Is This Weird Or What!

Is it just me, or is it happening to y’all, too? Weird things seem to be happening, more and more, and they don’t make sense! For example, yesterday, just as Tony, Buttermilk and I were entering Kerrville’s city limits, I noticed a man sitting in a lawn chair, in an empty church parking lot, holding up a big poster board sign— 'WOOD FOR SALE!’

“Look, Tony,” I said. “That man is sitting there, holding up that sign, and there is no pile of wood or even a truck nearby—full of wood! Is that weird or what?” Tony laughed, and nodded yes. “The only wood he has for sale, is that little stake, that he is holding in his hand—that his sign is stapled to.”

We went to Walmart, first. We turned on our cell phones, before getting out of Buttermilk, so we could locate each other, when we were done shopping. I go to the video department to buy the DVD movie ‘Queen,’ which my friend Cindy P., had highly recommended for me to see. As I am searching the isle for it—on the next isle over, I hear an old woman, with a deep, raspy smoker’s voice, having a screaming argument, on her cell phone, with someone named Fred, and she is reading him the riot act! I tried not to listen, but I couldn’t help it. Then she brings her heated conversation over to my isle—and she doesn’t have a cell phone! She has her hand up to her ear, like acting out when you’re talking about using your cell phone, with her little finger pointing south, and her thumb pointing upwards to the ceiling! Whoa! I couldn’t find a copy of the DVD, so I went to the craft department, and quickly phoned Tone, “I am ready to get out of here. Are you?”

“I’m ready. Did you find your movie?” Tony asked.

“No, and I didn’t find the invisible man, either! Let’s get out of here!”

Today, there was more weirdness, but not before I worked on the Space Ship! Today Tony, Aaron and me worked on the final phase of reconstruction—the restroom! For two hours, I took a break from the rescue ranch! I used the chop saw, and cut boards to measurement, and enjoyed using my handy nail gun, while Tony and Aaron demolished the bathroom! The three of us took turns building the new bathroom and it looks beautiful! Unfortunately, we ran out of lumber. We need six more sticks—1’X 4’s, to complete it. I am hoping to have the Space Ship finished by Wednesday—weather permitting!

Before the weirdness began, my dear Canadian friend, Fay—sent me a personal, e-mail greeting from Santa Claus, from the portable North Pole, and it cracked me up! It is hilarious and you can watch it at:

http://portablenorthpole.sympatico.msn.ca/watch/f23a15e3bd55ca37177d2cd4> b97d7095

Here is today’s weirdness report. Around three fifteen, our phones went dead! I didn’t know it, because I was on the internet. What, you ask? How could your phone lines be down, but you’re are on the internet, and using your DSL from your fax line? I have no answer, but I will tomorrow, when I call Hill Country Telephone Cooperative.

I then drove over to Kinky’s to ask him if his phone was dead. He was standing out by his gate, and told me that he, too—had no phone service. “Nance, I drove over to the rescue ranch and your gate was closed,” Kinky said. “Let’s go for a walk with the Friedmans, since we have no phones.”

We went for a walk, and then I came home. Ten minutes later—we had phone! Good night y’all!

P.S. Fay, thank you for making me laugh! And, everyone please read Fay’s comment on yesterday’s blog!