Left work Friday at 445. Stopped by RaceTrac for a drink, and Home Depot to shop for a lawnmower. Was in my sedan so I planned on taking Ceil's SUV to make the purchase. Braves were on TV so we watched that.
Saturday morning Ceil met Anna down on Howell Mill for a big sale at East Fork (fun fact: East Fork's founder is the great grandson of the legendary artist Henri Matisse). There is a hefty aftermarket for certain East Fork dinnerware, so perhaps its a decent investment. I did so me housework and did some computer work in my office. Ordered a new lawnmower that was on sale, plus I had $97 of gift cards that I'd been putting off using.
News: Saturday night most of the bad weather was south of us. Braves went into a rain delay. We got rain and saw some far off lightning but nothing bad. Then we heard the loud crash of a tree falling somewhere behind our house. I turned on the back lights and stepped outside but really couldn't see anything. It was dark, but from what we could tell our backyard looked pretty normal.
Our neighbors came out, so I went to talk to them. He commented on the Syracuse shorts I was wearing. He was wearing a Pitt sweatshirt. They pointed out a huge load of trash they had decluttered from their house. I apologized for my high grass, explaining that my lawnmower broke. They pointed to a box, and insisted on giving me a brand new lawnmower they had bought but hadn't used due to allergies. Wouldn't let me say no.
I went home and another neighbor knocked on our door, checking to see if we were okay. She'd heard the crash as well. We pointed out a tree in the backyard next door that had split from the top, as if it had been hit by a tornado.
Saturday night Ceil had watched a movie. When it was over I flipped over and the Dodgers leadoff hitter has just stepped in to start the game. I watched until 1130 before going to bed. Snitker encouraged them to start the game so late since Sunday’s game was a night game. It was the latest start time in Truist Park history.
Sunday morning I went outside and saw that in addition to the split tree, two other large trees had fallen in the backyard next door. They'd fallen away from the house, down across the creek. A few years ago another large tree a large tree had fallen in the same backyard. Since the hill is so steep, there's little that can be done. I took Winnie out on a little walk and saw the same neighbor lady from the night before. She showed me a video where she had gone out in the backyard to survey the damage. The hill isn't quite as steep in her backyard.
Later I realized I'd been standing there talking to her with one Croc strap flipped up, and other flipped back. How embarrassing. Not that I was at all otherwise presentable.
After Sunday School (23 in attendance) and lunch, we drove past the video lady and almost ran her over. Strike two. I assembled the new lawnmower and started charging the battery. Cleaned out a little in the garage and cleared off the driveway.
Ceil had attended a bridal shower after lunch. When she returned it was time to drive down to W&MC's to babysit. W&MC had scored tickets to the Braves game. The second of Austin Riley’s two home runs last night (what did I tell you about Riley, by the way) came in the RaceTrac Home Run Inning, so today I get a free hot dog. I went out and picked up a pie from Antico. 10 pm and W&MC were just now heading home. A late night.
Earlier this week a movie had been filming right down the street from W&MC's house, using the old houses for a period film. Old cars and street lights from the 1950's had been brought in. Mark Wahlburg was in the movie. A week or two ago scenes from the Sylvester Stallone show Tulsa Nights had been filming just down the street from my office, as well as at our metal processor downtown.
This morning (1) I went to the gym, (2) stopped by the post office, (3) gassed up at BP, and (4) stopped at RaceTrac for gas. Bad decision on stopping at BP. Even with 15 cents off per gallon at BP, the gas would’ve been cheaper at RaceTrac. Still made it to work on time.
Are You A People Pleaser? Why it’s hard for some people to say “Yes”. Seems like some people pleasers get taken advantage of. More on this tomorrow.
Denison: in response to the loneliness epidemic and a loss of trust in the establishment, large numbers of young adults—and young men in particular—are turning to the Savior secularism. In the UK, the number of young men attending church services has increased fivefold, and fourfold for young women. Gen Z adults are the most likely group to report an increase in Bible reading. This trend is continuing across all demographics. Many churches in Great Britain were so full on Easter Sunday that they had to turn people away, and 17000 people were baptized in France over the Easter weekend.
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