Well, here I am in jail once more- as a guard a hasten to add.

Here in our little slice of Paradise, ordinary folks without criminal records can serve as "on call" jail guards. I get to perform this civic duty tonight and for the next two nights, while still working at the forest service in the daytime.

For a change of pace I get to work twelve hours on Thursday evening/Friday morning at the power plant. By then I'll be tempted to just turn off the lights so that all of here can get some sleep. Of course, this time of year here, that probably means that the pipes will freeze and the furnaces will go out.

But, let me stress, I'm not bitter! If I ever get some medical bills completely paid off, maybe I can take some time off without being consumed with guilt.

To Carly:
**Sugar Plum-Honey Bunch, the phone was on the Fritz this evening, I expect to have it working tomorrow**

I sit here temporarily warmed by a roaring fire downstairs that I certainly choose to believe is confined to the wood stove, known affectionately as Woodrow. Woodrow should be extraordinarily grateful to me for that affection, since the incident when his misbehaviour and my lapse in judgment sent me to a burn center for three weeks.

As weekends go, this was a middling one for stress and accomplishment. On the plus side, I got some firewood in, got the Pastor to climb up to the peak of my roof and fix the smoke stack, I got a bit of much needed rest and I began to get caught up on backlogged e-mail.

On the minus side, my wheeler has broken down, leaving me with only my feet for transportation. This could present a problem if I get any EMS calls. (My plan is to walk briskly to the Fire Hall making siren noises.) further, after Pastor Jim fixed the smoke stack, he looked like a chimney sweep scene from "Mary Poppins." I should say in my defense that I called upon the good pastor because he used to be a roofer, I'm very nervous about hiatus, my house is two tall stories and the roof pitch is set in a style I call "Northern Fatalism."

This week I'm looking forward to three day shifts at the Forest Service, three midnight to eight a.m. shifts jail guarding, and a twelve hour shift from six p.m. to 6 a.m. at the power plant. So it's looking like a rather laid back week.