Friday

Ah, Friday morning! It was Friday, sunny, and pay day! What more could a poor working man want?

I had to go to Lowe’s again at lunchtime. So, I stopped first and ate a BLT at the Newburgh Grill. I’m not sure why a BLT, I haven’t had one in a long, long time, but it just sounded good. And, it was.

[Note to self: That reminds me. Another sandwich I haven’t had in a long, long time is a club sandwich. When and why did I stop eating these old favorites?]

I got some lawn edging for the new garden and made it back to work in plenty of time.

I headed home after 5:00, banging on the drum. Once there, I unloaded the lawn edging and took it and the hose reel box into the back yard. I had to restrain myself from starting on the garden (I have a little more planning and prepping to do) because the weather was so nice. Instead, I went inside and worked on balancing my checkbook, updating my budget spreadsheet, filling out the ToDo list, etc.

I also loaded my flash drive with the two pictures I think will work for the Orion project. One is the final photo from Jake. Everybody I showed it to loved his effects (he took out the house behind the cottage, faded the outside edges (like old photos sometimes do) and added some scratches. It looked like a perfect old black and white photo. Maybe too perfect! The only criticism people had, if you could call it a criticism, was that it looked too clear and sharp; too much like it was taken with a digital camera and not an old Kodak box camera.

I didn’t want to bother him because I know he’s extremely busy right now. So, I took a copy of his final product and ran it through my program, adding a little more sepia and some noise. I ran that by the same focus group and they said, “Perfect!” So, I loaded that on the thumb drive, too.

It’s too hard to decide, when looking at a computer screen, how the actual photo will turn out, so I’ll enlarge them both and then choose. I will end up with one ten dollar 8x10 throwaway, but, oh well. Anyway, thanks, Jake, for your help.

[Sidebar: There are WAY too many commas in that last sentence, but I can’t figure out the correct way to write it. I’m getting old…]

I called B___ to see how he was doing. We didn’t talk long as he has some sort of problem with his throat. He sounded awful and I assumed it was hard to speak, so I made it a quick call.

I sliced up an onion and started sautéing it in a little bit of canola oil while I sliced up the rest of the baby redskin potatoes. They went in the skillet with some salt and pepper while I sliced a rope of smoked sausage on the bias. I put the sausage in when the potatoes began to soften. I tossed them all about and let them brown until the potatoes were done. Then I plated half and went in to watch some TV.

I surprised myself and stayed up until almost 11:00 PM!