Nobody is Promised Tomorrow. . .
First, Days 2 and 3 of the Destuffing Project have been a total bust. I tossed a small handful of papers and got rid of a small plastic bag of hair thingies. Yesterday I looked at my collection of old external disc drives – mostly recycled computer hard drives. I just looked at them.
Photography-wise, I am suffering from GAS – Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I visited my current camera box and dug out an old fave – the FX01 (Purchased spring 2006).
Today I de-stuffed my kitchen cabinets and drawers. 9 things bit the dust today – it would be 10. But, only if I count the baking powder with an expiry date of 2002. I keep the kitchen pretty much under control – except for the junk drawer and the collection of plastic containers.
Summer is here. Maybe not the “Dog Days” – but truly summer. Two pool days in a row. Some sort of a record for this summer.
Mr. C seems to be doing fine. We took the bandage off the skin harvesting site. The nose has to stay wrapped up until Wednesday – when the Doc will unwrap it and put a new bandage on.
And, I am feeling “overstuffed”. We haven’t moved in 3 years – and stuff has sort of crept into closets, cupboards and drawers. So, between tomorrow and August 6 – I think that is 22 days – I want to get rid of 220 things. That might be overly optimistic. But, I am going to give it a try.
Whew! Carlton still has a nose. He has to take very good care of his nose for a month to ensure the skin transplant sticks. The patch on the side of his head is the source of the skin for the transplant. It should be all better in a week.
We are happy that he has 98% of his nose left. We are also hoping that he doesn’t get a head cold until the transplant “takes”.
Now, did the spell chek get fixed, magically? Nope – still busted.
The other day Mr C found out that the Airness has a camera. Wonders never cease. And, while we are at it – Say goodbye to Carlton’s nose. Tomorrow he is having a Mohs job on his nose. Hopefully he will escape with most of his nose. But, there are no guarantees.
The bandage on his head is left over from last month’s Mohs job.
I wonder why spell check seems to have stopped working in my WordPress? The button is still there. I can still click it. But it is happy with everything – even duhhhh. duhhh is underlined – but clicking on it does zip.
Last night they turned the lights on… and the Monument looks great.
I took the ZS15 out on the porch and snapped this. Handheld with a huge wind… I’ll put the L1 on the tripod and take better shots soon.
I need a little Kona – VOG and all. Our little pool up on the roof is a very poor substitute for the Pacific Ocean.
Sorry, no report on the liposuction coupons. The deal is over.
Oh, I just found out that the Washington Monument will be lighted at about 8PM this evening. And, they will light it up at dusk until the scaffolding comes down next spring. Photos soon.
With 7 hours left – 14 people have signed on for the plastic surgery coupon.
In case you care – 2 more folks purchased the liposuction coupons that amused me yesterday.
Another thing that is sort of scary – the Arlington Rec Department is offering “Belly Dancing for Seniors” this summer. Only $25 with your Senior Citizen ID Card.
I have been wondering, who on earth are the 6 people who purchased an online coupon for liposuction? HELLO PEOPLE-Liposuction ain’t like having your heating ducts cleaned or your carpets steamed!
And, you can give an online liposuction deal to someone as a gift. Bet that will go over big. “Happy Birthday, go have your beer belly sucked out.” Yeah, right.
Sometimes I worry about my quirky old Panasonic L1 camera. With its lenses it costs as much as a car. But, it is heavy. So, mostly it lives in the camera box. When I die, “they” will give it to Goodwill. Maybe someone will discover it at the Goodwill and buy it for $10 and realize they have a gem of a vintage digicam.
I put the L1 on the tripod and will let it take the 2013 fireworks.
People who came to DC for July 4th can not be too happy with the weather. But, when you travel, you take the weather that you get. Hopefully the Fireworks will go off as scheduled and then all will be forgiven.
Thank you American Taxpayers. You, via Medicare, paid $22,300 for Carlton’s daily visits to Out Patient Infusion during May. He went for two weeks in April as well. So, one has to assume that you will be paying another $11,150 for that service as well. I thank you again.