Quote of the Day “‘What is the secret of your serenity?’ Said the Master, ‘Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.’” — Anthony de Mello
Backflow Maintenance and Miller’s Thrillers 2022
Testies and Water Heater Maintenance
Quote of the Day “Deconstruction creates knowledge. Recombination creates value.” – James Clear
Church and Chores
Quote of the Day “Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy. Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder. Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder. Mastering your craft is hard,
Prickly Situations
Quote of the Day “People change and forget to tell each other.” – Lillian Hellman
Aerating, Overseeding, and a Family Evening
Quote of the Day “Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” – George Eliot
Sealing the Driveway
Quote of the Day “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
Every Rosebush Has Its Tarp
Quote of the Day “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” – Thomas A. Edison
The Stuff and the Stuffing
Quote of the Day “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
Juneteenth and a Regretful Dirt Transporter
Quote of the Day “There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” – Ansel Adams
Holy Flow
Quote of the Day “Go tell mom we have a leak!” – Me