Month: November 2010

Today, between Tweeting nasty things about MSNBC “management,” I managed to get the last of the dust out of the bedroom and hall. I did one more touch-up on the semi-gloss paint and did my usual paint touch-up on the rest of the condo. I’ve always believed that there is a band of drunks, who from time to time, wander up and down the hall seeing what they can crash into.

After that, I got all the floors foot-mopped. Only clean-up task left is to get a bit of stuff off the lanai and do a bit of cleaning out here. Once that’s done, I’m looking forward to a labor-less weekend.

With a few showers in the area, sunset cocktails the past two evenings have been sans sun. That’s actually a plus–keeps the riffraff off the beach.

Just used the new shower and it’s great!

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A bit more touch-up painting, re-installing fixtures, putting up the shower curtain and washing the floor. We’re just about there. The plumber didn’t caulk the toilet, but those guys usually aren’t good with a gun.

Now it’s time to finish cleaning the bedroom and make a trip to the laundromat to wash the dust out of the spread and the rugs.

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Most of today was spent with a brush in my hand. First, I finished up the painting, including some touch-up on the semi-gloss outside of the bathroom.  After the paint, I start with the grout sealer. Paul was big on sealing the wall joints, but I did it anyway. The shower will be ready for use tomorrow. Yippie!

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Today’s other major acomplishment was getting that damn toilet out of the hall. Paul and the plumber said they showed up a little after nine, but with that lovely fountain running, I didn’t hear them at the door. Plumber finally returned around 4:30–I was getting worried. The left-over boxes also went to the recycle bin, so the hall’s getting back to normal.

Sunset cocktail was a bust. Winds have shifted to the north with the passage of a cold front and it was just too chilly to finish my drink. Perhaps dress other than shorts and the requisite wife-beater would have been a better choice.

Did I mention John Boehner is a total douche? I wish this Boehner wouldn’t last longer than 4 hours. And on a similar note, Arizona Republicans picked Ben Quayle over conservative Democrat Jon Hulburd. I guess morons have a real attraction for each other.

Touching up a little of the wall texture and then doing some painting. I hate painting ceilings.

Paul said he’d haul off the old toilet, which makes me very, very happy.

Absolutely no trade winds today. The morning walk was a bit sticky.

Best line of the day from Arianna Huffington in response to some blathering by Sarah Palin: “I don’t think she’s watched the Jon Stewart speech yet.”