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  I said it on Twitter and I’ll say it again - put me on a ladder and get me to paint without repealing the law of gravity, and bad things are going to happen.

I was painting the outside of the house today and took a little spill off the ladder.  The good news is, I didn’t have to spend 6 hours in Emergency at the hospital this time  (last time I fell of a ladder I put my hand through the top of a ceramic-top stove….and hey, whaddaya know, that isn’t tempered glass!) the bad news is that I’ve been hopped up on roofies errr, painkillers most of the afternoon, and I didn’t get to take advantage of the good weather today near as much as I hoped to.

Still have to paint over 3/4 of the outside of the house, stain the deck, replace the carpeting on the front and rear steps, reaseal the driveway and ‘nice up’ the other landscaping stuff around my yard.  Problem is, paint, stain and sealer need decently warm and sunny weather to work well, and we’re rapidly running out of good weather in Kitchener these days.   So, provided I am able-bodied enough to get my ass to work tomorrow, I have a good 8 hours or so of moving 500 LB drums around, and then have to try to get another elevation of the house painted before it gets dark.   Ah well, don’t cry for me, Argentina, it could always be worse.  My uncle fell off a ladder and ended up in the hospital for 3 days, and some people fall off ladders and end up dead, so I guess I got off light.

After dark tomorrow, I shall be recording the September Results show for The Sieve! Song Challenge.  My apologies to those who sent in entries and are awaiting to hear them.  I’m was hoping to get a couple more in, but the people I was waiting for apparently weren’t able to finish them, but here’s to hoping we’ll hear them soon.  As for my entry, well, I may just throw the ‘demo’ version up for all and sundry to witness.  Hey, it’s punk, it doesn’t have to be pretty…..

Of course, I’m just limpin’

Stevie Z