I have a dream....

"I had the weirdest dream last night..." Whenever I say that, Geoff puts his fingers in his ears and loudly sings LA LA LA. He won't even listen to me describe my dreams anymore because he says they are too long and boring...and besides........"It's a DREAM!"

So, close your ears Geoff, cuz I had the weirdest dream last night. My dreams are always clear and vivid and very realistic in a very surrealistic way. When the radio alarm went off this morning, I needed it turned OFF (not just snooze) so I could re-conjure the thing. Most of the time I can't remember details of my dreams, but today was total recall.

How weird is this? The whole dream took place in the 30's or 40's....I was young and had long hair..............aren't dreams supposed to be in real time??

Anyway...I won't tell you the whole lengthy, involved and highly interesting scenario excepy to say it ended while I was skinny dipping in a public pool with a George Lucas look-alike who was my cousin "not by blood, but by marriage." This is the weird part. I don't like the way George Lucas looks. Nothing personal. I think he's a nice enough man to just sit and chat with ...I just don't care for his looks. Weird, right?

There was much, much more that transpired prior to the actual swimming pool business but that was the part I wanted to remember after I woke up...

Clearly, the only logical interepretation of this dream: I NEED a pool...or a pond....a pool would be nice, for me....I think...

Quick! Call 911!

Today the City of Portland Fire Chief came to our office. He blew in with an entourage of four fabulous looking firefighters.....wow! They look reeaallly good!

So, apparently The Department of Homeland Security has tons of bucks to disperse in the form of grants to the nation's Police and Fire Departments. Weather stations, especially vehicle mounted or portable (which we specialize in) are high on the "wish lists" for these grants. Only problem with a grant is that you are required to spend the money in an allotted amount of time or the gov'mint takes it back.....so today Portland Fire and Rescue is here to hurry and spend money. Never mind the fact that we've been trying to finalize this order for nearly a year, running into bureaucratic nightmares at every turn....now they want their weather stations immediately...like we have them sitting on the shelf, or somethin'. And they want us to install them. We don't install. And they keep changing their minds about the exact configurations they want for their HazMat vehicles, their Command Vehicles, their Fire Apparatus Vehicles, and the Chief's pretty red Expedition...vehicle. But frankly, I don't mind, cuz Man, them fireboys do look handsome in their uniforms...the longer it takes them to decide on the "logistics and specifications" (apparenly that's firefighter lingo) the longer they stay here, and the longer I can eyeball them through the conference room window.
The cutest one of all (did I really use the word "cute")even asked me for some sugar...........well, technically he asked if I would mind if he ate a piece of Kandy Korn from my festive litte jack o'lantern candy dish.........but I think we both know what he really meant...(eh?....eh????? wink, wink)!

All I can say is, Good thing we have our fire extinguishers displayed in prominent places.......

The light comes on

I think I have discerned why blogging is so popular. It gives people a way to say things to each other without actually having to talk or engage in a real dialogue..........anyway, that's my idea...........

I have a laundry fetish. I wrote about it.

This morning I found 3 pink dish towels sitting in a soggy pile on top of my washing machine............yes, they were originally white.