I have not had my camera with me for several weeks. There has been no real reason to have it with me in Chattanooga. All I do is work all day and part of the night. So I pulled this picture from my files to keep the spirit of my blog rolling. The iron owl sits on a fence at a Norfolk recycling yard at 24th St. and Newport Ave. The yard is bordered by the railroad to the south. They have an interesting collection of animals made with scrap iron and other odd widgets. Drop by one day and have a look.
Sometimes I'll wear my armor and sit on a barbed wire fence like my friend the iron owl. Trying to look wise and strong. Making my presence known with an icy stare and few words. At least that is what people perceive from my non-smiling expression when I'm deep in thought. Sure, my armor is hard to crack...sometimes, but I'm just sizing up the situation before I show my true feathers. I enjoy adapting my personality to the situation. Then again, I'll make a comment that comes from left field just to break down the situation.
This Labor Day weekend has been my turn to watch the store in Chattanooga. There is too much going on to discuss on my blog, so I won't. The one thing I will discuss is my brief return to a little blue collar work this weekend to help my project move a long a little easier. It's hard mixing laborious work with paperwork and meetings. I usually do not even attempt to do both. This weekend I have been able to put my hands on some fabricated materials and assemble some automation vehicles for our monorail system.
Gin went through another missing handyman weekend. The door handle on the refrigerator came off. She took it upon herself to fix it. Not to hard of a job for her...if she could find the right tools in my disorganized storage building. The place is a mess no doubt and I got the hard ugly truth about it Saturday night. Gin could not find my 1/4" drive socket set(s). My bad! After discussing the situation and giving her the probably location of my green tool bag, she managed to get the door off the fridge today. She disassembled the inside of the door and reattach the handle. I'm proud that Gin was able to fix the handle and restore the fridge to its normal condition. I'm disappointed that I wasn't home to do it myself. I'm relieved I don't have to fix it when I'm home next weekend.
I started jogging again last week. It has been at least two years since I ran on a regular basis. Caris has asked me to join her in some future road races and I am looking forward to running with her in several events. This week I kept it to 1 mile and a return mile walking briskly. The second day was brutal on the thighs and shins. YES, I took a day off in between. I managed three days of running last week and a round of disc golf on top of Cloudland Canyon in Georgia today. I've been slowly shedding a few pounds for the past few weeks. I dropped the diet Dr. Pepper habit at the beginning of last week. I've switched to Oolong tea or white tea to help with the soda withdrawal. I'm on my way to a healthy big 5-0 and beyond. I just need to control my Christmas binge!
Have a safe and fun Labor Day my family and friends.
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