In the Key of Broken (The Danger In Cargo Pants)

The result of catching my pants on the valve key of my favorite tuba. It isn't fatal, one might compare it to a broken finger, but my big horn is currently listed as "unable to perform".

Goin' Ahead

I wrote this response to an e-mail from my mother about my availability for lunch:

Mom-

Got a few irons on the fire today. My "rental" house needs lots of work. So much so that I am going to move into it and rent out my current house. Since the "rental" is 2 bdrm/1 bath and my current house is essentially 3 bdrm/2 bath, I can make a lot more rent on it and take my time renovating the smaller house. There are a few things that need to be done before I can make the move. Like updating the kitchen that currently is a mish-mash of decor from the 40's through the 70's. Or the 1 bath that hasn't seen new fixtures in at least 50 years. Fortunately, the Heating/AC and plumbing infrastructure are all new since I bought the house. The electricity, on the other hand, is mostly still the original installation.

There are up sides and down sides to most things in all of this. The smaller house, once I do some renovation, is probably a better fit for me. There are rooms I never go into in my current place. Unfortunately, I have filled those unfrequented rooms with stuff(junk) which will now have to be moved and stuffed into a smaller house. Although, the smaller house has a large garage in which to store things or, better yet, out of which to hold a garage sale. But since the garage sits 150 feet back from the street and the gravel drive, now disallowed by the city of Overland Park, needs to be repaved and the first estimate is $5,000.... It better be one dandy of a garage sale. It might have to be a full blown yard sale. The yard is also large, which is good. The dog will be happy accept that the yard is not fenced at this time. At least Dirkie has short legs, he couldn't jump over a jackrabbit, so the fence doesn't need to be too tall.

So it all depends... If all else fails, you can come over and give me a bid on some roof repair or an asphalt driveway or you can give me a call and see what my status is closer to lunch time.

Your loving son