n a long line of people who have tried to help me organize my desk... cp.. barbara r. just sent a rolling basket affair whinc just might help
problem is... there is soooo much "in process" and if it is not on my desk in front of me, i would never remember it.
well thaT IS ONLY ONE OF MANY PROBLMS
THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS TEH ROYAL MONKEY FIST- FINALLY STARTED WITH AN 8 INCH "MEDICINE BALL"-- WHICH I NEVER KNEW EXISTED-- A LEATHER BALL FILLED WITH SAND... IN STUDYING ALL THIS,, I HAVE DISCOVERED-- FOR THOSE OF YOU STARTING TO MAKE THESE MONKEY FISTS.... THE DIAmeter of teh BALL INSIDE TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL SHAPE, MUST BE EQUAL TO THE width of teh "fingers" involved...
i discovered this with the golf ball-- which IS 1.6 inches in diameter... this fits nicely in the 3/8 rope.
teh 3/8 x 4 = 12/8=1.5
those little ones i make withteh 1/2 inch marble... the 4 strings making teh "fingers" is 1/2 inch.
based on that , i am trying for 8 or 9 fingers of teh 3/4+ rope- i had to build a wooden frame to hold teh ball-- no way could i keep track of each finger with this mess...
so that is one mess.
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then the calendar with all the various selections-- we ar e going to use some of the old favortie pictures form years ago.... for 2020 by 2021 we need to solve teh photographer problem -- as william has a real job now. darn...
the piles go on... irs,adi,akc,ins, along with a new scheme of volunteer management... where everyone thru the gate should sign in... with hopes of getting a better hold on who is on the property,anD WHY...
also to direct those visitors who woul d like to do somethg but don't knwo wheree to start... we are trying to get a "quick pick chore" list going for every building...our generic for new commers is to take a box of purina snap treats and go around and give each dog at least one.
our paid staff should be able to basically care for teh animals-- then teh chore of teh cvolunteers is to give us that extra fluff that makes us super nice. teh nearly necessay chores.. like walke the pastures withthe dogs aND REMOVE ROCKS SO BUD DOESN'T HAVE TO REPAIR THE MOWER TOO OFTEN.
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yesterday a huge school bus with 30 not very large kids who had an unbelieveale time with the new cafe le donk. those fry pans on 3 foot pipes were beautiful- as kids scrounged around for spilled hay and put them in the pan for "delivery" they all had a wonderful time- and teh staff was thrilled at teh arraingement. every kid was "engaGED" AND THE DONKEYS ALL STOOD BEHIND TEH FEEDER WAITING FOR A PANFULL
I DID NOT MANAGE TO GET AQ CARROT OPERATION GOING.
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alot of responses to how to see what congress is up to....
opensecrets.org-- has all sorts of informqtion. including the statement ( i did not purposfully use the word fact becaus it is just an online statement til proven otherwise) it said that congress has to make an avg of $14,000 per day for re election expenses ? that needs more investigation.
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i think i heard----( even tho i hoped i had not heaqrd) that one of the survivors of teh normandy invasion was over there today because of funds his neighbors raised to get him there... i would have hoped my tax money would have taken care of that-- and maybe it did--- the concept of a 97 year old veteran having to run a go fund me to get to france was annoying.
