Tuesday 04.14.09
Weather
Mowing season has begun. Been really wet so the grass is growing great! Everything is very green. Thus far temps have been mild to cool. Not even any 80° weather yet.
Bucky Hurt
Bucky is hurt. Somehow I hurt her leg getting her out of Tim’s truck. It was the same way I’ve lifted her a thousand times, but this time she wiggled a little and loosed a short yelp. Then she just stood there. I realized she didn’t want to walk. She finally limped on 3 legs and I helped her in the car.
A couple nights later she was laying in her usual spot in the RV. Suddenly, Bucky started screaming like she’d just been hit by a car or something. She was sitting with her face on the floor and her ass in the air and she had that sore leg caught underneath and couldn’t get it loose. I jumped up and pulled her ankle loose for her. Then she just collapsed on the floor and trembled for an hour. Pretty sad. I feel bad. Her leg and ankle are swollen to about 2x normal size, but at least she is starting to put a little weight back on it. She’s also waggling her wiggly bone again, so that’s a good sign too.
New Phone
I got a new phone #: 734 757-8640. The old one will work until the 20th. I’m dumping my increasingly expensive Skype service and bought a MagicJack. The new # is $100 for 6 years. Same kind of service as Skype with a few little differences, like eMailing phone messages and the option of using a real phone. Skype started out for $12/year, but is almost $1c now.
Escort Unfixed
Still no luck fixing my car. Fed the thing about $3c worth of parts so far. I wonder how many I needed. Well, I know the coil was bad, and I tested the distributor module and it was bad. I bought a new cap, rotor, and wires just because the others were old.
About the time Rick Slate helped me narrow the issue down to a problem under the dashboard, I came down with a bad cold that’s going around. The idea of standing on my head working under the dash drowning in snot didn’t get it. Looks like it might need a brain-box (ECM electronic-control-module) which I fear will be costly and know for sure it will be a bastard to get at.
House Sitting
Meanwhile, I am still house sitting in NC. There have only been about 10 showing of the house since Labor Day. The fellow selling the house is getting desperate for some sort of disposition of the property to happen soon. This house could be a good economic opportunity for me, but it would mean giving up on the book to support the house. Everything I am worth is now invested in my book project. I must choose book first options and continue. I believe the story is worthy of that.
Travel
I long to see Michigan again. Writing and traveling do not conflict. However, before I can travel again, I think I must decamp here. I do not believe returning to this house will be an option. Though living alone here is not my first preference, it is not likely that I will find a better option for writing. And during my time off, the musical opportunities here are unparalleled. So for now, anxiety is low and life is good, and best of all, work continues.
