Word of the Day

Damage: The building of a barrier to block and contain the flow of water

Just because I wrote a huge blog yesterday, don't expect the same on a daily basis. I can't function under that sort of pressure.

Just as HTP and I were cleaning up the breakfast dishes, the doorbell rang. One of our landscaper's hooligans (what he calls them, and he should know) was at the door. He came to look at our patio. Kool-deck (concrete coating) problem review. I'm glad HTP and I decided not to wait for our landscaper to come before we went out the other day. We'd still be waiting. Anyway, the hooligan walked outside and nodded his head several times in agreement. Something must be done with our Kool-deck. He promised to call our landscaper to tell him what his thoughts were as well as mine. I think (please note that his poker face wasn't giving away too much) that he agreed with me that one whole section of the concrete patio will have to be jack-hammered out and replaced. The replaced section will have to age for at least 28 days. And then, they will have to coat the whole deck with a special sealant before they cool-deck the replaced section and re-stain the whole so everything will be the same color. Sounds like fun. Not. In the meantime, it's raining. Lots of rain. Nothing can be done until the rain stops.

Murphyism of the Day

Old Grey Frog's Comments on Maintaining the Proper Water Level in a Fountain

1. If you notice that the water in your fountain is too low and you adjust the water-filler upward, it will rain and you will end up with too much water in the fountain.

2. If you notice that that the water in your fountain is too high and you adjust the waterfiller downward, the weather will be fine and sunny, no rain in sight, and the water will evaporate at such an accelerated rate that you will be forced to adjust the water-filler upward, and then it will rain.