thinking, actually knowing I made more than they did and had been in the workforce much longer than they had.
Yeah that magic starts today. The phone will be ringing before I'm even unable to unlock the office door. I know it will be and I'll answer it, and I'll tell them to come on down with their questions because I'm happy that I'm able to go to work today and not stand in a ditch.
I will know this contract inside and out before the three years are up on it. I'll be able to answer questions left and right because I'll know the agreement better than probably Johnny Friendly that negotiated it in the first place. I'm not a shop steward but by golly I'll know it as well as they should. My coworker and I talk about the situations that arise and there are lots of them. Mostly it's easy to solve. For the most part it's about not being late to work and that their supervisor is picking on them because they punched in two minutes late....every day.
Yeah, that's a common one actually. And because I know the agreement and my coworker knows it and for some reason the supervisor fails to read it and understand it then there is always a loophole in how they try to give the employee a letter. Always. They never follow procedures correctly. What was a slam dunk turns into the supervisor having egg on his face.
Usually the employee is at fault too, that's the thing! They usually deserve the letter or even being terminated because they are lazy, screwups, never come to work and are out of leave, or they just don't care and would rather be somewhere else. However because the supervisor makes a mistake 95% of the time they keep their job, aren't grateful they get out of trouble, and will continue to go about their ways as if nothing happened. Until they get in trouble again.
Yeah, all of that begins today and you know something? I'm glad because the alternative would have been me standing in a ditch again. I'm not standing in that ditch again. I'll listen to the malcontents talk about how they hate the deal but didn't vote on it, they were busy doing whatever else they were doing that kept them from spending a half hour and listening to the negotiating team explain everything. I'll listen to the malcontents talk about how bad their jobs are despite being paid very well. I'll listen to the malcontents and wonder what in the world they would do when they had to go apply at Walmart and deal with managers I dealt with that thought I was an imbecile and spoke to me as they would a third grader. All the while thinking, actually knowing I made more than they did and had been in the workforce much longer than they had.
Yeah that magic starts today. The phone will be ringing before I'm even unable to unlock the office door. I know it will be and I'll answer it, and I'll tell them to come on down with their questions because I'm happy that I'm able to go to work today and not stand in a ditch.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The New Contract
After going over the deal and talking to the negotiation team I voted the way I thought I would. It's a pretty good deal, probably the best we could get given the economy.
The insurance is a bit confusing but not as bad as I thought it'd be. It should work out pretty much like it is now. Yeah, I'm positive several mad people will get up there and vote to strike no matter what, yeah the union did mishandle the information distribution.
I think it's a reasonable deal though and one we can easily live under!
We are good for three more years, the base isn't going anywhere anytime soon! Labor peace will reign for the foreseeable future!
The insurance is a bit confusing but not as bad as I thought it'd be. It should work out pretty much like it is now. Yeah, I'm positive several mad people will get up there and vote to strike no matter what, yeah the union did mishandle the information distribution.
I think it's a reasonable deal though and one we can easily live under!
We are good for three more years, the base isn't going anywhere anytime soon! Labor peace will reign for the foreseeable future!
Yesterday
I really didn't feel like posting yesterday. It just didn't occur to me as my mind was wandering from the contract talks to auditions and if we were going to have enough people to fill out the roles of the show My Honey wants to do. It's a show for the Gaslight Teens and it's going to be a festival piece. A competition show.
The Theatre hasn't had a show in this competition in about ten years now and this one will be a great show! It's funny! Well the auditions rolled around and by the skin of our teeth we made it! We've got enough teens to make a show of it! That was a massive relief!
The other big deal that had me on pins and needles all day was the contract talks at work. I heard from the grapevine last night that moneywise this is a fair deal, very reasonable and good for us. The con is that the insurance has become a jumbled mess now. As it was explained to me it's pretty confusing. That might be enough to make a lot of people vote in a bad way.
However when you put it into perspective it lays out like this:
1. This economy sucks and won't pick up until you know who is Out of office.
2. We are fortunate to have a job in today's world let alone a good job, sometimes you have to put up with the bad like this to get in on the good. Yeah maybe the insurance isn't what we wanted but the money is good and it's a good place to work. They are tripling the amount they are contributing to the pension and the cost of living raises are about what we've gotten every year. I can live with the bad and bite my tongue for three years to keep from winding up in the ditch which brings me to the third point.
3. I'm not striking anymore. If the choice is a jumbled mess of a plan and a strike, then I'll figure out the jumbled mess of a plan. My vote counts for two thirds more than a vote to strike. It's not based on simple majority, oh no, a strike has to pass by two thirds. A "No" on the strike vote carries more weight.
I think yesterday worked out fine after all.
The Theatre hasn't had a show in this competition in about ten years now and this one will be a great show! It's funny! Well the auditions rolled around and by the skin of our teeth we made it! We've got enough teens to make a show of it! That was a massive relief!
The other big deal that had me on pins and needles all day was the contract talks at work. I heard from the grapevine last night that moneywise this is a fair deal, very reasonable and good for us. The con is that the insurance has become a jumbled mess now. As it was explained to me it's pretty confusing. That might be enough to make a lot of people vote in a bad way.
However when you put it into perspective it lays out like this:
1. This economy sucks and won't pick up until you know who is Out of office.
2. We are fortunate to have a job in today's world let alone a good job, sometimes you have to put up with the bad like this to get in on the good. Yeah maybe the insurance isn't what we wanted but the money is good and it's a good place to work. They are tripling the amount they are contributing to the pension and the cost of living raises are about what we've gotten every year. I can live with the bad and bite my tongue for three years to keep from winding up in the ditch which brings me to the third point.
3. I'm not striking anymore. If the choice is a jumbled mess of a plan and a strike, then I'll figure out the jumbled mess of a plan. My vote counts for two thirds more than a vote to strike. It's not based on simple majority, oh no, a strike has to pass by two thirds. A "No" on the strike vote carries more weight.
I think yesterday worked out fine after all.
Friday, June 08, 2012
No News
The negotiating committee and the company have been holding their cards close to the vest. We know nothing right now and not only that but there is quite a bit of confusion about when the vote to accept or reject is. Originally it was supposed to be tomorrow, June 9th. Now it might very well be Sunday, or tomorrow.
Our union has dropped the ball on communication for sure this time. One of those in charge needed to iron out this date...like a month ago instead of the day before the weekend we are supposed to vote! There is a fundamental problem that means one of two things has occurred.
One: The union leaders are inept and it never crossed their minds to set a solid vote date for the rank and file to vote on.
Two: Negotiations aren't going in a good direction and that means there are some bad things in the new contract that they can't settle on or are bad for the membership but can't or don't want to do anything about. This is called ramrodding by the union. Meaning they will ramrod a bad deal down the throats of the rank and file and don't want to give us any time to read the contract in it's entirety.
This has happened before and it was over twelve years ago. They instituted a pay freeze for three years on grades one through four but got everyone else got pay raises. This was unfair to those that work pretty darn hard but the union didn't see it that way. So those that made the least amount of money got the shaft and the union let it happen. They didn't give anyone time to digest the contract, they didn't want you to think about it, they wanted you to vote and screw your fellow brothers and sisters that didn't earn as much as you did.
So now the game is afoot so to speak, our committee that is representing us has kept things quiet. Our main leader, Johnny Friendly is retiring this year. He used to be a mechanic where I work but got elected into the business representative office and hasn't looked back. He has about thirty contracts he works on or negotiates on a regular basis. However he hasn't worked under one of those contracts at all. He is as union as union can be. He's not a popular guy to most people as when he wants something he tends to leave out facts to get his way on something. When he wants something to happen, it happens no matter what the committee wants. What he usually wants benefits the International in some fashion like the insurance company they want to bring in.
It's of course a health insurance company that's administered by the....union. You guessed it! We'll see how that plays out this weekend.
Our union has dropped the ball on communication for sure this time. One of those in charge needed to iron out this date...like a month ago instead of the day before the weekend we are supposed to vote! There is a fundamental problem that means one of two things has occurred.
One: The union leaders are inept and it never crossed their minds to set a solid vote date for the rank and file to vote on.
Two: Negotiations aren't going in a good direction and that means there are some bad things in the new contract that they can't settle on or are bad for the membership but can't or don't want to do anything about. This is called ramrodding by the union. Meaning they will ramrod a bad deal down the throats of the rank and file and don't want to give us any time to read the contract in it's entirety.
This has happened before and it was over twelve years ago. They instituted a pay freeze for three years on grades one through four but got everyone else got pay raises. This was unfair to those that work pretty darn hard but the union didn't see it that way. So those that made the least amount of money got the shaft and the union let it happen. They didn't give anyone time to digest the contract, they didn't want you to think about it, they wanted you to vote and screw your fellow brothers and sisters that didn't earn as much as you did.
So now the game is afoot so to speak, our committee that is representing us has kept things quiet. Our main leader, Johnny Friendly is retiring this year. He used to be a mechanic where I work but got elected into the business representative office and hasn't looked back. He has about thirty contracts he works on or negotiates on a regular basis. However he hasn't worked under one of those contracts at all. He is as union as union can be. He's not a popular guy to most people as when he wants something he tends to leave out facts to get his way on something. When he wants something to happen, it happens no matter what the committee wants. What he usually wants benefits the International in some fashion like the insurance company they want to bring in.
It's of course a health insurance company that's administered by the....union. You guessed it! We'll see how that plays out this weekend.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Thunder Up
The Thunder took the Western Conference Crown last night and are headed to the finals to face either the Heat or the Celtics. In all honesty I believe they just beat the three hardest teams to beat in the NBA over the past month. They started with reigning champs Mavericks, then took it to the perennially good Lakers, and knocked off the well oiled machine Spurs.
Any of those teams would have destroyed any East team that made it to the finals. The East is just weak this year. I'd really be shocked if the Thunder got into a series that went to game six, but more than likely they'll win in five or a sweep.
Negotiations are going smoothly reportedly. They plan to have everything wrapped up by tomorrow and we are supposed to vote on Sunday now. That gives me pause though, if the unthinkable happens again then there will be little time to come to an agreement and get back to work on Monday. The results of the second first strike vote came in last night and a friend called me with the results. They were good, we had enough people show up this time to sanction a strike.
Let me be clear, I'm not voting strike unless they take money away. Many share that same view, strikes suck. No one wants that to happen again. Not us, not the company, not the military, no one. No one won last time and no one will win this time. We only got what we had out of the strike, not one cent more. That's what I expect to happen again, to maintain what we have with probably less of a cost of living raise each year which was 3.75% the last three years. I expect 1% honestly, the government is broke.
More zombie style attacks have occurred lately including one in Louisiana and another one in Miami. Keep in mind this is drug fueled and so far the victims haven't turned to anything but patients in the hospital. That rules out a self sustained Zombie Apocalypse of Doom. We are safe...for now.
Any of those teams would have destroyed any East team that made it to the finals. The East is just weak this year. I'd really be shocked if the Thunder got into a series that went to game six, but more than likely they'll win in five or a sweep.
Negotiations are going smoothly reportedly. They plan to have everything wrapped up by tomorrow and we are supposed to vote on Sunday now. That gives me pause though, if the unthinkable happens again then there will be little time to come to an agreement and get back to work on Monday. The results of the second first strike vote came in last night and a friend called me with the results. They were good, we had enough people show up this time to sanction a strike.
Let me be clear, I'm not voting strike unless they take money away. Many share that same view, strikes suck. No one wants that to happen again. Not us, not the company, not the military, no one. No one won last time and no one will win this time. We only got what we had out of the strike, not one cent more. That's what I expect to happen again, to maintain what we have with probably less of a cost of living raise each year which was 3.75% the last three years. I expect 1% honestly, the government is broke.
More zombie style attacks have occurred lately including one in Louisiana and another one in Miami. Keep in mind this is drug fueled and so far the victims haven't turned to anything but patients in the hospital. That rules out a self sustained Zombie Apocalypse of Doom. We are safe...for now.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Busy Day
This morning I've got to take Jet to the vet, later on this afternoon take the big cats to the vet for their shots, I have to go vote on the second first strike vote, and My Baby has a MRI for her back. All in all a packed day!
Thing 2 will be at the Theatre all day with drama camp and busy with that.
Governor Scott Walker won by a landslide last night on his recall election. You'll recall he limited collective bargaining agreements with public sector (Not the private sector unions mind you) unions last year. That made the public sector unions angry and then the fight was on! Money poured in to take out Walker and to defend him and what he's been able to accomplish.
In the end the unions lost and it wasn't even close. The people of Wisconsin wanted Scott Walker and loved the job he was doing. So it's all over now but the crying and with liberals you'll get a LOT of that. They'll spin it in so many different ways you won't be able to see straight for a week.
You might be thinking that there is a bit of hypocrisy on my part and you might be a little bit right. However I'm a member of a private sector union. There is a contract between the military and my company, and there is a contract between my company and our union. None of it effects the public taxes as a public sector union does. In fact I wish I could kick in to my own pension fund as Scott Walker had the workers in Wisconsin do. I'd put in quite a bit on my own if it was possible.
Thing 2 will be at the Theatre all day with drama camp and busy with that.
Governor Scott Walker won by a landslide last night on his recall election. You'll recall he limited collective bargaining agreements with public sector (Not the private sector unions mind you) unions last year. That made the public sector unions angry and then the fight was on! Money poured in to take out Walker and to defend him and what he's been able to accomplish.
In the end the unions lost and it wasn't even close. The people of Wisconsin wanted Scott Walker and loved the job he was doing. So it's all over now but the crying and with liberals you'll get a LOT of that. They'll spin it in so many different ways you won't be able to see straight for a week.
You might be thinking that there is a bit of hypocrisy on my part and you might be a little bit right. However I'm a member of a private sector union. There is a contract between the military and my company, and there is a contract between my company and our union. None of it effects the public taxes as a public sector union does. In fact I wish I could kick in to my own pension fund as Scott Walker had the workers in Wisconsin do. I'd put in quite a bit on my own if it was possible.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Negotiating Problems Already
It turns out that what was supposed to be a swift and smooth week of negotiations got off to a rocky start. We had a strike sanction vote a full month ago. Without a sanction from the international union we would have no negotiating power at all and basically whatever we vote on Saturday would be null and void. We'd be forced to accept any proposal set forth by the company.
So some idiot didn't catch the fact that we had no sanction until yesterday...less than a week before our big vote. So the local called for an emergency vote and that takes place tomorrow. Basically what this means is that the company doesn't have to bargain in good faith with us. They can just sit back and let their proposal stand until they find out the outcome of Wednesday's vote. If we still have no sanction then we're in trouble and would be working under rules that even Walmart wouldn't apply to its workforce.
I read the company's proposal yesterday. Some of it is quite draconian. I like that word draconian, it's darn dramatic!
Anyway hopefully they will bargain in good faith with us until we achieve a sanction from the international via our vote.
Wednesday will be a busy day, My Honey will go in for a MRI to discover the cause of her back pain and I'm taking in our kitties to get their shots and one of them needs fixed. Jet has gone into heat twice so it's passed time to get her fixed.
So some idiot didn't catch the fact that we had no sanction until yesterday...less than a week before our big vote. So the local called for an emergency vote and that takes place tomorrow. Basically what this means is that the company doesn't have to bargain in good faith with us. They can just sit back and let their proposal stand until they find out the outcome of Wednesday's vote. If we still have no sanction then we're in trouble and would be working under rules that even Walmart wouldn't apply to its workforce.
I read the company's proposal yesterday. Some of it is quite draconian. I like that word draconian, it's darn dramatic!
Anyway hopefully they will bargain in good faith with us until we achieve a sanction from the international via our vote.
Wednesday will be a busy day, My Honey will go in for a MRI to discover the cause of her back pain and I'm taking in our kitties to get their shots and one of them needs fixed. Jet has gone into heat twice so it's passed time to get her fixed.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Bilderberg
The Bilderberg conference has just wrapped up. It's a real thing not a conspiracy theory woven from scraps of information taken out of context from an uncle's cousin that once knew a waiter from the inside.
The conference is held each year in a different location and usually has the global power brokers present. Global bankers, leaders of industry, heads of state, lots of big wigs. It's also completely secret which ALWAYS leads to conspiracy theories. For instance this is a prime one,
Four years ago it was held in Virginia I believe. All of a sudden while it was going on Obama and Hillary disappeared for about four hours from their schedules, I also remember this being reported by the embedded reporters, and later that day Hillary had dropped from the race. The theory is that the Bilderbergs had decided Obama was the one to continue while Clinton was just hurting his chances by staying in the primaries. They were neck and neck with Clinton losing little ground to the Chicago Machine.
Alex Jones, alarmist, paranoid, and seemingly delusional radio personality, covers the Bilderberg conference each year. He continues to try and get a spy inside it. He infiltrated the Bohemian Grove once about ten years ago which is similar to the conference. Say what you will about Jones, and he never helps himself by linking everything to some kind of plot for the elites to control the population at large that it's ridiculous but he's a true believer. If he's wrong then there's no harm, if he's right though then there are some serious problems worldwide.
I like him because he uncovers things in congressional bills that do have a real world effect on us as citizens. Those are bills and laws that are being passed on a daily basis and sometimes they aren't what they seem to be. I'm against law enforcement using drones over the states for instance and I'm definitely against them being armed. I'm against the military using drones over the states, that's a violation of Posse Comitatus which prevents the military from engaging in law enforcement activities in the states. I'm more for states to decide on how they want to live and limiting federal powers. Things that work in New York don't always work in Florida and they sure don't work out west a lot of the times.
I've written about Jones a couple of times when something he brings up really bothers me and could be another degree of freedom being lost, similar to a frog being boiled one degree at a time. Sometimes he's dead on with what he is talking about and sometimes you just shake you head while you are turning the radio station. The Bilderbergs are real though, it's not a secret. What they talk about is secret and that's the fodder for conspiracy radio for weeks!
The conference is held each year in a different location and usually has the global power brokers present. Global bankers, leaders of industry, heads of state, lots of big wigs. It's also completely secret which ALWAYS leads to conspiracy theories. For instance this is a prime one,
Four years ago it was held in Virginia I believe. All of a sudden while it was going on Obama and Hillary disappeared for about four hours from their schedules, I also remember this being reported by the embedded reporters, and later that day Hillary had dropped from the race. The theory is that the Bilderbergs had decided Obama was the one to continue while Clinton was just hurting his chances by staying in the primaries. They were neck and neck with Clinton losing little ground to the Chicago Machine.
Alex Jones, alarmist, paranoid, and seemingly delusional radio personality, covers the Bilderberg conference each year. He continues to try and get a spy inside it. He infiltrated the Bohemian Grove once about ten years ago which is similar to the conference. Say what you will about Jones, and he never helps himself by linking everything to some kind of plot for the elites to control the population at large that it's ridiculous but he's a true believer. If he's wrong then there's no harm, if he's right though then there are some serious problems worldwide.
I like him because he uncovers things in congressional bills that do have a real world effect on us as citizens. Those are bills and laws that are being passed on a daily basis and sometimes they aren't what they seem to be. I'm against law enforcement using drones over the states for instance and I'm definitely against them being armed. I'm against the military using drones over the states, that's a violation of Posse Comitatus which prevents the military from engaging in law enforcement activities in the states. I'm more for states to decide on how they want to live and limiting federal powers. Things that work in New York don't always work in Florida and they sure don't work out west a lot of the times.
I've written about Jones a couple of times when something he brings up really bothers me and could be another degree of freedom being lost, similar to a frog being boiled one degree at a time. Sometimes he's dead on with what he is talking about and sometimes you just shake you head while you are turning the radio station. The Bilderbergs are real though, it's not a secret. What they talk about is secret and that's the fodder for conspiracy radio for weeks!
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Lazy Day
Got up, fixed breakfast, did the dishes, and then later on had a cigar with Beersnob.
Just didn't have a lot on my agenda today and I did it to the fullest!
Tomorrow the grind starts up again. Negotiations will be in full swing. We'll get tidbits about how they are going.
We'll vote on Saturday so by Friday we'll probably have the best and final offer. It'll be a stressful week and I'm really wanting to avoid last time. So here we go!
Just didn't have a lot on my agenda today and I did it to the fullest!
Tomorrow the grind starts up again. Negotiations will be in full swing. We'll get tidbits about how they are going.
We'll vote on Saturday so by Friday we'll probably have the best and final offer. It'll be a stressful week and I'm really wanting to avoid last time. So here we go!
Saturday, June 02, 2012
One Great Day
This morning started off simple enough, coffee. Then My Honey got up and we sat on the back patio and had coffee. Then I took Thing 2 to set call for Shakespeare. After that I thought I'd go gas up and had the idea to sand the upstairs floors. They are hardwood and needed refinished as the last owners of the house glued carpet to them.
So I rented a sander and then helped my mom pick out a new laptop for her at Staples. I happily headed home and got to work. First of all the main sander was HEAVY! I bet it weighed seventy five or a hundred pounds. It did the job though. After about three hours the main floor was sanded with thirty six and eighty grit while Thing 2 had sanded the edges with a smaller sander.
Then we moved everything from the landing into the bedroom and sanded it and then we did Thing 2's room. I started a little after eleven this morning and returned the sanders at a quarter til six. It was nonstop sanding except I did take a couple of short breaks.
While I was doing this My Love and R were preparing for a send off party for Tech Guy. They were making finger foods all day and getting the photos perfected for the table center pieces! What a great job they did too! The cake looked tremendous! The table decorations were top notch!
We had a big portion of our Theatre Family show up and wish Tech Guy and his family good luck in their new endeavors! Everyone will be saddened by their moving and the Theatre will be poorer for their leaving.
We (mainly My Love and Tech Guy) have been talking over shows for the past two hours and finally we shut it all down around eleven and I took out the trash. Tech Guy walked with me and we said our, "See you laters" as neither of us knew it'd be a goodbye. He'll still have the same phone number and will, for a while, keep the website updated for us.
They will be greatly missed!
So I rented a sander and then helped my mom pick out a new laptop for her at Staples. I happily headed home and got to work. First of all the main sander was HEAVY! I bet it weighed seventy five or a hundred pounds. It did the job though. After about three hours the main floor was sanded with thirty six and eighty grit while Thing 2 had sanded the edges with a smaller sander.
Then we moved everything from the landing into the bedroom and sanded it and then we did Thing 2's room. I started a little after eleven this morning and returned the sanders at a quarter til six. It was nonstop sanding except I did take a couple of short breaks.
While I was doing this My Love and R were preparing for a send off party for Tech Guy. They were making finger foods all day and getting the photos perfected for the table center pieces! What a great job they did too! The cake looked tremendous! The table decorations were top notch!
We had a big portion of our Theatre Family show up and wish Tech Guy and his family good luck in their new endeavors! Everyone will be saddened by their moving and the Theatre will be poorer for their leaving.
We (mainly My Love and Tech Guy) have been talking over shows for the past two hours and finally we shut it all down around eleven and I took out the trash. Tech Guy walked with me and we said our, "See you laters" as neither of us knew it'd be a goodbye. He'll still have the same phone number and will, for a while, keep the website updated for us.
They will be greatly missed!
Friday, June 01, 2012
Friday!
Tonight I'll be stopping to get a hair cut after work. After that home and at seven thirty I'll be ready to go run Cabaret at the Theatre. It'll be a busy evening for sure.
Last night Piano Genius and My Honey were practicing in the dining room. They sounded amazing! I know I'm biased but GOOD LORD they really sound great when he plays and she sings those old blues songs!!!
I really think the original musicians of those songs must be looking on and are very proud that they are sung so well!!! My baby does the blues well! I'm so proud:)
Last night Piano Genius and My Honey were practicing in the dining room. They sounded amazing! I know I'm biased but GOOD LORD they really sound great when he plays and she sings those old blues songs!!!
I really think the original musicians of those songs must be looking on and are very proud that they are sung so well!!! My baby does the blues well! I'm so proud:)
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