March 2015, First entry

March III already.

I started a feeble attempt yesterday but could not finish. It began thusly … March Two (2, NOT too or even to)

First, and updates are clearly & quickly in order …

There was a severe winter event pass thru & from reports & forecasts another is on the way later this week, like Mittwoch or Wednesday. Which is now tomorrow.

So I was reading Matthew Kelly last night before dozing off & I am stating only matter-of-factly that I have passed the half-way point. The topic(s)/chapter now is Daily Prayer & Kelly makes a convincing comparison to writing.

He starts out detailing the writing ‘process’, ‘good writers’ write ‘every day’ because they MUST and DO have the self-discipline to do so. Then he talks about GREAT writers & this is where I come in.

Well, perhps not quite yet but I am aspiring. At select moments my thought process is that in distant future times someone may find this treasure trove of material and then realize the true genius AND THEN I will be famous.

Not rich for I am already rich. Not wealthy because believe it or not THAT also has issues.

Walter Hagen, the great golfing legend & icon, said it best as he carelessly flipped a cigarette ash onto a carpet in a posh hotel one time, saying ‘I don’t want to BE a millionaire, I just want to LIVE like one.’

Well Sir Walter, truer words were never uttered & mark me down as a Follower.

Moving along, today we are SUPPOSED to reach over 16 outside in a rare break in the winter weather pattern.

Some saying as high as 18 so something, ANYTHING, outdoors will be in order as soon as it warms up.

Now, this morning as the coffee finishes, 14 in the sleeping pod, 15 in the Great Hall. A faux fire, gas only as there are only 14 sticks of firewood remaining & NONE in the entire region to be had once these run out, provides the psychological impact of heat & a fire.

I have come up with a new scheme for wood for NEXT winter (FIRE wood) however I cannot share it right now for the source would dry up BEFORE hand & the hordes would beat me to it. Must be clever, ever conscious & aware of turning-on the horde & causing an ill-advised unplanned stampede.

Let’s see, Patty was over during some of the Leap Days & winter event. We hung some pictures which was huge. I am so handicapped when it comes to hanging & positioning framed things. Just like painting, I can paint for DAYS on end with breaks only for the occasional beer & accompanying biological breaks but ax me to select a color, I am reaching for the Depends or catheter to prevent wetting myself. This is known by contemporaries & in the social media as 'stressing out' or maybe a 'panic attack'. IDK.

I CAN decorate for I do have ‘an eye’ for that. I know this because the Decorator I fired told me so. And no need to be CONSTANTLY reminded ‘who the Decorator is’ as in the past. You KNOW WHO you are.

Anyway, I finished & we positioned another waterless fish tank. Very cool. Sand, coral & shells from recent trip to FL provide suitable & stunning background for the carving. Todays photo & also posted in the Gallery.

SO WHERE IS THIS FAB TRIP TO FLORIDA TRAVEL REPORT ANYWAY ?

Well Emma, let me explain to the ROW that it is done however formatting issues need to be revisited. Photos, captions & text are not lining up from the word.doc to .pdf. It is just going to take some undivided quiet time to sort it all out. I am thinking now that reducing the number of pictures after removing them all & reinserting a lesser number will be the working hypothisis going forward towards a solution.

Time.

That said & cutting to the chase, great progress on the taxes was made yesterday & with a similar effort today they could be ready for Lisa the CPA. Certainly by Friday as planned at the extreme latest.

I also completed a sign to ship. The rent check has not arrived so hopefully today for that.

Black-bellied Whistling duck cut-outs may arrive today but getting to them today would be a stretch.

Patty is coming over tonight for dinner & a planning session for the upcoming weekend. This weekend is the Irish festival and at the Grapevine Convention center a wood carving show. The former a MUST for Patty, the latter very high on my list for attendence. So far thinking Friday night for the festival & early Saturday AM for the carving show. An over-abundance of drunks at the former, the latter highly unlikely.

So for now, faux fire, artificial heat & hot black coffee to finish completing my portion of the annual obligation to good old Uncle Sam.

HOLD THE PRESSES ... THIS JUST IN ...

Today's birthday, Charles Ponzi who invented guess what ... new levels of frog ... NO FRAUD.

Cheers from the cloud.