Friday, August 20, 2010

Friday 8-20

Jonesborough
The kid who set the fire near us was arrested the evening of the blaze and has been in juvenile detention ever since. He is 13 years old and was charged with aggravated arson. The boy was due to appear in court this morning. In Tennessee, aggravated arson is intentionally setting a fire with intent to cause physical harm to another person. There was only $1800 damage to the house. If I find out more, I will post it here.
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After all the rain we had for the past two days, this day has been exciting in its beauty. There was some fog this morning but soon the sun chased it to where ever fog goes and before me lay the mountains in their emerald splendor; all the haze which usually lingers about was gone, the air was sparkling with cleanness, and the humidity was low enough to make breathing a pleasure instead of just a need. Days like this are rare in summertime, and the evening is looking to be as lovely as I sit alone on the porch.
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Today was run here and run there; we went to post office and then to bank and then to drugstore. After all that, we had to drive to Piney Flats so Carolyn could pick up a key to be able to do a floor waxing tomorrow. The guy wasn't in and had not left the key like he was supposed to do. She had to postpone the job until next weekend if the guy can find a way to get the key to her; she won't make a second trip to get it. Finally to the doc's office for the ol' shot in the arm. Now I am pooped ... goodnight, you all.
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Have a sweet weekend.
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful day, and beautiful your description, so I read it and translated into Polish, not loosing (I hope) its gentle metaphorical character...
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Po dwóch deszczowych dniach ten dzisiejszy wydaje się ekscytujący w swoim pięknie. Rano była jeszcze mgła, ale słońce wkrótce przegoniło ją tam gdzie jej miejsce i oto teraz mam przed sobą góry, w całej ich szmaragdowej wspaniałości. Opadły też opary, zwykle ociągające się, powietrze błyszczało swoją czystością, a jego wilgotność była wystarczająco mała, by móc oddychać z przyjemnością, a nie tylko dlatego że jest to nasza potrzeba życiowa. Dni takie jak dzisiejszy są rzadkie w ciągu lata. Siedzę sam na ganku, a wieczór jest równie cudowny.
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Thanks, my poor, pooped friend. Please rest on weekend.
xo

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Mark said...

I seems your nice weather is here this morning. Quite nice sitting on the porchette drinking coffee and listening to my Pandora blugrgrass radio station.

Arson at 13, makes ya wonder what the hell was going on in that house.

Anonymous said...

It has been in low 80's for three days; nice.
Thanks, Mark

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