We say a fond farwell to the cool nights and pleasant days.  It was great while it lasted, but we did get lots of rain in the Sierras and even some snow.  It isn&#39;t enough to kep the fire danger at bay, but every little bit helps.<br />
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I&#39;ve decided the drama that you see at the theater is nothing compared to Homeowner Association meetings.  Went to the first, and hopefully last, meeting last night.  All the theater had been in an uproar about an assessment - we border a manmade lake on one side and they want to dredge the thing out at a cost of &#036;88,000.  Because the theater has so much lake front footage, the production manager was terrified at the fee - found out it was &#036;1600 - jez, we blew three hours for that?  Some folks are paying over &#036;3,000.    Anyhow, we went, did our bit and we&#39;re fnished.  One guy was right out of that &quot;X Files&quot; episode.<br />
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Car passed smog with no problems and it only took half an hour from start to finish - yea&#33;    It&#39;s interesting that it goes by so many names, but as long as it gets done, that&#39;s the important part.<br />
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No theater today - have a hair cut and lunch with an old friend scheduled. Also want to finish restoring some order to the garden.  Haven&#39;t been as attentive as I could be, but I did get beans and tomatoes out of it for dinner last night.  now - it&#39;s onto the weeds&#33;<br />
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Last night Jim, the prodcution manager, approached me and said, &quot;Gee, I don&#39;t know how Cynthia will catch up. she has so many renewals to enter...&quot;  I caught her up entirely on Tuesday, so I let the comment just wash off me.  I am so not going in today&#33;<br />
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Finished painting the rehearsal canvas for &quot;Art&quot; - it&#39;s hard to paint something that entirely white,but that also has suggestions of colors and lines.  You want to make sure it will show up under theater lights, but not too much...it was an interesting exercise in controlling the medium.<br />
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Smoocruise - would that be Mrs. Slocomb out of &quot;Are You Being Served?&quot;  I&#39;m a Mr. Humphrey&#39;s and Mr. Harmon girl myself.<br />
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Jennifer - the Fabio massage sounds great - makes me wish I could have massages again.  That&#39;s one of the no-no&#39;s now.<br />
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Tonia - you have my thoughts and I&#39;d transfer some of my energy to you if I could.  have beenin that spot many times before.  one year we decided to take my mom to Hawai&#39;i with us and I held onto all the vacation time for one year to use it for the next year.  also worked all the OT they could offer me - talk about a zombie...sigh.  It was a great trip though.<br />
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Also loved the &#39;little black kitty&#39; story...heh, heh, heh.  Gotta watch out for those little black kitties - they are armed and dangerous&#33;  <br />
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Hope everyone else is having a grand day&#33;<br />
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Charlie