Beware of Armed Bees

Today at work I tried to look at party pics from Saturday night. [This is, of course, the first time I've ever done something non-work related while at work.]

Anyway, my efforts were thwarted because the website, http://www.shotbee.com was blocked by our security team. The best part was the blocked category it fell in: weapons. Go figure. Guess I'll look at those later.

Door Drafters

We have a rule that you are not supposed to let other people in the door behind you, and they are supposed to scan their own badge. But it seems a bit rude to just close the door in their face. If you forget your badge, you have to try and get right in behind someone, and that's clearly what these two are planning to do. Apologies for the cell phone quality photo.

What a Pair

Well, I caved and bought a black stove to match my microwave and dishwasher. It was a bit of an impulse purchase for me, but I still got a pretty good deal. And it has fancy upgrade features my old one did not, like an oven light.

Impulse does not, however, mean instant gratification as it was two weeks from ordering to delivery, delayed by Lowe's not showing up on Thursday morning. The humorous part was when they called to reschedule, I asked if I could get a narrower window for delivery given their failure to deliver as promised. The delivery guy said they couldn't do that, they needed the full four hours to ensure they could deliver within the timeframe. Seriously? Thanks to Saturday delivery, my microwave has a new friend. Now I just have to figure out how to use it!

Tulips Too Early

Today most of the tulips opened. They may actually not be as far ahead of schedule, but everything else sure is. And those are nearly fully leafed out rose bushes, too.

The grass was also finally dry enough to mow for the first time this morning, and some places were about a foot tall. Mostly I'm posting this so next year I can remember exactly how early everything was.

Car on the Rocks

I was trying to be stealthy and take this photo so you can't see as well as I would have liked, but this car has rocks behind all four tires. The parking space is fairly flat, and I saw this same car like this last week. Apparently they have no faith in parking brakes.

Fantastic Floor

Yesterday dad and I installed the kitchen floor. It took all day, and I'm not sure we quite got the hang of how to snap the pieces together. The first two rows took the longest to get started, but then we made faster progress. Because the kitchen isn't very big, there were very few full pieces, so lots of cutting. But it is done and I love it, and so does Riley! She spends a lot of time laying on it. (In this photo, you can also see my shiny new trash can that replaces the one I bought when I was a junior in college.)


Here is a closer up shot that better shows the cabinets. The dishwasher is also back in the kitchen awaiting plumbing. Hopefully any day now the counters will be ready and then the sink can go back in, returning the kitchen to a useful status.

Please Yield to Goose Fights

This morning as I was navigating my auto across our campus, I came upon a trio of gooses. Geese are very common around campus this time of year, along with goose poop, but they are usually in a large group or a pair. A trio is rare and indicates trouble. This particular trio was having a very vocal spat, and they were having it in the road. I had to yield my progress until it was safe to go into the oncoming traffic lane, leaving them to sort out their difference, hopefully in a safer location. No idea what the argument was about, but I'm guessing somebody was moving in on someone else's territory and/or goose.