Yayyyyyy! As I type this, the folks at EPM Lawn Care are slit-seeding my yard. I spent hours killing off the weeds that littered my lawn (weeds make up more than 90%) – and now its being seeded for some real fescue grass.

I’m doing the happy dance this morning. There’s nothing I love better than a sharp-looking yard!

Tommy Ramone is the only surviving member of the Ramones today as Johnny Ramone has succombed to cancer. Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer, died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, said the band’s longtime artistic director Arturo Vega.

True punk rockers die young, I suppose.

I called the N.C. ESC today and in five minutes had my problem solved. I spoke with three people there, and each one was polite, courteous, friendly, and helpful. They went out of their way to make sure I got what I needed. I could not have been more pleased.

It’s a great credit to our state to have such people serving in the state government. Count me as a satisfied customer!

The MT.Net gallery has new pics of the boy. Included are 3D pics of his face and other important parts.

Dig in!

Looks like Mobile, Alabama will be the first American city to experience Hurricane Ivan. All those people who will lose their homes. All thouse beautiful oak trees that will be ripped to shreds.

I think this country would do well to call it quits for hurricanes for the next five years or so. This stuff gets old.

Summer ends in one week with the fall equinox on September 22nd. How will you spend your last week of summer?

On the other hand, next week is the beginning of fall, which is my favorite season. Cool nights, fun holidays, football games, brilliant leaves, and stunning starry night skies. Yeah, I’m ready for it.

Today’s another picture day for The Boy. Maybe I can see the 3D ones in person.

Then its off to Chapel Hill for more consulting work before more desk work here. All in the name of Taking Care of Business.

Yesterday morning I took a little time off from work to mow the lawn. Its scheduled to be reseeded this week and needs to be cut to the absolute mininum height for greatest success (and for great justice). I mowed for close to three hours and bagged eighteen huge 39-gallon lawn bags of clippings (a total of 702 gallons).

That’s a lot of lawn.

Not a lot being said tonight on the neighborhood blogs. I will be no different. Going to get an early bedtime tonight after staying up too late, too often.