Scott’s Blog Experience

There was a day that I have been putting off for some time. That day was when Mom would have to go into Assisted Living. Well, as of yesterday, I wrote the check (or security deposit) for Mom to move. Now comes the packing and moving some of Mom’s stuff to her new place.

It’s a lot harder then I thought because of the “unknown”. Her and I are both in new territory that makes both of us unconfortable. I guess the thing that I have to remember is: it’s the best thing for both of us. Mom needs people to talk to and interact with, and I need my sanity back. Oh, and a new job, Oh, sell this house, Oh, and to, and to, and to.

Mom is doing ok with the whole thing although she does NOT want to go. I think she know’s she needs to. I have to remember she’s not going to Prison, she is just moving into an apartment. If it doesn’t work out, I can simply go and get her.

Her Parkinson’s is still the same, but she has a hard time with memory and problem solving. Hell, I have a hard time with problem solving, but she’s doing the best she can. She moves in next week.

I have writers block. Or nothing is really going on that I care to write about. Not sure which. I have so much yard work, painting, and fixing to do, I think it’s making my brain hurt, therefore I can’t write my usual brilliance. I guess I could write about my nieghbor who is obsessed about his yard. I’m watching him right now walking back and forth. He’s a dork.

It’s actually a very nice day today and I should find a way to work outside. I have these plants that have been waiting to be planted all summer. I have managed to keep them alive in thier pot, but they are barely hanging on to life.

Yea, writers block. Maybe I’ll change my blog theme again.

Well, it’s official. Senator Joeseph Biden has picked Senator Barrack Obama as his running mate. Yea, I got that right. Obama needed someone who knew what the hec he was doing if Foreign Policy affairs. This pick was a direct result of Russia invading Georgia, McCain getting it right, and Obama being late. Kudos to Biden for seeing an opportunity to be President. All the jokes about Dick Chenney being the real President instead of Bush, will come back to bite this ticket. Jay Leno and David Letterman should start writing jokes now.

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As a Landlord one of the things I seldom allow are dogs. If it’s a cute little minature dog, then maybe. If it’s a big dog, then I normally don’t allow it. Why? It’s simple really…POOP. I mow, cut, trip, chop, grass all summer and where there is dog, there is poop. Which leads me to an important question. Why don’t people clean up after their dog? Isn’t there some sort of protocol that they are suppose to walk around with a baggie and clean up the poop?

One of my Tenents has sunk to an all new low in the rental property biz. They got a dog, without permission ofcourse. But instead of taking the dog out into a grassy part of the yard, they let the dog poop and urine on the sidewalk in front of the building. What kind of person let’s their dog do it’s “business” on the sidewalk right in front? Who?

Morgan Kinsla of Apartment 2, could you please stop letting your dog use the public sidewalk, and my front stairs as it’s private toilet. Oh, and maybe you could actually have respect and clean up after your dog. OH, and paying rent this month would have been nice to. Morgan and her new husband Josh are moving to West Peoria this month. I would advise the West Peoria Sanitary District or Code Enforcement to look out.

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For the longest time now, I’ve always wanted to learn how to Kayak, and explore different rivers, lakes and such. Then maybe as I learned how to paddle and stuff, I would get more daring and do some rapids. Having said that, I bought a Kayak yesterday. Bushwhacker had some on sale. I had no idea what I was really getting myself into. I also had to buy all the gear to put on top of my truck to carry the sucker. My truck now looks as if….well I have a big ass Kayak on it.

The gear that I put on the truck looked awefully complicated, but once I got it up, it wasn’t so bad. The Kayak is as long as my truck is. Here is the Kayak that I will be falling out of. HERE

Keep in mind I have no idea what I’m doing. (does that really surprise anyone)? Anywhoo, gonna start practicing tomorrow on the Illinois River. The nice thing is that I can enjoy a polluted waterway without having to put gas in anything. It’s a “touring” Kayak, which means its for sight seeing, not for any rapids or anything like that. It’s also made to put gear inside for camping.

So, if you see an orange Kayak floating down the river…with noone in it, could you please pick it up for me, and wait until I can catch up with it. Oh, try and get the paddle also.

Most spend thier weekends doing something. I spend my weekend looking at Widgets on the web. I have so much to do, and I am procrastinating like crazy. It’s addicting. “Step away from the Computer”

I was really sad to hear that Bernie Mac passed away. What a loss. He was one of my favorite comedians. He got his start making people laugh on the L-Trains in Chicago.

Mom and I went to her Doctor this week. They changed the times she takes her meds. That was like telling the Universe “gonna make some changes”. Now she obsesses 4 times a day now instead of 3. She’s doing a little better. She took apart the coffee maker the other day for no reason, then spread it around the house. But hey, progress rather than perfection.

Have a good week my blogosphere peeps.