The Round Corner

....and sometimes you are the bug.

If this post gets whiny, please forgive me and blame it on the lack of inhibitions brought on by the generous application of muscle relaxants.

So, in my opinion, New York drivers should not be allowed out of NY. Granted, a sample of one is not a representative population, but the drivers of a particular 2003 Mercedes Station Wagon should not be allowed out in the general population.

I got NAILED from behind going from Rt91 to the Mass Pike on Wednesday afternoon. Up until today it was only bad enough to be inconvenient. Fortunately I was in the pickup not the Hyundai so the vehicle survived, albeit even a little MORE disreputable than it started out. My new/used bumper probably saved me and the truck from more damage, but it is distinctly un-level now.

Might edit later with a PIC if I am that bright.

As of time now, this shit is starting to hurt.

Argh.

So, this is a week late but I had to get the photos off my phone in order give everyone the opportunity to "opt out" of a photo-journal of whelping box assembly with "briard supervision". The box itself is a grand construct provided originally by netcurmudgeon just over two years ago for our last litter.

That said, visit the photo journal ( Read more... )

However, for general consumption, I give the mid-point photo for those not interested in the details:

Now that my job title is engineer, I take great joy in engineer jokes.

So I share this with my limited LJ following.....

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God and the Devil discuss an Engineer

Although locked in fierce competition for what seems like forever, God and the Devil meet once every week for coffee just to catch up with each other. One week they're in heaven and the next they're in hell. When it was God's turn to host last week, the Devil was whistling a happy tune as he walked through the gates and wore a huge smile as he plopped down in the golden chair. As he poured a cup, God said, "You look pretty pleased with yourself." "Yeah," said the Devil, "Things are really looking up since I got that engineer last week. He's put in escalators and flush toilets, and he even found a way to control the heat in those old furnaces. I've been meaning to thank you for turning him away up here." God looked stunned, and almost spilled coffee into the saucer. "You know that you're not supposed to get any engineers," God said. "Peter was breaking in some new help at the gates last week, and they must have made a mistake. Just send him back up and we'll straighten it out." But the Devil just chuckled and said, "No. I think I'll keep him. He was talking about looking into better ventilation this week. I can see why you keep them all for yourself." "Send him back," demanded God "No," smirked the Devil. God thundered, "Send him back, or..." "Or what?" the Devil asked. "Or I'll sue," finished God. The Devil chuckled again. "Where are you going to get a lawyer?"

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Laugh everyday. Its free, but priceless.

Well, here is a public service announcement - do not, under any circumstances, by a Maytag Electric Double-Oven stove. They have one of the worst records for safety (and standing behind their product) of any stove on the market.

How, you might ask, do I know this? From the following reconstructed phone conversation,

"Beth speaking"

"Beth speaking this is Karen speaking (a long running joke) - first, everyone and the house is fine...."

"But, I hear a distinctly implied but"

"Well, I got to call 911 because the stove caught on fire. You are not allowed to butt-dial me again" (I had accidently called home a hour earlier while intending to check my WORK voicemail.)

Ahh, the joys of home ownership.

Well, for better or worse - it's always both - we will have puppies coming in March - at least five, likely twice that.

help you move mountains (yeah, I know, noun substitution on an old hack phrase, but smart I am not at this point in the weekend. )

Last Sunday, batwrangler and sibling N made a showing in the RAIN(!!!) to apply this implement of destruction to some innocent ground.....




by the end of day one, last Sunday, the scene was very different...





More pics will follow -- I was not bright enough to whip out the cell phone and document more thoroughly, but batwrangler played legal hooky from work to come down Friday and stayed through today to get the job mostly done -- with a substantive finish line assist from TheJeff.

They were all officially notified that as long as I have a roof, they have roof, even if it means more remodeling projects to do it.......

Tonight is an anomoly - usually the Sunday night ferry to Port Jefferson is fairly empty - tonght is sardine night in th tin can.....

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...on our shine new mortgage and 110 year old house.

Eeeek.

Brought the first (small) pieces of furniture over and some critical sundry items.

Fence supply purchasing tomorrow - at least posts and Quikcrete. Plus a $3.38 post leveler that I am coveting. Possible whit paint, AC side the house is on the hysterical - I mean historical - registry, white washing the posts would minimize the distraction provided by the fence.

Some non-essential clothing and highly useful tools - table saw and others - go over tomorrow in preparation for an incremental move and the Saturday fence raising party.

Bring a friend!

By the group modern man.

Worth one listen, but probably not two

They must be training a new ferry navigator - haven't seen the bow on the LI ferry do this type of waving in a mild breeze with light seas...well ever.

Whoever is on the helm never heard of picking a focal point on shore, or else is over correcting for a tide change something fierce.