On the Grill...

I've got this big, huge, CharGriller grill. It's way to big for my needs, but I have this bad habit of getting the biggest and best that I can afford when I buy something. The reason I mention the grill is: I cleaned it last night. It's been in storage for the last couple of years I brought it home a couple of weeks ago (dumping it out of the pickup on the way) and set it up Friday. I cleaned it Friday, but last night I scrubbed it and scrubbed it, soap, water and a wire brush; the whole 9-yards and no I don't know where that phrase comes from.

It works good, now. I grilled more hamburgers at around 9 pm. Yep, in the dark.

The Nook by Barnes and Noble

You will see that the Barnes and Noble Nook has been added to "Links to My Tech Stuff" list on the sidebar. Yes, I did get one. Some things on it I like better than my Sony eReader (PRS-505) and some things I like less. The main reason I got one was, of course, for the ease of purchasing new books. Many of my books are from Project Gutenburg, FeedBooks, Baen books, et cetera, but occasionally I do read newer stuff. And while Sony/Borders does have a much better selection than formerly, I decided I wanted the ease of over the air downloads. I chose the Nook over the Kindle as I didn't want a physical keyboard.

New Blog...

Instead of posting my comments on yard work and home ownership on my tech blog, I created this blog and moved such posts to it.

Did not do much work in the kitchen or living room last night. Spent about 2 hours doing yard work after working for 9 hours. I ache all over.

Power rakes? Need to buy or invent.....

Ongoing Homeowner Chinwag

As for my priority list from Monday I have mowed, cleaned the birdbath and whacked the weeds. Inside I've done laundry and some cleaning in the living room and kitchen. Since I open today and tomorrow (Friday & Saturday) I will have the evening free for more work in the kitchen and living room.

I also got the grill out and cleaned it. I then grilled up some hamburgers and brats. Just basic stuff, but it's been years since I last fired-up the grill so I'm happy I finally got it going again.

Back to the Yard

Bought a couple more bags of mulch last night (Sunday, May 23rd) after work. I parked on the street in front of my house and dumped the new bags on top of the existing mulch. After moving the car to the garage I watered the front yard. This morning I got up early and watered the backyard then went to work. My next 2 days off are Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Weather Bug on my Moto Droid there is a 50% chance of rain both days.

Depending on the weather I will try to get some stuff done outside, but since I'm getting behind in my housework I'll probably work on that most.
Top priorities for the outside Tuesday & Wednesday
1. Mow
2. Clean birdbath (not really too important but should only take a couple of minutes)
3. Weed-whack
4. Put old mulch along parking area.

Top priorities for the inside Tuesday & Wednesday
1. Clean Kitchen
2. Clean Living room
3. Work in Library
4. Laundry