Notes to Self

1. We have a jar opener gadget. Use it, for cryin' out loud, instead of further injuring an arthritic hand trying to open the danged thing.

2. We have an electric sander. See above.

3. When purchasing wood plaques for burning, don't just look to see it's not dirty, cracked or full of knots. Don't take plaques that are pine, or have a lot of grain. They're 10 times harder to burn than softer wood, the sap catches on fire and it's impossible to make straight lines.

Yeah, my hand is killing me this morning. But at least the plaques are (almost) done, just need a coat of finish.

Meme Time

from neadods :

• Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."
• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions (I'll also answer more, if asked)

1) Desert Island, one book or author. It is...? - Harper Lee, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. It's perfect.

2) Book you most wish you'd written. - See #1.

3) Book you most wish you'd written because unlike the idiot who did, you'd get it right. - Huh. While I can think of a lot of books that ran off the rails at some point, I can't think of any where the idea was THAT good that I could improve on it.

4) The favorite of your fandoms.  - Changes on a daily (sometimes minute to minute) basis. In terms of durability, probably The Lord of the Rings. I was into that at age 7 and still am, although there was a 20+ year gap involved. Making me run around and squee this week? Dexter. And so many in between...

5) What got you into making plaques? - I like wood burning, but there's only so much of it you can do for yourself. So I started making them for other people, and it took off from there. Gotta finish a bunch of critter plaques tonight.

The Cure Causes The Disease

Our office is presently full of bottles of hand sanitizer, one on every desk and in every nook or cranny with a flat surface. We are strongly encouraged to use the stuff. A lot. The problem? All of the sanitizers are so full of alcohol and have such a strong chemical smell to them, that they irritate my throat and sinuses. They make me cough a lot, and sometimes sneeze. So everyone thinks I'm sick and wants me to use more hand sanitizer. A deadly spiral.

Continuing with 'Pick on the Washington NFL Team'...

( This )

dl.getdropbox.com/u/457003/Memorial_Program.pdf     is absolutely hilarious.