I HAVE GOT TO STOP LYING IN BED DECIDING WHAT I WOULD EAT ALL DAY... THAT IS A BAD
WAY TO START THE DAY...
I WENT FOOD SHOPPING-- SO I HAVE SOME REAL FOOD AROUND NOT JUST TAKE OUT CHINESE AND PIZZA.. IT IS SO EXCITING--
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BUT THE REAL EXCITEMENT WAS TO TAKE THE $700 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO HOME DEPOT THAT THE CAMERA PEOPLE GAVE ME AT DOGFEST.. I WAS LIKE A KID IN THE CANDY STORE..
I HAVE AN ANCIENT BUT HONORABLE TOOL BOX - THAT--- LIKE ALL US ANCIENTS--- HAS GONE A BIT DRAFTY-- AND IN A DOWNPOUR COLLECTS ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER.. BECAUSE IT SITS ON THE BACK OF MY GOLF CART.
THEY HAD ONE WATERPROOF TOOL BOX---
THAT STARTED IT.....
I HAD TO KILL TIME WHILE THEY MADE MORE PAINT FOR THE LAUNDRY BUILDING.. SO I WANDERED
AND I DIDN'T FILL TH E NEW TOOLBOX... BUT IT AIN'T EMPTY EITHER
I BOUGHT A FEW THINGS I NEVER WOULD HAVE IF IT WAS NOT FOR THAT $700 GIFT.. AND I STILL HAVE ALOT LEFT.... THERE WAS A HEAVY CONCENTRATION ON THINGS THAT HOLD THINGS... THINGS LIKE CLAMPS .... SO THAT WHEN I TRY AND SCREW 2 2X4'S TOGETHER THEY DON'T WEDGE APART AND BE LOOSER THAN THEY SHOULD..
HOME DEPOT DOES NOT CARRY A FENCING TOOL-- YOU KNOW -- THE KIND WITH WHICH YOU MEND A FENCE AND THEN DROP IN THE GRASS BEFORE TRYING TO MOW OVER IT 2 YEARS LATER...
THERE IS ALOT OF THAT AROUND HERE--- CHAIN-- FOR USING WITH THE TRACTOR--- NOW HAS A LONG YELLOW PLASTIC STREAMER TIED TO IT SO I CAN FIND IT WHEN DROPPED.
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THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE NEW TOOL BOX IS THAT IT CAN SIT ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO ME , AND ... WITH A PAD.. MAKES A LARGER AREA FOR BAILEY TO LIE DOWN AND RIDE AROUND.
PASSENGERS MAY JUST HAVE TO MAKE DO WITH THEIR KNEES UP UNDER THEIR CHIN.
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BY THE TIME I GOT BACK FROM TOOL SHOPPING, I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH UMPHH TO PUT TOGETHER THE SHELVING... WHICH I SHOULD GET DONE TODAY...
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NEXT EXCITEMENT
LYNNE AND RENEE- WHO DID SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB TALKING AT DOG FEST ABOUT PUBLIC ACCESS ETC... HAVE DESIGNED A BROCHURE ABOUT THE LAWS AND THE ADA ETC...
THE PROBLEM WAS THEY ASKED TINA TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR THAT PURPOSE WHICH WOULD BE LOVELY IF THEY HAD THEIR OWN 501 C3 CHARITY BOOKS..
HOWEVER... I DO NOT THINK IT IS LEGAL FOR ANYONE TO COLLECT DONATIONS UNDER OUR CHARITY STATUS UNLESS IT IS TOTALLY RUN THRU OUR BOOKS. THE IRS IS MOST SPECIFIC ABOUT WHO RUNS WHAT TANNING SALON ON THAT 990 FORM WHICH I HAVE TO SIGN..
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IF NOT TOTALLY ILLEGAL, IT WOULD GET VERY CONFUSING... WHICH IS WHY I DON'T LET ANYONE SELL T SHIRTS UNDER OUR NAME... STARTING WITH THINGS LIKE SALES TAX.
BOTH IRS AND MASS DEPT OF REVENUE HAVE SOME VERY DEFINITE IDEAS-- AND THE AXE THEY HOLD OVER YOUR HEAD IS-- REMOVAL OF YOUR 501 C 3 STATUS.
NOT WORTH THE RISK.
SO TINA HAS SUGGESTED MONEY BE SENT TO US WITH DONATIONS ON THE ENVELOPE.
MUCH MORE WORKABLE IDEA-- AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT...
FURTHERMORE.... WE HAVE ENOUGH INTHE FUN FUND ALREADY -- AND THIS MIGHT QUALIFY UNDER OUR MANDATE OF " NOT CRITICAL, BUT NICE TO HAVE"
I WILL ASK OPINIONS OF ANY BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE...
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TINA IS ALSO DOING UP A QUESTIONAIE ABOUT CHANGES IN THE FORMAT OF DOGFEST..
ASIDE FROM T HE TERRIBLE CHICKEN DINNER-- THE LOBSTER WAS GOOD...
SOMEONE SAID "WELL WE CAN'T USE THEM AGAIN NEXT YEAR"
MAYBE SO ... BUT LETS THINKA ABOUT IT FIRST... IT IS A NEW OWNER OF A COMPANY I HAVE USED VERY SUCCESSFULLY FOR 30 YEARS AND THE SAME WORKERS ARE STILL THERE....
THEY RETURNED THE MONEY FOR ALL THOSE DINNERS- SO THEY AE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THEY OFFERED TO SEND SOMEONE TO COOK THE CHICKEN HERE NEXT YEAR
THAT COULD BE A PLUS...... SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR..
TO CHANGE WOULD BE A TOTAL UNKNOWN.
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I NEED TO GET OUT MOVING OR I WILL FALL ASLEEP AGAIN
AGE IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
