Losing the Barefoot Contessa

Semi-heavy equipment rolled and packed the soil in Calhoun Park the last few days of the week. A huge truckload of sod was brought in and the workers toiled endlessly until it was all down. They could not have chosen a better time to get it done what with Friday’s rain. The park really does look nice and I am sure as it grows in it will be beautiful. With the renovation the park would be a lovely place to hold small events; maybe even weddings.
Last week I wrote about the test for employment and mentioned it must be to separate the wheat from the chaff. Well, I must be chaff because I have heard nothing from them since the test was given and it surprises me because I felt really confident upon completion. Just goes to show; thinking you did well does not necessarily mean that you did.
You have to laugh. All summer the weather people are lamenting the fact that we have no rain in sight or that the deficit is over seven inches or preaching to us to conserve water, yet when the rain finally comes all they seem to do is complain that it may spoil the weekend festivities. Yes, they put on their concerned faces because the farmers are losing crops and food prices will rise but for heaven’s sake don’t let it rain and spoil all our plans for the end of the week. It isn’t just the weather people either. Some farmers do the same thing. They cry and moan because the rain isn’t coming but when it does they cry and moan because it has spoiled some of their plans. You’ve gotta love it!
As everyone knows by now if you have cable, all of your channels will be switched over to digital in February of 2009. Instead of making the switch all at once Comcast has opted to do it piece meal. Saturday they took HGTV and Food network off regular cable. The Barefoot Contessa finally starts a new season and poof, she’s gone. I got the boxes over a year ago but soon realized that without subscribing to On Demand there was no way to record programs while watching other programs, so I unhooked them and went back to regular cable. Now I do not remember which lines went where, they gave me no book upon installation, therefore when I tried to hook it back Saturday, I failed. Trial and error I suppose because calling them for help is like butting your head against concrete. However, I have discovered the episodes are on the internet so all is not lost.