Oct27Art

Our entire day was spent shopping, groceries... then car parts.  One of my car head lights went out, and Ron then noticed I have an oil leak that needs to be addressed ASAP... akkk  Means I'm going to be in car dealership waiting rooms tomorrow instead of work... I'd rather work.
I did finish another attempt at crashing waves this morning... it turned out ok I think.

Oct26Art

Today was a hockey day, did a little work on a painting this morning while Ron worked.  We met for lunch and then went to a 2pm game of our team's retired veterans (Rich Viave is in his 70s and still made 3 goals today).  What a fun game they had, it was good to see them on the ice again.  Home to check on the dogs, and then our opening home game... big crowd, fun seeing our hockey friends again.
Beau is doing MUCH better... eyes bright, he's eating and drinking and keeping it all down... he's not 100% but I don't think he'll need to go to the emergency clinic after all.

Oct25Art

Beau has an upset stomach again... Ron took him to the vet after work.  He perked up after that visit and actually ate a little chicken breast chunks... so we kept him home and we'll decide tomorrow if he needs to go to the emergency clinic tomorrow.  He's had these stomach issues before and usually gets over it, the danger is him getting dehydrated... so we have to watch him carefully and make sure he drinks water.

Oct24Art

Went to the Citadel tonight for a talk on economics by Dr. Sobel... he is such an engaging speaker.  I wish I'd had a professor of econ like him when I was a kid.  Tonight I learned the difference between Debt and Deficits and what exactly the Fed is doing and what the Debt Ceiling issue is really about.  My head is spinning. Here's funny sad video he played for us tonight.

Oct23Art

Wild ride the last couple of days... started yesterday morning when I clicked on 'update'... and Apple proceeded to take over my computer for over two hours loading a new OS X operating system.  Bad enough it made me 45 mins late to work (I couldn't sign on because of it).  At the end of the day I tried to scan my journal page and discovered my scanner wouldn't work.  On chat with Apple/Adobe/Epson support ended up buying an upgrade of my Photoshop program and well after midnight my printer/scanner still wasn't working.  So Thursday morning dawned, and I used my external back-up drive to restore my computer to it's state before the install... all is well now.  BEWARE Apple owners you may have to buy new software and hardware if you update to OS/X.

Oct22Art

We went to Parson Jack's Cafe after work tonight, I love their Pizza and it's very quiet on Tuesday nights.  Stopped by Lowes afterwards to pick up a couple of things.  We broke down over the weekend and bought a 60 watt LED light bulb... it is so bright we decided to invest in another one for the other bathroom.  We keep the light on in the hall bathroom 24/7 so I'll see how long this LED bulb lasts. The twisty mercury filled florescent bulbs don't last any longer than incandescents in my opinion... stay tuned for the verdict on the LEDs.

Oct21Art

It isn't easy being green, Kermit used to say.  My daughter grew up on the Muppets, they are partly the reason she could read at the age of four.  I used to read to her every night when she was little, her favorite books she knew by heart, you couldn't skip a word much less a page.   She would even read some of them to me, and she'd proclaim her ability to read.  One day when she was being persistent in her assertion that she could read, and I was trying to tell her, no you have 'memorized' your favorite stories, that is not the same as being able to read. Long story short I told her we'd go to the book store and pick out a new book, that she didn't have... and if she could read me the first two pages I'd buy her the new book and agree that she could indeed read.  I bought the book, she did read it to me... I was stunned... and pleased to buy her a new book.

Oct20Art

Ron woke up early, and mopped the kitchen before making coffee and fixing me breakfast.... and waking me up.  I may sleep late more often.  He gave his old Jeep CJ, to a friend who wanted to restore it.  Ron just spends so much time working he doesn't have time for it.

Oct19Art

What does a black eyed Susan have to do with a Wooden Boat show in Georgetown SC you might wonder?  Ron and I took our motorcycles to Georgetown today for the boat show, we drove through the Francis Marion National forest to get there, the ditches and woods were covered with black eyed Susan's for about 50 miles.  It was a fun trip, and we got to see some beautiful boats and flowers.

Oct18Art

I'm seeing candy corn in the stores these days... I loved the little triangles and the ones in the shape of pumpkins.  My grandmother used to keep bowls filled with candy corn this time of the year and I used to pig out on it when I was at her house.  Sadly, I can't have it now, it is pure sugar, and a little food coloring... so not something a diabetic should even 'think' about.  I do think about them, and I can draw them (from memory)... this way they are totally sugar free.

Oct17Art

Well the Federal government opened for business today... they managed to aggravate people visiting Washington DC to see the World War II memorial (shame on them for that) but otherwise nothing around here was different except a few less cars on the roads. 

Oct16Art

Went to Mt. Pleasant tonight to hear Leon Winn, he's running for Congress.  Very dynamic speaker,  a David ready and able to take on Goliath.
Had a crockpot cooked roast for dinner, it was so good.  Anyone have a good recipe for fried pork chops?  That's what we're having tomorrow and I have never done fried pork chops.

Oct15Art

Sneezing, coughing, head ache... is it allergies or a cold?  Today was not a good day for me.  October is usually my worst month of the year, in the past it is when I'd get pneumonia and/or bronchitis.  I got the pneumonia shot and haven't had it since.  Ragweed blooming is probably what is making me miserable today.  If I run a fever I'll go to the Dr. otherwise I just whine and complain a lot... it works for me :-)

Oct14Art

Ragweed and Goldenrod season is the same, and they both are in bloom.  I see them both on the sides of the road... and I see the results of the rag weed, itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing... I can't wait for them both to die off.