They also have some pigs but I didn't go out to admire them because I know what their fate will be. (Chickens I could care less.)
We are fortunate here on Sister Street to have a qualified bridge inspector on the street - qualified translates to anyone willing to go down under the bridge and look it over.
Returning home from Troy last Thursday night I spotted a man on a ladder working on a light at the old store. I of course stopped and inquired if he had purchased the place and he stated he had. When I asked the next obvious question he replied he was not going to say just yet. So it will remain open to speculation for a while.
The garden that wasn't going to be now has tomato plants and another variety of onion. I'm certain by another year it won't be a question of wanting to or not. Judging by the time and effort it cost to get six plants in the ground it will take at least two days. I did find some squash of some kind growing out near "the crick." I guess they are the ones the birds didn't eat.
We took a ride out to East Point Sunday afternoon. My youngest son gets real serious about gardening. They had seed packets lined up on the counter top according to maturity date. Much too fussy. I, on the other hand, throw seeds in a small ditch and hope something comes up.
I was scheduled to take part in a work bee at Alba's Community Park last Saturday but I called the vice-president to explain my absence. I was already to give a number of reasons. None valid. I decided to tell the truth and simply say I did not feel like it, so I didn't. They had the Borough Mayor, President and Vice-President so a lowly Councilman would not be needed.
I was sorry to learn of the passing of one of my former teachers, Owen Clark (Mr. Clark). He was a very good teacher, a nice guy and I liked him. I could not say that about all my former teachers and I'm sure many of them did not think too highly of me either.
We received an invitation to my 55th class reunion-dinner. We will probably attend. After all, it's nice to see how they all look the same after all those years, except the ones you didn't like.
Did you know after the devastating earthquake in Haiti a new factory was built with help from the Clinton Foundation? The workers are paid $5.00 a day. The biggest customers? The Gap, Target and Wal-Mart. Only six to seven percent of the Clinton charities is actually used for charity. The other 93 to 94 percent is for staff and administrative costs. Wow! That sounds like poor management to me.
A question to ponder when you have a minute or two. Why, when you buy a pair of socks you get two but when you purchase a pair of jeans you receive only one garment? A pair of eyeglasses? Same question. And a big question to wonder about. Have you ever stopped to think what would happen if you were scared half to death TWICE?