APRIL 22 2014

EARLENE GOT THE GRUEL PROJECT GOING YESTERDAY--- AND SHE WILLL NOW BE GONE FOR A  WHOLE WEEK - TO GO BABYSIT HER SISTER'S 5 CATS WHILE SHE GOES ON VACATION.. SHE LEFT US TO OUR OWN DEVICES TO FIGURE OUT THESE 4 PUPS...

THIS WILL BE QUICK.. I NEED TO GET SOME MORE OF THAT TOPSOIL  OUT OF THE POND AREA BEFORE MEGAN PUTS DOGS OUT THERE

FOR ALL OF YOU WOULD BE FARMERS.......  THAT HORSE MANURE  GETS CARRIED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND WITHTHE TRACTORS  - WHERE I ROTATE IT IN 3 YEAR PILES AS I CHURN IT UP WITH LIME... IT IS A PERFECT PLACE FOR ALL THESE MEN WHO HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DIG WITH A BACK HOE TO PRACTICE--- IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO IT WRONG.... JUST STIR UP THE PILE AS YOU MOVE IT SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT-- AND THEN AT THE RIGHT  END IS  DARK TOPSOIL FOR TH E TAKING..

JANINE IS A GOOD MUCK SHOVELER... NOT TOO  MUCH SHAVINGS GET THROWN OUT-- IT IS MOSTLY MANURE... SOME STABLES KEEP STALLS TOO CLEAN  WITH TOO MUCH SHAVINGS--- AS AN OLD 4H LEADER... I CAN TELL ALOT ABOUT A PERSON'S HORSEMANSHIP BY THE COLOR  OF THE MANURE PILE...

BET YOU NEVER KNEW THAT...

AND HEAVEN H ELP THE  PERSON WHO TOSSES A COFFEE CUP IN THE MANURE PILE-- OR WORSE  -- A HAY STRING.... THAT MANURE IS NOT TRASH... BIG TIME...

IF IT IS CLEAN SOMEONE WILL PAY ME FOR IT-- IF THEY SEE A CUP AND STRING, I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO TAKE IT..

SO NOW  WE NEED TO "TOP DRESS" ALOT OF THE GRASSY AREAS...ESPECIALLY BY THE TIPI-- AND I NEED TO PULL SOME OF THE PILE OUT FOR THAT... AND SWEEP THE  HAY LOFT-- ( FOR SEEDS)- AND MAYBE BUY  SOME  WITH THE FUN FUND.... WE DON'T REALLY NEED GRASS SEED-- THE HAY LOFT SWEEPINGS WILL EVENTUALLY GROW GREEN    BUT A FEW POUNDS OF BUILDERS GRASS THAT COMES UP IN A FEW DAYS  MIGHT MAKE IT LESS MUDDY IN THE MEAN TIME.

I AM OUT OF HERE  AN D WILL BE ON THE PUPPY HILL CAMEREA WITH MY MANURE PROJECT VERY SHORTLY

P.S.  I THINK I HAVE A DEFECTIVE "R" KEY.. ALONG WITH THE A AND A FEW OTHERS

APRIL 21,2014
DO YOU SUPPOSE SOME HOUSES ARE "HOBBY HOUSES"  ??  THE BEDS ARE MADE, THE FLOOR SWIFTED. THE WINDOWS SPARKLE AND THE LAWN IS MOWED.--- IT IS SOMEBODY'S JOB FULL TIME... OR SOMEBODY IHIRED A STYLEST AND RENTED SOMEORIENTAL RUGS

I SWEAR THE MORE HOUSES I LOOOK AT  THE MORE I RECOGNISE CERTAIN ORIENTALS AND FURNATUE-- MUST BE A RENTAL COMPANY CONNECTED TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER..

REALITY   IS ONLY IN THE REALATOR.S  PHOTO'S-- A FRIEND SENT ME A HOUSE AIMED AT SHELIA-- ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL-- GRACIOUS LIVING-  ALSO HUGE AND SPOTLESS-

5500 SQ FEET IS CONSERVATIVELY  36 MINUTES A DAY JUST  MOVING A SWIFTER BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP JUST THE FLOORS LIKE THAT 

ONE PILE OF DOG POO AND YOUR DAY IS WRECKED.

AND SHE HAS 5 DOGS.. 2 IN DIAPERS-

IN MY OPINION SHE NEEDS SOMETHING MORE FORGIVING THAN THAT...

AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE ..PERFECTION IS EXPENSIVE-- IN BOTH TIME AND MONEY...

THERE IS A GREAT DEAL TO BE SAID FOR WARM AND DRY.

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I DON'T KNOW WHO SENT ME THIS  BREADED TROUT FROM OMAHA STEAKS... BUT IT IS A GREAT  BREAKFAST 

MANY THANKS-- AND IT IS ON MY DR DIET  LIST--- IT IS A 1"THICK BOOK-- BASICALLY  IT SAYS QUIT EATING SUGAR AND RELATED FRUCTOSES  AND YOU WILL LOOSE..  I HAVE NOT QUIT EATING SUGAR.... I HAVE CUT IT DOWN... WHICH I KNOW IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERSON ADDICTED TO IT...  AND ALREADY  I  EITHER LOST 4 POUNDS OR AM DEHYDRATED.. TIME WILL TELL..

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DONNA IS DOING WONDERFULLY WITH DENIM... AND EARLENE IS HERE TODAY-- SO MAYBE SHE CAN TAKE HER OUT TO WANDER THE SHOPS...  MEGAN IS TOO DISTRACTING..

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IT IS SOOOOO EASY TO LIE IN BED AND THINK OF ALL THE THINGS I WOUL LIKE TO DO-- EXCEPT I RUN OUT OF GAS EARLY IN THE PROJECT.. THANK HEAVENS STEVEN BAILED ME OUT ON THE FEEDING STATION  WITH HIS PORTABLE  SCREWDRIVER... I DON'T HAVE ONE- AND DON'T WANT ONE-- THE BATTERIES ARE STILL TO HEAVY----

WE NEED TO CUT OFF THE LEGS-- MARIA CAN'T SEE THE TOP VERY WELL-- FURTHERMORE SHE NEARLY WENT HEAD FIRST INTHE 55 GAL DRUM WHILE REACHING FOR THE BOTTOM.

I CAN SEE THAT ON SOME EMERGENCY ROOM REPORT "STUCK HEAD FIRST IN BARREL"

I WONDER IF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DISALLOW THAT 

THEY HAVE A REALLY OBSCURE RULING NOW- ABOUT-- ARE YOU IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION, OR TO BE OBSERVED....ONE IS COVERED- THE OTHER IS NOT.----

.. IT IS OUT THERE... LOOK OUT.

THEY DID NOT BUILD HARTFORD CONNECTICUT'S INSURANCE MEGAPLEX ON PAYING BILLS..... JUST COLLECTING THEM.

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WITH STEVES  AND ANNIE'S HELP YESTERDAY  I MOVED A BIG PILE OF TWIGS ETC OUT TO THE TWIG STORAGE PILE  AN D BROUGHT BACK PERFECT TOP SOIL-- WHICH IS 3 YEAR OLD HORSE MANURE TO WHICH I HAVE ADDED LIME OVER THE YEARS..

IF THEY TURN THE PUPPY HILL CAMERA FULL AROUND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE HAVE "TOP DRESSED TEH AREA... NOW TO GET  SEED--- TODAY...SO IT WILL BE GREEN -- NOT LAWN... JUST GREEN IS ALL I ASK.

 THERE AE ALOT OF PLACES TO ADD SOME OF THAT TOPSOIL TO TRY FOR A UNIFORM GREEN...

I MAY DO IT MORE TODAY-- WHICH WILL MEAN THE POND GATE WILL BE OPEN..

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AND SO IT GOES

APRIL  20 2014

I SAID I WOULD... AND I DID----- THE FEEDING"STATION " IS DONE-- WELL NEARLY--- I MADE THE LEGS 4 FEET TALL-- MOSTLY SO THE 55 GAL DRUM CAN FIT UNDER IT- WHEN IT IS ON A DOLLY.... I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT 6" OFF THOSE LEGS..  BUT NOT UNTIL WE GET THE ACTUAL CASTERS TO MAKE THE DOLLIE..

SETTING ME OFF IN THE    WONDER STAGE....

I ORDERED 4 "CASTERS" ( ONCE SCREWED TO A PIECE OF PLYWOOD THEY ARE A DOLLY) FOR 4.50 EACH  $18 THE 4 OF THEM-- IF THEY ARE ALREADY  attached  TO A  $3 piece of plywood... they sell for $39.95.

THAT'S WHERE THE  HIGH SCHOOL  GEOMETRY COMES IN.....

WHY DO I NEED 4?   IF 3 POINTS FOR A PLANE---

OR IN  REAL LIFE...   EVER SEEN A FARMERS OLD MILK STOOL WITH 4 LEGS..??

I BET  AS YOU STOOD THERE DAILY LOOKING AT AN OLD  FARMERS MILK STOOL YOU NEVER WONDERED THAT..

BUT HOW MANY HAVE SEEN A 4 LEGGED TABLE - OR AnythinG THAT WOBBLES

I CAN SEE IF YOU ARE BALANCING A BIG RECTANGLE YOU MIGHT NEED 4-- BUT WITH A ROUND TABLE / OBJECT... LIKE THE FEED DRUM....THE 4TH IS JUST AN ADDED  COST. 

 YOU COUL D CUT 6 INCHES OFF A 3 LEGGED TABLE AN IT WILL NOT WOBBLE-- IT WILL BE TIPPED... BUT STEADY AS A ROCK.  

MAYBE  THAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT NUTTY PROFESSOR

IF THEY GET THE SOUND ON.--I DID EMAIL JON  AND HE MADE REFERENCE TO IT-- SO IT IS ON THEIR END...

WE ARE LIMITED WITHOUT IT..

I SAID YESTERDAY I WOULD GET BENTLEY IN THE ARENA FOR SOME AGILITY  TODAY...... I ONCE OWNED ALL THE PIECES FOR A DECENT COURSE.   BUT LETS SEE IF ABOUT  NOON  I CAN MAKE HIM "GET OFF HIS DUFF" 

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  new person donna is here to work with denim... and denim is lovin going to bed  on the sofa in the guest house instead of the kennel..   that is one of our "subtle training methods"  make sure the new life is more interesting than  the kennel  -- 

which makes me wonder when they are coming to pick up boris--- he is ready to  resume the comforts of service dog life...

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#1 project of today is  to count fencing....  and once i order it -- we are committed to put it in... we can not afford-- or... should not spend money on sliding those rails in and out of the posts that will remain... 99% of the posts are still good... i think they are a different wood---  plus we will have all those old rails as firewood..

#2 project is to sweep the hay loft-- must be done soon--- reason being-- that stuff on the floor of the hayloft is seeds... often called grass seeds--- well they would not pass as grass seeds in  some neighborhoods... but they grow green stuff- which when mowed looks mostly green...

 and  i want to seriously get at  delores closet-- which will be 75% of the hay loft--- we can leave 25% for hay/shavings.

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and so it goes...

APRIL 19TH 2014

HAPPY 19th  !!
THERE THAT GETS RID OF ALL THE BIRTHDAYS , ANIVERSARIES ETC - FOR THE MONTH...

RACING THRY MY HEAD ARE THINGS FOR THIS DAILY DOGGIE TODAY

I WISH THEY HAD PAUSED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET THEM ON KEYBOARD.

2 JOKES FROM 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT BULLS.

BUT THEY TOO GOT MOVED ALONG BY THE DRAFT IN MY HEAD.

SUCH A PITY.

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I THANK WHOEVER SENT ME THE DOCTORS DIET BOOK-- PACKAGE WAS  UNLABELED. 

 I FIND THAT  THE NUMBER OF DIET BOOKS OWNED IS INVERSELY RELATED T O WEIGHT ACTUALLY DECREASED.

 THE ONLY  REAL DIET TRUTH--- FROM MY EX HUSBAND-- I HEAR IT DAILY AS I GET DRESSED..."IF YOU DIDN'T WEIGH SO MUCH, YOUR BACK WOULDN'T HURT AS MUCH."

I TRIED EVERY EXCUSE IN THE BOOK  FROM  THYROID TO POLIO  AND HE WOULD KEEP AT IT 

"EVEN EATING LESS OF THE WRONG THINGS WOULD HELP." 

 THAT DIET BOOK SUGGESTED FISH FOR BREAKFAST-- AND I HAPPENED TO HAVE SOME IN THE FREEZER -- COFFEE WITH CREAM, SUGAR , AND FISH.. PERFECT !  FORGET THE O's WHICH ARE CHEERY.

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  I KNOW YOU ARE SICK OF HEARING ABOUT THE ACCREDITATION... BUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER  SIGNS ARRIVED YESTERDAY--- YOU KNOW THOSE BIG RED SIGNS TO PUT NEXT TO THE BIG RED CYLINDARS SO PEOPLE CAN REMEMBER WHAT THOSE BIG RED CYLINDARS ARE FOR.

AND EACH ONE IS NEXT TO A DOOR CAREFULLY LABELED "EXIT"  -- EVEN THE ONE IN THE T-TENT --- YOU KNOW ---- THAT BUILDING WITHOUT WALLS-- EVEN HAS EXIT SIGNS---

I SUPPOSE ADI HAS A POINT--- BUT ALONG THE WAY IT GOT UNMERCIFULLY MICROMANAGED

ANYBODY CAN HANG UP A SIGN THAT SAYS TRAINER--- AND TEH GENERAL PUBLIC IS AT THEIR MERCY.

MY CRITERIA FOR TRAINER?  DON'T TELL ME....SHOW ME YOUR DOG....

AND THESE ACCREDITATON PEOPLE ( SHELIA OBRIEN) DID ACTUALLY GO ON A TRAINING MISSION WITH ME--- AND TALKED TO SEVERAL OF OUR RECIPIENTS.

AND TEH 3 BINDERS OF OUR "PREPACKET" GOT DUPLICATED AT STAPLES YESTERDAY AND I WILL GET THEM "BOUND" AND STACKED FOR THEIR PERUSAL-- TO BE MAILED ON TUESDAY

THEY ARE HERE N THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE TO READ... IT IS TOO LATE TO WORRY ABOUT TYPOS--- UNLESS DISASTROUS.

SO EVERYBODY READ THEM-- AND FIND OUT WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

 BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL ASK YOU -- WHEN THEY COME TO INSPECT.

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PROGRESS WILL BE MADE THIS MORNING  DANMMM IT..

 MEGANS IDEA OF MAKING THAT BACK ROOM/HALL A FOOD PREP AREA FOR THE DOGS-- IS AN EXCELLENT ONE-- IT  MIGHT EVEN FREE UP MY KITCHEN SO WE COULD ACTUALLY PREPARE THIS FOOD THAT THE DR'S DIET SAYS WILL MAKE US LOOSE WEIGHT--- IT DOES HAVE POSIBILITIES--- INSTEAD OF A SCOOP IF BUTTER-- TRY SEASONINGS..  THAT IMPLIES COOKING-- AND AT THE MOMENT I CAN NOT EVEN FIND MY KITCHEN COUNTERS.... SO WE CALL TAKE OUT - AND THAT AINT ORGANIC HEALTHY

SEE -- I DID IT AGAIN....IT IS SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT THAT I NEED TO LOOSE WEIGHT

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ONE SHORT TRIP TO HOME DEPOT WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED... AND  I GOT INTO THEIR PILE OF 70% OFF.... AND CAME HOME WITH ALL SORTS OF IDEAS..

INCLUDING GRACE  NEEDING A CLOSET FOR DELORES SEASONAL CHANGE OF CLOTHING.. COUPLE THAT WITH THE HOUSE SHELIA LOOKED AT THAT PUT DOWN A HARDWOOD FLOOR IN THE HAY LOFT FOR A BADMITTEN  COURT.....AND I WAS OFF AND RUNNING...

INSULATION WOULD BE $1700, AN ADDITIONAL FLOOR 3/8 PLY WOOULD BE $1444 AND THE WHITE POLYMAX  CEILING - LIKE THE STUFF IN THE DEAGLE HOUSE... WOULD BE $2625- SO FOR THE BEST PART OF $6000 WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD GLOVEN COURT.

PUT A 4X8 PLYWOOD TABLE THERE AND GRACE WOULD HAVE  HER CRAFT DEPARTMENT FROM WHICH WE OFTEN BENEFIT.

SINCE ALL THE CP'S ARE HELPING WITH THE PUPS BY BUYING THE CHICKEN BRICKS....., I CAN DO THAT...

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THERE ARE SOME MAMOUTH JOBS TO GET DONE BEFORE YOU ALL ARRIVE FOR THE RETREAT..

ANOTHER BIGGIE--- REPLACING THE RAILS OF OUR SPLIT RAILS FENCING--- IT IS VERY TIRED LOOKING.... IT IS A PERFECT VOLUNTEER GROUP THING-- 2 PEOPLE LUGGING RAILS AROUND-- GOOD EXERCISE.. SELF DEFINING COMPLETION SECTIONS...  I JUST HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND COUNT SECTIONS.... A TRAILER LOAD  FROM TENNESSEE IS 1300 PIECES--- AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS TOO MUCH/TOO LITTLE.

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ALONG WITH PAINTING THE VANS--  BIG IDEAS--- BUT  THERE ARE A FEW PLACES WHERE WE NEED TO BE UPDATED...

I AM COUNTING ON THE CAMERA PEOPLE TO ARRIVE WITH  WORK GLOVES TO HANDLE THINGS LIKE RAILS...  A FEW A DAY-- AND IT WOULD GET DONE FAST--  

THE POSTS ARE ( MOSTLY ) OK.

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NOW JUST DO IT????

APR 18 2014
FUSCIA IS SPOILED ROTTEN PUP OF THE DAY...  FUSSY TUMMY  AND UNSYMPATHETIC SIBLINGS, AND SHE IS BACK IN THE HOUSE... ONCE HERE  2 CANS OF DOG FOOD AND SHE IS FINE.

PLAN OF THE DAY.....

SHELIA HAD 2 HUGE PIECES OF 6" HOSE OF SOME KIND....NEED THE HORSE TRAILER TO MOVE THEM   --- AND BRIAN  BET HER NO ONE WOULD TAKE THEM--- SO I DID-- THEY ARE PROBABLY VERY EXPENSIVE COMMERCIAL FLUID TRANSPORTING DEVICES-- I DO NOT HAVE A CLUE-- SO I WILL TAKE THEM TO JEFF MASTERSON ( GUY WHO DIGS HOLES AROUND HERE WITH HUGE EQUIPMENT)  AND JUST LEAVE IN HIS YARD WITH "I FOUND THESE AT A YARD SALE..."

SHOULD GIVE HIM A SMILE

THEN BACK TO STAPLES-- HOPEFULLY ANNE GOES WITH ME-- TO MAKE 4 COPIES OF THE 3 ACREDITATION  MANUALS--

THEN BACK HERE   IF I CAN MANAGE---TO MAKE A CRAFT TABLE FOR GRACE -- AND FOOD STATION FOR MEGAN...  I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT-- CONSTRUCTION ALWAYS CLEARS MY HEAD....

THERE... THAT IS IT FOR THE DAILY DOGGIE

NOW TO REPRINT WHAT EARLENE HAS CLEANED UP  OF THESE 3 ACCREDITATION MA

APR 17 2014
RE... MY NEW PHONE

IT ALREADY CONTROLS  MY  NEW CAR  WHILE PLAYNG PHANTOM OF THE OPERA FOM MY BACK POCKET...

BUT THE HEIGHT OF INVADING PRIVACY.....  IT TELLS ME...

CONGRATULATIONS O MEGAN-- SHE HAS JUST PASSED THE 100,000 STEPS WEARING HER  U 24 BRACELET 

 MEANWHILE KATI ATE  A RED VELVET CUPCAKE  

AND 

THERESA LIFTED WEIGHTS FOR 20 MINUTES AND HAD 2 GREEN TEA LATTES-- ALONG WITH SOME GUMMY BEARS

AND  I SHOULD GO TO BED AT 8:32PM TONIGHT....

WAY TO GO

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IN MY FURTHER ARGUMENT WITH THE TECHNOLOGY....

I DID MANAGE TO SET THE TIME ZONE FOR DUBLIN, IRELAND-- SO AT LEAST I CAN CONTEMPLATE WHAT TIME IT IS FOR  "NOTHER GWEN"  WHO LIVES IN BELFAST AREA

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AND 

I HAD A SERIOUS DISCUSSION WITH SIRI ( THE WOMAN WHO LIVES IN MY PHONE) ABOUT THE MUSIC-- SHE GOT BACK AT ME BY STARTING THE WAILING  OF THAT ONE SONG IN PHANTOM OF TEH OPERA  AND I CAN NOT SHUT IT OFF EXCEPT TO SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE PHONE.  SO MY PHONE IS OFF BECAUSE EVEN IF I HAD A PHONE CALL  I CAN NOT HEAR IT OVER THE PHANTOM MUSIC FORCED ON ME BY THIS SIRI WOMAN.

THIS MORNING WE--- AT LEAST MEGAN AND I -- WITH SEVERAL POSSIBLE PASSENGERS-- ARE GOIING TO TH E FREE FOR ALL AT SHELIA'S -- HORSE TRAILER IN TOW--  MAYBE MEGAN CAN SHUT UP SIRI'S MUSIC PREFERENCE.

MEGAN IS TO DRIVE THE HIGHWAY  AND I WILL BACK IT UP IF NEEDED...  I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BACK UP AND PARALELL PARK MY  OLD 53'TRAILER  IN BOSTON-- I WAS SO EXCITED THAT I  FORGOT TO PUT QUARTERS AND GOT A $90 PARKING TICKET FOR  THE 3 SP[ACES I TOOK....

I HAVE ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL REALLY REALLY BADLY.... ACTUALLY ... I REMEMBER... I DENTED TWO OF MY TRAILERS AT ONCE BY BACKING ONE INTO THE OTHER IN THE YARD.

LOOK OUT HERE WE COME...

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 I DON'T KNOW WHAT MEGAN HAD FOR BREAKFAST YET--- BUT I BET I KNOW BEFORE WE LEAVE AT 9AM..  IF I ASK THIS SIRI WOMAN IN MY BACK P-OCKET... SHE WILL TELL ME-- ALONG WITH THE WEATHER REPORT FOR FAIRBANKS ALASKA.

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MAYBE.....I HAVE NOT LOST MY MEMORY--- IT IS JUST TOOOO STUFFED WITH WHAT SOMEONE ELSE WANTS ME TO THINK ABOUT -- OR HEAVEN HELP ME... BELIEVE..

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WHICH BRINGS UP THE ACCREDITATION.... WE ARE TO MAIL IT NEXT TUESDAY...  HOPEFULLY EARLENE CAN DRESS UP MY PAINFUL TYPING-- AND THERESA CAN PUT IT TOGETHEER WITH THE PROPER COLOR CODED PAGES....

I WILL TELL YOU HOW BAD IT IS ( AGAIN)

FOR VETERANS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VA PAY THIER VET BILLS I HAVE TO BUY SPECIAL TAGS TO HANG ON ALL THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS..

HOW DISCONNECTED IS THAT.

SHELIA  OBRIEN ( OUR LAST INSPECTOR 5 YEARS AGO) --- IN HER REPORT FAULTED US ONLY ON THE FACT I DID NOT HAVE LABELS  OVER THE RED CYLINDERS  TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THOSE ARE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS..... SO I BETT ER BE SURE WE HAVE FIXED THAT PROBLEM I N  THE 5 YEARS SINCE THEN-- WHICH IS WHY I JUST ORDERED SOME MORE ....

OUR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE JUST INSIDE EVERY DOOR-- THEORY BEING AS YOU RUN OUT THE DOOR YOU HAVE ONE SHOT AT GRABBING ONE.

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AND THEN THERE IS THE HOUSE HUNTING PROJECT FOT BOTH  MEATCUTTING STEVE AND SHELIA--- IT HAS OPENED ONE WILD CONCEPT I HAD NOT THOUGHT OF.....  ONE PLACE WE LOOKED AT HAD DRESSED UP THE HAY LOFT TO BE A BIG "PLAYROOM"  WITH A BADMITTEN COURT.  OUR CIELING IS NOT THAT HIGH  BUT I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO INSULATE THE ROOF AND PUT DOWN A BETTER FLOOR...  IT WOULD NOT BE TOASTY WARM... BUT  I KNOW-- BY THE ICECYCLES THAT HANG IN WINTER,  THE KENNEL HEAT  BILL IS MELTING THE SNOW WHEN IT IS TOO COLD FOR THEM TO HAVE MELTED BY THEMSELVES-- HENCE THE ICECYCLES   .... IT IS A HUGE AREA FOR THE KIND OF STORAGE  WE SEEM TO NEED...

ALTHO... CLUTTER WILL ACCUMULATE TO FILL AVAILABLE SPACE..

AND WE WOULD NEED A FLIGHT OF STAIRS FOR DOGS TO GET UP THERE-- CURRENTLY  WE HAVE THE NICE IRON LADDER OF AN ANTIQUE PLAYGROUND SLIDE..    AND A LOFT FULL OF SPIDER WEBS...  IT SOULD BE CLEANED UP..

THE AREA IS 35 X 75    WITH 10' HEADROOM IN THE MIDDLE AND  ONLY 2' SIDEWALLS...

I COULD HAVE A FIELD DAY RIGGING UP A PENDULUM TO SWING "STUFF" UP TO THE HAYLOFT DOOR.. ( OR BETTER YET  WE SHOULD HAVE A HAY ELEVATOR ANYWAY...) 

TIME TO MAKE THE COFFEE

april 16,2014

A VERY LOGICAL WAY OF STUDYING A PROBLEM IS  TO STUDY THE EXTREMES- AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHERE REALITY SETS IN...  YEE OLD BELL SHAPED CURVE....

 ON THE TOPIC OF HOUSING......

I DON'T WANT TO USE THE TERM HOARDING--- WITH ALL IT'S NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS- BUT  AT THE AGE OF 70+++ -- I HAVE FINALLY FIGURED OUT.... IF YOU ARE BUILDING A BOX AND NEED A  PAIR OF HINGES   FOR THE LID -- THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN  NOT OWNING THEM AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THEM.

PLUS I NO LONGER HAVE TO  HARNESS A HORSE  AND WAGON  TO DRIVE DOWN MUDDY UNPAVED ROADS TO GET TO THE GENERAL STORE --- OR PUSH MY CAR DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TO GET IT STARTED TO GO BUY THEM ...  BOTH OF WHICH COULD JUSTIFY STRIPPING HINGES  OFF TRASH AND KEEPING THEM.

   

I HAVE A CAR...  THAT RUNS...... AND THE ROADS ARE PAVED ALL THE WAY TO HOME DEPOT WHERE THEY KEEP STUFF ALL LINED UP ON BEAUTIFUL SHELVING UNTIL I NEED IT.

AND EVEN MORE MODERN... SIT HERE AND TYPE-- AND WITHIN 24 HOURS SOMEONE WILL BRING IT TO MY FRONT DOOR.  WHICH IS FASTER THAN I COULD FIND SOME STUFF AROUND HERE.

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SO  THEN THERE IS A VERY VALID STUDY TO BE MADE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE STORED IN HEATED AND AIR CONDITIONED COMFORT..  CERTAINLY ALL MY DOGS DO  ... BUT WHO NEEDS TO STORE TOILET PAPER  IN  A HEATED STATE? 

 IS THE COST OF HEATING THE TOILET PAPER  JUSTIFIED BY A QUICK RUN IN THE INVIGORATING  BREEZES TO RETRIEVE IT FROM AN UNHEATED STORAGE FACILITY.

ANTICIPATING THE NEED ON A ROLL TO ROLL BASIS IS, HISTORICALLY  IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE ARE MANY FASCINATING . "TINY HOUSE"   MEASURING  10 X 20 AND FULLY EQUIPPED  COST $25000 -- EAT - SLEEP- SHOWER -WATCH TV -IN HEATED AND AC COMFORT.   THESE DO NOT NEED AN INTERCOM SYSTEM TO TALK TO SOMEONE AT THE OTHER END OF THE HOUSE. BUT YOU  COULD STORE 2 EXTRA ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER IN THE STRUCTURE.(GOOGLE TINY HOUSE..)

AT THE OTHER END OF THE BELL SHAPED CURVE YOU HAVE THE 5000 SQUARE FOOT--12 ROOM HOUSE WITH 4 BATHROOMS AND A KITCHEN BETTER EQUIPPED THAN SOME VERY NICE RESTAURANTS FEEDING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE A DAY.   IF WE ARE TO TAKE OUR UNIT OF MEASUREMENT---- A ROLL OF TP.... A SQUARE FOOT WOULD HOLD 4 ROLLS    IN A 5000 SQ ' MANSION  IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO STORE 20,000 ROLLS  ONE  UNIT DEEP 

WITH 8'CEILINGS THAT IS 160,000 ROLLS.

EVEN WITH 160,000 ROLLS YOU KNOW THAT  IF THERE  ARE A FEW ROOMS  WITHOUT ANY, IT WILL BE THE 4 BATHROOMS. 

POINT BEING THAT TO KEEP 5000 SQUARE FEET IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION WILL TAKE CONSIDERABLE EFFORT -- ONE OF THE 4 BATHROOMS WILL ALWAYS HAVE A LEAKING WASHER IN THE SINK.-- EVEN REMEMBERING WHICH BATHROOM OF THE 4  HAS THAT LEAKING FAUCET...WILL TAKE SOME ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS.

DO WE  NEED THAT??-- OR WHO TRAINED US TO WANT THAT??.

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MY AUNT MILDRED-- LOVELY  SINGLE WOMAN  WITH ONE AND A HALF LEGS-- TAUGHT THE DEAF CHILDREN IN NYC IN ABOUT THE 1940'S -- LIVED IN AN APPARTMENT IN MANHATTAN WHICH WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE "TINY HOUSE" ABOVE. AT THE AGE OF 80  SHE DATED AND MARRIED A WONDERFUL GUY WHO WAS ?PRESIDENT  OF OTIS ELEVATORS?? AND MOVED INTO HIS MANSION  IN NEW CANNON  CONN ( THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT)--

THEY ENJOYED THE HIGH LIFE TOGETHER  -- NEW YEARS EVE IN TIMES SQUARE AND ALL AT 80+ YEARS OLD.--

 SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE SHE COMMENTED "BLESSED BE NOTHING"

I NEVER KNEW... BLESSED  BE THE STATE OF HAVING  NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF - OR DON'T LET ADVERTISING DICTATE WHAT YOU WISH YOU HAD.

OF ALL THE THINGS I HAVE FORGOTTEN... I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN AUNT MILDRED'S BLESSED BE NOTHING.

THE REST OF THAT STORY - I HAD A HOUSE FIRE-- TOTALED... JUST AFTER  BOTH AUNT MILDRED  AND JACK DIED--  AFTER HIS FAMILY TOOK WHATEVER POSSESSIONS THEY WANTED, THEY OFFERED ME WHATEVER WAS LEFT... I WAS DOWN TO NO POTS AND PANS TYPE THING...

SO I WENT DOWN WITH A HORSE TRAILER---AND COLLECTED THE MOST AMAZING THINGS   STERLING SILVER,  12 PLACE SETTINGS PERFECT  LAMOGES CHINA-  ALONG WITH THE POTS AN PANS.

WHERE IS IT?I GOT TIRED OF WORRYING ABOUT SMASHING THE CHINA WITH DOGS TAILS SO WHEN SOMEONE CAME ALONG AND WAS VERY ENVIOUS OF IT... I GAVE IT TO THEM ALL THE TIME  THINKING AUNT MILDRED WAS RIGHT... BLESSED BE NOTHING.

HOW ON EARTH DID I GET INTO THAT STORY????

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