I haven't posted in a while because, frankly, I haven't had much to say. So I thought I'd randomly ramble on about nothing in particular. Feel free to yawn, roll your eyes, stare vacantly into space or repeat " die, die, die" over and over again as many times as you like. Or you could just click on something relevant and interesting to your world. Here's what's going on in mine.
Last week I drove to LaPorte Indiana to bring back a stray kitten for some friends of mine. The only reason he got to go to his new home was because I knew it would be a good one. Otherwise we would have been a three-cat family. Why Indiana when we have strays in need of homes here in Ohio? Well, my daughter found him crying in the woods on the grounds of the school where she teaches. He was one of several strays found that week, and all the adoptive homes were full by the time they got to him. He wormed his way into her heart (but NOT the heart of the cat she already has) and a desperate search went out for a loving family who needed a cat. I promised to drive out and get him if my friends would take him, but I think it was the free week of cat-sitting I threw in that cinched the deal.
I recently mowed the lawn, and when I looked back on my work, I noticed an unevenly striped pattern in the grass. Turns out that one of the wheels had slipped out of position, and as a result, one side of the grass was cut shorter than the other with each pass of the mower. Had I known that would happen, I might have mowed in a zig-zag pattern, or perhaps in loops and circles just to make the pattern more interesting. Of course, any neighbor watching my erratic movements across the yard would begin to feel sorry for a man whose wife drinks and mows.
My clothes dryer is no longer working with 100% efficiency. Oh it still dries clothes, it just no longer stops drying when the clothes are done. It goes through any cycle you set it for, but once it finishes the cool down phase, it won't shut off. In preparation for the arrival of a repair man, I cleaned the area around my laundry room which included pulling the dryer away from the wall to get behind it. Apparently, I haven't done that very often. I probably should. But amid the mountain of dust back there, I did find some socks. Makes you wonder...
So far, with the new TV season in full swing, I have found a show that I like, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, another offering by Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night, The West Wing), with Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry. With a great cast, it is fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable, and should develop into a hit.
Do you have any idea how many apple varieties there are out there? I didn't either until I went looking for the best cooking apples for a dessert recipe I wanted to try. For the record, I settled on Golden Delicious but the sheer number of varieties out there...who knew?
Well, that's it for me. If anything exciting occurs in the near future, I'll let you know. (Yeah, like that's gonna happen...)
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