Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Wednesday W's, Last of August Edition


The Way We Were. A couple of weekends ago, we went out to a local indoor shopping mall to take a long walk. It was hot outside, cool in the mall.  We bumped into a Spencers,  I can remember shopping at Spencers in the 1970's, they are still in business, still a place to find fun, offbeat, tasteless stuff. 

What am I thinking? The kitchen work is dominating my mind, I want to be in the middle of it, running the show, I am paying someone to do that, I want to stay out of the way.  Maybe I should see if Dr Spo is in network.  

Where have I been?  Lowes to discover that my beloved light maple floors have been discontinued. Fortunately I had the one piece of trim needed to bridge the living room floor to the new kitchen floor.  Not the perfect transition, but it will work.  

Where am I going?  The day after Labor Day, Metro is shutting down all rail service south of National Airport for 6 weeks to reroute tracks through a new station that has been under construction since early 2020. My commute will be unpleasant for 6 weeks.  Shuttle buses stuck in traffic, maybe driving in once a week.

What is new in my world?  I had to buy a new beard trimmer, the adjustable plastic guide on the one I was using broke - again.  

Who deserves an atta-boy! The Demo crew from last week that made such quick work of the kitchen. 

Who deserves two atta-boys? The appliance guy, the ovens are set to be delivered on Thursday.  

Who deserves a slap? Book banners and book burners. On a scale of 1 to 5, all 5. 

Who have I been thinking about? My brother in law.  His health continues to decline. Death is getting nearer, hard on my dear sister. 

What should I be doing?  Well there is always work to be done.  I need to work out the details for Spain.  I should be walking more.  

What is my excuse? It is hot, work is crazy, I am old, I have lots of them, and as someone once told, me we all have one and most of them stink.  

What have I done to make the world a better place this month?  Never enough.  I try to be kind to others.  To be generous.  To be considerate.  







 

15 comments:

  1. Spencer’s still exists? Wow!!!

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  2. Anonymous8/31/2022

    Ovens, plural. This will be exciting.

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    1. Explanation tomorrow. Ultimately I decided to spend a little more and get as close to what I dreamed of as I could.

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  3. Kindness matters. I had a couple of clients in the other day and while talking to them, the husband said, "You're about the only person I've met lately who still says 'sir' and 'ma'am.' I like that."
    I explained that I am the son of an Air Force man and a Sothern woman so 'sir' and 'ma'am' were ingrained in me at an early age.
    People notice the kindness, or the manners; they may not remark on it, but they notice.

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    1. Kindness costs nothing and yields so much

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  4. Best of luck with the kitchen remodel. I bet you are excited to have it done.

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    1. The floor is in and they are starting to install cabinets, I am beyond thrilled.

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  5. Mall walking in the air conditioning is a great thing to do in summer heat.

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    1. We found a shop that sells snack foods from Japan, every variety of KitKat and potato chip you could imagine. Expensive, but fun.

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  6. Sorry to read about the metro shutting down for a bit. I guess it is for that new infill station?

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    1. There is a new station about 2 miles south of Crystal City, that is needed. It will be inconvenient for six weeks. It is an area that was a railroad switch yard, when I moved here 14 years ago there was nothing there, and today there are over a thousand new houses, tons of office space, retail, Virginia Tech is building a massive new building. It is needed.

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    2. I think I noticed it this summer when I was taking the train up to Baltimore. Hopefully it is only six weeks.

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  7. I enjoyed your version of the Ws.

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    1. The challenge is making W's different than my Thursday ramble

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