(observe, night watch, morning watch, sky, household)
Written on Friday, Dec 22
Happy Solstice (a bit after). I'm hoping for health top return and for lots of yard work before the sun returns in full force.
Last night the moon shone so bright, i could see shadows. Jupiter dazzled close by. Coming home from the restaurant Kanki i gazed at the moon through the car's sun roof. When we passed by street lights i could see our entwined hands reflected in the glass. Moon, hands, moon, hands, as we drove the bypass around Chapel Hill. We had a party to celebrate our engagement 33 years and a few days ago at the Kanki in Raleigh. My family was living in Florida at the time and many of the people i had known had moved away (including me - -i was living in Philly), so most of the people were from Christine's radio life. I barely remember the event.
We now have matching winter nightgowns from Lands End in a starry print with a cow jumping over the moon. Also not in my memory or in Christine's was the little rhyme about that.
This morning Arcturus shone through the clouds, but Venus was dimmed.
Today a plumber comes. I am 50% sure i could fix what's wrong with the toilet but it would be really nice to have it back soon. After the very long saga of the light above the stove, buying the wrong bulb and the jammed screw, I am ok with paying someone else deal with the clay coated tank and resolve the issue promptly. I suspect the company Christine picked is backed by private equity[1], with their shiny fleet of well branded vans and their excellent customer service. It's not just some single plumber with their cousin tasked to answer phones. I have mixed feelings about it -- about private equity buying up little independent companies like this -- but the professionalism is nice.
[1] https://www.themiddlemarket.com/news-analysis/why-private-equity-is-chasing-plumbers-and-lumber-yards
post-tags: observe, night watch, morning watch, sky, household
Happy Solstice (a bit after). I'm hoping for health top return and for lots of yard work before the sun returns in full force.
Last night the moon shone so bright, i could see shadows. Jupiter dazzled close by. Coming home from the restaurant Kanki i gazed at the moon through the car's sun roof. When we passed by street lights i could see our entwined hands reflected in the glass. Moon, hands, moon, hands, as we drove the bypass around Chapel Hill. We had a party to celebrate our engagement 33 years and a few days ago at the Kanki in Raleigh. My family was living in Florida at the time and many of the people i had known had moved away (including me - -i was living in Philly), so most of the people were from Christine's radio life. I barely remember the event.
We now have matching winter nightgowns from Lands End in a starry print with a cow jumping over the moon. Also not in my memory or in Christine's was the little rhyme about that.
This morning Arcturus shone through the clouds, but Venus was dimmed.
Today a plumber comes. I am 50% sure i could fix what's wrong with the toilet but it would be really nice to have it back soon. After the very long saga of the light above the stove, buying the wrong bulb and the jammed screw, I am ok with paying someone else deal with the clay coated tank and resolve the issue promptly. I suspect the company Christine picked is backed by private equity[1], with their shiny fleet of well branded vans and their excellent customer service. It's not just some single plumber with their cousin tasked to answer phones. I have mixed feelings about it -- about private equity buying up little independent companies like this -- but the professionalism is nice.
[1] https://www.themiddlemarket.com/news-analysis/why-private-equity-is-chasing-plumbers-and-lumber-yards
post-tags: observe, night watch, morning watch, sky, household