Year: 2004

One mouse has a snag in it and jumps every few pixels

The phone keeps misdialing and when it does connect the number is busy

People are changing things without discussing the changes first causing wasted time and effort

I keep clicking a link for the window to open so I can make an urgent reply to a webbased email and it won’t let me

I can’t type without errors today

I can’t fast enough

Ugh!

Chaos upstairs, I’m in charge

On Days like today, life seems so hard!

Noah about to escape across the state line. 

A New Day!

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This Morning

Oh the bed was so warm and comfortable! I really didn’t want to move.

Last night I did that thing my wife didn’t want me to do. Well… I cleaned (that she wanted) It was not cleaning in the sense that anything got tossed. I re-organized in the bedroom. Basically I made the woodstove usable. Then I did that thing she didn’t want me to do. I climbed up on the roof at midnight to look down the flue. Man it was dark. I turned my light out to stare at the stars and absolutely could not see the edge of the roof. Felt like I was flying!

The fire burned until 3:30am. I stoked it but didn’t have the energy to make it rip roaring. I could not convince myself to stay up either. This is going to be a long day.

Court done.

Client 2 progress.

Dry wall at friend’s house progress.

Next support group.

Followed by computer repair.

Ugh!

I went before the judge over my bogus traffic citation. Interesting day. Better than CourtTV.

So, I’m driving down the road trying not to get too worked up over this and regreting having not subpoenaed the tape to see just how innocent or guilty I was. I get to the parking garage and see that all day parking is going to cost me $5 (add it to the court costs!). At least I had some fun in the garage. A wrong turn made me pass a particular truck three times. The roar of the Jeep was so loud that it set the truck’s alarm off two out of the three passes! Btw, improperly working equipment on a vehicle is $67.50 per incident (tail light, muffler, etc). Better get that fixed soon!

I go to the City County Building and see the line of people waiting to go through the metal detectors and knowing darn well I don’t have time to get to the car and back I just drop my two pocket knives, the ones I meant to leave in the Jeep, into the plastic tray to see if they’ll pass. At the Duncan Federal Building they aren’t concerned about pocket knives. They don’t pass. The officer picks them up and I beg him to let me take them back to the car but unlike the airport they don’t confiscate they just put them in an envelop that you get on your way out. Little did I know my way out would be in 3.5 minutes.

The administrative person at Circuit court says, “I think you are supposed to be behind the Coliseum but check with Sessions court.” Session court admin confirms that I have to get back to street level, then to the Jeep, pay for parking and get a half mile down the road in 3 minutes. I wonder if they’ll excuse a speeding ticket because you were “trying to get to court on time.”

Parking: $1 and, oh no, a one way turn to the right. My bridge sits beside the parking garage to the left but is only accessible by monthly parkers. So right it is and rewarded by downtown construction–closed road! Forced to the right again. Oh good. That will put me on the parkway and I can get off at Summit Hill for a quick shot down the road and into the police station parking lot. One thing. There is no exit ramp for Summit Hill so its either Magnolia or the Interstate to Asheville. Alright. Magnolia and a U-turn to get back onto the parkway…only, the exit to Magnolia is right turn only. Ok. Backroads, gut feelings and guesses. By some miracle I get to the police station at 9:03 for my 9:00am court and the session has not begun. I even have time for a pit stop and urinal conversation with another traffic violator.

** to be continued **

Not even sure I have time to get to the courthouse on time now. I wonder if they would excuse a speeding ticket to make court on time.

My folks and sister were in town this weekend. The kids love getting to see them! They also love the tons of candy that was dropped on them as a Halloween gift. We really had a great visit. I wish it could happen more frequently.

Sabrina, call me about picking up this book.

I’m happy to see that the normally elusive cat is hanging out in the kitchen despite the morning traffic. It’s practically allowing itself to be walked over.

I’m a little disturbed for the reason it is so interested in the kitchen. Apparently the cold weather has already brought our winter batch of mice in. I was sitting here typing and saw the cat wrestling with the mouse. Unfortunately it got away. I am thrilled that this cat has decided to earn its keep.

Much programming was had! I have several hours of administrative work to do before my day can begin but the day is already beginning. Stress stomach ho!

A New Day!

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This Morning

Woke at 3am to Michael (amz). That’s such a good movie! I lay in bed fighting the urge to go back to sleep and rose in time to walk the dog (who went to the door asking to be let out, did her biz and came straight back in!) and still get to work by 3:30. As anxious I as I want to be, getting up this early really keeps my stress level down.

Despite the nature of this day, I think things will go well.

To much to do. Too many wants versus to many needs.

The winning searches that found my blog for “made ya look twice!” today are:

Yahoo: teenages wear wet shirt show nipple (I’m no longer in the results)

and

Yahoo: asperger submarines (position 11!)

Today’s pick: President Bush Protemp (position 4!)

I think my wife and The Zero Boss are having an affair.