May 21, 2006

Three Easy Steps

The Delta kitchen faucet "installs in 3 easy steps". The map-like fold-out instructions indicate 4 steps. I ignored this blatant warning.
According to Delta, it will take about 1 hr to install the new faucet. I had an hour and it needed to be done. Besides, I've done this before.
After 1 hour, I had the cupboard cleared out, wrenches ready. Turn off the water supply. Check. Remove old faucet. Check. Another hour gone. Laying inside the cupboard, not a great idea. But once the old tap's out, there's no turning back.
Install the new one. Check. Connect the water supply. Check.
Turn on the water. Ooops, turn off the water. Get old towels to soak up water. Get flashlight. Get batteries for flashlight. Confirm location of leak. Lay in the cupboard. Keep the bucket handy. Tape and tighten. Rest. Tighten. Rest. Tighten. Rest. Design feather-light-weight wrenches in your mind. No....more....strength.
Turn on water supply. Note very minor leak at one supply tube. Tape with duct tape. Call Joe. Reflect upon his statement that wearing baggy pants doesn't make you a plumber.

Along comes Lju. Turns off water. Tightens connection. Turns water supply on. Done. Three easy steps.

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May 14, 2006

I Need New Shoes

My red/white/black Nike Battleground sneakers have lost their spunk. Every person should have a pair of shoes like these. Not my shoes, but shoes that contain a mysteriousness about them and when you wear them it seems like you really can run faster, jump higher, walk taller, feel better. That's what my Battleground sneakers held. These weren't no everyday shoes. These were different: truly unique, one of a kind. I wore them when I wanted to, and sometimes when I needed to.

But somehow they evolved into everyday wear. They're not worn out, exactly, but the magic of them is gone. They are only shoes.

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May 09, 2006

Me and Jamie Lee

Carmen says I remind her of Jamie Lee Curtis. Thank you, Carm, but is that Jamie Lee Curtis defending against a psychotic murderer in Hallowe'en? A double-crossing crook named Wanda? An adventurous secret-agent from True Lies? Slapstick comedy of Nora Krank?

I get it! Our mothers were each in a film featuring a hotel/motel. Our fathers have been honored for lifetime achievement in the industry.


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