Knoxville Traffic June 8, 2004 2:47 pm
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My grandfather used to tell this joke:
I was riding in the car with a friend of mine once and we came to a green light and he stopped. The light turned red and he went through it. The next light was green and he stopped. When it turned red he went through it. I was getting nervous so I asked my friend if he ever had any driving lessons and he said “Sure! My brother taught me how to drive.” So I said “Well surely you know that green means ‘go’ and red means ’stop’?” to which he replied “of course I do but my brother might be on that other street!”
To put a little cheese on the top my grandfather would add:
My friend’s name was ‘Red’ and in response I blurted out “Right on! Red!” so he turned right at the red light and from that day forth it’s been legal to make righthand turns at red lights.
David Hasselhoff Arrested June 8, 2004 12:33 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentInterview June 8, 2004 12:32 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentbtw, scored an interview. Didn’t think it prudent to make it for today so I made it for Thursday.
add a commentMust calm June 8, 2004 12:26 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentMind racing. Thoughts on:
* dwindling money in checking account
* dying transportation
* ability to fix all problems but lack resources
* job submissions and how stinking long it will take for one to turn into anything
* $0 and lots of attempts at bigger $$ vs $7-9/hr and no time for submissions and interviewed vs $40-65/hr out of town
* yard work
* home repair
* doing things that make me feel good
DAMN this situation I’ve put myself into. I am a b… June 8, 2004 12:17 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentDAMN this situation I’ve put myself into. I am a bane to everyone that comes in contact with me!
add a commentPhotoblogging June 8, 2004 11:15 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentCheck phlog.net for new pictures. Hopefully blogger.com will add photo bloggimg soon.
On the drive to the Ranch June 8, 2004 9:34 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentAudio blogging is way too fun!
add a commentGood smells June 8, 2004 8:35 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentMy wife put on some patchouli on similar scent last night and it still lingers in the house wherever she had been. It’s a wonderful smell! Of course she put it on just before heading out for the evening … hmmmm
I typically am turned off by perfumes but she has nailed this one. It’s distinct too. I can’t smell it without having vivid images of this wonderful person. I have jars of my grandfather’s cologne (from 1965!) and it’s a similar pleasure. The smell is absolutely unique to him. I’ve pondered trying to ebay the unique jars of cologne (jars are in the shapes of cars) but I think they are much more valuable just being able to share moments with him periodically.
add a commentProductivity June 8, 2004 7:56 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentCover letter written! Resume printed. Time to deliver (40 minute round trip drive).
add a commentTime wasted? June 8, 2004 7:44 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentI’ve piddled away an hour blogging, reading email and getting an RSS Aggregator working. Now that its time to get serious I expect that Amy will awaken and I’ll have to be upstairs until the rest of the family comes around.
add a commentThe Next Project June 8, 2004 7:19 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentHere’s what comes next. 
This trench needs to go down another 3 feet (1 m) and be dug across the full 44′ (13.4 m) length of the house. Living on a hillside the heavy rains had started to leak through the walls. The trench in its current state in conjunction with the waterproofing inside the house has stopped the problem; however, it would be a mistake to not fix it correctly. This is a hazard, an eye sore, and a lot of work!
Estimated project cost: $1000
Needs: Backhoe, 20 tons of rock (20,321 kg), 20 tons topsoil, tar for waterproofing the wall, pvc pipe pre-drilled, lots of burlap, hammer drill
My hopeful goals are to take advantage of the trench being open to run an additional sewer discharge along the front of the house as well as an extension of the incoming water so that an additional structure (be it a shed or a stand alone garage) can easily tie into having water–hmm, that may be to code though and would require a permit and inspection. Crud!
add a commentA New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa… June 8, 2004 6:45 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life , add a commentA New Day!
Let’s start the day off with a PayPal donation link:
This Morning
Woke at either 1:00am or 1:20am to find the girls (Sarah and friend) still awake. They are going to be grumpy today!
Woke at 4:15 but could not convince self to get out of bed. Allllmost got out of bed to run around the neighborhood.
Woke at 5:00 but could not convince self to get out of bed. Allllmost got out of bed to stretch but decided it would be too much work to make a spot to stretch. Lamer.
Woke at 6:20 and rose 10 minutes later to brew a pot and start my day!
Goals: Hand deliver a resume and cover letter that should have been done yesterday. Submit more resumes. Market the content management system and market self. Oh, and get crayon out of the clothing as promised to wife.
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