September 2009 12 of 12 - Somewhere Between Summer and Fall

Credit for the "12 of 12" goes to Chad Darnell. Thanks for doing this for everyone Chad. It's the one thing I have to look forward to every month.

Today was a rather dismal dreary day ...the third in a row. It rained and blew all day yesterday and through most of the night. No sunshine today, but this is weather I can live with The rain came at a good time and any rain day means an early day for me. Well, Here's my 12...

6:15 am - Philadelphia (Roxborough), PA

New "puter" ...well new to me. There was nothing wrong with the old one other than the last super erased all the data and all the office software with it. He also left it password encrypted. I got around the password, but still needed Excel and Word. They set up this antique (note the 3.5" floppy drive) for me. It can't seem to pick up the wireless router. The signal is too weak. However my laptop has no problem. They said they will see about a antenna extention. I have my doubts about the integrity of this thing too. Despite not having run any real programs yet it's completely locked up on me twice.

8:05 am - Roxborough

11 tee... Everytime it rains hard the cart path washes out. So here I am to pull all the gravel back over the broken concrete and rake it all smooth ...until the next rain anyway.

8:31 am - Roxborough

Motoring up Walnut Lane on my John Deere. Won't see a farm tractor on the streets of Philadelphia too often.

9:16 am - Roxborough

Here's our complainer again... still wanting to be fed by mama. He must be feeding on something. He doesn't look all that emaciated.

9:35 am - Roxborough

I wanted to get a shot of a spider's web, but between the rain and the wind of yesterdays storm, there were none to be found. I suppose a tent caterpillar's nest will have to do. Maybe a nice web next month with a big fat spider for Halloween?

9:50 am - Roxborough

Just a ball rolling in on the practice green. I could have gotten a beter perspective if I was laying flat on the ground, but I didn't feel like getting completely soaked.

12:26 pm - Roxborough

A brand new engine... I'm just contemplating whether I want to try to start to replace it this weekend or wait till I have some help on Monday. Hmmm.... Monday it is.

1:54 pm - Roxborough

In south Philly there rages an on-going debate on who has the better cheese steak, Pat's or Gino's. Up here in Roxborough there is Chubbys and Delessandro's. Like Pat's and Gino's, Chubby's and Dalessandro's are right across the street from each other. Both have there plusses and minuses. Chubby's has a really great Buffalo Chicken Cheese Steak and better seating. Dalessandro's serves a bigger sandwich and faster service. Ultimately, I usually chose Dalesandro's because I can drive in my utility cart, park on the grass next to the football field, and not have to cross a very busy 4 lane road.

2:02 pm - Roxborough

Okay, you're thinking you've seen this guy before, but no. This is a different hawk. At least the third different one I've seen here. He had a bit of a mouse or something else he was pecking at. I don't know if he caught it or just picked it up off the roadside or something. Our complaining bird was squawking nearby the whole time this fellow made his appearence. That too made it easy to say they are two different birds.

3:00 pm - Roxborough

Time to go home... not because it's 3, but I need to get some chores done at home. I never really look at the clock. I'm salary not hourly. As long as I'm here each day to open up on time, I'm good. I still punch in and out, but my pay is not based upon my hours.

3:24 pm - Bala-Cynwyd, PA

Even on Saturday there's traffic... UGH!

6:01 pm - Upper Darby, PA

The obligatory food shot... Romaine lettuce, Broccoli, onion, cucumber, red pepper, baby white mushrooms, sliced jalapeno peppers with a fat free low cal asian sesame dressing. I could do better with the dressing, but I would have added oil and it would need to sit for a while to marry the flavors. I'm really all about convenience any more. I'll have more time for myself during the winter to cook and work on setting up my apartment to my liking. Hurry up cold weather.