Which horse is leading?

Fight the power, TB!

Have killed many vines and maple seedlings. As I'm working, I'm contemplating how many pounds of carbon my backyard sequesters in a year.

I only wear hose or tights for warmth or effect. Otherwise, forget it.

Got out of the showers at the Y 90 minutes ago and I already need another shower. BUT! I've patched the wobbly front step as best I could manage, we'll see if it is no longer in danger of falling off once the cement patch dries. It's not the ideal fix, but I just need it to hold together another year or two until I decide what To Do With The Steps. And then I 'fixed' the bird feeder- the bottom inch was pointless, birds could never get the seed in there. So I filled the bottom deadspace with styrofoam.

And now I'm soaked through, have 8 new mosquito bites and lead paint and concrete smears from where I scratched wearing my work gloves.

Next up, replace the smoke detector, listen to Snap Judgement and then take another shower.

Also, of interest to some, I now own a sawzall. I think my bushes should be very afraid. Also the dead pipes in the basement.

I don't know what to make for dinner.

I had gazpacho and cheese and crackers. It's too much work to otherwise cook.

A sawzall is THE BEST.

Wow, Typo Boy, that's quite a dream. It reminds me a little of the dream I had from which I woke biting my own hand.

I now own a sawzall.

Someone I once worked with used to say, "Give me a sawzall and a place to stand and I can take apart the world."

Of course, the main tool I need to use tomorrow is the VACUUM. God, the cathair here (I'm a week late on my cleaning because of the trip and they are sheddy sheddy sheddy right now.) And the shopvac as a blower- linden tree is shedding its blooms and I have to use that to get them out of the yard to sweep up. It's bad.

Things I didn't say: G, do not make that shocked face when I tell you what the repipe cost. Can it, man. It is well within quotes I found for the area. You work the labor side of construction, you do this shit yourself for material cost and a greatly reduced labor for friends, or basically just materials for your fiancee, you don't concern yourself with quotes on regular projects you work. And you were out of town and on jobs the whole time my issues were going down. Some of us don't have the luxury of industry-connections.

Plus, you don't get to pull that when not only are you taking your skills from the 'hood, you're taking the awesome Tara.

Someone I once worked with used to say, "Give me a sawzall and a place to stand and I can take apart the world."

If I weren't tag agnostic, I might use this! Love it.

I ended up making pasta with peas, asparagus, spinach, mozz, bacon, and topped it with fresh basil and tomatoes. And now I have leftovers that I can eat tomorrow.