I got this Email today…(links added by me for ease of ref)
Just saw your journal post of 1/25/02 referring to the Sample McDougald House soon after its move & its spooky look.
We are now in active restoration and are working on the exterior woodwork. We’ve had to specially mill a lot of wood to replace rotten planks. We expect to paint within the month.
Landscaping will take a little longer, but we hope to begin planting some trees in May.
Stroll by the house again — it may be taking a bit of time to get it back in shape, but the effort will be worth it.
Dan Hobby
Executive Director
Sample-McDougald House Preservation Society
www.samplemcdougaldhouse.com
I look forward to seeing how it’s evolved. I know that they suffer a labor of love…I should swing by before they paint it.
11:30 am
En route to the Robin Rodriguez meeting… Thinking about old speedy Gonzales cartoons with “Slowpoke Rodriguez” and his pistol. How racist would folks find that character today? I’d heard that the cartoon network withheld showing speedy for a while, come to think of it. Not sure if that’s true. When I worked at the library, Theresa Rodriguez rightfully had the moniker of slowpoke… Brent dubbed her that, I think. She was the assistant in the kids department and very sweet. Perfect height for the job…maybe 4’10 or so? She was one of the elves when I acted as a Santa’s helper at BBCL. (5 times… I’ve put on the red suit about 9 or10 times for kids since the 7th grade)
12:27 pm
Note to others about self – don’t confuse courtesy with subservience. Some folks think I do nice things out of obligation rather than just being nice. Nuh-uh.
12:36pm
Robin and Al aren’t too late… They just pulled in.
2:32 pm
The meeting went well, and I got a free lunch out of the deal. Lots of industry gossip was passed around. Told about Dave & Cathi’s baby getting bigger and cuter... Wally’s crookedness, new company and upcoming trial, Vic fired or leaving Nordis (I’m more and more glad that didn’t pan.) the rack is working with MM now and gave a good review of me… As did Cobden and Brian at MCS. MM is in Fort Lauderdale, another bonus.
I pull an 8-8 TAG shift this coming Sunday but have Saturday off! Looks like lunch with ldy is surely on!
4:18 pm
riding the bus… I can’t believe how wrong some folks are with judgments. I smile pleasantly at a young lady and the look that she throws back at me is the kind you’d give to a dog that might bite if it got off its leash. I’m glad that most little kids can see that I’m a nice guy anyhow. Too many predators in the world today… Makes for skittish people. If that girl knew me, she’d know that I’m as gentle as a lamb unless provoked by violence or cruelty. Plus, I’m not “cruising for the booty”.
Pictures from today’s journey to the Lunch meeting.
Welcome to my wall scrawls.
