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Protesters are invariably in the first category. They demand action. So while, yes, they are out there “doing something”, what they are doing is demanding that someone else do.

While cleaning up my work-office-at-home, I found a few memories that challenge a neat and tidy filing.

Ebby was cook on a river towboat. They ran barges on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the work was hard and they ate well. Supplies would be radioed in a couple of hours before passing and then transferred from pilot (supply) boat to towboat without slowing. When Ebby’s biscuits were done, all work stopped except the wheelhouse.

Picardy Place, later Picardy Street, is shaped like the letter “T” but laying down. In the picture, it’s slightly down and right of center.

One down, many to go.

• Saturday chores on the list.
• Toilet paper from CostCo.
• Bathroom remodel to commence momentarily.

When does the relaxing part begin?

Last day, 5:00PM: I’m out’a here.

The company computer is gone, the company cell phone is gone, all the little gizmos and doodads that go with them are gone.

I have nothing planned other than a few final tweaks to the work I’ve been doing for the past couple of months. At the end of the day, the company iPhone will get a factory reset and, along with all other other company equipment, it’ll be sealed up inside boxes and shipped out, never to return.