Dethatched, raked, seeded, and fertilized the side and back yards.
A total of nineteen compost bags for the pickup while I’m in St. Croix.
And I hurt in places I didn’t know existed.
But the yard will be pretty in about ten days or so!
CNN reports on Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s trip to Baghdad, Iraq – for ANZAC Day, the Australian equivalent of our Memorial Day:
Howard later told reporters it was “the most moving ANZAC Day dawn service” in many respects, and the first with gunfire in the background.
When asked his reaction to the sound of gunfire, he said, “Well, you just get on with what you are doing, don’t you, that’s the Australian way.”
I think I may have finally solved the problems I’ve been having with site-wide movable type rebuilds. Keep your fingers crossed!
Go, stranger, and in Lakedaimon tell
That here, obedient to their laws,
We fell.
– Simonicles at Thermopylae
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer’s out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I’m drivin’ by your house
Though I know you’re not at home
But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin’ in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy?
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don’t understand what happened to our love
But babe, I’m gonna get you back
I’m gonna show you what I’m made of
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin’ in the sun
I see you walkin’ real slow and you’re smilin’ at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Out on the road today, I saw a BLACK FLAG sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, “Don’t look back. You can never look back.”
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin’ in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin’ in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
– The Ataris, The Boys of Summer
Slaving away. Alot more to do. Callus on my right hand. Blister on my left hand that just popped.
Raking is hell.
Remind me to hire people to do this in the future.