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This is an archive collection of entries from  my main personal blog, My Mundane Mid-Life.

This collection of entries is from February 2006.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Let the good times curl!

It may be Mardi Gras.

It may be Fat Tuesday.

It may be Shrove Tuesday.

It may be Paczki Day. (or is it?)

For me it's the first night of a 5-week "Spring Fling" in-house Curling Tournament at the North Shore Country Club.

If you read this entry about my last time out on a sheet you never would have believed that I was doing this.

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posted at 11:25 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Monday, February 27, 2006

The Idiot

I've never been a fan of Frank Thomas.

Now, he may be destined for the Hall of Fame. He really did contribute for years for the Chicago White Sox. He was a big deal.

Was.

He also could have had this city wrapped around his little finger. If he would just shut-up, or say a few things a certain way. Maybe even actually do a few charity things. No. He squandered what he had. He got hurt. He stopped producing meaningful numbers. He wasn't a go-to guy, he was a goat.

His time had come a long time ago, passed, and yet he lingered a bit too long. When the team finally gets together and wins the World Series for the first time in 88 years, his 35 games/109 At-Bats/.219 average barely contributes.

And now he's in Oakland.

Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams called former slugger Frank Thomas" an idiot'' over the weekend, because Frank continues to whine about the way he was treated. A selfish man, who refused to play first base, who hadn't played a full season since 2003, didn't like the way he was treated.

Yeah, we treated him well. Too well. He should have been gone years ago under that "diminished skills'' clause of his contract.

Idiot. Shut-up and play for your new team. You're showing your whining to your new team now, and I hope they're listening. No "I" in "team", my friend.

posted at 01:40 PM | Link | White Sox § |

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Pure happiness

Dear Jackson,

When I saw you today, I saw something that I had never seen before in my life. Mind you, I haven't hung around people your age. At all. Ever. So, every time I see see you, I see something new, somebody new.

You are getting older, and you're still changing - something that's going to happen for years.

But I saw something that I just don't know how long it will last. And your mom's have better start videotaping you. In close-up.

While you are playing.

Because I have never seen the emotion of pure happiness when you're being played with. You scream and howl with such delight. But the kickers are your expressions in between each outburst, as you wait for the next silly face or tummy raspberry or whatever. You almost know what's coming and you just can't wait for it to happen. And you don't know it, but you do something with your mouth that makes you look like E.T. (maybe someday you'll get to know what a movie is and who E.T. is).

But the screams, the noises, there's just an untouched purity about them. There's no worldly knowingness that, oh, here comes mommy again, oh yeah, that was fun, what else do you have to make me happy.

I don't know how long this will last. I know it won't last forever. But we have to capture this. Wouldn't that be great? Bottle it - to open in the future when your giggle is needed to cheer someone up.

I'm doing my part, using my iRiver to grab some MP3's of your sounds.

It brightens up anybody's day if they can hear it. It's wonderful.

Try not to lose what you already have that we all want.

With love,
Uncle Michael

posted at 10:10 PM | Link | Uncle Michael § |

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Wolves 8 - Barons 0

Chicago Wolves Cleveland Barons

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posted at 11:11 PM | Link | Wolves § |
Twilight Zone at the Oasis

We were on our way to the Wolves game from Chelby & Damian's and had to make a pit stop at the Lake Forest Oasis on the Tri-state Tollway. While we were there, we decided it was cheaper to eat at McDonald's than to try to buy food at the Allstate Arena.

Let's just say that the Oasis turned into the Twilight Zone.

First, there were about a half-dozen school busses parked on the northbound side. Looked like High school kids, but it was a weird group - normally dressed kids mingled with kids dressed-up. What's that all about? What kind of event were they at?

Then we saw something that we just couldn't figure out:

2 Amish Families. Eating dinner at McDonald's. At an Oasis.

Think about it. (For those of you that don't get it, here's the question: how did they get there?)

Let's put the cherry on the top - how about Bill Kurtis stopping for Ice Cream, something from Panda Express and a drink from Subway? (He was going southbound, so maybe he was going home from somewhere).

Actually, maybe it wasn't two Amish families, but it was one woman with 4 kids... without a man being around? Or maybe it was just extended family of the first family...

Great people watching while we eat...

posted at 07:01 PM | Link | Mundane | 1 comment § |
Connor's 2nd

Connor's cool construction site cake Connor, eating cake, playing with a cake truck
We drove up to Wisconsin to our friends Chelby & Damian's to celebrate their son Connor's 2nd Birthday. it was a nice family and friends gathering, that - believe it or not - was actually scheduled earlier in the day so that we can go there and take off to drive to the Wolves game tonight. Wow! Thoughtful! So we had sloppy Joe's, talked about everything, watched Connor open his presents. Oh, the cake was cool, too - it was a construction site.
It's a bit of a ride to get up there, but it was just nice being with them.

posted at 05:35 PM | Link | Friends § |

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Back on the meds...

So, I started re-taking my blood pressure medication after yesterday's doctor visit.

The problem is that it's a mild diuretic.

Great. All day at work, it's work-work-work, go to the bathroom, work-work-work, go to the bathroom, work-work-work, go to the bathroom, ... rinse and repeat...

Hope it doesn't last long. I don't remember how long it was when I was finally back to normal last time on these. Also, this is half the dose I used to be on.

posted at 10:36 AM | Link | Mundane § |

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

The next step to make things right

I visited another someone today that I haven't seen in a while - my doctor.

I haven't been there in 3 years. This is probably worse than my dentist, though. Why? I have high blood pressure and during this time I haven't been on medication for it.

I've been slowly and slowly feeling worse. I don't exercise. I've gained weight. I don't exactly eat well.

Blood pressure? 144/100 - 144 is better than I'd thought it would be, 100 is worse than I thought it would be

I need to try and fix the things I can before "something" happens from neglect.

So, I'm back on some medication - the same drugs, though in half of the dose I used to take. Things change, I guess.

I'm getting older. I want to... be around longer.

There are places to go, things to see, things to do, things to be.

I've got to turn this around. Back in a month for a physical.

posted at 07:24 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Wi-Fi Chicago?

I am in the far Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, but I'm so jealous at this great piece of tech news. I read this Chicago Tribune article that the City of Chicago is going to seek bids to blanket the city with Wi-Fi access! It's going to be the largest in the nation, with San Francisco only covering 35 square miles, and Philadelphia's proposed system covering 135 square miles - Chicago is going to cover 228 square miles!!!

posted at 07:39 PM | Link | Technology § |

Monday, February 20, 2006

Monday gas

A couple of things about our cars and commutes.

We have only one gas card - for Mobil. We both have Speedpasses - the best little piece of consumer payment technology out there. So, needless to say, when we get gas, it's been exclusively Mobil.

there are quite a few Mobil stations in our area, and in what may be some collusion-thing, they all change their pump prices at the same time, always to the same price. When somebody doesn't, we always joke and say "they must not have received the fax".

So every station near our house has the same gas price. Further away, you run into different municipalities that could (though I have never checked this out) tax rates, so the prices may be 1-2 cents off.

Now, another thing to share is that I have only used one grade of gas in the lifespan of my 1997 Infiniti I30 - premium. I started it out that way, it's always run GREAT, so I'm not changing it, even when the damn oil prices were skyrocketing.

Now that I'm working in a different building, my commute takes me a different route, past a different Mobil station.

It took me a few weeks to verify that this was indeed happening - the price changes at this station were different.

It turns out that - for the last 4 weeks, at least - this station would drop their premium pump prices by 4 - 6 cents, while keeping the other grades the same price - each Monday. The next day, the prices would all be back in order.

Needless to say, I've been stopping each Monday on the way home to fill-up, whether I needed to or not, to take advantage of this odd pricing scheme. I really would like to know what the "why?" is behind this. I really don't care, since this fits my needs very well! I'm just curious...

posted at 07:36 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Pain and frustration

Oh my God, I'm in pain today. Things that didn't hurt last night hurt today. My right knee really hurts to the touch - because I fell twice on it as I jammed it into the ice last night. It's got a nice bruise on it and it's swollen. My right thigh is killing me. The whole leg feels "odd" since the falls. But, I think I just figured-out why the thigh hurts - I think kit's from my several attempts on pushing-off the hack last night. I'm so out of shape that I hurt myself. Great.

My left thumb tip is a little discolored after I jammed it hard into the ice on the first fall. I thought it was interesting that when one of the people from the club came over to me after the fall, the first thing he asked was "how are your fingers?" which I thought was odd since my knee was killing me. It must be a common injury.

My abdomen hurts, too. It's like a muscle pull. Like I twisted rpidly trying to get my legs underneath me one of the time I fell (or even all the times.. .I'm thinking back and it was at least 3 times)

I slept pretty well, considering. I still have pain around my right eye, exactly opposite where my head hit the ice. Deceleration injury. that's the only thing I could think. I'm not a little "foggy" today, but something isn't the same as 24 hours ago. Nothing feels wrong but something doesn't feel right. But, I keep checking myself and there's nothing major wrong or different. I'm not concerned. Perhaps I should be.

I realize that there's an emotion that's present that explains how I feel about last night.

Publicly humiliated.

That's how I felt about my total lack of ability to do something that everyone else (at least, oh, 60-70 other people - based on ticket numbers to go out onto the sheets to "try it") was somewhat able to do. It didn't matter age, sex... maybe height. It didn't matter - I couldn't do it.

And no one would actually get down on the ice and help me, show me, put me in the proper position. I was left to flounder - in front of everyone, leading to frustration and now what I think is embarrassment.

That's why I feel so awful about last night. I'm depressed and hurt and hurt.

posted at 01:02 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Another dream shattered

You think this looks easy, don't you? Sweeping
It's that time of season. It's the Olympic Winter Games.

Ever since I was a kid, watching Wide World of Sports with Jim McKay on Saturday afternoons, back when the show really presented the wide range of sport, I always watched curling.

I really got sucked-in 4 years ago watching the Olympics in Salt Lake City.

I really felt this was a game I could play. It had simple rules, and simple skills to master. I could really dig playing this game. Maybe I could get somewhere playing it, even. How cool would it be to get good enough at it to play in the Olympics?!

Let me tell you the story of how I could have died tonight, playing a sport that looked so cool and so easy to play.

Yes, I went curling tonight.

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posted at 11:32 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Friday, February 17, 2006

Less tickets on sale today

The White Sox put up tickets for sale to the general public today. They also said that - for the first time on franchise history - they have sold 2 Million Tickets before Opening Day.

We already have sell outs:

All games available except Sunday, April 2 vs. Cleveland Tuesday, April 4 vs. Cleveland Saturday, May 6 vs. Kansas City Friday, May 19 vs. Cubs Saturday, May 20 vs. Cubs Sunday, May 21 vs. Cubs Friday, July 7 vs. Boston Saturday, July 8 vs. Boston Sunday, July 9 vs. Boston Thursday, August 10 vs. New York, which are sold out.

posted at 09:24 AM | Link | White Sox § |

Thursday, February 16, 2006

The start of making myself right

You know where I went today? Went to see someone that I haven't seen this millennium?

What's the big deal?

He's my dentist.

Yep, had x-rays, teeth cleaning and a discussion of what to do next. For the first time this decade.

Feels good getting the "sweaters" off my teeth. Yes, there was some discomfort during the cleaning since he had to work a bit to get everything done.

What's next? I have to get all four wisdom teeth pulled. I knew this before.No surprise. No new cavities. That was sort of a surprise. No gum problems. That was a surprise. I just need these teeth out. I'll do it - all at once, if possible.Don't know when... let's see how much my procrastination kicks in.

posted at 07:23 PM | Link | Mundane § |
You, too, can be shot by the Vice President

Cheney accidentally shoots fellow Hunter

A found a little ditty in Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn's blog. I am always amazed at 1) what items people jump on from the latest current events and 2) how people decide to share their vision.

If you go to this website, you, too, can show up in the middle of a CNN article, right in the middle of a certain event, just like me!

posted at 12:42 PM | Link | Odd § |

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Feelin' better

Jack in his White Sox hat
Well, I have to admit... I might be bummed about the White Sox tickets, but I just got this Happy Valentine's Day picture from Jack, and how could you not feel good looking at a picture of that little guy!

posted at 02:07 PM | Link | Mundane | 1 comment § |
WE DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE A SEASON TICKET HOLDER...

I'm full of all kinds of emotions right now, the major ones are anger and hurt.

For the first time since becoming a Split Season Ticket Holder for the White Sox since January of 1996, Carol and I will be missing Opening Day.

Why?

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posted at 11:25 AM | Link | White Sox § |

Monday, February 13, 2006

HD Puppies

Westminster Kennel Club
It's time for the annual plop down on the couch and watch the 130th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on USA Network.

yes, it's Carol's favorite time of the year.

Except it got even better because we found out that Universal HD is re-broadcasting the USA feed - IN HIGH DEFINITION!

Yes, puppies in Hi Def.

Actually, I'm having trouble with it - the dogs look a bit more, how can I say this, mucous-y? Even their eyes look weird.

Maybe it's just me - Carol is just digging this...

posted at 07:25 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Join the crowd

Diane and Melinda hold Jackson Michael while he gets baptized by Fr. Thomas Hurley A wide shot of Old St. Pats Church
Dear Jackson:

What an interesting day! Do you remember that big building we were all in today? It was all bright and nice and the ceiling and lights were way up in the air? That was a really special place - it's called a church. The church has a name - it's called Old Saint Patrick's Church, and it's a very cool place. It was built a long, long time ago (dedicated on Christmas Day, 1856), and it's one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which you'll learn about some day (believe it or not, a moo-cow was involved!) and in 1977, Old St. Patrick's was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which means that it really is a special place.

Now, almost all of those people there were there not only to see you but support you as well. You see, you did something today that I know you don't understand. Do you remember seeing a man in a white robe? He was a really nice guy, but he poured water all over your head. You didn't seem to mind at all, and neither did that other baby Reese that was there. But see, that water was special and by having that man pour that water over your head made you special, too.

The whole thing was called a Baptism, or even a Christening. Someday you'll learn more about it.

In the meantime, just know that you're loved by many people. And you kind of joined a club today, though it really is much more than a club. A REALLY BIG club...

And me? You know, I got a new title today. I'm not just your uncle, I am now your Godfather, too.

Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day... whoops... umm, sorry about that... maybe someday when you're older we'll talk about that, too, and about this guy named "Don"...

So, bud, I'm sorry but if you thought you were stuck with me before, you're really stuck with me now.

We've just got to get through this anti-guy thing, even though you were REALLY a good boy today. Everybody really loved you today - you won them over. It's just that us guys are having a hard time being with you because you seem to be getting upset with us. We all love you and just want to be with you.

I really liked the outfit you had on at the restaurant after the baptism, the one with the Scottie on it.

Anyway, you are a special little boy. And I promise that I will do whatever I can to help you get through your life.

See you real soon.

Your uncle,
Michael

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posted at 08:04 PM | Link | Uncle Michael § |

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Wolves 1 - Phantoms 6

Chicago Wolves Philadelphia Phantoms

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posted at 10:26 PM | Link | Wolves § |
Strong women

Torino 2006
After watching the Canadian Women's Hockey team beat Italy 14-0, I'm convinced they could possibly beat the Chicago Wolves.

posted at 01:32 PM | Link | Olympics § |

Friday, February 10, 2006

XX Games open

Torino 2006
The games are open.

I love HDTV.

Why American 70's/80's music to march the teams into the stadium?

Did Luciano Pavarotti actually sing or was it tape? He sure wasn't straining at all. There wasn't enough close-ups for a definitive answer.

posted at 11:04 PM | Link | Olympics § |
Yo-ooooooo, Mike!

The "guys" that I go down to the deli every morning for coffee (or whatever) showed up at my cube. One of them, quietly, fake yells "Yo-ooooooo, Mike!"

And immediately I was taken back to my childhood, when Paul and Albert would come to my house, stand in the gangway between the houses, and yell my name, just the same way. It was a kids-style doorbell, specifically for me. They'd alway come over before we walked over to Steinmetz to play ball on one of the diamonds (or even fast pitch against the stairs at the front of the school)

It was a wonderful, if not brief, trip back in time, to a time of warm sumer days, no school, and baseball for hours with your friends.

posted at 08:57 AM | Link | Work § |

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Wolves 1 - Crunch 3

Chicago Wolves Syracuse Crunch

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posted at 09:10 PM | Link | Wolves § |

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Bull

For a few years now, Carol & I have been watching Bullriding on TV.

Then we started to watch the PBR and paying attention to some of the riders.

Then we started watching Beyond the Bull on TLC, a reality show about three riders toward the end of the 2005 season.

I think we got pushed over the edge, and started researching the PBR's Built Ford Tough Series in town on April 21,22 - The Jack Daniel`s Invitational (presented by Johnsonville Brats!) We have baseball on Saturday, so we could only go to the first night on Friday the 21st.

Then came the next hurdle: ticket prices. $100/$50/$30/$20 $100 for downstairs! We had to go to the balcony to get $30 tickets! For our first PBR event, we weren't ready to pay $100 a seat!

So, we got our tix and we're looking forward to this. Last time I went to a rodeo, I almost died from my allergies and sudden onslaught of asthma. It wasn't fun.

posted at 10:16 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Monday, February 06, 2006

Ah, busy again

Getting busy again at work. in the middle of an audit.

Would rather be busy regularly than peaks and valleys of activity/inactivity.

posted at 02:20 PM | Link | Work § |

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Super Bo-ring

It's Super Bowl Sunday!

Super Bowl XL!

I am the proud owner of a 55" Sony HDTV!

What am I doing today? Going to my mom's with Carol and Diane, Melinda and Jackson... to watch on her old, out of focus 27" Zenith. The focus is so bad, that a couple of weeks ago, Diane - who doesn't know ESPN's Suzy Kolber doing sideline commentary at a football game - wanted to know why her first name was "Buzy". The "S" had bloomed so much on the screen it looked like a "B". Since then, we just call her "Fuzzy Kolber". The scores and clock is always a problem because you can't really tell the difference between a 3, 6, 8, or 9.

Compare that to HDTV. *sigh*

Why am I not home? Well, we did invite the family over, but 1) Jack's a little young, 2) Melinda has a big presentation first thing tomorrow, so let's chalk it up to "family harmony".


The game was... OK The officiating was THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR ANY FOOTBALL GAME. Ridiculous. Oh, yeah, like Roethlisberger actually scored that touchdown. No wonder Holmgren was upset at the half.

Commercials: OK. Some were good, none were absolutely great. Budweiser (specifically, Bud Light) takes the day in general. Pepsi? No, not this year. Best Network Commercial? Robert Palmer and "Addicted to Lost". For some reason, I've been pissed in past years - especially when the game is on Fox - at the amount of commercials the hosting network airs. Somehow, ABC didn't bother me. Maybe it was the shows.

Of course, earlier in the day, we had to watch Puppy Bowl II, this year with the Kitty Half-Time Show. Goofiest idea ever. A three-hour long show, started at 1pm CST, and was repeated 3 times in a row. Pretty damn cute, but... no way in hell I could watch reruns. I thought the half time was a little long.

Speaking of half-time, sorry folks. Rolling Stones didn't do anything for me. I expected them to kick ass. I've never seen them in person. If this was indicative of their live shows... then I guess I don't have to see them in my lifetime... or theirs.

We left early and we were able to see the last 5 minutes at home in HDTV. At least it was 5 minutes.

posted at 09:18 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Blowing Snow

We've had over 40 consecutive days of above average temperatures. The average temperature has been around 10 degrees above the normal average. that's all over. They're using the word "blustery", and it's been snowing for a while.

It's not as bad as Detroit. I mean, they're getting hit with snow. That's gotta screw-up traffic for Super Bowl XL tomorrow.

I've been enjoying the temperatures. Next week, the forecast is showing single digits overnight toward the end of the week. I've always said that Mother Nature always wants balance. I've seen it too often during baseball season as we (usually) freeze in our seats, but just depends what happened over the winter and even the summer before. Everything just seems to average itself out.

posted at 01:35 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Friday, February 03, 2006

Pinewood

A cool Pinewood Derby car
A guy at work brought in his "son's" Pinewood Derby car. Finished 3rd, but placed 1st in Creativity.

Yeah, like his son made the car. Still pretty damn cool, though.

posted at 01:37 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Thursday, February 02, 2006

A real podcast in prime time tonight

So, I was watching tonight's CSI. A killer is on a PC in his garage. He goes into Google to find out info about the guy that he killed. What comes up in the search results? Rocketboom. Yes, my favorite daily video podcast. Then he clicks on the link and launches the most recent podcast! And there's Amanda Congdon doing her show, only in front of a faux Las Vegas strip backdrop instead of the world map taped to her wall.

Very bizarre seeing the most popular daily video podcast cross-over into Prime Time drama!

posted at 09:35 PM | Link | TV § |
Phil says...

six more weeks of winter, if you believe the German superstition.

Even though there was no sun (but there's a shadow???), it was supposed to get up to 48 degrees today in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Now, I wonder how large Phil's "domain" is? Is the prediction just for that region or the nation? If it's not the nation, then why do we have to see the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle roust this little guy out of his hibernation, lift him into the air for all to see, and basically scare the crap outa him?

Do we need regional groundhogs for more accurate predictions? (Phil's in a rut - according to the Groundhog Club, Phil has now seen his shadow 96 times, hasn't seen it 14 times and there are no records for nine years.) (Holy Christ, he's been doing this since 1886!). Shadow = 6 more weeks of winter, No Shadow = Early Spring.

A bit off-topic, but did you guys know that the movie Groundhog Day was actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois? (Oh, and Bill Murray's character is named Phil, too)

Update: This just in: Cloudy Groundhog, Brookfield Zoo's resident meteorologist, didn't see her shadow.... Early Spring!

posted at 07:29 AM | Link | Mundane § |

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Flooded Kitchen, Take 2

those of you who know me, know about the time when I was in my first unemployment run, I had ran some water in the kitchen sink... and never turned it off. I went upstairs and was on the computer for an hour or so, then came downstairs only to find out that the sink was clogged and it overflowed, flooding the kitchen, moving water into the family room and dining room. I had to go buy a shop vac to try to get the water up in the kitchen and try to dry out the carpeting in the other rooms.

Let's jump forward a couple of years now. To last night.

We had bought a Rubbermaid drink jug that holds about 2 gallons of water that we filled-up with filtered water and put into the fridge. It has a plastic spigot on the front to pour out the contents.

I went into the fridge last night to grab a glass of ice cold filtered water. I played with the plastic spigot handle "thingie" and spun it around so the "paddle" faced out, to make it easier to hit when filling up a glass.Big mistake.

I closed the fridge door, set my drink down in the family room, and went into the powder room to... use it.

I came out and then I heard it. Carol had been sitting on the couch but didn't notice.

It sounded like running water - like the faucet in the kitchen sink was dripping. It wasn't.

The sound was coming from the fridge.

I ripped the door open and saw that the shelf on the door had depressed the "paddle" on the spigot of the water jug. Opening the door lets go of the paddle and the stream stops.

It just gushed over a gallon of water all over the inside of the fridge, which really doesn't contain the water all that well, and have released more than half of the gallon onto the floor. Our brand new, Brazilian hardwood floor.

We scrambled. I grabbed a ton of towels that happen to be dry, still sitting in the drier. The bunnies freak and just go home to stay out of the action.

Carol, swearing and upset, takes charge and dries out the floor - all the way under the fridge and in the main part of the kitchen. She empties the fridge, shelf by shelf from underneath the path of the streaming and splashing water.

So, the kitchen didn't flood. The hardwood was saved. And we got rid of a lot of old stuff that we'd never eat... or shouldn't eat. It only took about an hour and Carol is still talking to me. The bunnies came out of the cage and went into the kitchen - together - to check out what had happened.

It sure wasn't as bad as the first time, but it sure came up in conversation a lot.

posted at 09:06 PM | Link | Mundane § |
Time for a Lucky Nose Wiggle! (x 2 for us!)

Time to awake and say a lucky Rabbit, Rabbit" !

... or a "White Rabbit" or Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!

posted at 07:31 AM | Link | Memes § |

 

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