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Apparently hiring a landscaper is like washing your car: it causes rain.

Because of the torrential rain today, the landscapers only got about 3 hours of work in. But in that three hours they managed to cut down all the scrub and brush on one side of the yard. Which scrub is now in a huge pile in the middle of the yard, so it actually kind of looks worse right now. She said that her husband is the tree guy, and when he comes to take out the cypress and trim the other trees (Saturday, weather permitting) he's going to bring a big truck to load up all the debris.

So I guess the pile of debris is going to get a lot bigger before it gets smaller. They're supposed to come really early tomorrow so get as much done as possible before it rains again. Their trucks block our driveway, so Georg and I are going to have to move our cars tonight. This morning I left mine around the corner, then forgot to wear waterproof shoes and had to walk through tall wet grass in that rain. Squish, squish!

This afternoon I met Corn Dog and learned his exercises so I can look in on him over the weekend while Charlotte is busy. He's a sweetie! So skinny though. You can count his ribs, and I've never seen such a narrow waist on a dog before. It's especially pronounced on a long-waisted dachshund, & makes him look positively emaciated.

He is a good dog though. Very sweet, no aggression at all. He barked when I first came up to the door, but in a "Hey! I see you!" way, not a hostile way. And he even let Charlotte's cat explore his food dish right after he had eaten (after living together for 12 years, my dog Lina still growls if Thirteen gets too close to her food dish!). He does cling to Charlotte and whine a bit, but my goodness, after all he's been through I think he's showing a remarkably good temperament.

I had just commented to Christa yesterday that I had taken to carrying my camera all the time now, to catch random photos. Then today I missed one because the camera was on the other side of the room! I was at Stoneline and their cute kitty, who is still lonely, was hanging out with me & acting a bit rowdy since she hasn't had anyone to play with. At one point she got up on the desk and started chasing the cursor on the screen! I would slowly move the mouse back and forth, and she would bat at it with her paw. It was too cute for words. Sickeningly cute. She kept at it for minutes & probably would have kept going, but when I got up to get my camera and the cursor stopped moving, she lost interest.

The things I learned today were far less painful than yesterday's "grommets are not reversable":

1. Do not check email while making a grilled cheese sandwich. Carbonized bread does not taste good. Although the cheese was nice and melty.

2. I know more ASP than I give myself credit.

3. If I want a lot of comments, just post a photo of my boobs.