29 November Tuesday

Dear Ruby, Good bye, you can take you love to town, the potatoes and keep your father’s money for I need none of it. Any of it.

OK, you guess it. I am playing with lyrics to change my career tack. That’s correct. I want to now be a country-western singer first then become an ICON.

My long-range goal is people magazine AND two (2) MILLION friends on facebook. Then end it all as a contestant on DWTS

WHO YOU GOING TO DANCE WITH OGO ?

Seriously? Easy one.

Sandra or Jamie. I just KNOW we would win. I could Tango, twist or bump equally well with either but leaning 60-40 Sandy.

I am up early and as you can see fired up.

I slipped upstairs last night at 9:17 after turning off the Christmas lights and slept all night with one very brief wake-up until 4:58. This is unheard of of late.

WHY ?

Is this a therapist checking in ? Let's just say PTSD after the last or most recent 'break-up.'

A couple of strong & compelling theories.

Yesterday for the first time in a LONG time I worked in a bike ride so that nano-bit of exercise I am certainly convinced was a factor. Second was the three (3) substantial bowls of turkey soup loaded with tryptophan for supper. That’s a sleep-inducing compound found in turkey. I added whole baby carrots, stalks of thick celery, thin onion rings and large chunks of potatoes with bits of skin and it turned out crazy off the chart delish.

HOMERS QUICK TALE FROM THD …

Indian woman axis if we have ‘meat thermometers?’

‘Yes right down aisle 9.’

‘I just came from there & looked & didn’t see them,’

The FRIENDLY sales associate (part-time) leads said maharishnee to the aisle & bay and points to THREE (3) different meat thermometers AND smiles.

‘Does this one work on turkey?’

‘No. Those would be on aisle 53 and are $249.’ CASE CLOSED & true story.

So I had a good hit rate yesterday on the wish list and this is the last full day off before working a couple, then off again on Friday. I must make a little hay today as well.

Headed back out to Dale’s this morning as soon as the tide of rush hour goes out & subsides. I must return the borrowed tool as I finished with it yesterday plus a couple other things.

When we get together we have so much in common that we just go & flow with exchanges of stories on mutual subjects & topics of interest. Like he & his wife just started airbandb.

I need to start actively marketing my b&b here.

Anyway, I finished with the tool & the project looks good. This is a major piece and for lack of a better term I must label it a sculpture. It is going to be a larger base for the display of multiple tropical fish.

Not to boast, but as of right now I am expecting it to turn out well & BE absolutely stunning. But it us taking time. Each step is crucial and now the levelers are engineering/design challenge.

I know what I want to do but finding and buying the right parts is now on the fourth (4th) attempt and I am not even close to being there yet. Last night it even got me a little ‘down.’

There. I said it. So do I NEED some meds ?

This morning or today for sure I must get this year’s Christmas card design to the printer. It needs a little work from their graphic designer. I cannot reverse the color AND make the background transparent. They can do it with their software as easy & cut & paste but I can’t figure it out OR even if my limited SW is capable to do such an operation.

So that’s it. I could go on & on & on as you well know but there are other fish to fry.

The coffee is grandiose and I must post AND find some suitable images.

One for today and one for yesterday.

I am now OFFICIALLY READY for November to end & December to get here & begin the Christmas Holiday season.