Operation Paperback

 Joined Operation Paperback as a volunteer last week. Shipped my first box of books overseas today. Twenty-three books, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction and Westerns shipped to our troops serving overseas. I'll get another address next month and send another shipment out in September.

Just a Word for July

Don't really have time for much, but I noticed I hadn't posted anything yet during July so....

Yard work going slowly, but getting done. I have been working in the garage and I'll add some of those pictures to the slide show to the right. Been shopping for a new 'fridge, looking mostly at ones with the freezer on the bottom.

Rosie's been her normal abnormal self this month. Soft and friendly most of the time, but every once in a while all fangs and laid back ears.

Last night I finished reading The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon. It was a very enjoyable read. I have to admit that I'd never heard of Percy Fawcett before starting this book. In reading this book I learned that he was the basis for several characters in books and movies that I am familiar with. I won't spoil the book by going into detail I will strongly recommend it if you like adventure stories like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. The Indiana Jones movie series, et cetera

More about Rosie

In my last post I mention how aggressive Rosie was the day after the thunderstorms. I now think this was because there was water in the basement.

This last Sunday I rearranged the bedroom. Rosie was underfoot the entire time snooping into everything I was doing and voicing her concerns the whole time. Meow this and Meow that, along with the occasional MMRRFFF and MURRURR and RRURKIK.

Last night a couple of police cars stopped in the intersection nearest my house, with their lights flashing. Rosie was sitting on her look-out table in the front window (one of those fold-up wooden TV trays). When the lights started flashing she took off and hid under the bed. Now, I'm concerned she's been doing something illegal while I'm at work. Possibly running a Cat-House. When I asked her about this she just looked at me all wide-eyed and innocent.

I mowed this morning. Not long, just on either side of the garage to the alley. It was WAY too long and I had to do just a little at a time. I have Thursday off this week so hopefully I'll get more done then.

Mowing, Storms and Kitty Cats

I mowed Thursday morning. My wrists still hurt. It stormed that night. It stormed again Friday night.

Rosie, my cat, does not like either storms or the storm sirens that the city kept sounding off most of the evening Friday. She was all over me for protection from the nasty sirens when I got home from work Friday. The next day she was cranky and aggressive. I guess just to prove she was her own cat and didn't need me, or something. I'm sure my left arm and right foot will grow back eventually.

Worked in the garage Tuesday night from about 9:30 to 11. It is now neater than it has been for 10 months, it's only 11 months old. Planning on working out there more tonight and tomorrow and doing laundry and the kitchen floor tomorrow.

On the Grill...

I've got this big, huge, CharGriller grill. It's way to big for my needs, but I have this bad habit of getting the biggest and best that I can afford when I buy something. The reason I mention the grill is: I cleaned it last night. It's been in storage for the last couple of years I brought it home a couple of weeks ago (dumping it out of the pickup on the way) and set it up Friday. I cleaned it Friday, but last night I scrubbed it and scrubbed it, soap, water and a wire brush; the whole 9-yards and no I don't know where that phrase comes from.

It works good, now. I grilled more hamburgers at around 9 pm. Yep, in the dark.

New Blog...

Instead of posting my comments on yard work and home ownership on my tech blog, I created this blog and moved such posts to it.

Did not do much work in the kitchen or living room last night. Spent about 2 hours doing yard work after working for 9 hours. I ache all over.

Power rakes? Need to buy or invent.....

Ongoing Homeowner Chinwag

As for my priority list from Monday I have mowed, cleaned the birdbath and whacked the weeds. Inside I've done laundry and some cleaning in the living room and kitchen. Since I open today and tomorrow (Friday & Saturday) I will have the evening free for more work in the kitchen and living room.

I also got the grill out and cleaned it. I then grilled up some hamburgers and brats. Just basic stuff, but it's been years since I last fired-up the grill so I'm happy I finally got it going again.