This is a story of a dream. This is the way I remember it so it is mine and it is strange. One day I had gone to a friend's house to give them a quote on a driveway wall. It seemed like an outsized driveway and I knew this was going to be expensive. I turned to speak with my friend and watched 4 men coming down the driveway. They proceeded to start dividing up work and my friend says "There's a lot of work here". I turned to follow my friend inside and we were joined by 10 other people already going to work on what I thought was a job I had already landed.                                           The crowd grew large and the house grew larger. In fact the house grew in proportion to the men showing up to work. I wandered the house trying to apportion work to everyone while feeling overwhelmed. The house seemed to have no end and wherever I went people were doing my work. There quite simply was no end to the house. 

 TGO is suffering. And by suffering I mean pretty much sucking as usual.

It's OK in my opinion because I usually suck too.

Protest cool..Rally bad. Help me understand.

Apparently, there are crossed wires of logic about dealing with the (bullshit) Covid pandemic when gathering in large numbers for any type of demonstration. The basic rhetoric holds that BLM protests are okey dokey while Trump rallies are a danger to public health. Who am I to believe?

A lot more than I'm used to.

     Trying to get a business started takes a lot of time away from the business. There is so much regulation and taxes and license fees that I can understand why people try to fly under the table. The government wants their cut and they do not care how much of your tax money they spend to get it. If the department of business and professional regulation gets ahold of you then your tax money will be used to prosecute you. Ditto with the IRS. I refuse to say this is right but it is the way of things. Nobody on the government dole cares how much you lost conforming to inane restrictions and regulations. If I lost $1000 taking the time to comply do you think the official I had to spend time waiting to see in order to comply cares? No. That person is getting a paycheck regardless. Okay, rant over, feel free to resume your life.

Summer fun

While everyone else heads to the beach or the lake,pool or wherever you head to cool off during the hot Summer someone usually winds up staying to handle the household chores. One thing you should work in is an outdoor shower. If you have an irrigation system perhaps you have a pump. whether you do or not it is a fact that cold water is cheaper than hot water and the sand and assortment of other gunk brought back is best left outside instead of going down your indoor plumbing. A privacy enclosure is a nice touch but not a necessity since whatever you wore is wearing some of the gunk you want to get rid of too. If you are bashful just shower in that and hang it out to dry for next time. You can run in to scrub up the unmentionable parts but should see a savings on water and electric. While you are at it use cold water in the laundry unless you are trying to sterilize diapers or something. It's easier on your clothes and your pocketbook. To quote Martha Stewart "It's a good thing"

     Well being in another state gives you a different perspective on things. I am at my Moms' home in Virginia for a couple weeks and they have different climate, different bugs, different landscape and different critters. What they have in common is the need for home maintenance. Something you take care of now will be something you don't have to fix or replace later. Unless you buy throwaway Chinese crap built for throwing away which is a waste of money. Buy things built to last and take care of them and it will be money well spent. Get your furniture at wal-hell and you get what it is...disposable. It's kinda like toilet paper, use it and throw it away.

It's always something.

    It's seems like the shorter the day the longer the list gets. So I guess a coat of primer on that chest and some yardwork is in order, not necessarily in that order. What stands in the way of your day?