Ollie came to visit yesterday afternoon. I feel really out of place. I am the only one in the house without a purple cast on my left foot.

Actually when Ollie called she said it was just for the day. She and Kali are on the outs. Kali and Scott have gotten a house and they were moving out of their apartment. Ollie was going to move in and complete their lease. As it turns out when Scott and Kali were moving out, Ollie was sitting there waiting to move in. Even though Ollie denies it, I can see it. If Kali moved a couch out, Ollie would move a couch in. Multiple sources have said Scott was drinking and became confrontational. It sounds as though it grew into quite the altercation. When they finally went their separate ways for Friday evening, the apartment manager changed the locks. In fact not only did they change the locks they banned Ollie and Scott from even coming on premises. Further information revealed that Ollie had paid Kali and Scott a check for the pro-rated rent for April. As it turns out, Kali and Scott had not forwarded it to the apartment manager and they had not paid their portion either. Now the manager refuses to let Ollie finish out the lease and will only let Kali and her Mother in to get Ollie's belongings as well as what is left of Kali's. So, now Kali and Scott get to pay an early termination fee as well as the next two months rent ($1200 in all). In simplest terms, Kali and Scott, as well as Ollie all got evicted.

Hillbillies!

When I talked with their Mother on the phone I renewed my demand for DNA testing. These are not my kids.

I did my usual Saturday yesterday with just a few added tasks. I went and purchased a money order to send with our 2006 tax return. It just always seems like no matter how few dependents we claim, there is always a balance to be paid. Tom, our accountant had everything ready, Krl and I just signed it, inserted the money order and mailed it in the addressed envelope he had given us. Of course I went off from the house and forgot stamps, so I chased some down and took it to the post office instead of dropping it in one of the local drop boxes. K. O. had told me they were having a safety meeting and he wanted me to remain on their active list, so I needed to attend. I went by where they had the last one I had attended and didn't locate them there, then went by where I thought he had mentioned as a possibility. For some reason when I would dial his cell phone it gave me a sound like busy circuits. Anyhow, it was good to get out and not have any where in particular to be. A little personal time!

When I did finish my errands I came home and cooked supper on the grill. Ollie ended up spending the night.

I am going to have to go back to work tomorrow because between groceries, filling my truck with gas, and sending Uncle Sam his take, I'm almost broke.

I have enjoyed Deal or No Deal since it came on air last year. I find my opinion changing about how I would play the game. I've always said I would rattle off six numbers all together and have them open the cases all at once. Then if I rejected the banker's offer I would rattle off five numbers all at together and have them open the cases all at once and so on and so forth. I would seriously have to consider the bankers offers. I have seen too many people who could have changed their lives with a substantial injection of cash become greedy and leave with almost nothing.

Last week I watched the new show that follows D or N D immediately on our NBC affiliate. "Thank God you're here", is the name of it. It is a competition between actors and actresses. They have been dressed by wardrobe and the only thing they know is they will walk through a door into a scene and the first words they hear will be "Thank God you're here". From there they have to play off the other characters in the scenes and their lines. I laughed and laughed. It is amazing how quick some of these people react. I think this week they have Jason Alexander (of Seinfeld fame) as one of their contestants.

It still remains, the one person I would love to see on there would be Robin Williams.

At work tomorrow we are supposed to have some company support specialists in to make sales calls. One is supposed to be a filter specialist and be setting up some of these new customers as fleets (making them eligible for special pricing and rebates), and another specialist is supposed to be a heavy duty application man. I am hopeful that Pat will bring in DJ as an extra so Chris and him can go make sales calls with these specialists.

The Samsung 500 is being run today in Fort Worth at the Texas Motor Speedway. I'll bet the NASCAR gang will be glad to get out of Texas. Lots of weather down there Friday and Friday night led to them cancelling qualifying and setting the field by owner points. (Sad thing is, this meant Mikey didn't even have opportunity to make the race). The wide variation in temperatures should be a major headache for crew chiefs and car setups.

I plan on firing up the grill again today. I couldn't resist some dollar ninety-nine a pound spare ribs. I do love barbecued ribs. Give me some ribs, a slice of bread and a dill pickle and I would be in hog heaven! I am trying a new sauce today.

If you come into a parts store and the counterman waiting on you has barbecue sauce on his face and hands, THAT's ME! I must've brought leftovers for lunch!

Have a day!

LORD lift me up!