I think I mentioned before that Carl had been interviewed for a promo spot.
You can find it now at the link http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?c_id=sea
I hope this works. It’s only a few moments, and you can see Carl in his element.
If not, right now if you go the mariner page it is in the upper left corner as the video link.
I am in a mood. But don’t we all have to be in a mood? of some sort?
Too many things are in the air – halfway done, and the path to completion is not completely laid out.
I find that if I get into a project, it generally has to be all the way in, and if not, then I don’t give it the time or thought it may deserve. And when you are involved in a group project and I am in, and others are not all the way in (or even close) I can get moody.
Convert this energy to a good end. Head down – full speed ahead, don’t get in my way today.
Our lawn is not fabulous. It is a true drought tolerant Seattle type lawn. This means you never water, and hope nature provides enough so that the weeds are not the greenest part. We do mow, edge and pluck dandelions.
This morning Carl left for an errand, stopped home for a brief moment – to find a truck for a plumbing company parked on our front lawn. While he was running into the house another truck was maneuvering to park across our driveway – which would have blocked him in. Another truck was on our neighbors lawn. The work was for a house 2 houses away.
Carl told the man aiming at our driveway that he could not park him in. The man responded by mimicking Carl, but did not block him in. He got the name of the firm, and when he reached his destination he called me to give me the scoop. I called the company and lodged our complaint.
They took the information, but when he returned much later in the afternoon there was a different truck/trailer on the lawn.
Now technically, neither of us specifically told them to get off of the lawn. What I suggested was that they should ask before parking on the lawn, and that being rude was just plain uncalled for.
They have not completed the job, so I e-mailed them tonight and requested they not park there without express consent of the property owner, and that they improve their customer service training. I even suggested some alternative parking locations, since our block usually has very little legal parking available (for us either) It should be interesting to see how tomorrow morning starts. (Note – parking on the lawn is also illegal – I looked into it once when I was so fed up with parking far away.)
Well I am long past, but Carl and his friends are hitting it right and left.
We had a few in town for the weekend, to celebrate with Chris in particular.
The big thing about this cake was that we actually fit 50 candles on, and had them all lit at the same time. Of course the first to be lit were almost out by the time we finished.
(Chris managed to get all but one blown out in one try. And the smoke alarm did not go off.)
Great weekend, great weather, great (well good) baseball, and the best friends.
Day started out with some promise.
First and foremost, slept in until 8 AM, late considering guests in the house.
But all had been up late, with three not arriving until midnight.
Coffee – not usually an adventure, but we had to locate and plug in the Mr. Coffee I purchased in my college days. It keeps working when new versions have puked out. Carl & I usually just do the one cup at a time method. So – coffee finally put on so all could gain their footing on the day.
Kids happily playing with this and that, and Maggie doing some great cartoon drawings of those present.
I had to leave for soccer – a little late getting out, but chatting with friends is always more fun.
Soccer game – need to get back into better running shape, but a worthy contest. We tied 3-3, with our last goal coming in the last 2 minutes. I had pledged after the last game to work out several days during the week. I failed miserably to meet the goal due to 2 Mariner games, 1 late night at work, 1 late night work meeting, 1 night massage + cleaning house (sort of like exercise). Make same pledge for next week.
Work for a few hours – catch up on a few of all of those smaller, but necessary questions that arrived during last week. It was definitely a gaining work week. Hopefully next week will be different.
Now I am off to decorate toilets for a bit, and then maybe home to bake a cake.
It is a lovely afternoon, and still a promising day.
Not that it is the first time that I have missed a day, but I was actually busy at home accomplishing things:
Cleaned 2 bathrooms
Laundry – load of sheets
Made 3 beds
Laundry – folded the 2 loads that were waiting to be folded
Oh, and a massage before all of these accomplishments.
Oh, and discovered that are furnace is not furnishing any heat – 64 degrees inside.
(Will look into that more tonight to see if it is just needed to get the pilot light restarted or call a repairman type of thing)
So – moral of my story – we need more guests to come and visit (hint, hint) It provides incentives.
(3 guests arriving tonight for the weekend – last weekend of baseball, at least in Seattle)
7:30 AM to 9:30 PM
But, the meetings all went well, and I did take a break from work in the afternoon to go give blood. They took it and I felt fine, just tired. So, also had another break for dinner and a rain-shortened walk pre-dinner. Clam Chowder, soft cheese and bread – mmmm.
So – it was a long day, but not without its highlights.
Bed beckons.
Today was getting ready for tomorrow’s meetings
8 AM – Staff Safety – slips, trips and falls. Maybe I’ll try a pratfall to loosen them up.
10:30 AM – Property owner wants to fully understand sewer connection possibilities, and I am not sure they truly remember decisions they made in 1990. Hopefully I will have enough of their paperwork to jog some memories.
7 PM – City non-motorized improvements neighborhood meeting – with possible future sewer implications. We have no news for those that want it, and only pose a threat for those that don’t. But it is really a City meeting (we are not the City, just an even more local form of government), so hopefully the walking/biking/non-motorizing improvements will really be the focus.
Thanks for listening to what my mind is revolving around at this point in time.
That line from The Natural was running through my head tonight at the Mariners game. One more week with a last place team. Come April, they will all be in first place again. Tonight’s game was dismal. The score was 2 to 1 and even with only one run to tie, it never really felt like the M’s were going to come back. One more loss and it is 100 for the season. And yes, for those that don’t follow this fine sport – that is alot.
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