Seems like everyone at the office was looking forward to the end of the work week, including me.
Maybe it’s because Thursday turned out to be a work at home day, due to a power outage caused by a semi that had knocked down the power lines the night before. It was a beautiful day, and a gift to be able to spend it outside, or at least in a place where you could open the windows.
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Grand Cat
I’ve been minding Max the cat this week while P, B and the kids are in Florida.
Procrastination
Because the 15th falls on a Saturday, and Monday is a holiday in Massachusetts, I have until next Tuesday, April 18, to file my state and federal tax returns. It says so, right on irs.gov.
Gardener’s Diary
Daffs have been appearing around town for at least a week, and the are finally showing up in my yard as well, along with the little deep blue flowers that are my favorites.
The crocuses are pretty much gone, done in by some cold nights, I suspect, and what we hope is the last snow, a brief flurry earlier this week.
Word of the Day
As I get older and my brain ambles in funny ways, I’ve become intrigued by the connections between different meanings of the same word.
Take “court”, for instance. It can mean a courtyard, a place to play tennis, or more ominously, the judiciary.
The Majority Rules – So What?
According to the AP-Ipsos poll conducted this week, Bush’s “popularity” rating is now at 36%, with only 35% “approving” of his handling of Iraq.
The Republican-controlled Congress has an approval rating of 30%. Democrats are favored over Republicans by a huge margin – 16%.
69% of those polled believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Outside, Inside, Getting Started
We had a mild winter in these parts, but it still seemed long, so this past weekend, I spent most of my time outside, either doing yardwork or watching my grandkids ride their bikes.
TGIF
Yes, it’s Friday morning, sunny and pleasant, with showers (which we need) predicted for tomorrow.
The purple crocuses are blooming, and the tulips are coming up. Planted frost pansies in the flower boxes at #11 last weekend, Emme picked them out at the Rotary Garden Club Show in Hyannis.
Bad Combination
There is an old expression that my tribe is fond of quoting: Ignorance is forgivable, stupid is forever.
Events in recent days have motivated a recasting: Ignorance is forgivable, insecurity is forever.
Escaping the Cape
This weekend, two families announced that they are leaving this neighborhood in the next couple of months, one headed to Texas and one to Maine. A third is seriously considering a job transfer to North Carolina.
The folks who are moving to Texas are good friends of Peter’s, and he wrote one of his best-ever blog entries today (yes, it’s even better than the bacon posts) about pulling up stakes when you’re established in a community, especially when you have young children, versus the often aching belief that you and they might have a better life somewhere else.