{"id":209,"date":"2008-10-26T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-26T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2008-10-26T18:34:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-26T22:34:00","slug":"doubled-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=209","title":{"rendered":"Doubled Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2z5TshzI\/AAAAAAAAA0U\/9fFxIfSGEuU\/s1600-h\/Nocostrichthumb.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 160px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2z5TshzI\/AAAAAAAAA0U\/9fFxIfSGEuU\/s320\/Nocostrichthumb.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261601636092774194\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">As much as we could have been called &#8220;lazy bums&#8221; yesterday, today we made up for it and doubled-up our work.  Today, we got everything done on our list, plus more.<\/p>\n<p>We went to church early, and I was wearing my dress Nocona ostrich inlay boots with a nice pair of slacks <\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2rfUoLYI\/AAAAAAAAA0M\/gPEVsdXXfTg\/s1600-h\/Justinroughoutthumb.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 160px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2rfUoLYI\/AAAAAAAAA0M\/gPEVsdXXfTg\/s320\/Justinroughoutthumb.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261601491678408066\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">and dress shirt (no tie; I just don&#8217;t wear ties unless I absolutely must).  After returning home, I changed clothes, and put on jeans and Justin roughout cowboy boots while taking my aunt and her friends grocery shopping.<\/p>\n<p>It was a beautiful day, perfect for yard work.  There was a lot of it, but we feel our yard and gardens are ready for winter now.  (If you&#8217;re interested, I wore my Thorogood Station <a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2hgYaMFI\/AAAAAAAAA0E\/MNefTS8XYcI\/s1600-h\/Stationthumb2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 160px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2hgYaMFI\/AAAAAAAAA0E\/MNefTS8XYcI\/s320\/Stationthumb2.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261601320164012114\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> Boots for this work.)  I even got to spend a couple hours in my gourmet kitchen (while Dan Post cowboy booted), making a five-apple pie and focaccia from scratch for dinner.  My partner loved it!  Nice crunchy crust, with tasty toppings.<br \/><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2W-Of2KI\/AAAAAAAAAz8\/KppjK_AQkYA\/s1600-h\/DPbrownwingthumb.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 160px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT2W-Of2KI\/AAAAAAAAAz8\/KppjK_AQkYA\/s320\/DPbrownwingthumb.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261601139196942498\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">In between, as I multitask regularly, I took several phone calls from seniors requesting rides to the voting polls on Nov. 4, and organized them using an on-line database that I built and posted to a secure side of one of my websites to align those needing rides with drivers and requested time slots.  My co-organizers can access the database and update it real-time, so we all know what the others are doing.  It&#8217;s a cool way to make all this happen and avoid double-booking or missing someone.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT3bOxMJkI\/AAAAAAAAA0c\/N_92YwubomU\/s1600-h\/Chipfirethumb2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 159px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SQT3bOxMJkI\/AAAAAAAAA0c\/N_92YwubomU\/s320\/Chipfirethumb2.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261602311868524098\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Man, I&#8217;m tired and a bit sore.  But today was highly successful and we got a whole lot done.   After I showered and changed before dinner, I put on my very comfy Chippewa Firefighter Boots, just &#8217;cause.  I would have liked to have been out riding my Harley, but I try to balance fun with work and community commitments.  I feel good about all we got done today.  I anticipate I will retire early tonight, and sleep soundly.  I&#8217;ma pooped!<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as we could have been called &#8220;lazy bums&#8221; yesterday, today we made up for it and doubled-up our work. Today, we got everything done on our list, plus more. 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