You put the left footing in…

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Well, we got the backhoe rented today and Chuck and Jack came around and helped get the footing most of the way in. We were done around 1:00, so Chuck wasn’t even too late to the studio. Now we have to get the rest dug by hand and look at getting the forms in before it snows.
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Maybe someday my backyard won’t look like a complete dump. I’ve often said that all it really lacks is a car up on blocks. Although, there is a broken down motorcycle…

Summer Reading List

So with Labor Day Weekend upon me I figured I’d document my summer reading list, just to show I did do something with the summer.
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By Terry Pratchett:
Discworld 01 – The Colour of Magic
Discworld 02 – The Light Fantastic
Discworld 03 – Equal Rites
Discworld 04 – Mort
Discworld 05 – Sourcery
Discworld 06 – Wyrd Sisters
Discworld 07 – Pyramids
Discworld 08 – Guards! Guards!
Discworld 09 – Eric
Discworld 10 – Moving Pictures
Discworld 11 – Reaper Man
Discworld 12 – Witches Abroad
Discworld 13 – Small Gods
Discworld 14 – Lords And Ladies
Discworld 15 – Men at Arms
Discworld 16 – Soul Music
Discworld 17 – Interesting Times
Discworld 18 – Maskerade
Discworld 20 – Hogfather
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet (see, some variety)
And then the old standby Favorites:
Illusions by Richard Bach (reread)
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein (reread)
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinliein (reread)
I’d recommend any of them to anybody who likes to read.