Sick

I'm better now, but for the past week, I have been a little puny. I got a skin infection (cellulitus) on my forehead and it swelled a bit. I now have a small knot that will probably be there for a while. I don't know why I get stupid stuff like this.

Close Call

The weeds at my place are out of control, so when a buddy of mine offered to bring his shredder over I jumped at the offer. When I got there he had just started, and I was watching. The weeds around my natural gas regulator were pretty high, and he didn't see it. I tried waving him off, but he thought I was just waving. He lowered the shredder over the regulator and broke it off at the ground. I covered my face with my arms, and part of the regulator flew and hit me in the knee. Gas was shooting in the air, and there was no valve to cut off at that point. I called the gas company. They were about 25 miles away, so we looked for stuff to stop the leak. I finally hammered a stick into the pipe, and used a rubber coupler to seal it off. The gasman re-plugged it and came the next day and fixed it. My friend felt like a heel, but it was just one of those things that happens. I was just glad it didn't ignite or explode.

ISP

My ISP seems to be experiencing major difficulties, as my internet has been out for 5 days now. I have been considering switching to Verizon, but I hate to lose my e-mail addresses that I have had since 1996! I'm going to give them a bit longer and see what happens. I have been having to use Sideoat's WIFI and steal my neighbor's when I can just to check my e-mail. Don't worry, I'll survive.