Will I ever catch up?

It seems that everyday I do some task related to putting our home, our house, our lives, back in order. Yesterday was moving phone lines.

I don't want you to think I am picky, you should know I am, and if you don't know or think I am, you should think or know Krl is! Use to be when my desk was in one corner of the family room the fax machine was not noticeable. Now with the merger of Krl's and my offices into a full fledged office, I am afraid the fax sitting on the floor in the family room sticks out like a sore thumb. Thankfully, all the wires were run. It was just a case of figuring out which phone box on the outside of the house contained which line. I'm not equipped with all the little trinkets that an official phone man would have. I can't put an attachment into the wall socket and then begin touching terminals in the junction boxes until I get a tone. I have to rely on educated guesses, a lot of luck and believe me, when I ask Krl "Can you hear me now?", I mean it.

I was extremely lucky, I mean good, and got the right box, the right wires on the very first try! If I had had a tool belt I would have been strutting my stuff! I was so good I decided to check out why the phone outlet in the kitchen no longer works. (It hasn't worked since the fire, but it hasn't been an issue because of the cordless phone bases being in other rooms). Hindsight is 20/20. I spent twice as much time moving wires back to their original position as I did initially moving them. Crazy thing is, we didn't even have a stray phone to plug in to see if I did in fact repair the faulty outlet. So the office fax line is operational, the kitchen outlet is questionable, still.

Bad weather is coming, they say. It's that time of the year. This is a storm that has dashed from California to Texas in just over a day. Possible large hail, lightning, damaging winds, and possible heavy rains! I am still testing and pouring chemicals into Krl's pool. I cannot remember ever having put so much chemical in, just to raise the ph. After watching the weather forecast last evening I went and re-tested and added even more chemical. I don't want to lose any ground we have gained should we be blessed with large accumulations of rain! So I have hedged my bet! Just so we dont have some sort of mis-understanding, I am working in one pound increments each time I administer another dose! I would hate for EPA to show up on my doorstep.

Today is a toss up, depending on weather. If the forecasters have guessed right (you can tell how much faith I have in their ability), it might mean a down day. I am cautiously optimistic. I do realize that even though I am no longer farming, indirectly I still rely on the blessing of rain for my livelihood. It would appear that the STL area is almost on the edge of the dry line that forecasters think is going to trigger the rains. Also it would appear that the gulf coastal plains may receive some rains as well, they definitely need it. Sources have told me production in the gulf coastal plains area may be down seventy-five percent!

Whazzup with our military and their fearless leader "W"? I have a television in my office (actually it is the one out of the company travel trailer. After the trailer was broken into and cleaned out last year I am taking no chances!). They have just reported that many wounded soldiers are being forced into bankruptcy, and reported to credit bureaus and collection agencies for overpayments, or not meeting the terms of their enlistment bonuses! Huh? They have shown pictures of one soldier who lost a leg, doing rehab, and the military wants their pay back they paid to him while he was in the hospital? Another soldier was forced out of the military as a result of his wounds and was forced to live in his car because of negative reporting by the military on his credit report. He couldn't rent an apartment. Then there is "W". Shown in New Orleans with the Mayor, rebuilding a house. Why is it all the other workers are carrying lumber overhead with both hands yet "W" can do it with one hand and wave at cameras with the other? (Actually I was surprised he could even reach the lumber carried overhead!). Why are the other workers in jeans, t-shirts, and work boots and "W" is in his white shirt with slacks? Answer....... photo op! Answer ....... low ratings in the polls! Answer ...... ego! "W"="whut?"

I think our leaders, President, VP, Senators, and Representatives on the national and state level, including city and parish councilmen, mayors, and county officials should be subjected to survivor type challenges regularly and we should be able to send them packing when they deserve to be kicked off! Reality politics! Yeah!

Pray for rain!

Be the real deal!

FATHER, temper me today.