Tuesday, August 10, 2010

An easy enough day.

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I could not find the information regarding whoever inspected the electrical system here. I will call my broker tomorrow and see if they have his name or know where I could locate it. They may refer me to the finance company, though that is more dubious if so than I care to contemplate. I will look through more paperwork tonight, though I have little hope of finding it myself. There is too much paperwork, most of it just finance related.

I trimmed the last parts of the tree. I decided that having branches hanging low will not really help me in any way. I can see just as well how that grows as is. Another group of large branches went on the large pile in the back yard. I also finished raking the larger side yard. I am not sure what to do what I have raked nor the large pile of branches. The city does not allow burning in the fall, as I had hoped. Some of these branches are the size of small trees. I will figure this out.

I also made it to town and picked up my order at the butcher shop. It looks good. The package I ordered has odd things in it. I suppose I will figure these things out too. I did not think about it this time, but next time I will take in a list of some of their regular meats and some things I prefer and see if we can set up a package system a bit more customized. I took my friend with me, and we went to Wal-Mart for a few minor things. I also picked up some smaller gardening items, a mini spade and rake and some wasp spray. We stopped for a sandwich at our favorite spot and I bought a couple of loaves of bread, dark rye and something they call "Montana" wheat (it has pumpkin, sunflower, and other seeds in it).

Arriving home, I let Sam out. I have not seen her since all day. Usually she comes around if I go out and do work. I finished raking, trimmed the tree, and sat out there all at separate times, but she simply did not show up. I may have to not allow her out until her and Sassy figure their world out. I actually fear that Sam will simply run away.

I had some of the beans I cooked today served with a small amount of whole whipping cream, a few small slices of buttered rye, and a glass of milk. I can now get back on my new diet (more really my new way of eating). I will cook up some rice tonight and begin the wheat berry system again. Eating grains and beans or legumes for breakfast and lunch (or more if I can get to that) and saving meats for the evening should see me in better shape sooner than not. This year I will not have many vegetables to add to my meals, but next year should see more of that. A bit at a time I suppose.

It is odd having television back. There were some things I missed. The cooking channels for one, and news channels as well. Though commercials and politically correct picks (all the blacks all the time) are things I definitely do not miss. I see they are becoming more politically correct than ever. The other thing I do like is having a means of watching movies and studying some of my review DVDs. I will begin going over some of the math material, and perhaps physics, soon. As reading is the primary skill to learn any other skill, math is the primary skill for learning and performing any hard science. Mathematics is primal to the things I have an interest in studying and doing. I may be doing this all for nothing. Or I may turn around and find my way into a whole new world as my more mundane world expands and I bloom. Who knows.

Enough for today. I think I will watch a movie, check for Sam from time to time, and go to bed a bit early tonight. Tomorrow I hope to move the pile of dirt in the back yard and see where I can get with the weed whip around the fenced in area in back. I cannot quite call it a back yard as it is alfalfa. Anyway, that and vacuuming will see to what I want to complete for the house. Finding the electrician and checking into getting the rebate for the purchase of the house will be my business work.

I have been praying almost every night again. It is a good thing. It has helped me to maintain celibacy much more sharply as well. Praying simply does something so good that I do not understand why I do not always do it. Though I know the answer to that, to a degree, as well. Good night.

4 comments:

  1. Sounds like you're settling in nicely in the new place. Careful with the kitty, i'm told they're harder to keep confined and at home, dogs are easier.

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  2. Whupps. Yeah, I had a cat run away from home, away from a rambunctious kitten. I recovered her at the Animal Control facility three days later.

    I was lucky.

    The seemingly "mean" things an older cat does to a kitten is nothing more than an effort to counterbalance the kitten's tendency to run roughshod over the slower older cat's sensibilities. Intervening in that direction will only exacerbate the kitten driving the older cat to distraction.

    Turnabout is fair play though. Nearly every kitten I've had who hassled an older cat to madness has, in turn, been hassled by a newer kitten in good time.

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  3. M.K.,

    Yeah, she is fast, but I have learned her tricks. The only thing I will try to do is keep Sam (the older cat) in the house, I have decided. The younger one, Sassy, doesn't go outside yet. If Sam gets out once or twice, no problem (I think, though I worry about the kitten getting out). And, yes, I will have to watch her like a cat:) whenever I step out.

    D.C.,

    Okies, and fair enough. I won't put them in the bathroom then. But I am keeping my door closed at night and not letting Sam out (to the best of my abilities), until this is more settled.

    I must admit, I am enjoying it just a bit now that I am pretty sure Sam won't kill Sassy. Sassy has some pretty sharp claws and teeth, unlike mice. And she is quite a bit larger. Though I wonder if Sam realizes Sassy isn't just 'another' animal too.

    They are getting closer and closer before Sam loses her composer. I am not sure how long it will take, but I know Sassy will have to mature. Sam just isn't into play, of course. And that is ALL Sassy knows so far.

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  4. Oh I've intervened on behalf of a kitten before, and only realized later that it was probably a mistake and unnecessary. I'm quite sure she knows exactly what Sassy is, and is trying to assert her dominance early enough to keep Sassy at bay.

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