The end...

I had a lousy night, again. But, it was just after eating breakfast, when I was taking my pills, that I discovered a possible reason. I noticed that I had forgotten to take my pills last night!

At work, I finally finished a Purchase request that I had been working on since Thursday morning. It was 39 lines long and extremely complicated. I worked on that sucker for a total of 11 ½ man-hours!

I went out at lunchtime to get something at Lowe’s and, in spite of the predicted rain and cold front coming, it was sunny and warm. I stopped at the Newburgh Grill and had a bowl of clam chowder first. Then I went to the store and picked up some herbicide. I need to get ahead of those pesky picker bushes in the far back garden.

When I was waiting in line to checkout in the Garden Center, I saw some silk water lilies that you can float in your pond. So, I bought them. I used to have a water lily in the reflecting pool, but it only flowered one year. And the pain of taking it out and storing it for the winter, then replacing it, etc., just wasn’t worth it. But, now the little Shaolin monk will have something to contemplate again!

The afternoon started to drag after 3:00 PM, but it was finally time to go home, banging that drum! It was still warm, but the clouds had rolled it and it started to sprinkle on the way home. It put the brakes on trying that photo trick with the tulips for tonight, at least.

I did the usual after-work putzing while listening to the news. I checked my voicemail and found my brother Jim had called just after 5:00 PM and just before I got home. So, I called him back. He said that the closing was today and the cottage is officially sold. Speaking purely from emotion, that is so sad. But, that was my Mom’s wish. And, think about it: it stayed in the family for over 100 years. Not many folks can say that!

The fourth and decisive hockey playoff game was tonight (I’m pretty sure its over, but Fred at work says the Red Wings will come back). So, in true American male fashion, I dug a Digiorno Thin Crust Supreme Pizza out of the chest freezer and turned the oven on. I did add a bit more shredded mozzarella cheese and some red pepper flakes to the pizza. It struck me as odd as I thought they were round, but this one was square (been a while since I had one, I guess).

Anyway, I watched the game and ate pizza, but it didn’t help. We lost again and our playoff season is over. Again, it was close, but losing is losing.It’s like winning the silver medal in the Olympics: “Congratulations! You’re the best loser in the race!”

I switched to reading until bedtime, although it was difficult. The damn book is as thick as a brick! It makes War and Peace look like a short story. Curious, I measured the thickness and its two inches wide (820 pages)!! Try opening that, lying facedown on a bed!