Damn!

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS. PLEASE READ!

Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.
Somehow I feel better even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A..D.D. -
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier..

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car..

I lay my car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills
back
on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the
can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Pepsi aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Pepsi is getting warm,
and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Pepsi on the counter and
discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for
the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers..

I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill..

Then, I head down the hall trying to
remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:
the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of
Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure ou t why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,
and I'll try to get some help for it,
but first I'll check my e-mail....

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!

Catching Up!!

What have we been doing since the last post, besides all the normal stuff. We had visitors, played 3 gigs, caught 20 crawdads, caught 30 bass, had a week long visit from the boss and his wife and I almost forgot a family reunion a wedding and an assisted suicide of a deer. Things have been a little hectic, are they slowing down? NO, more tasks added to the spreadsheet another visit(Jim and Donna)(Cleota and Stan) then a week long trip to St. Louis first week in August and while we are away the boss and all of his clan will show up and we will have a full house. Campers, RVer's, grand kids, all sorts of activities, fishing, geo caching, birthday party, music, BBQ, no marshmellow roast as there is a full ban on open fires. Yeah can you believe it too dry to have a camp fire. I am guessing things won't slow down til it rains, I think I am going to like the rain. Come on Rain.

Umpqua Lobster

Stocking our pond with crawdads, current count 5 down 95 to go. These little guys are very vital to a healthy pond if you want to maintain a growing fish habitat. Now all we need is a whole bunch of bass. Still trying to find the right bait, cheese? bacon? stinky bait? a combination? Oh and be careful they pinch like hell!

Got Music?

Cats-n-Dawgs are back together and will be entertaining at the annual Fort Umpqua Deep Pit BBQ in Elkton OR. This marks my first gig since moving back to Oregon. Can't wait to try out the new Tele and PA system. The fun starts at 5pm on Saturday June 13th. BBQ is $10 per person. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Escape Artist

Houdini would be proud, without so much as a lesson in handcuff removal our year old kitten Polly has figured out how to open the front door. Click on this link to watch a short video.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jodynewell/3455983867/in/set-72157616963079495/

We have to keep a close eye on her, lots of scary critters out here in the boonies.

April in Elkton

The Kittens take their first outside adventures, now I know why cats can see so well at night.

Freckles scoping out the new baby geese, look closely.

Spring ritual, burning the excess.

Freckles gets a ride in the boat.

Turkeys strutting their stuff, the day before hunting season.

New cat toy.

Old Cowboy Advice

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

Don't judge folks by their relatives.

Remember that silence is some times the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.