Catching Up

It has been a few days since I sat down at the keyboard and pecked out a story, so I thought I had better get my act together.

As you know, Thursday after work I went in for my flu shot. It may take me a few days to live that one down.

Friday I had a business meeting in Owatonna, MN for a special event we are holding in August, 2009. It will be our annual Red Cross-Sheriff's Posse Motorcycle Ride. We have anywhere from 500 to 800 cyclists and tour a seven county area of beautiful Minnesota. We raise some money and have a great time.

Saturday was a lay low day. That is very unusual for us but we decided we needed to charge our batteries for a day. It was wonderful!

Sunday we did a few small projects around the house then we went over to Sue's folks house and fixed a toilet. It needed new insides and works great once again.

Those that know Sue are aware of her many talents...one of those talents just happens to be plumbing.

It has been a cold weekend here. Just five days ago we had highs in the mid 70's. We had light snow Friday morning and Sue caught some digital scenes before the sun came up that morning.


Today's high was only 25 degrees so now there is little doubt that winter is upon us.

We spent part of the day today planning for our main floor bathroom remodel. We would like to re-do all three bathrooms....one at a time thank you very much.

Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"

Friendly People

After work today I did my part to ward off the serious side effects of the flu. I went to one of our Walgreen's stores and rolled up my sleeve and told the person in the uniform to be gentle. Apparently the clerk in the camera department was not authorized to give the shot. He told me I would have to go talk to someone else.

I felt a little foolish rolling up my sleeve like that so I figured I would really look prepared for the shot. I walked over to the fragrance department and dropped my pants notifying the painted lady behind the counter that I "was ready".

Now that move really got the ball rolling. In mere seconds the store manager was running down the isle waving his arms. So being the friendly person that I am, I started waving back. These folks are really friendly. The woman behind the counter was also waving her arms, kind of like the guys who wave their arms at the airplanes as they are about to hit the terminal.

This was turning into a real party except for several older ladies who rushed out of the store covering their eyes mumbling something about democrats. Those same blue haired ladies met several police officers who were rushing in the door. They were also very friendly as they were waving their night sticks at something. MMMmm bees you suppose?

The cops worked their way back to the crowd that had formed around me and said something to me about pulling up my pants.

Now what the heck was this all about? I thought I would drop my pants in advance so they could give me my shot without having to wait for me. By this time several other people had formed a line behind me and dropped their pants as well. It took them a bit longer to drop'em because they were carrying little brown bags with a bottle in them. I suppose they were just trying to keep up their fluid levels prior to receiving their shots. They were soon arrested for drinking in public and taken back to the shelter.

And me? How was I to know that I was to get the shot in my arm instead of the butt?

No harm done, just a little mistake. I am now looking for another location to receive my shot. I have been banned from Walgreen's. One of the cops said that I may get the immunization at the jail when the public health department is there taking care of the inmates. Now what would I be doing at the jail? My court date is next Wednesday.

Check back soon as I am going to tell you about the best Chinese food around.

As always, thanks for stopping in and make sure you visit again for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"