Dodged a Bullet

The Seahawks dodged a bullet last night on Monday Night Football. They barely beat a huge underdog Detroit Lions team, 13-10. Their defense is superb, but the offensive line is not up to championship quality. I'm afraid that if the offensive line doesn't improve its protection for Russell Wilson, it will be a long season for the Seahawks.

Our landscaper has just about driven us crazy. He once again showed up toward the end of the day - when neither of us was home - and did practically nothing to our yard. We are so disappointed in the way this has turned out and are sorry we gave this guy a chance to start his own business. He works hard - when he works. His quality of work leaves a lot to be desired. Our goal now is to get the job as close to being acceptable as possible and settle up with him to get him out of here. Our yard will still look 100 times better than it did, though.

I had a recurrence of my "check engine" light problem on the Jeep which is where I was yesterday afternoon. The problem this time was the battery, and after a $125 battery replacement, I was on my way. The Jeep only has 64K miles on it, so I hope to get some more miles out of it before making a change.

Our second - and final - scorpion treatment is scheduled for today between 1-4 pm. We hope that our landscaper can get all the trash and debris out of the yard in time for the treatment. This is important for our sanity...