Road Work Ahead

Don’t you hate seeing these signs?


I do. I see them all spring & summer. I understand that’s when they can work on the roads. I had to laugh, though, when I came across this photo.

All 3 holes can be hazardous on the road.

Summer weather means even more road work. The little mountain town I live in always needs repairs to the roads. We are talking steep, windy roads, logging trucks, potholes, and sinkholes Galore. Hmmm – that sounds like a future poem.

I would love to know what city/state displayed this sign. Whoever they are, I give them kudos for having the guts to mention the most dangerous road conditions out there. Unfortunately, Cal-Trans has no remedy for a__holes. This means it is up to us, the safe and sane folks on the road, to be aware.

I drove to a town below Arnold that is 6 miles away as the crow flies but is a 15-minute drive along a twisty highway. Within that 15 minutes, three vehicles crossed the double-yellow lines to pass me. This was completely unnecessary since I was moving along at 4 miles over the speed limit. I see these extreme speeders on every road I am on. Even parking lots.

I used to ask, ‘What is wrong with people?’ Until a good friend showed me a scripture in the Bible that explained things. If you are wondering the same thing about people today, you should look it up. It explains a lot.
2 Timothy 3:1-5

TTFN


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I Organized my Office and Lost my Brain

This is embarrassing to admit, but I feel I should talk about it so people are aware of my erratic behavior and memory issues.
The wonderful half-day I enjoyed in my organized and neat office is not worth the aftermath that followed. It all started when I needed to make room to organize other things, and I wanted to use my office floor space. Well, after a week, the other things are not completely organized, so my floor is a mess, my lower cabinets are blocked, and my paperwork is piling up on the bookshelf.

How does this concern you? Most likely, it doesn’t. But if you recognize some of the issues I am having creeping into your own life, then you may be interested in hearing about this.

The best way to explain this is to walk you through a typical day. My to-do list included finishing laundry, working on my blog, and sorting through fabric donations for my quilt guild. While sipping my morning coffee, I went through my email. Sometimes, I get good or fun emails. Most of the time, I have junk, scams sent from other countries, or advertisements with bogus subjects.
Today, I received an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It said that an alert regarding my SSN being compromised had been posted to my account. Terrific! I spent over an hour on this and submitted a report of possible Social Security fraud to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). I won’t go into specifics, but the alert found my SSN being used by someone else. The Nerve!

It is 11:30, and the sun has been drying up rain and snow for the past couple of days. You know what that means if you own a dog. With my boots and vinyl gloves on, I get my large trowel and plastic “pet bags.” This activity is called Turd Herding in our household, and because the dog is my dog, that means I clean up after her. It only took 30 minutes this time. It took me 1 hour and 30 minutes after the big snow we had in March.
I would cross the chore off my list if it was on there, but it was not.

I came back inside and washed my hands. I see the dishes waiting to go into the dishwasher before they are washed. I stick all the dirty ones (that fit), which fill up the entire machine. The doorbell rings, and our Hello Fresh package has arrived. I unpack it and get it into the fridge. I need to pee, so I go into the master bathroom and see the pile of dried laundry that needs folding. I had dumped it on the bed an hour ago. It was there waiting, so I took care of it.

Next, I go into the kitchen to refill my glass of water, and I see the full dishwasher sitting there with the door open. Sigh. I run water and fill up my water pitchers, waiting for the water to heat up. The dishwasher will not start unless the water is hot. Who am I to argue? The clock on the stove says it is 2:00 pm. I would love to take a nap, but there is no time. The rate at which this day is going by is scary. Every day has been flying by me like this one. I am distracted by the slightest thing. It could take me hours to accomplish something that would only take me 20 minutes when I have my brain.

I hope I find it soon.

Nighty-night Zzzz