It's not a bad day

Mother nature is mother nature, and she does her own things for her own reasons.  Take for instance; the rain for the last few days.  The same moisture that greened up the grass in my new back  yard, also started a slow rot in the boards that make up my new fence.

Okay, it's not a new house, the house was probably built in the 50's, and the fence was probably set up at the same time.  On one side, it's being held up by a heavy piece of concrete, and on the other side, by a strong piece of wood.  But hey, I don't own the house, I just rent it, so I can't get the owner to fix the fence.

As I was saying, the slow rot that taking part in the fence, hit an end point this morning, when my super beagle (Simon) either dug a hole through the wood, or found it from last night, and called his brother (Duke) out into an adventure that sent them eight blocks from home.

Luckily, I found them and brought them back, and spent most of the morning fixing the four slats that had the rot.

Now, here it is, 2:00pm, and I'm sitting outside, listening to the internet radio (I love wireless,) and typing this blog post.

Sooner or later, this afternoon, I'll have to lock the yahoos in the garage for 5 minutes, while I go and run once around the block.

The distance is 1/4 mile and I need to run that 1/4 mile in less than 3 minutes, and then do 20 sit ups, 20 push ups, 20 deep squats, then carry 45 pounds for 30 yards in less than a minute, and then climb 4 ladders in order to pass the physical activity test for the new job that I need.

And what happens when you pass those tests?  I get to attend the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Academy, and take my place as a correction officer.

It sounds like a challenge, and I love a challenge.  Who knows, I might be better at this job than I was at my last job.

Till next time.