Tuesday, December 16, 2008

I've fallen a bit behind in my writing. Sunday was a pretty calm day. We did chores and went to church. In the afternoon, we went over to Verne's to help him work the cattle.

Monday was another unusually warm day. It was in the low 50's at lunch time. Our electrician came and I am happy to say that the work is done. In the afternoon, I went back to the sewer pumping station to resume being a consultant. We installed another deep well and it seemed like that would take care of the problem. Being a consultant is a little different than being a contractor which I was for many years. Contractors sign checks on the front and consultants sign checks on the back.

It was still mild in the evening. It turned colder overnight and it was about 27 Tuesday morning. The weather man is getting everyone warmed up for another snow beginning late Tuesday night

One of the diner regulars surprised everyone this morning when he announced that our group was "unevenly yoked." When we got over the initial surprise of the rather unique remark, we asked him what he meant. He alluded to the Bible. A little research showed the source to be "2 Corinthians 6:14: "Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers."

This remark is almost as memorable as the time my college soccer coach announced while standing at the front of the chartered team bus that he sensed a dichotomy. It took quite a while to figure that one out as well.

After we got the yoking figured out, a new arrival with documentable experience behind a horse announced that they invented eveners to deal with uneven yokes. So today's trip to the diner was quite educational.

Not to be outdone, our barber announced that he was one of the few businessmen around who could categorically state that he stood behind his work.

After I got through all that, I went home and did chores. Then I had to go to a meeting about a new radio system for the county emergency services. They've created a committee and hired a consultant. Like all consultants, he seems unwilling to listen to what we think we might need and plowed ahead with a lengthy presentation on what he thinks we need. I was very glad when it was time for lunch.

No snow yet but they're getting pretty worked up on the TV.

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