HEY ALL!! quiet day

    "    Prince or pauper beggar man or thing, play the game with every blow you bring    "    Nice and quiet last couple of days. Did get grocery shopping done yesterday, and watching my 11 year old nephew today. Did have him hang some of my baseball pennants over some furniture that I could not reach. Had him climb up on the stereo center and hang the pennants on the wall. Got 36 of them to hang, have 3 left 'ran out of two-way  tape'. Looks good, it takes up a whole wall and two little ones in my bedroom. Definitely says BASEBALL! Got items on eBay ending in two days, not much in sales this month. Just been a quiet weekend, relaxing and planning my next great adventure! Will start firming up RSVP's to the SOIREE later this week, make sure I get a correct head count for brisket. And, should have bull rock delivered later this week to finish off the drain ditch on the drive way. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! Happy Happy Sir Mick

    "    Is there nothing I can say, nothing I can do, to change your mind, I'm so in love with you, you're too deep in, you can't get out, you're just a poor girl in a rich man's house, yeah baby I'm crying over you    "    HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR MICK JAGGER!!  OH YEAH a spring like 70 years old today. Moves like he is 30. Yea, he still has got moves like JAGGER!! I will say that he and the other Stones are by far the soundtrack to my life!! That would be one hell of a movie and soundtrack!!  Just a quiet day resting and staying out of the heat! Got all the red lava rock done. I wish guys would just do their jobs, regardless of how important they may or may not be. Even the most meaningless job has it's moments of importance! I went up and got the rest of the lava rock that I needed. I parked over by the pile, which was right in front of the employee parking spots. I sat for over 20 minutes, then I called the office and asked when I was going to get my rock? A few moments later the machine operator came by, loaded up the rock, just DROPPED it in the truck and took off. Well as I am going down the road it dawns on me that he gave me a FULL yard, all I wanted was a HALF yard. Cool for me?? Except I got no place to put the extra rock! Come on! I know you were just ' making things right ' for me because you forgot I was there. But, That is NOT what I wanted! Just give me my half yard and let me be on my way. Well I managed to use it all, but it was a hassle. Started to search the web for the entertainment feature for the SOIREE. Got some great ideas, now just need to figure out how to accomplish it. CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! ' rock looks great '

    "    Yeah, all your sickness, I can suck it up, throw it all at me, I can shrug it off, there's one thing baby, that I don't understand, you keep on telling me, I ain't your kind of man    "    Well almost done with putting red lava rock around the house. It really looks great. I thought it would and it does!! Just sets off well against the green house. And makes a nice barrier for me to mow around, much easier now. Glad I got it done. Took a yard and 1/2. I hauled it on my Ranger, made two trips. The last of it will get put down this afternoon. Then will wait a week or so to get bull rock delivered to put in the drain ditch on the right hand side of the driveway. Then I think I am done for this year. I still want to get another load of 3/4 inch crushed rock to put on the hill above the drain ditch to match the left side, and could use a little more in the lower parking area. But, money is short now, so I will wait till next year. Glad we got done what we did.  Re-listed over 260 items on eBay this morning. Sales have been slow this month, hopefully that will turn around next month. Sent out the invites to the SOIREE, got a couple of replies so far. Hoping for a few more. Going to do a brisket this year, should be awesome!! Really need some rest time, have been spending a lot of time out in the heat and it just zaps me. Just walking out and puttering around drains me so much. SO after the rock gets down today, I am going to lay close to my dish for the next several days. Back to regular sleeping after the Tour de France and the British Open ended on Sunday. So glad, I was really getting strung out. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! ' on second thought '

    "    I went down to the Chelsea drugstore, to get your prescription filled, I was standin' in line with Mr. Jimmy, A-man did he look pretty ill, we decided that we would  have a soda, my favorite flavor, CHERRY RED    "    Well I just can not get back into the ' every other day ' routine for the blog. I know that I am spending much more time outside, trying to get little things done. Organizing, rearranging, etc. And stuff is falling in place, and looking very nice. Hope to get the red cinder stone barrier around the house done this week, maybe re-dig the drainage ditch along the right hand side of the driveway. Heck, maybe even get rock in it and decided if I want to get more 3/4 and less rock to put down on the hill behind the ditch??  You know in the above song lyrics it is believed that Mick was at the Chelsea drug store in Minnesota!! They were on tour when Marianna needed some prescriptions. I have read about a guy who was actually in line with Mick at the same time. WOW! I have been thinking long and hard about my next move towards FFC. They are my ex-employer who put me through hell when I was trying to get my COBRA refund back. Them and CONEXIS who was hired by FFC to collect COBRA premiums. I want SOOOOOO badly to fire off one more e-mail and just rip the shit out of the Human Resource Director that was giving me all the problems. He is BY FAR the worst HR Director I have EVER known in over 40 years of working. He was playing little school girl games and just dragging out the whole refund. I know he was dong it on purpose. And CONEXIS, I know for SURE they can't tell " come here from sick 'em "!! But as I went through the events I do remember ONE key fact. I got my check about 8 or 9 days AFTER I sent an e-mail to the President of FFC. I was not holding back anything in that e-mail, and let the President know that I thought FFC was up for fines and penalties because of the way HR handled it. SO maybe ' DAMAGE DONE '. So I think I will just let it go. It is not my job to save FFC from their inefficient HR Director. They will get what they deserve. I know several facts, I got my money back, I do not EVER have to deal with CONEXIS again, FFC is just THAT my FORMER employer who I will never have to deal with again!!  So maybe I am better off, ALTHOUGH it would be RIPE to send the email to Parth (HR) and the blind copy the President. I could tell Parth once again that he "needs to grow a pair". CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! ' out and about '

    "    You move it to the left, and you go for yourself, you move it to the right, yea it takes all night, now take it kinda slow, with a whole lot of soul, don't move it too fast, just make it last    "    Ok well another day of errands, mom to doctors appointment then some shopping. Was feeling kind of low Wednesday, I am not sure if it's a carry over from being out in the heat Tuesday night while they were working on the yard. Hope to get more stuff done tonight as well. Even been doing some clean up/straighten up in the house too. eBay has been slow, after two real GOOD months, ok I can deal with it. Things a little slower during the All-Star break. Cool, not doing well in my Golf fantasy leagues. I know hot weather is coming, so I will be hanging in the cool of the house, maybe some other organization things. My two daughters still remain "out and about" and it is a challenge to stay in touch with them. Have been really enjoying my Kindle Fire HD, it is so easy to read from, just sit back and relax and read a book. Something I have not done very much of in my life, but do really enjoy it now. Starting to get RSVP's for the SOIREE. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! ' bad bad boy '

    "    The one that shut the kitchen door, he didn't give you a hoot of a warning, wrapped up in a black cat coat, he don't go in the light of the morning, he split the time the cock'rel crows    "    Well how goes it? I have been a bad, bad, boy, not posting on a regular basis. Spent Saturday getting A LOT of the yard work done. Found someone who can come by and do the work, Dad, Mom, and 4 kids. They REALLY did a GREAT job on the top part of the drive way. Cut down weeds, sucked up leaves, cleaned up the place. Cut back a lot of stuff that was growing out of control. Really looks clean and orderly. They should be back this week to finish the drive way, and then start on cutting a 4 to 6 inch border around the house that I am going to put down landscape fabric and some red cinder rock. Then I will try and find another job or two to do. What a great working family. A little unorganized and kind of all over, but when they were done it was marvelous. And, they only tool about 3 hours. Other than that, not much. I am tracking my daughter and son-in-law as they visit Europe. They are about 9 hours ahead of us now, so it is cool to see what they are visiting. Found some long lost relatives { I hope they are relatives } from England. There is a wing of the British Museum that is called " The Weston Family " and they contributed $62 million Pounds last year to the Museum. WOW could have given the Museum $63 mil and me $1 mil?? CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! ' little distracted '

    "    My dear lady Ann, I've done what I can, I must take my leave, for promised I am, this play has run my love, your time has come my love, I pledge my troth to    "    Well as you can see there has been a slight change in the blog posting. Now I must have a ' title ' before I can post. So I may double up on some lyrics. You just got to guess if it is on purpose, or by mistake?? Well had a liver doctor appointment today, but it got cancelled, doctor is running hour and half to two hours behind. He will call me with my blood results. Got the rest of the yard mowed yesterday, with NO PROBLEMS!! Got the sprinklers straightened out too. It seems that the facet can only supply enough water to two and not three sprinklers. So I will rotate them, no biggie. Then some other miscellaneous things done. I am a little distracted, I have one daughter SOMEWHERE out near the east coast, and the other is SOMEWHERE in Great Britton, I think. WOW, I don't know how I raised world travelers, when I really like just staying home!! But COOL for them, I just hope they bring Daddy back something COOL!?!?!?  HINT!! Anyway, probably do some odd things today and just relax. Maybe, maybe pay some bills. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! ' COBRA REFUND '

    "    I saw her today at the reception, a glass of wine in her hand, I knew she was gonna meet her connection, at her feet was, footloose man    "    Well I usually don't brag, or rub it in when I am right or win a dispute. And I try not to burn any bridges in my past. I have only REALLY burned one employer and we will not go into the females!! Well today I am breaking those two rules!! I WON!! I got my COBRA insurance premium  refund check in the mail yesterday!! OH GOD YES!! I have been in the corporate work force for over 40 years, and the Human Resource Director at FFC is BY FAR, the WORST HR guy I have EVER known!! Hands Down!! He likes to play games, telling me I had to come up with PROOF of my premiums, when in fact he had all that information RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM!! And he LIES!! Telling me that a check would be sent out on June the 9th (Sunday). I know for a fact, it does not take 5 WEEKS for mail to go from California to Texas!! JERK!! In one of my first e-mails to him I told him he needed to "grow a pair". He took offence to that. Well JERK OFF, YOU STILL NEED TO " GROW A PAIR". Plus by not following the COBRA guidelines he puts his company at risk of penalties and fines from the D.O.L.. How did I get the money, COME ON!! I know the corporate way. The last thing I did was send an e-mail to HR Director loser's BOSS!! The President of FFC. WOW, let's review. I send e-mail to president, 10 days later I get my refund!?!?!? " GOT CHA!! I will let everything calm down for 10 days or so, then I am going to send a final e-mail to HR loser and I will blind copy the President. I have a few matches left and I want to make sure I burn that bridge to FFC COMPLETLY!!  Well Sears is set to be out today to fix the Riding Mower AGAIN!! Did manage to get ALL the stuff in the shed Sunday and can now park both cars back in the garage! SO COOL!! I am looking around for someone to do some yard work before the SOIREE, may have a lead or two. Even B-B-Q some wings last night, oh SOOOO good. I am in a VERY happy mood, funny how when you WIN your happy. CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! ' ramps done '

    "    I was a butcher cutting up meat, my hands were bloody I'm dying on my feet, I was a surgeon 'till I start to shake, I was falling 'till you put on the brakes    "         Well how goes it today? I was able this weekend to get the shed and the ramps done, and everything out of the garage and into the shed. WPW I am amazed how much room is now in the garage. And I still got room in the shed. Very cool. Both cars back in the garage where they belong and plenty of room. Looks very good, managed to get some of the yard cleaned up too. Now just got to find a helping hand to do some of the other yard work that needs done. I am really tired tonight. Yesterday was a trip to THREE different stores. WOW but go tit all done. So I will chill tomorrow, got stuff ending of eBay a couple of other things to do inside and take advantage of the COOL! Not much else going on, about time to send out the OFFICAL INVITATION to the ANNUAL SOIREE!! And then get a firm head count so I can start planning on the meat and extras. Should be a great time. CHOW MOI

HI ALL!! ' hair cut '

    "    Fracking deep for oil but there's nothing in the sump, there's kids all picking at the garbage dump, I'm running out of water so I better prime the pump, I'm trying to stay sober but I end up drunk    "     Well how was the 4th? I spent it at my sister's place, kids running around, adult beverages, brauts, burgers, cake. You know all the goodies!! Home and watched the fireworks show over Lake Union, and then the fire at the boat storage place. WOW  Moving slow today, doctors trip for my 6 month follow up for hypertension. I am on drugs and they control everything well, but I guess the Doc just missed me. Ran errands on the 3rd, blood draw and hair cut, back to a buzz cut ' 4 ' !! WOW I still think it is really short. SO I hope to be back out in the yard tomorrow and get the shed ramps done, and then maybe see if everything fits in the shed. SO I can get the 2nd car in the garage. Also, spent the 3rd taking care of a little computer virus I got from Rolling Stone Mag web site. Not sure how I got it, I have been to that web site lots of times. It was 'generic29' and took me most of the day to get rid of. But I was successful and everything is running great now. Had to uninstall and reinstall a couple of programs, but ok. Well felling a little ' low ' today after eating everything in site yesterday. So much for my calorie count diet. I was WAY over the limit yesterday. And I can feel it, sluggish and just not on top of my game today. I have begin getting info for the entertainment portion of the SOIREE. Good times ahead I feel. CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! ' when is later '

    "    What will I do with out you , they say that life goes on, I'm feeling sorry for myself, I can't believe your gone, .... I can feel your tongue on mine, silky smooth like wine, I'm living with these memories, that's all that's left of you and me    "   Well wrong time, wrong day. I took the garbage to the dump, listening to " THE COLLECTION ". I had hand picked some songs starting in 1962 and going forward. A lot of the songs I remember very well form my youth. Well I hit a group of Stones songs. And one came up that reminded me of SOMEONE. Then I started to think about her, next thing I know I am getting pissed off. I had text her about 2 weeks ago, her reply "I'll call you later". TWO WEEKS, when is LATER???? Then I remembered a conversation I had with another one of her "ex's". about 11 years ago. We OF COURSE compared notes and said our thoughts about her. We both got predictions right, but it looks like his is MORE right than mine. And I remember thinking about that when we were talking. WOW. So I just got more pissed. Came home and sent her a message. "When is later? If you want me to be GONE, just so so!!" Then I thought . WHY WAIT ON HER?? It's time to 'be gone NOW'. I just can't believe I was wrong about her. She has managed to just keep me stringing along for 11 years. And I am the only one she did that too. So I kept thinking, I was going to be right. Any way the song today best describes my feelings. Also today I broke the riding mower AGAIN!! Same problem, it won't cut grass. I got about half the yard done, then NOTHING!! That must have put me in my current frame of mind. It was 2 weeks ago that it broke for the first time too. WOW. Did manage to get the sprinklers out, and cleaned up more of the yard, and the aforementioned dump trip.  OK I will just hang on and see what happens. but I know it's time to move on!! CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! ' new way of posting '

    "    Hey baby what's in your eyes, I saw them flashing like airplane lights, you fill my cup  babe  that's for sure, I must come back for a little more    "      Yea, Yea, Yea, I know, but yesterday was a really nice relaxing day. I have been going out in the morning and trying to get a few things done. Then chill in the afternoon when it gets to be over 90 degrees. I have got all the pieces to hook up a water supply for Mom to use on the deck. One that she doesn't have to go around back of the house to turn on and off every time she wants to water.  And I am trying to decide on putting out the sprinklers. Should I mow one more time first, or just put them out and bring them back in when I mow again? I should have gotten an underground sprinkler system put in when we first moved in. But, I didn't. Now I put out the sprinklers to water, and then have to pull them back in when I mow, then put back out to water. I do have them set up on an automatic watering system, so that is cool. They go off about 1:00 AM every morning. Did make a trip to the hardware store and get a couple of things for the yard. I think I am done buying for the yard this year now. If I didn't get it, well it will have to wait. Still trying to find some trusted reliable help to do some work around the yard. No luck yet, but we are still looking. I am half way thinking about taking another week off from the COBRA grind. Maybe give those fools another week to get their stuff in line. I keep thinking that FFC {my former} will get an idea and get the money to CONEXIS {the premium collector}. I am counting on previous experience here. In the past if I was just all over someone about collecting money, I found if you went silent for a while they let their guard down, and then it was more fruitful when you did take up the cause again. So I am thinking the same thing here. That ol'   " outta sight, outta mind " thing. We are in line for another hot one today. OH JOY!! I still like mid-60's with a light breeze off the water. CHOW MOI