Home from Dallas

Got home safe and sound yesterday.  Even though the flight attendants had to ask the pilot to stop the plane while we were backing from the gate.  A passenger refused to turn off their electronic device!  The flight attendant and the pilot made the announcement again and apparently the idiot finally turned the stupid thing off and we were able to proceed to the runway.

It was a busy week both work and socially.

Monday I caught up with the wonderful Aneela at the Hilton Anatole.  She then treated me to drinks and dinner at the hotel. Tuesday, Asha and I had dinner. She always has great stories.  Wednesay I had dinner with a friend that used to live in Minneapolis and now lives in Dallas.  Thursday I went to a very funny production of Horton Foote's "Dividing the Estate" at the Dallas Theatre Center.  My friend John Arnone designed the set which was beautiful.  The casting was spot-on.

When I got back to Minneapolis on Friday, I drove directly to The Bulldog from the airport for a going away gathering for Tom Smith.

It was a nice week all around.

Apparently Frankie and Uno had a good time, too.  There were papers everywhere and big clumps of each others' fur.  Party at 3112!!

On the road again (and in the air)

Well, after a full month of no business travel I'm back in the air flying to Dallas, Texas.  I have a single week of work back at a previous client.  It will be nice seeing familiar faces and traveling known roads.  And as my client likes to say..."Another Spring in Texas!"

From the looks I was getting from Miss Uno, I think it is best I am out of the house for a few days.  She is tiring of having me around, picking her up, and generally just being in the way.  Not that she doesn't appreciate the twice daily treats but really, the automatic feeder is more consistent than Papa.

The latest home project

My latest shower curtain...the third since the bathroom renovation of '07-'08.

Without the shower curtain and rods...yes rods.  If you look at the previous picture you'll see a white rod and a dark-colored rod.

To get a standard length shower curtain to hang below the top of the tub I suspended a curtain rod from a tension rod.  With the dormer window next to the tub, the tension rod has to be very close to the ceiling.
Previous posting of shower curtain rod.

The new sliding solid glass door...with Frankie checking it out from the counter.

Notice that the handle is set parallel and at the same height as the glass tile band.  The fabricators did a great job of getting the alignment just right.

From the "front" angle.

There is a single glass door because the window side is irregularr due to the window frame moldings.  The glass is 75 inches tall and 36 inches wide.

The chrome header is nearly to the ceiling so it ends up being out of the line of sight making the door look frameless.

There is black tape at the bottom right.  It is holding the bottom track while the sealant cures.  The tape comes off this evening.

Evidece of Global Warming?

The evidence of global warming continues. Glaciers are retreating revealing ground not seen in recent history.

Should the rate of recent melting continue, it is expected that archeologist, also known as gardeners, will appear to begin their work.

Footlight Parade at The Heights

Big thanks to James for coming up with the idea to go see a Busby Berkeley movie st The Heights in northeast Minneapolis..   James, Rose, Amy and I had a wonderful time.  The movie was a hoot and had three outrageous production numbers.

This isn't a good picture but the Heights has a full blown Wurlitzer organ that gets played before each each full length movie.

 We were also treated to a silent movie made by the organist about the Wurlitzer. We got to see how the instrument works.



Dairy Queen after the movie made the whole thing a wonderful event.

A Christmas Card in March

 Our recent rain, sleet, snow, melting and freezing created this beautiful scene of icicles shining in the sun hanging from an evergreen tree.

Really??!!

 Shouldn't be surprised that we got a pretty big snow storm in March but, really?!

Started as a lot of rain yesterday...with thunder at times.  Then it changed to sleet.  That lasted for a couple of hours.  Then it changed to snow.  Add in high winds and this stuff is everywhere.

I couldn't get out the front porch door as the sleet/ice had piled up and the door wouldn't open.  Fortunately I was able to get out the back.

There is a lot of ice under the snow so getting around by foot or car is tricky.

Forecast is to stay cold for several days so I'm not thinking this is going away too soon.

I take back my Spring comments earlier.