miraculous elvis plate

this morning my souvenir of graceland plate hanging over the entry to the laundry room loosed from its moorings and fell down on the kitchen floor.

i take this as a sign from elvis that it's time to make my new year's resolutions for 2004.

i think my new year's resolutions last year were to get published and patch the gutter.

well, in april the sf chronicle published an editorial of mine about habitat restoration.

that just leaves the gutter.

that's a tricky one because new year happens in the middle of the rainy season here in california, and by the time things dry out enough to patch your gutters, you've forgotten all about those resolutions. you're eating nitrates and donuts again, your living room is hopelessly out of feng shwei, and gutters are the last thing on your mind when you've got your tax return and the artichoke harvest to think about.

i should point out that i'm not talking about one of those plastic gutters like you have up on the overhang part of your roof. i'm talking about a concrete gutter that runs along the side of the house. i have to patch it with something called sakrete. it comes in a bag. it looks kind of like pancake mix except it's heavier. see i grew up in apartments, so stuff like this is completely foreign to me. i'm not sure even what size spatula to use.

and look, the sun's coming out. could this be another sign?!

Kurt "big daddy" True
26 december 2003