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Garage storage project

For the past couple of weeks, the garage storage project has been stuck in this state, due to a combination of us being out of town and the hot weather.

Garage storage partly finished
Garage storage partly finished

Today I finally managed to get the rest of the rails installed on the wall. I have two rails left that could possibly go up at the very top, but I’m debating on how useful and practical having them up there will be.

Rails installed on the wall

All that’s left right now is to finish driving in the 16d nails that anchor everything to the wall. Right now they’re just attached with glue and smaller nails (enough to keep them from falling off the wall while the glue dries). Then it will be time to think about putting a few coats of polyurethane on everything. After that, I can start building shelves and baskets to hold all our crap.

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My pants are falling! My pants are falling!

A couple of months ago, the wife and I joined Weight Watchers to shed some extra poundage. Two months later, I’ve dropped 10 pounds. Woo! I was targeting 160, but the leader folks at the WW center we go to seems to think 170 or 175 would suit me better and going any lower would make me look anorexic.
Back when I was doing a lot of running and cycling, I was maintaining a pretty steady 145-150, so I think 160-165 probably isn’t too unreasonable. I felt pretty good at 150 and wasn’t overly scrawny or anything. I think if I keep up with what I’m doing, I can reach 165 pretty easily. It’s only 10 pounds away.
In the meantime I’ve definitely noticed that most of my pants are much looser than they used to be. I’m going to have to start wearing belts if this keeps up.

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Food meme

How do you like your eggs? In Benedict form. Particularly the Smoked Salmon Benedict from Joseph’s.
How do you take your coffee/tea? Coffee, in the bean wrapped in chocolate. Tea, strong, hot and straight up.
Favorite breakfast food? Cold pizza.
Peanut butter? The crunchier the better.
What kind of dressing on your salad? Italian.
You’re feeling lazy. What do you make? Nachos.
You’re feeling really lazy. What kind of pizza do you order? Pepperoni, sausage, mushroom.
You feel like cooking. What do you make? A large hunk of roasted meat.
Do any foods bring back good memories? Dim Sum.
Do any foods bring back bad memories? Can’t think of any. I’ve probably blocked them all out.
Do any foods remind you of someone? Don’t think so.
Is there a food you refuse to eat? Liver.
What was your favorite food as a child? Beefaroni.
Is there a food that you hated as a child but now love? Broccoli.
Is there a food that you loved as a child but now hate? None that I can think of.
Favorite fruit & vegetable? Apples.
Favorite junk food? Potato chips.
Favorite between meal snack? Cookies.
Do you have any weird food habits? Not really.
You’re on a diet. What food(s) do you fill up on? Fruits.
You’re off your diet. Now what would you like? Chocolate. All of it.
How spicy do you order Indian/Thai? Spicy spicy. If snot isn’t dribbling out of my nose, it’s not hot enough.
Can I get you a drink? A frosty pint of Big Rock Traditional Ale with a shot of lime juice.
Red wine or white? White.
Favorite dessert? Anything chocolate. Never met a chocolate I didn’t like.
The perfect nightcap? Don’t have one. Don’t like to drink before bed.
Pinched from Mike

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Cleaning crew to the floor!

Yesterday’s Kinderpuppy class was entertaining in kind of a weird perverse sort of way (why can I never remember how to spell weird?).
Class itself was pretty normal. Worked on some more ‘Leave it’, heeling and recalls. Problem was, dogs were peeing all over the place! One dog let loose just as class was starting. Another one decided to go during play time in the middle of class, and a third just let it rip towards the end of class and left puddles all over. It was puppy firehose action last night I tell ya. After the second incident, several other owners decided it would be prudent to take their dogs outside for a pre-emptive potty break. No such incidents with Simba, although I’m sure he might have been thinking about it. Peeing must be contagious for dogs just like yawning is for people.
The floor of the store where class was held is going to need a good scrubbing after yesterday.

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Maybe she should just stay home

Lately the wife’s been having terrible luck with flying. A couple of weekends ago she was flying out to Durham, NC for a conference. Got to the airport a little late, wasn’t able to check her bag and get on so she ended up having to rebook. Then that plane ended up taking off late, so she missed the connecting flight in Charlotte, NC and had to catch a later one.
Today I dropped her off at the airport nice and early at 5AM for a 5:50 AM flight to NYC. A couple hours later she called to say she was still on the plane and hadn’t left yet because of “electrical problems”. Ended up having to rebook on a later 12PM flight, so now she’s stuck hanging out at the airport for the next 5 hours.
I’m thinking after this we probably won’t be flying anywhere for a while.