10 days until the European trip and the main water line to the house is busted. If it wasn't for the fact that the line was built in 1981 when there was no water on this road and that a private line had to be run over 1/4 of a mile, and part of that line is now under the county highway (i.e. the part that broke) it wouldn't be so ill-timed. As it is, I will have to wait on the water company to install a new meter closer to the house, then pay the plumber to connect us back up, and all this while working most of the remaining days (mostly at night) until the trip. I'm already tired!
And the reason for the title is simply that it is my new mantra. All those years of buying and wanting freely have left me so deeply in debt that I am working to pay my debt rather than working for my future. The line can be interpreted several ways as in 'want less things' and 'do more with what you have' and 'spend less time wanting material objects' or 'spend less time wanting to do a thing (such as writing), and more time just doing it.'
It's a slow process to learn that wanting a thing is not the same as needing a thing.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Monday, February 06, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Brotweiler
It was a wonderful weekend when I got back. I slept most of two days, made love all day Sunday (when not sleeping) and have walked and played with the new puppy the remainder of the time. Our vacation starts in less than three weeks and I feel like Christmas is actually coming!
The new dog has made such a change in my outlook at home. Though we have all the puppy troubles -- housetraining is still a matter in flux -- she is so much fun to play with and watch grow and has such a determined personality (one reason we picked her form the litter.) I realized I hadn't really trained a puppy since the Bassett Hound (a stubborn and lovable beast) I had in the early 80's, and puppies are not like kittens. (God, kittens will spoil you.) But, having said that, she's just so much darned fun.
I had wanted a Bassett again and he tried to find one that needed adoption, but I will not pay for a dog (other than pound fees) with so many homeless animals. We finally adopted a friend's mixed Rottweiler puppy ony to fihd out the father was, probably, a Bassett mix himself. So, he got his Rottie and I got my Bassett (she's a bit short in limb.) I told him just to tell everyone she's a Brotweiler.
The new dog has made such a change in my outlook at home. Though we have all the puppy troubles -- housetraining is still a matter in flux -- she is so much fun to play with and watch grow and has such a determined personality (one reason we picked her form the litter.) I realized I hadn't really trained a puppy since the Bassett Hound (a stubborn and lovable beast) I had in the early 80's, and puppies are not like kittens. (God, kittens will spoil you.) But, having said that, she's just so much darned fun.
I had wanted a Bassett again and he tried to find one that needed adoption, but I will not pay for a dog (other than pound fees) with so many homeless animals. We finally adopted a friend's mixed Rottweiler puppy ony to fihd out the father was, probably, a Bassett mix himself. So, he got his Rottie and I got my Bassett (she's a bit short in limb.) I told him just to tell everyone she's a Brotweiler.
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