Finally got my backyard mowed yesterday and even cleaned up the first batch of leaves that are just starting to fall. Harbinger of what is soon to come.

Did you rake them int a big pile, then jump in?

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So many leaves, so few explosives.

It's a slow day.

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No pile ... no jumping in ... the lawn mower ate them and stuck them in a bag.

Darn, as a kid I remember how much fun we had jumping in piles of leaves or just hearing them crunch as we walked along a leaf covered path. Those were the good ol' days!

So, just rake the explosives into a big pile, and jump into that. For extra excitement, include blasting caps in the pile.

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A week ago we had a power outage that ended up taking most of the day to fix. This morning, we had another (result of a heavy rain storm) but fortunately power was back in in about three hours.

Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

And they're extending it to the entire weekend, since it's on a Saturday.

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Are it?

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Arrrg! Shiver me timbers. It'll be a short walk on the gangplank ... Red Beard done broke da' board, me laddies.

Well, I hopefully got the algae problem in my fish tank under control. Turns out there was a lot of crap in the canister filter. I also managed to wash the dog, and clean the bathroom. I still have some laundry to take care of and make the bed.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

Burning leaves!
I remember the smell of burning leaves in the air when everyone raked their tiny city lot leaves into the red brick street and burned them. Now outlawed many years ago. That smell is one of those neck snapping triggers to see where it's coming from for me. Every time I see one of those 'scented candle' booths in the store I look to see if someone has come up with that scent. Not yet!

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People still burn leaves in my neighborhood.

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You're lucky, Lilith ... one of life's pleasures preserved.

I prefer the smell of burning cedar myself.

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Aromatic woods-cedar, pine, etc-are toxic to reptiles. Bad thing to sue as substrate.

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