From The Corner Of My Mind

* Over here near Justin, it rained a lot. Don't know an exact rain total, but it was a whole lot more than around Decatur.
* All the creeks and ditches were bank full yesterday.
* For those of you that don't know "Country" talk. Bank full doesn't mean as full as a Bank full of money, it means that the creeks and ditches were nearly full to the top of the sides. Also known as the bank of a creek.
* Or it could mean full as Bank full of money. I really don't know. I was trying to impress you with my high intelligence.
* W-son in law Deven got to come home from the hospital yesterday. He was diagnosed with bronchitis. That, his asthma, and all the pollen in the air are a lethal combo for him.
* NASCAR TALK: The final appeal for the Jimmy Johnson/Chad Knaus illegal car at Daytona were heard yesterday. NASCAR lost. The team was/were given back all their points and the crew chief (Chad Knaus) and car chief were given their spots back. The $100,000 fine was still in play, with Chad Knaus remaining on probation till mid May.
* I disagree.
* The legitimacy of NASCAR has been tarnished with this judgement.
* #1. If the fines are still in play, why? If something was illegal, why give them back the points and crew/car chiefs?
   #2. Rick Hendrick (owns a Chevy dealership). The final appellate officer (John Middlebrook) worked for Chevy many years at the top levels.
   #3. Rick Hendrick and John Middlebrook have been friends for many years.
   #4. NO EXPLANATION has been given, either by NASCAR or John Middlebrook for the decision.
* This just looks real fishy for our sport. Like the old saying, if it smells like a fish, looks like a fish and acts like a fish. It's usually a fish.
* The #48 team won 5 championships in a row. I never questioned the legitimacy of those wins. I now do.
* For those  of you following along, I am now in third place in the NASCAR fantasy league. My cousin is in 1st, his wife in 2nd and I'm in 3rd. W-spouse is in 19th.
* That smells as fishy as the scenario above.
* Well the kitchen renovation has begun. Yesterday I was home early due to the rig breaking down, so I went to Lowes and purchased 6 of these. I first removed the existing fluorescent lighting and the custom enclosure, then we measured for the new install. We then discovered that we were going to have to have the recessed domes for the style lights we bought. Back to Lowes. Returning home, we begin cutting all the round holes in the ceiling and installing. I then climbed in to the attic and wired them all in. W-spouse turned them on and they all worked........but one. While I was still in the attic, she took the inner light back out and checked the connection. It was loose. She reinserted it and tried it again. They all worked.
* If you have a low light situation in any room in your house. These lights put out twice as much light for half the price and half the amp draw.
* We had concerns whether we were going to need eight of them or six. Six was more than enough to light up our whole kitchen and much more.
* Next up. There is a half wall between our dining room and kitchen area. We have determined it not to be a load bearing wall, so we are going to remove it back to where it only will enclose the refrigerator, thus opening up the kitchen/dining room area. One problem with that is that we are having trouble finding the three 16"x16" matching tiles that will need to be replaced when we remove the wall.
* They are supposed to start replacing the counter tops this week. We are going to have a huge amount of left over remnants left, so we have decided to use that to replace the two sinks and counter tops in the spare bathroom. It was added into the bid and we were satisfied enough with the price to go ahead and have them do it.
* W-spouse has already purchased the back splash tile and tile design she wants for the area behind the stove top.
* W-spouse is all giddy and I'm already tired of the renovation. I'm so sore this morning that I can barely move. I will say this about her, while I was in the attic wiring the lights in, she cleaned up the whole area and took all the tools back to the building. She is a great helper when it comes to projects like this. She also has a way of seeing the finished product and what it will look like when done.
* We are in a debate over something though and need YOUR help. She thinks we should go ahead and paint everything NOW. I think we should wait till all the construction is over and paint LAST. Who's right people?????
* Have a great day, see ya Around The Corner!