paint fumes...

sore...loopy...tired.

nothing like painting teeny tiny wood parts on old windows. can't have nice, modern windows...no, that would be too simple. these windows are almost 80 years old...came with the house. each window is divided into five partitions, three on top...two long rectangles on the bottom. i was in trim (doors & baseboard too) hell for five hours!

originally thought about taping each window for easier cleanup...right...before i realized that chopping my right hand off would be less painful. that's what razors are for (not the chopping, but paint scraping). however, i may save one for the wrists if they need to be painted again in my lifetime...

nice to have the rain though...some hail too. it sure was brewing at sundown. cooled us off almost instantaneously. had the fan in the window well (w/o the screen). was totally picturing the fan falling out...me reaching for it while it exploded into a million pieces...losing an eye...decapitating the neighbor's cat...transforming one of the dogs into a pegleg. so, i left it in the window and promised myself not to reach for it if it fell...easy huh ;)

humid and 64 degrees right now. theys some good sleeping weather. hope we get our occasional rain now. the woe is us w/o air conditioning have not been sleeping until late because of the heat. lately, Laura has chatted with me in the wee hours because neither of us could sleep... denny must be so tired that he sleeps like a log.

some really bad streamofconsciousness blogging right now, sorry. nothing really witty to say...

hey, what do you all think of that old guy plowing through that market in CA? geez, the chaos and terror that must have filled their minds. we need more stringent renewals for the elderly. unfortunately, some may not pass the retest...but it may save lives. the issue is such a double edged sword because there are many people over 65 that are still very good and vigilant drivers. my mom, for example, is 74 and gets out during the day. luckily, she knows that her night vision is not what it once was; sometimes my sis or i will get them to a night function. however, my dad stopped driving about ten years ago, when he was 74. i'm glad he was humble enough to leave the driving to mom.

it really is scary though. i know a guy who was on a two lane highway when an elderly man (going opposite direction) turned right in front of him. luckily, they were going only about 40, but the crash was still tremendous. my friend suffered some massive bruises and cuts to his face and chest. the impact even bent the steering wheel into the shape of one of the Great Lakes.

it was really sad because the relatives of the old man had only hidden his keys. man, if you KNOW that someone shouldn't be driving, you need to sell the car! that will buy a lot of bus fare, taxi rides, lunch with friends who will pick you up, etc. unfortunately, it becomes somewhat of a hassle, but that person is no longer endangering himself or others.

anyone remember the story about the old lady who went to DMV to renew her license? this happened a few years ago... anyway, as she was pulling up to the handicapped spot, she hit the gas instead of the brakes...which conveniently propelled her into the lobby. luckily, it was a slow time and no one was hurt. think she got herself a renewal?