utenzi

I ride into campus to work each day on a bus. Sure, it's the "green" thing to do but that's not really why I do it. The real reason is because there's virtually no on-campus parking for regular workers and what is here is extravagantly expensive. Why, you ask? Because the entire time I've worked here there's been at least 5 buildings going up at any one time. And since there's not much open space on a campus this old, those buildings are frequently going up on what used to be parking lots. But at least the top administrators, doctors, and students have places to park. Thank heavens for that. ;-) Nothing green about all that damn construction. Hell, it's not even easy to walk across campus. You constantly have to take short-cuts through buildings to avoid fenced off areas. Seeing such a large amount of construction makes it difficult to believe that the state is in such a budget crisis. Of course it's a lot easier to remember when you glance at...

This past weekend my girlfriend decided that she'd waited long enough--it was time to begin work on her front yard and the garden glen that she'd always wanted. The first step was going to be new walkways and that required a little planning. Below you see the string that is marking the paths-to-be. Also you can see the concrete sidewalk that soon won't be. This was on Saturday. This next picture was the beginning of the end for the concrete sidewalk. Sunday was the big day for demolition and my girlfriend's younger son and I started the work--this first corner, which started the project, is one he broke off--and after we broke up the first two sections of sidewalk, Ren joined in. It's really amazing how therapeutic swinging a sledgehammer is! Talk about venting aggression! *whew* The picture below is after the first two sections were smashed up and then levered out of place. This was about when Ren started working with us. It took her a few minutes to get her swing...