Good morning all and Happy Hump Day&#33;<br />
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Hey, Mary Lou, what about taking Jim&#39;s riding mower with you?  You could use it for a scooter and maybe pick up a little cash by trimming things in the park.  No?  I&#39;ve seen many scooters in the park, so you shouldn&#39;t have any trouble getting one.  It&#39;s a big place and it will certainly make your time so much easier there.  <br />
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Had a fun lunch with Barb yesterday and even got caught up on all the gossip from work.  Found out one of the faculty got canned for having an affair with a fellow teacher (both are otherwise married), another one for apparently deciding to take on the Board of Trustees and tell them what she thought of everyone in an open meeting (she&#39;s got a long history with the school) and another professor for apparently offering to take photos of a student for underwear ads.  Whew, it&#39;s all go there&#33;  <br />
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We ended up with a lovely day yesterayd and today&#39;s rain apparently won&#39;t be materializing until tonight.  That means that work on the canal will continue (until recently, we had a canal that stretches through our complex.  New Management came in and decided it would be easier to pull it out and repalce it with grass than to repair it...I&#39;m kinda wondering about the name now - Venetian Bridges - no bridges and no water... We are going to miss the water feature, but I&#39;m not going to miss the mosquitoes and the smell when the fountains break down.    Because the guys should be pulling out the foundation today, I have to stay home and make sure that they don&#39;t rip out any of our plants (papyrus and white ginger).  No theater for Charlie today...<br />
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I&#39;m going to make use of the time and clean off the salt and pepper shaker collection.  It was my mom&#39;s and she had over 500 sets when she passed away.  I try to clean them twice a year (more and I might damage them).  <br />
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Looks like the Modesto job fell through for Kenichi...he wrote asking if I&#39;d help him do a cover letter.  He&#39;s so, so depressed.  It&#39;s the first time he&#39;s actually been  turned down for something and rejection is never easy.<br />
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Cheryl - 29 pairs of shoes?  I think you have all the color options covered now&#33;<br />
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Zebra - how is your puppy this morning?  Give her a cuddle for me.<br />
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Hope everyone has a grand day out&#33;<br />
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Charlie