Random Thoughts the 13th: Jason Takes RTT

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jcyclonee

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I usually think, "I would be excited, too, that that kid is graduating." And it often isn't too far off the mark...
That's probably a very astute statement.

Realistically, when our daughter was born, we knew she'd graduate from high school.By the end of Kindergarten, we had a really good idea that she'd excel at school. It most likely wasn't a given that these kids would graduate from high school.
 

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I am holding a brief in memoriam ceremony at 1:00 for my late winged euonymus shrubs (Euonymus alatus now Euonymus mortuus).
My wife noticed the other day that two of our thorn bushes and one of our boxwoods are half dead and that one of our boxwoods is all the way dead. My only thought was, not this year, I already have too much to do.
 

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Okay, uncle, uncle!

Gave in and made a doctor appointment. Shoulder is still hurting so bad at night I can't sleep except in brief starts and stops. Weird thing is it isn't too bad in the daytime if I am not doing anything too cray cray.
 
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My wife noticed the other day that two of our thorn bushes and one of our boxwoods are half dead and that one of our boxwoods is all the way dead. My only thought was, not this year, I already have too much to do.

Gardening 2019 in Minnesota, what didn't freeze to death this winter will drown in saturated soils this spring and summer.
 

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Gardening 2019 in Minnesota, what didn't freeze to death this winter will drown in saturated soils this spring and summer.
I suppose it isn't a coincidence that the bulb stuff and shade stuff is doing great and that the full sun stuff is doing not so great.
 

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I suppose it isn't a coincidence that the bulb stuff and shade stuff is doing great and that the full sun stuff is doing not so great.

Nope, not a coincidence but the lowest part of my yard that is all shade garden is troubling me some. Soil is saturated. Dig down more than a few inches and it's water. Hoping the big white cedars start drying it out some, the area is just a maze of their fine roots.
 

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Any great ideas for summer vacations out east? Looking at last week of July timeframe. Probably need to lock something down soon.


Niagra Falls/Finger Lakes would be neat
Nashville?
Carolina coast
UP Michigan
 

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Speaking of shrubbery..............

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Speaking of plants, what would a good summer planting project be for Z? It would be sitting outside with little shelter on a pavement slab.
 

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Etiquette question:

When you are a guest in someone's house is it okay to kick their dog? If so, how hard of a kick is allowed?

Backstory:

Invited to friends house for get together on Memorial Day. They have 3 dogs including 2 yippy, kicking size dogs. One is extremely high strung and while I have my hands full carrying food in the house comes up behind me and nips me pretty hard in the calf. Luckily, it is cool and rainy and I have jeans on. Mrs. Hostess apologizes about it and takes the dog out of the room. I go out on porch and sit out there. When it is time to eat I come back in to kitchen. Dog waits until I have a half full plate of food and then sneaks up behind me and nips me twice in the calves. Mrs. Hostess this time scolds dog and puts him in kennel. I go back out to porch to stay away from less than friendly host animal. After everyone has eaten and had dessert - maybe 90 minutes later I go back in to pitch in cleaning up. Dog is again out of kennel and nips me again when my back is turned. Mrs. Hostess apologizes again and takes dog away. She has no idea why it is picking on me and no one else. When Mrs. Hostess is gone other guest confides in me that on another visit dog bit her. She says Host family knows but doesn't know that when she got home she discovered that the dog had drawn blood. So is it okay for me to place a short but well placed kick next time? Not that I am sure I will go back in their house if that mutt isn't contained.

I'm very glad I didn't make a scene at the time. Mrs. Velo told me after we left that Mrs. Hostess informed her that she has breast cancer and that she would be having surgery the next week.
You should give this a separate thread and add a poll. That should make for an interesting afternoon on CF
 

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I should go cut down my dead shrubs now. And mow. And change the oil in the mower. And transplant some of the plants into the front yard area I dug up before the monsoons arrived.

Of I could just say **** it and go ride the trails to the Chain of Lakes.

Tough call.
 
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I should go cut down my dead shrubs now. And mow. And change the oil in the mower. And transplant some of the plants into the front yard area I dug up before the monsoons arrived.

Of I could just say **** it and go ride the trails to the Chain of Lakes.

Tough call.
Bike ride. It's supposed to rain more tomorrow.
 
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