Good to hear from you again, kai; you’ve been in my thoughts and I’ll be keeping you there. Hope everything will work out for you.
The reason I haven’t been around much is because I’ve just been pooped out in the evenings! I’m still on the leave restriction, plus I’ve been trying to earn at least a bit of credit time each day. In the past two months, I’ve only taken 1 (one, yes one!) day off, this past Monday, when my tummy was upset enough to keep me from going in to work. Fortunately, I do have enough time to cover the whole day. I guess I just didn’t realize, though, how often I had been using the leave - mostly a few hours here and there, but they add up very quickly - and didn’t realize how much working that extra time would be taking -out- of me. Ok, way more information than y’all wanted or needed to know, sorry!
No real plans for the weekend, but am hoping to get to Target and the grocery store, as usual. I am -so- glad that the weekend is here!
kai - boyfriend (or girlfriend as the case may be) is perfectly acceptable at any age. In fact, I’ll accept all leftovers Shinycat - nefarious undertakings (any odd aromas emanating from said sal-de-bain?) can take quite a long time.
Strictly speakin’, it’s a de-ionization. The salt is ClNa, which is an ionic compound so actually “Cl[sup]-[/sup] with Na[sup]+[/sup]” only this is too long to write. Chlorine is the elemental Cl, which if you have a (de)ionizer is made by
The chlorine then goes and does things with some oxygen (just the amount dissolved in the water is enough) and makes other ions, some of which are able to do Nasty Things to any organics they run into (but something small and simplish, like bacteria, is going to be hurt by a small dose while a mammal won’t), and ends up mostly going back to Cl[sup]-[/sup]
Sorry, too many hours spent going over “the many things Cl can do” in different courses
If you’d been a dude, I would’a told you to look further up.
Hi, kai!
Good morning, and Happy Saturday. I’m up obscenely early because of my spousal unit’s stomach bug, but I figured I may as well stay up, since it’s back to the office on Monday (unless he shares said bug!) He’s had a little applesauce and some water and went back to sleep. I decided to start some laundry. I need to run to the vet’s today to pick up some flea stuff - it’s the first of the month, so the critters get flea stuff. rah.
**kai **- glad your life is getting straightened out! But why two more springs? I’d have thought you’d beat feet as soon as you could. Ignore me if I’m being too nosy.
**tarra **- isn’t it funny how slowly one earns leave and how fast one burns it? It took me almost 25 years to hit use-or-lose, and theoretically I’m not exactly there yet, but if I only take 60 more hours off this year, I’ll carry over 240. Plus the travel comp I earned last week. I do my best to avoid credit time, tho it’s nice to have that option when the big projects hit.
I need to talk to my mom about the saltwater pool - she’s all about saving $$$
Today will include hacking back the rest of the forsythia, then taking the branches and the household garbage to the dump this afternoon. There’s also lots of dirty laundry, and I should ride the mower around the yard, tho I may get daughter to do that. It’s supposed to get very warm today and tomorrow - hope we don’t have to close up the house and turn on the air. I’m not ready for summer yet.
I’ve been up for a while, reading stuff online and trying to get motivated. Am having a boiled egg and toast for breakfast. Need to get a few things organized, then it’s off to watch the little brother finish a 1/2 marathon (I hope; I always worry he’ll get injured during the race or otherwise not be able to finish. This hasn’t happened in about 15 years, but, what can I say? I’m a worrywart.)
It’s too early for chemistry, Nava!!! Can you post that later when I’m awake?
Off to clean up and get out of here… Happy Saturday, all!
Good morning everyone! I’m up, the coffee is brewing and I have things to do today.
After caffienation and crusing the 'net, I need to commence with my workout, then house tidying. After that, I’ll clean myself up.
Everyone is meeting at my place around 5:00 this evening and we’ll drive down to Olympia together to go to a BBQ. Wish the weather would cooperate. It’s currently rainy and cool.
I’m sorry** FCD** has a stomach bug, FCM. I hope he feels better soon and that you don’t get it too.
Taters, my sickie seems to be better. He’s managed to keep some toast down for an hour, so that’s a start.
I’ve got a supply of flea stuff, I’ve changed into grubbies and pulled my hair up, so out to lop branches I go! I expect all the fresh air and sunshine to really kick my butt…
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Today I have had breakfast at Ryan’s, spent an hour and a half getting a headlight replaced on a friend’s vehicle with no success. and scrubbed down the pool chairs, the poolside bar and the gazebo. Been a fun morning.
Howdy kai! Here’s hopin’ for a sooner and clean divorce. I’m sorry about your mother but it sounds like she made a decision after much research and soul searching. Plus thanks for the shout out about bein’ one of your many, many men.
Ya know you lurves us rigs! We lurves you right back!
It’s warm, humid and cloudy today. That’s the beginning of summer weather in these parts.
Glad FCD is feelin’ better MOOOOOOM.
Have fun tonight Taters.
Nava all I know is saltwater goes through this thingy in the pump and makes chlorine. All I need to do is punch a button to get a salt level and chlorine level readin’ to decide if I need to add salt. If it rains more today I will probably have to tomorrow bein’ as I’m right now in the change over to saltwater process which I’m told will take about a week for the whole thing to happen. Pool guy’s comin’ out a little later today to check on stuff and further educate me.
Watched the little brother finish - he finished just under 1 1/2 hours, but had a bad stitch in his side that took a while to go away. Walked around with him for a while then found the friend he was there with. It’s wet out, but not too cold, so it wasn’t too bad.
We’re going to have lunch after a while and then I’m going to the park to work at our plant sale. Fortunately, I’ll be under a canopy.
I just spent 45 minutes on the treadmill. I should do some weights, but damn, I’ve got to get going on tidying the house; not to mention cleaning myself up.
I’ve got most of the forsythia hacked down, and I’ve spilt blood in the process. My left knee is particularly ugly! Once I get the last of the branches loaded in the trailer, I’ll get daughter to help me strap it all down. I don’t know if I’ll go to the dump or not - I should… We’ll see.
Found out SIL has not left town yet, which surprised me - I thought he was headed out right away. I wonder if he’s waiting for his last paycheck to be deposited. But he left the coffee maker here and took pillowcases on his pillows, so a third party is going to engineer the switch for them. This breaking up stuff is really complicated.
**FCD **is pretty much all better - he’s managed to keep toast and yogurt down, and he’s been rehydrating. So yay for that!
I think I’m going to scrub the grill later and plan to grill something for supper tomorrow. Plus I’ve got 3 more load of laundry. And some time this weekend, I need to get some groceries. I get tired just thinking about it…
Well, back to the grind, once I finish my leftover Pollo Fiesta.
Sorry I haven’t been around much - I’ve been trying to read, then I’d get distracted and not post. Work has been kicking my butt!
Today, I got up at 5 to go to work. About 5 minutes before I left the house, I get a call from a very confused engineer who said I shouldn’t come in. Yay! I’ve been to the dog park, and I’m back home and just finished washing three dogs. I’m whooped. (Might have something to do with getting up before the ass crack of dawn, ya think?)
long break between starting post and finishing it
I’ll just stop here - hugs and smooches for everyone. I did read, honest!
Thanks no, but if you’re fishing around in the cooler, a nice icy beer would be excellent right about now.
Did all my errands, bought some neat-o clothes, my summer Crocs v.2010, a couple sleeveless T’s for working out, groceries and then came home and blew off cutting the grass. Wifey is sitting with her knee elevated with a HUGE bruise from tripping up the stairs last night, so I took pity and did all the indoor cleaning chores.
Dinner will be started soon (a couple homemade pizzas), then maybe a power nap before running out later to catch a friend play and sing at a nearby fancy drinkin’ place.
