there is always a pain
the source unclear
the intensity varies
clarity
confusion
condemnation
terms I set
strength I need
ineffective
how many times should I reset my emotions
the words I say to myself are true to me
they can even be used to cloud themselves
Friday, May 26, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
All in all it's just another brick
It is done.
10 yards of fill sand, 8 4x4's, 750 paverstones and about 400 lbs of gray drainage stones and the outdoor patio is done.
My yard is not level and it took a lot of fill sand and some whacked engineering to build a frame and fill it to have a place for all the paverstones to sit somewhat level. It has been several weekends in the making, but I was determined to get it done this past weekend. As the kids played in their inflatable pool all weekend, I moved paverstones from 3 different piles to the area that had become a giant sand box for the dogs and kids. Out of the possible 750 paverstones I had available to me( I bought 3 pallets and each had 250 stones on it) I believe I have about 150 stones left. The weeks before I had to move the stones from their original pallet to another spot in my yard because my utility trainer could not hold more than 1 pallet at a time. So I would have to pick up the pallet, drive it home, then unload, head back and get another and repeat.
During this building process, close to being complete I took a small break to go and get the gray drainage stones. So I get the family truckster ready to go, drive the 20 miles to the Home Depot and when I get there it is blocked off by every cop, sheriff, emergency vehicle the town has. They were not letting anyone into the shopping center at all. A bomb threat I was told. So I drive 3 blocks down to the normally dead Lowes. Which is now extremely busy. I wonder if it was a lowes' employee, um never mind.
Anyway done done for now.
10 yards of fill sand, 8 4x4's, 750 paverstones and about 400 lbs of gray drainage stones and the outdoor patio is done.
My yard is not level and it took a lot of fill sand and some whacked engineering to build a frame and fill it to have a place for all the paverstones to sit somewhat level. It has been several weekends in the making, but I was determined to get it done this past weekend. As the kids played in their inflatable pool all weekend, I moved paverstones from 3 different piles to the area that had become a giant sand box for the dogs and kids. Out of the possible 750 paverstones I had available to me( I bought 3 pallets and each had 250 stones on it) I believe I have about 150 stones left. The weeks before I had to move the stones from their original pallet to another spot in my yard because my utility trainer could not hold more than 1 pallet at a time. So I would have to pick up the pallet, drive it home, then unload, head back and get another and repeat.
During this building process, close to being complete I took a small break to go and get the gray drainage stones. So I get the family truckster ready to go, drive the 20 miles to the Home Depot and when I get there it is blocked off by every cop, sheriff, emergency vehicle the town has. They were not letting anyone into the shopping center at all. A bomb threat I was told. So I drive 3 blocks down to the normally dead Lowes. Which is now extremely busy. I wonder if it was a lowes' employee, um never mind.
Anyway done done for now.
Monday, May 15, 2006
oh, right, but that was before you dropped off the planet
I didn't drop off it, I jumped
Notice an interesting feature of GMAIL, if one of your contacts is online, it will show you and you can chat with them. So I sent a instant message to my favorite contact and had an impromptu conversation for over an hour. It was great, not just the ability to do this, but talking to the particular person I was checking for email from.
Now it has always been a pleasure to get an email from her and I am a loyal follower of her blog, so it was extra special to have a chance to talk to her in real time. It was just one of those things that made me smile first thing this morning. So Indigo for an hour you had all my attention.
A present for Indi
Notice an interesting feature of GMAIL, if one of your contacts is online, it will show you and you can chat with them. So I sent a instant message to my favorite contact and had an impromptu conversation for over an hour. It was great, not just the ability to do this, but talking to the particular person I was checking for email from.
Now it has always been a pleasure to get an email from her and I am a loyal follower of her blog, so it was extra special to have a chance to talk to her in real time. It was just one of those things that made me smile first thing this morning. So Indigo for an hour you had all my attention.
A present for Indi
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