Saturday, May 31, 2008

Saturday Coffee 5/31/08

Greetings everyone!  What a crazy night last night.  The tornado sirens went off about 4:30am.  We had a small, but strong storm cell pass over us last night.  Its the Indian burial curse from the Memorial Golf tournament.  The story goes that Muirfield golf club was built over top sacred indian burial grounds and the tournament has always been plagued by rain from the curse ever since.  But, It is an absolutely beautiful morning.  The heavy rain greened the grass up and knocked a lot of the pollen down.

For some reason I have become more sensitive to pollen.  I have picked up a neti pot for my sinuses and absolutely love it.  I would recommend using one to everyone, even with mild allergies.  The saline solution really opens my sinuses up and can breathe so much better.

My container garden has sprouts!  Things are really starting to come up.  I've planted tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, cukes, peppers, cilantro, onions, etc.  I can't wait until there are mature veggies to try.  I am going to try to track down an organic, food appropriate fertilizer this weekend.  

The compost seems to be working well.  I have a second pile started so we'll see how I can keep this up.  I may pick up some additional pots so I can get a second round of plants going.

Until my own business takes off a little more, I am in the process of changing day jobs.  There are too many things that have recently come to light that I find unethical and I want no part of it.  Unfortunately I don't have the power to change it.  So, I've had a couple of opportunities come up where the offices are on this side of town and I would easily be able to bike commute.  I am pretty excited about both opportunities and will see which one pans out.

In working out some of the logistics of bike commuting, I determined that I can almost be car-free.  We will have to see if I am a fair weather biker or if I can power through inclement times.

I hope you all have a great weekend!  Check back in with you soon!  Get out there and enjoy this beautiful weather!

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