“The list could surely go on, and there is nothing more wonderful than a list, instrument of wondrous hypotyposis.”
When I opened the door this morning, there were three boxes on the walkway. I hauled them inside and left them in the dining room. I also got a box Monday, but I haven’t emptied it yet. My two new couch pillows, half of my living room redo, are in that box. The third box has a Christmas present so it’s a secret.
Jack has been in the eaves. I know because of the insulation he sometimes has stuck to his fur. My first thought was to block him. Poor Jack wasn’t happy when I did. He scratched the wood door to the eaves in my room. He didn’t get in, just made scratches. I told my sister who reminded me of when I captured 17 mice in the eaves of my bedroom. I decided to let Jack in just in case. Go mighty hunter!
Last night it rained, but I don’t think it rained long. The morning was cloudy, but the sun just broke through for a few minutes. It is in the 50’s again. I am so tired of clouds and wind and cold.
I have a list of things to do but it’s not a to do list. There are distinct differences. The to do list hints at immediacy. I am usually driven to complete those tasks, but the things to do list is its polar opposite. It is your ordinary old list with no time table involved, a list you can put on the fridge with a magnet and reference every now and then. Finishing nothing each day is okay for this list. There is always tomorrow. I get hives if I don’t finish my other list.
Today is a pick up the house day. I need to bring the empty boxes to the car and dust the den where all of us, minus Gwen, spend our time. My laundry is at step 2: bring the clothes basket down here from my room. The plants still need to be watered. That’s it on my things to do list. Now it goes on the fridge. I think I’ll use a magnet from Colorado.
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May 7, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Hi Kat,
“I’m making a list and checking it twice” goes the lyric from a Christmas song. I believe in checklists because in aviation checklists save lives. However, I also believe that one must use their head and not just follow a list blindly. Therefore, the method that all the airlines and I use as well as teach is called a done list. First flow through the procedure in an organized way that makes you think about each item and how it relates to that portion of the flight. When everything is set, then read the checklist and verify that everything is set correctly. This is used every flight for normal procedures. Emergency or non-normal procedures are followed item by item to insure that nothing goes wrong. Obviously, using your brain before doing an item is required. 🙂
In the early 1980s, Delta had a brand new Boeing 767 departing Los Angles on a clear day going to Atlanta. The flight departed to the West out over the Pacific Ocean before turning back to the East. Boeing installed the engine computer switches just below the engine fuel on/off switches. During the climb the right engine computer failed. The checklist calls for turning both engine computer switches to off and continuing the flight. Before the copilot could even get the abnormal checklist out, the captain reached over and simultaneously turned off the fuel to both engines. It obviously became a dealing silence. The crew did get the engines restarted and continued to Atlanta. The FAA was concerned that the crew didn’t return to Los Angeles after that incident. 😦
Image a man and his wife on that trip. When both engines stopped, the husband says to his wife, “We’re going to die anyway, so, I’ve hated your guts for the past 10 years and I’ve been having an affair with my secretary.” Then the engines start up again. “Oops, never mind”. 🙂
I have always had no success with “To Do Lists” in my everyday life because I always get sidetracked in the middle and do something else, usually something more fun. Sometimes I think that I’m an undiagnosed ADHD adult. 🙂
Yes, it’s another beautiful sunny day with highs in the upper 70s. Today I noticed in our travels to the grocery store how much more traffic there is since last week. Our Gov, killed the stay at home order last Thursday and the traffic is increasing. Tomorrow, he will allow barbershops, beauty and nail salons to open up while admitting 25% capacity and using face masks. I’ve never had a haircut wearing a face mask.
May 7, 2020 at 6:23 pm
Hi Bob,
From my list of things to do, I have, so far, done two: I’ve emptied the seven boxes (got more this afternoon) and put everything away. I’ve also watered my plants. I am going to use the dust mop as I can’t stand the dust balls of fur I can see from the hall.
Did people notice anything strange or was the plane stuff just known in the cabin? Seriously, it is amazing that the pilot know what to do without any hesitation, and the engines started. Yikes!
Any guy who is stupid enough to do the deserves whatever he gets!
I don’t think it matters that you get sidetracked as you do finish something else. There is nothing wrong with fun.
There is a relax of some of the rules coming on May 18th. I don’t know what they are. It all depends on rising numbers of patients and of deceased. People are getting antsy. They want out. They want restaurants and bars. They just opened golf courses. I get it, but I” ready for the risk.
We could get snow on Saturday.