"There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee." - Lester Pourciau

The carpet is up off the floor...
The ceiling is popcorn free and almost ready for priming and painting...
and I am the only person in Sun City, perhaps the world, with a carpeted lily pond.I called, and the pond liner won't show up until Thursday. When it does the carpet will protect it from getting punctured by the rough surface of the porous block wall. Once the liner is in, with its sides laying over the top of the walls, I'll put those capstones back on. For now they're only holding the carpet in place.

Remember Bill Cosby and "Picture pages, picture pages, go and get your picture pages."
In honor of that unforgettable ditty....
Our dressers are out in the garage while I renovate the master bedroom. It makes planning ahead before showering more critical. Either that or we have to do better about keeping the garage door closed at all times.

William Shatner is 80 today.

My dad is 88. His birthday is in July. Yesterday the dr. told him the pacemaker and meds have made all the difference they can, and his heart is just running out of steam. His current - and declining - level of strength and energy is the new reality.
Maybe so, but he’s still got more heart than anyone I know.

I leave very early Friday morning for a flight from here to Denver, on to Detroit, and from there to Grand Rapids via a rental car. I’ll be attending a Pastor’s Conference there next week, making the same trip in reverse next Thursday. I’m flying into Detroit and driving across the state instead of flying into Grand Rapids because it’s a lot cheaper. At least it was when I booked my flights. Pricing is the same reason I chose Frontier Airlines. I’ve never flown that “discount carrier” before so I checked online reviews before making my reservations, but chose them anyway. The wide consensus is they suck in pretty much every area of service.

I have a choice to make. I can check my bag and pay an additional $20 or make it a carry-on and get put among the last to board. Frontier boards everyone without a carry-on first. I think it will come down to packing. A week’s worth of travel, with wardrobe options for church, meetings and hanging out may be more than I can fit in my carry-on anyway. Especially since they’re still getting that horrid white stuff in Michigan.

Why doesn’t Citroen sell cars in the U.S.? Are the regulations too onerous? Or is it because they’re French and are above doing business with Americans?

Yes, I’ve been watching Top Gear again. And I’ve made up my mind. The Jaguar E-Type convertible is the most beautiful car ever made.