Notes - a cloak and a thank you

       Late afternoon. You are waiting partially in the shade for Carol at Kroger's on Mason-Montgomery Road. You had a late lunch at Penn Station then drove in to The Rug Gallery on Kenwood Road in Blue Ash to look at the price and quality of higher grade bedroom carpets to compare with higher grade M/I carpets. They quoted $1500 to $2000 for a wall to wall 16x13 bedroom. - Amorella

       When you arrived home you found the "Addendum to Agreement Change Order" sent by Kelly M. to your Gmail account. Eight pages with six pages of list deletes/adds. You and Carol spent at least an hour going over this after running off a copy for each. - Amorella

       2124 hours. One of the most fascinating materials ordered is an Armstrong LUXE with Ridged Core, vinyl product named Farmhouse Plank - Natural - A4617. Because of the underlying ridged core it gives slightly like wood. My bare feet cannot tell the difference between it and a real wood floor, my eyes cannot tell the difference either. Carol, who said she would have nothing but real wood floors (which we have in our front entrance and hallway to the kitchen now) decided this is what she wanted. I agreed immediately. The price was only about a hundred dollars more than real wood. It is UV protected and guaranteed by Armstrong for thirty years. Except for the three bedrooms (carpeted) and three full baths (tiled or textured vinyl ) it is all Farmhouse Plank.

       This is not an advertising blog, boy. What is the real wow of the flooring to you, the heart of what you love about the product, is the technology and chemistry it takes to produce something that looks and feels like the real thing without the possible problems that come with having real wood floors especially in the kitchen/baths and entrances to the home where water and other materials can be a problem. - Amorella

       2145 hours. Indeed, it is the technology. Look what we are able to do. We are a wonderfully functioning and creative living species. Alas, we make bombs too, but hopefully we have the brains to not to have to use them or use them sparingly if we have to out of necessity.

       Post. - Amorella

       2151 hours. This is a thank you to those who read this blog periodically. I appreciate it because I feel good sharing my thoughts. You allow me to be a free human being where it counts most, in heartansoulanmind, the only part of our humanity that we can take with us, a cloak as it were, for the venture that perhaps follows life. - rho