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GRAFFITI -- March 28, 2011 thru April 03, 2011 >> Link to the Current Week << Last Week << Mon   Tues   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun >> Next Week Welcome to Orb Graffiti, a place for me to write daily about life and computers. Contrary to popular belief, the two are not interchangeable.     About eMail - I publish email sometimes. If you send me an email and you want privacy or anonymity, please say so clearly at the beginning of your message.

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March 28, 2011

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March 29, 2011

2141 - Whew, just finished up a midterm. That's in, tomorrow I'll do the lab and discussion portion for the CMIT class, then the rest of the week goes to History, gardening, and work. Sorry, that's all there's time for right now. In another 3 weeks, the History class will be over and things will open up a bit for me. Ciao!

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March 30, 2011

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March 31, 2011

2243 - Pretty much caught up on the schoolwork for the moment. Tomorrow, weather pending, I'll be getting some leaf compost delivered and barrowed out to the gardens, about 3 yards worth. Weather? Yeah, it must be April 1 tomorrow, since the forecast has wintery mix in it from before dawn until about 9 AM. We'll see... Ciao!

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April 1, 2011

2225 - A "day off" today. I got three yards of leaf compost and 16 bags of red-dyed cedar mulch delivered. All of the compost has been shoveled, barrowed, and raked, mostly into the garden beds, but some on the front lawns in key patches that need a bit more nutrition. I also weeded out the front beds, and cut in around the trees in preparation for the mulch, and gave the big crapemyrtle a deep, deep pruning. In front, the tulips are finally pushing up flowers, joining the daffodils and the hyacinth. I've also got the tiger lilies starting to push up in front, and the hastas in back.

It's possible that I over did it a bit today. But tomorrow I don't have the time to work in the yard, since I'll be doing work-work. That's not all day, but intermittent and I need to be online and keeping half an eye on email most of the time. So tomorrow is work and schoolwork. So it's time to unwind a bit, 'cause the alarm is set for 0630. Ciao!

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April 2, 2011

1246 - Marcia tells me crepe myrtle. The National Arboretum tells me crapemyrtle. I'll go with the Arboretum (and correct my speling above), but now all I can see is the crap in crapemyrtle. Sigh.

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April 3, 2011

2047 - Okay. After Friday's slog, I "took the day off" on Saturday, and merely did some work and some schoolwork. The work was ultimately successful, and the schoolwork got done. Both were much easier on the body than that yard stuff. In the evening, there was a company holiday party - we're either really late or really, really early - a good time was had by all.

The yard is done, for the time being. Today, after shopping I got back out there, and after washing my car, I finished weeding and preparing all the front beds for fresh mulch, then mulched it all: 16 bags plus one hold out from last year - and came out even. That's good, but I need to get a couple of spares on hand for touch ups after plantings later in the season. Finally, I edged and mowed, which should carry me for two or three weeks. Once my history class is done, it'll be time for veggies in the ground.

Our condolences to the families and units of these fallen warriors:

• Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Burgess, 29, of Cleburne, Texas, died March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province.
• Pfc. Dustin J. Feldhaus, 20, of Glendale, Arizona, died March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province.
• Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga, 28, of Hialeah, Florida, died March 29 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan.
• Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III, 26, of Moosup, Connecticut, died March 29 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan
• Spc. Jameson L. Lindskog, 23, of Pleasanton, California, died March 29 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan
• Pvt. Jeremy P. Faulkner, 23, of Griffin, Ga., died March 29 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Dennis C. Poulin, 26, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, died March 31 in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 28 in Konar province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident.

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