Yes, progress has been made.
It was a pleasant surprise to see that Cabinetman had made some progress. The island is now installed. I’m still lacking counter-tops and doors.
By the by, this was great . . .
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It has come to my attention that there are, in fact, 366 days in a year. Yes, I have looked at the calendar. Yes, there are only 365 days listed. But there is an 366th day that exists that is not on any calendar.
This day is called "Today".
The hired help goes by some calendar, that I have yet to find. On this calendar exists a day called "today".
Clifford: "When are you going to finish my cabinets?"
Cabinetman: "Today"Two days pass. Nothing happens.
Clifford: "You told me that you were going to finish the other day."
Cabinetman: "I know. And we’re going to finish today."Two days pass. Nothing happens.
So when is "Today"? I use to think that "Today" meant . . . well today. However I’ve come to realize that today does not, in fact, mean today. Today is now some mysterious day that could be either in the future, or in the past.
We all know that there are holidays, like Christmas, that are on December 25th. The fourth of July is on . . . well, July 4th. Then there are some holidays that are elusive . . . such as Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the last Monday in May. Labor day is the first Monday in September. It doesn’t have a defined date but it does have a day.
But I can’t find "Today".
If some enlightened soul is reading this entry, please let me know when Today is. I’m absolutely at wits end about this.
I will share this with you. When today does get here, I’ll be one happy man.
Use the arrow keys. 
This here put me in the "Way Back" machine. I remembered being little and my parents were making their monthly trip to town to buy groceries. The closest city, called Saginaw, had a Meijer Thrifty Acres . . . . which is kind of like K-Mart’s with a grocery store. I remembered that this Meijers was located on Tittabawassee Road. It took me until the age of 10 before I could say it correctly.
I had to go along because, more than anything, I wasn’t old enough to be left alone. The last time I was, I set the carpet on fire.
But hasn’t every kid set the carpet on fire at least once? C’mon, don’t play innocent!
With my $2/week allowance, I fed the PacMan machine. RichDad definitely was not around when I was young.
It has been almost 3 months since I went grocery shopping. This last weekend, Lowe’s gave me a great excuse to go.
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The original refridgerator I ordered was scratched. Fortunately Lowe’s employees have not taken customer service training with either Home Depot or the Cabinetman. The salesmen called me right away, after having discovered the scratch. After calling 5 other Lowe’s stores, he couldn’t find another refrigerator. He asked me to come down, pick out a replacement and they’d give it to me for the same price.
Duh! That’s a no brainer. This fridge was $200 more but didn’t cost me an extra dime.
Now I know what you’re all asking. What’s the story with Cabinetman?
I’m glad you asked.
A separate contract was required to get the granite done. I was in his office and he asked me if I could pay the balance of what was owed on the kitchen. This was necessary in order for him to proceed with the granite.
I found this mildly entertaining because he hasn’t finished with the kitchen. From the photos above, you can see that none of the doors have been installed. And I’m still missing my PENINSULA. And last on the list, the installers have cracked some of the cabinets during the installation process. That must be fixed as well.
A smile crept across my face and I responded that I would pay the deposit to get the granite started. But the money I owe on the kitchen won’t be paid until he has finished, per our contract.
In the meantime, I have more important concerns. For instance, what am I going
to put in my new fridge? I think I remember where the grocery store is. All I have now is some baking soda . . .
And how are we today?
When things start to get really stressful, life has this funny way of letting me cool off. And this weekend was it.
The weekend started off with some good old Huey Lewis and the News with some Chicago in the loop. It was incredible. It has been 5 years since I’ve seen Huey in concert. And nothing has changed. Everyone was dancing, singing and clapping . . .
If you’re new to my blog, then you must see my video tribute to Huey. This video has been viewed now over 700 times. Pretty cool huh?
Saturday night, the evening was spent in the company of "The Lake House". Normally, I’m not a romantic film kind of guy. Romantic films from Hollywood over "sap-ize" the love and toss in some really bad events to get the audience hooked. "The Lake House" appeals to my geeky nature by putting these lovers, two years apart.
Next on the list, a movie I’ve waited 6 months for . . .
