Didn’t write yesterday- life was moving too quickly. But the carpet is now in the basement, and it looks fantastic. I spent a few nights organizing stuff down there, and hopefully with another few nights I can get everything from the dining room down there and put away in some fashion. The only stuff that’s left upstairs are the two bikes, the cooler and some miscellaneous items.

Next up is to cut and install the shelf by the window; I got paid yesterday so when I get back I can get food and after Turkey Week is over, finish off the front of the house. I also have to have Jeff Curley over for beers when I get the wiring sorted out and roughed in (and the phone lines run) so that he can help me sort out the network questions I have. I also have to run the phone and network cabling up to the back bedroom, which entails cutting into the box in the back of the kitchen to start the line.

I think, after this project has wound down, I’m going to put up the plant hooks I was thinking about in the front room, replace the ugly track lighting in the living room with a longer, better positioned white track, and then *gulp* look at moving the light in the kitchen to the center of the room and replacing it with a ceiling fan.

Seen on a highway overpass on I-83 leaving Baltimore this morning: “We Arm The World” written on an American flag.

Interesting info from Super Scout Specialists as to the highest sale figures for Light Line trucks in America, from highest to lowest:

1. Pennsylvania
2. California
3. Colorado
4. Illinois
5. Texas
6. Ohio
7. New York
8. Indiana
9. Wisconsin
10. Virginia

Maryland is number 38.