We had big news at the spa the other day. You may have been following the saga of Lady Godiva and the naming rights at the spa. Last week she and her entourage set up shop right next door. I was one of the first to sample her offerings. I must say I was pleased. I immediately embarked on developing a plan to placate my Bible Belt clientele. It was one thing to have a sign attached to a massage table but it is quite something else to have it right next door between the spa and the branch library. Friday night our cities finest allegedly paid a visit to Lady's new store. I don't know what transpired because their visit was around 11:00 pm and I was securely ensconced in my bed. What I do know is Lady Godiva's store is no longer in operation, allegedly Lady was taken into custody along with many of the massage therapists. I was told they would not be coming back. Emergency Placating Plan is now abandoned. On one hand that is great news. On the other hand, what do I do with these darn signs? Oh BTW, I was on the phone immediately with the store owner and re-opened negotiations for the space.ind of funny for sale ad in our local shopper paper.
WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE
Worn once by mistake
Call Stephanie
Stephanie apparently did not do her "due diligence".
Bathroom update - nothing happening. We are awaiting the delivery of our vanity and cabinet. That will be when "all hell" will break loose. I have taken up meditation trying to get into a mental state that will allow me to pull this off before the divorce papers are served. Sue has presented me with the Black & Decker books titled "Bathroom Remodeling" and "Home Plumbing Projects & Repairs" to read while waiting. They are copyrighted in 2003. There may be something that still applies.
I found these and thought I would share. Wait, actually my current wife, Sue, found these and shared them with me. These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words.
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." - Mae West
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music." - Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx
Mowed the back yard on Sunday. I think this was the first time I have ever mowed in March. I would have waited till April 1st but I was getting pressure from "someone" in my household. Last week I rolled out the mower, looked it over, dug some left over grass chunks from the bottom , gave a quick look at the blade and filled it with fuel. I checked the oil which seemed to be okay. I told her I couldn't start it until I replaced the air filter. That bought me 4 or 5 days. I went out Sunday afternoon to TruValue and a Sears Outlet store. No luck with the air filter. I put the old back in, pumped the primer about 3 times. Pulled the starter rope and dang - IT STARTED. OK be calm, she is not home so she doesn't know. Later when she got home, some of the first words out of her mouth were "I'm going to mow the back yard even without the air filter." Off she went. I could only hope it would not start for her. Wrong - off she goes mowing away. After a while I began to be concerned that she may have hurt her back and knees. There she was putting along. A hand gesture indicated that I could take over anytime I wanted - just as long as it was now. This is just what I thought would happen. I've been down this road a million times. She gets it started and it is up to me to finish. Nice way to start the warm season.
OK, one last thing. I have this iPod Touch thing. It was a lovely birthday gift from the family. It is my first Apple device. Overall, it has been pretty good. I have it working quite well actually. However, (you knew there would be a "however") it frustrates the bejebbers out of me trying to get the calendar to sync with my Google calendar on my laptop. I can't understand why a task like that is so darned hard to set up. I have read and read, tried and tried only to end up in frustration. Now I admit I am a bit of a techie type. I feel if I am frustrated, what are others experiencing? I also have noted that precise, detailed documentation from Apple is lacking. "Hey, waitress, give me another French Roast, will ya?" Found this little franchised coffee shop called CoffeeSmiths. I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is fairly close by, has a small room for meetings and has wifi. Just about everything I need. The only thing better would be if I could rent a table and use it as an office with its own address for mail and such. Maybe that will come down the road.
Kinnick arrives tomorrow until next Monday. We have to dog-safe the house. The pugs, Barney & Max will be here Friday & Saturday. Appointment for next Tuesday morning - early with the shrink. I'm sure I will have to be talked off the ledge by then. Until next time, may the force be with you! TA!
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