Friday

Friday was again a long, long day. They decided to have an impromptu lunch event for Edwin, a Desktop Technician, who's leaving. Unfortunately, I had to go up to the Laurel Park Place Mall and pick up some pants I bought for the wedding tomorrow that were being altered and so couldn't come.

And, I liked Edwin. When he introduced himself to me (he's only been there a short time) he said, "So, I hear you're Jake's Dad." I said "Yes" and he said, "I hope someday I can work with my son."

Nice guy.

So, I went through the drizzle to the mall and picked up my pants at Jos. A. Bank's. They fit perfectly (which is why I shop there) and so I left.

Since I was up that way, anyway, and hungry, I stopped in the Big Boy and got my perennial favorite: Veal Parmesan. They no longer list it on the menu (citing only Chicken Parmesan) but you can get it if you ask for it.

I also asked for a Caesar salad with it and thoroughly enjoyed my lunch.

Back at work, the day dragged on. Finally it was five o'clock and I headed home (again in the drizzle). Damn this rain!

So, there's no back yard grass cutting tonight. Instead, I acted on a rather brilliant suggestion Jake had for the garbage disposal installation. He asked me if I had a bottle jack. I said, no, I have a floor jack (a big sucker you roll under a car to jack it up and too big for this application). But he insisted there was one there and I said, "Well, if there is one there, it's probably yours."

You see, there is a LOT of shit that Jake has left here (in spite of my reminding him and the fact that he, too, has a two car garage and also the advantage of a basement). But for some reason, I have a very expensive mountain bike, helmets, in-line skates, etc., in the garage and camping gear, computer "stuff" and cross-country skis in my attic.

He'll be sorry when I die. All his stuff will be in the garage sale to pay for my funeral...

Anyway, I digress. There was a bottle jack (along with two jack stands I never owned) so, I measured the bottle jack and the garbage disposal and found it would easily fit.

I figured sticking the narrow end of a bottle jack up a plastic bottom of a garbage disposal wouldn't be a good thing, so I cut up a 1 x 6 pine board to distribute the weight.

It was after eight pm by then, so I sliced up a pound of smoked sausage on the bias and fried that, along with two sliced vidilia onions for my dinner. Now, I normally include sliced potatoes in this mixture, but it was good, anyway. I ate a bunch watching a movie.

I forget which one it was but I crashed like a rock. I woke up a couple of times for bathroom breaks but then fell right back to sleep. I didn't wake up until after 9:00 AM on Saturday!