It’s been a busy week around here. I spent most of the evenings this week playing with plants. And sprinklers. And mulch. But the landscaping out front is in pretty good condition for the summer, and as long as I remember to turn on the hose periodically (and move it before mowing the lawn), I should be in good shape there. Tomatoes and peppers are in the vegetable garden, and there are sprinklers and mulch for that in the garage, but I have no idea when I’ll get that set up. The plan was to do that yesterday evening, but I just collapsed on the couch for an hour before going to bed early, instead.
Maybe I’ll get to it on Sunday evening. You see, this is another busy summer weekend. The Saints are back in town after a long road-trip, and I’ll be spending some time in St. Paul this weekend. Plus there’s a trip to Mom’s and other miscellany. After losing most of my couch-time during the week to gardening, I’m almost hoping tonight’s game will be a rain-out, so I can reacquaint my couch cushions with my backside. But it’s very likely I’ll be in St. Paul.
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Had another Mark Stenglein sighting last night. We were both at UPS waiting for packages. Weird. I don’t think I’d ever seen the guy in person before, but suddenly twice in one week he’s been somewhere I was. It’s almost like a politician was trying to insinuate himself into my consciousness. How weird is that?
And I think that’s going to do it for the week. I’ve got to go pack the cooler full of beer and food for tonight’s game, haul it out to the truck, and then head off to work for the day. Maybe I’ll have some neat rain and rainbow pictures from the game, but for now, I’ll leave you with one from three weeks ago. Have a swell weekend, and I’ll probably see you on Monday with tales of how little I did during my busy weekend.
- What if your corner bar operated like a stock exchange? Well now it can, thanks to The Unstabalizer.
- Wanna play a cool trick on your brain? Go look at this Big Spanish Castle. [fark!]
- Tired of cooking? Think you could live on pellets? Well, follow The Monkey Chow Diaries and see how a guy with those thoughts is doing. Note that the American Council on Science and Health does not endorse the monkey-chow diet. But hey, it’s being done by AngryMan, so you gotta figure there’ll be something worth reading. [boing boing]
- If you haven’t seen the EepyBird.com–Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiment, you should probably take a look. Think Bellagio but with Diet Coke. And two guys in lab-coats.
- Apparently there’s a meat glut in the US right now. Good thing it’s PeTA day at the ballpark this Saturday. With any luck, we’ll solve that problem. [fark!]
- Really really need a cheap stuffed animal? Here’s a tutorial on How To Win Something In A Claw Machine that you might find useful. [boing boing]
- I don’t think there’s a single thing in this gallery of balloon critters that I could make. But they were awfully cool to look at. [flutterby]
- Claire points to a story about a government contract to study building internment camps and says that The paranoids are usually right when it comes to government abuses of power. Geez, I sure hope she’s wrong in this case. [claire]