Idle Thoughts and Other Comments
Random ramblings from a curmudgeon spanning two millenia.
I recently had a worker put a new electrical outlet in the house. He was one of those guys who just loved to hear himself talk. I finally had to tell him in no uncertain terms that I did not want to hear about the problems in his private life and I did not want his friendly banter about the day or the job. I tried to sum it up to him with: I am not your friend – I am your employer. […]
In a previous post I mentioned that I had been working on a new project which had kept me too busy to post for awhile. I know you are all just on the edge of your seat to find out what it is. I will give you a hint: take a look at the new dropdown options on this site’s menu. […]
What is the worst smelling thing in your house? If you answered the cat’s litter box you’re probably wrong. And if you went there in the first place you should probably be changing the litter more often. I’ll give you a hint, it’s in your kitchen. (Please tell me your cat’s litter box is not in your kitchen.) […]
The officers of the Omaha Police department put down a 120 pound cougar in west Omaha. I understand why they felt they had to euthanize the cat. I don’t agree with it, but I see their POV about public safety. […]
Sometimes my wife Snowball’s projects don’t even sneak up and build slowly, they explode fully grown from the start. An example of this is the hobby greenhouse that we have. Pearl Harbor could not have surprised me more than what happened on a late spring day many years ago. We were sitting on the front porch enjoying a refreshing beverage. As the UPS truck pulls up Snowball says, “Oh that must be the greenhouse I ordered.” This being the first I had heard of any plans for a greenhouse, my mouth opened but no words came out. I just walked over to the truck and helped the somewhat overwhelmed delivery guy haul four 200-pound boxes to the garage.
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