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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Change is in the Wind
Just got back from my walk with Bailey. Blustery! Raining almost sideways at times. But that doesn't deter the dog, just spreads the smells around a bit more, have more bushes, trees and clumps of grass to check out. All the blossoms on the trees, well, they aren't there anymore. Now the baby leaves are showing. Another part of Ma Nature's Spring Show. The rain in Oregon, this time of year means only one thing: Spring Break. The weather people say we may have some sunshine by the end of the week. Don't get me wrong. The rain is great! We haven't had nearly enough yet this winter. We will take all we can get right about now. I was suppose to go on another fishing trip with R tomorrow but it was canceled. Not enough water in the rivers! I'm going to have to wait a bit longer before going after steelhead.
Tab heads to the coast this week, with a couple of adults and a gaggle of teenagers. You have to be young with lots of energy for the likes of that. Good Luck Tab!
Eric, Troys son is turning out to be quite handy with the tools. He made his own pinewood derby car for Cub Scouts. And he did a very good job too: his car has won every race it's been in so far. Next stop is the Regionals! (or is it the District Finals... I have a hard time keeping it all straight.) Eric has attended a number of Saturday classes at the local Home Depot and is amassing quite a tool collection. Every job is easier when you have the right tool, you know....
Along with all the kids getting the week off, I get the week off too. A shutdown week for Etec and Amat. While Amat is in the black and beat estimates last quarter, the projections for this quarter are below estimates so this is the way they choose to cut costs, reduce their accrued vacation liability and yet still keep the employees around with out laying them off and hiring them back. The new, flexible workforce... As for Etec, we are getting a lot of interest in our improved tool. Soon, soon.
All that free time on my hands is burning a hole in P's pocket, so to speak. We tackled a couple of closets today. Unearthed some things that haven't seen the light of day in years! Lots of small clothes and other interesting, miscellaneous finds. I still have my highschool LetterSweater: Class of '69, with the white L instead of the usual red one signifying that we had won the Conference Championship. Wow, that was a long time ago. I got that in 1966 for being part of the Varsity Cross Country team. To think that I could run 2 miles in under 12 minutes at one time in my life. Kind of seems like a dream right now!
Lot of memories in those closets.
So, I've made one trip to the Goodwill and anticipate a minimum of one more before the week is over. Lots of treasures for somebody. The interesting part of this exercise, cleaning/tossing/donating, are the decisions: you weren't willing to part with it last time you came across the item, yet this time you are. What changed?
That is the ultimate question as you get older isn't it, What Changed?
Well, if the weather allows, we will be changing the west side of the house. I built a shed next to it a number of years ago. We changed the house color while it was up and now that it has been torn down, that side of the house is still the old color. Going to have to clean it, put on a coat of primer and then the final coat. Of course that side of the house will look great, freshly painted. That means that the rest of the house will need some fresh paint too. This is all part of P's master plan....
Tab heads to the coast this week, with a couple of adults and a gaggle of teenagers. You have to be young with lots of energy for the likes of that. Good Luck Tab!
Eric, Troys son is turning out to be quite handy with the tools. He made his own pinewood derby car for Cub Scouts. And he did a very good job too: his car has won every race it's been in so far. Next stop is the Regionals! (or is it the District Finals... I have a hard time keeping it all straight.) Eric has attended a number of Saturday classes at the local Home Depot and is amassing quite a tool collection. Every job is easier when you have the right tool, you know....
Along with all the kids getting the week off, I get the week off too. A shutdown week for Etec and Amat. While Amat is in the black and beat estimates last quarter, the projections for this quarter are below estimates so this is the way they choose to cut costs, reduce their accrued vacation liability and yet still keep the employees around with out laying them off and hiring them back. The new, flexible workforce... As for Etec, we are getting a lot of interest in our improved tool. Soon, soon.
All that free time on my hands is burning a hole in P's pocket, so to speak. We tackled a couple of closets today. Unearthed some things that haven't seen the light of day in years! Lots of small clothes and other interesting, miscellaneous finds. I still have my highschool LetterSweater: Class of '69, with the white L instead of the usual red one signifying that we had won the Conference Championship. Wow, that was a long time ago. I got that in 1966 for being part of the Varsity Cross Country team. To think that I could run 2 miles in under 12 minutes at one time in my life. Kind of seems like a dream right now!
Lot of memories in those closets.
So, I've made one trip to the Goodwill and anticipate a minimum of one more before the week is over. Lots of treasures for somebody. The interesting part of this exercise, cleaning/tossing/donating, are the decisions: you weren't willing to part with it last time you came across the item, yet this time you are. What changed?
That is the ultimate question as you get older isn't it, What Changed?
Well, if the weather allows, we will be changing the west side of the house. I built a shed next to it a number of years ago. We changed the house color while it was up and now that it has been torn down, that side of the house is still the old color. Going to have to clean it, put on a coat of primer and then the final coat. Of course that side of the house will look great, freshly painted. That means that the rest of the house will need some fresh paint too. This is all part of P's master plan....
Saturday, March 12, 2005
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