Can't Be Too Careful

Nope, no use knocking yourself out on the first day...

It's really the first beautiful, mild, spring weekend here in central PA, and there are chores to be done. We need to get the outtake from the pond unplugged, haul away the rusted old hunks of the incinerator (yup, we live in the country -- we burn the burnable trash, throw the food garbage out in the field wherein we learn lessons about the circle of life, and the trash guys pick up the rest,) we need to clean out the gutters on the garage, pick up sticks and stones, get the lawn tractor up to snuff... oh, there are a million things.

But it's important to not push too hard! So when I got home from the public radio pledge drive this morning, no matter how much I wanted to get right to work, I knew I should lie down and take a nap. So I did. For two hours. Then, I couldn't hit all that work without an infusion of energy, so a nice lunch was in order. A turkey sandwich. Made me sleepy, of course, so just another half hour or so napping just to make sure I was alert. Okay, time to get started. But I hadn't checked my email in several hours (since before nap #1) and you just don't want to let that stuff pile up. Naturally there were things that had to be read and considered. And these things take time.

And I haven't blogged for several days, and I really must do an entry now. But I'll get to that stack of outdoor jobs, absolutely. You really don't want to rush these things though...