“I Know Kung Fu. Show Me.”

I have a bunch of new respect for our current sitting President, G. Dub.  With Matrix-like reflexes he dodged a quick salvo of Zappos while answering questions in Baghdad, Iraq, this morning.  Who knew the ‘W’ stood for “Neo”?

It’s those kind of quick thinking and reflexes that have kept our country safe from more terrorist attacks for 7-ish years!  It’s that kind of self-preservation that could have come in handy during that whole pretzel incident, but I digress.

Did I mention my roof has a leak?  Apparently it isn’t a ‘good’ leak, because I can’t find where the water is coming in at.  I sure as shootin’ know where it comes out though!  My carpet, that’s where!  And apparently it only leaks when we have a huge torrent of rain.  Nothing has seeped in in over 24 hours.  I think its trying to lull me into some cheapened sense of comfort and ease, but that’s how they get you, you know.  You think you’re all good and dry, then BLAM!  They get you square in the eye!  Figuratively speaking, and about nothing in particular… draw your own conclusions and/or mental pictures… of my roof.

I spent almost an hour up on my roof yesterday afternoon – even though it was nicely covered in snow.  It was slicker than snot on a baby’s butt!  The part of the roof that leaks is part of an addition the previous owners put in but didn’t give the new portion any pitch, so its just flat.  Flat surface does not an efficient drainage pool make.  I grabbed an old broom that K was kind enough to pass up to me after holding the ladder of my potentially immanent doom, and ‘swept’ the flat area free of snow and slush.  I was hoping to see any weakened areas, but the whole black surface just looked wet.  My brushing and walking didn’t cause any more leaking, so I have no idea what’s going on up there.  it could be a whole opossum family living in that minuscule area and all peeing simultaneously when the rain dumps, scaring them, and emptying their bladders.

Just kidding!  No way a opossums could live up there!  Could be rats though.

Oh hey!  I also found out I may be going back to the Middle East for a few weeks sometime around April.  Hashing out details still and making sure it really might happen before I worry the entire clan.  Mostly business and future planning for this booming business of online-economy, but also some site seeing and viewing some real estate that has been purchased over there in Dubai.  In the same breath, there is also talk about trimming back on some of the pork around the company.  That means possible salary adjustments in the down direction.  These are some of the mixed signals that make me want to wait and make sure its a “go” before planning on the actual travel.  Alas, some sun would be good right about now!

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