Tuesday I helped Welder Dave (a.k.a YoYo) level, tack down and start welding together the 4 bar top parts. It’s starting to get super-solid, ready for bartop dancing. Steve W. was in from Austin and got the vinyl “tuck and roll” treatment done to the riser and bar rails Mon & Tue. Today Pete and … Read more
more playing with my new camera
many photos at http://shirl.com/photos/cc.html
there were several that I really liked including 
I went on Thursday to Washington High School. They don’t have a math position open, but do have Intro to Computers (this is a mouse, this is the internet, this is MS Word…) The interview went ok, he has other candidates, and will likely let me know Mon or Tue.  After asking a million … Read more
the
Strong – Silent and often mysterious, you don’t
mind being by yourself. You can get things done
on your own and don’t like anyone to bother
you. You are more artistic than given credit
for.
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The tomato plants in these parts tend to stop producing in the blaring summer heat. Hiding in the shade inside my mammoth tomato plant that I put in the ground in February (and we didn’t have a late freeze) were these two wee cherry tomatoes, soon to be a snack for me. It’ll be … Read more
Yesterday I spent most of the day in long sleeves and slacks, and was reminded of the great joy of exiting an over-refrigerated Houston building to enter The Sauna that some people call outside and others put on the front of the newspaper like triple digits are rare in these parts. The news should be … Read more