I actually had a few things I blew off today, besides the things on my much-ignored to do list. What I did try to do was get a brush cutter working so I could cut some of the weeds growing out of the curb across the street. I’ve never had any luck getting my co-worker’s Craftsman started so I thought I’d try the Stihl I have. The Stihl started with no problem but has bad rubber seals in the fuel line which means gasoline was pouring out of the bottom. I called around trying to get parts, but it’s probably 25 years old.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I blew off a friend’s kid’s first birthday, but late in the day I was invited to a party by a guy I’ve known on the internet for a while but never met in person. It turns out that not only was I crashing the party, but he was as well. It was nice meeting him, though, and everyone was pretty friendly. I didn’t overstay my welcome, possibly because I was getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. I really haven’t seen that many mosquitoes this year because of the cold weather.<\/p>\n
I suppose most of my accomplishments for the day are the ones I’d figure would be better in the wintertime: I took a couple of naps, finished a book, and watched some football. Not too bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I actually had a few things I blew off today, besides the things on my much-ignored to do list. What I did try to do was get a brush cutter working so I could cut some of the weeds growing out of the curb across the street. I’ve never had any luck getting my co-worker’s Craftsman started so I thought I’d try the Stihl I have. The Stihl started with no problem but has bad rubber seals in the fuel line which means gasoline was pouring out of the bottom. I called around trying to get parts, but it’s probably 25 years old. Anyway, I blew off a friend’s kid’s … Continue reading Stuff to do.<\/span>