Kirstin, George & Felix – The Comparison
17 lbs of George on the left, Kirstin at just over
10 lbs, and about 12 lbs of Felix on the right.
We grow ’em big.

You know, I had one of those amazing days today. It was really quite unique. I got a few things taken care of at work (nothing earth-shattering, but I actually feel caught up, or at least more so than I used to. So that’s always a nice way to end the week.

I will add, though, that the principle of double-standards really tends to piss me off. I was privy today to witness just such an event. I won’t go into great detail (because it’s really not worth it), but it’s interesting to see when two people of similar attitudes meet how vastly different their perceptions of each other become. One is always better than the other…when in actuality they’re the same.

But I digress. I came home from work this afternoon and hung around with Beth and Kirstin for a while. That’s when I took this picture. We had to coordinate the cats, but we managed to get it to work long enough for a few good pictures. Felix, oddly enough, wasn’t the problem. George is the difficult one to pose with Kirstin. But it’s obvious that, while Kirstin’s grown quite a bit, she’s got a lot of catching up to do to beat George.

After I did this sort of stuff for a while, I went outside to do some things. Namely collect and load up the garbage so I can make my quarterly pilgrimage to the landfill tomorrow morning. The last time I was there was on December 16, 2006. So I’ve got the pickup loaded so it’s just get in and go tomorrow morning. Which is nice, because loading is the worst part of the process. So I’ll get that done in the morning and be good to go for a few more months.

I also re-dug out what dirt I’d re-deposited into the holes over the septic tank covers this evening. It didn’t really take that long (there wasn’t much to dig back out, and it’s fairly soft), so once we move the dogs back to their normal pasture (on the West side of the house), I can finish digging the holes a bit wider, clean them out, remove the covers, cut and install the riser pipe , replace covers, then backfill. That’s one of this weekend’s projects to get done.

I also intend to touch-up paint (and repaint) window trim. It’s going to be warm for the next few days with a minimal chance for rain, so it’s about the most ideal time to do some touch-up painting. Especially the painting that requires a ladder.

Anyway, I had more profound things on about which I intended to ramble, but the yawns are overtaking me now, so that signals time for bed. And with that said, I sign off.

Until next time…

–MZ