Taking Care of Business

The last two days have not been all fun and games. It's been fun, games and Don fixing stuff around here.

The fun. Yesterday I took Don on the Calico Tanks Trail at Red Rock Canyon. No one I know has ever been on this trail before. It's a moderate to difficult climb behind the Calico Mountain range. It's too steep and rocky to run. Eventually you get to a "tank" or a small body of water that you'd never expect to find in the desert. It's a lot of rock-to-rock climbing and eventually you can see back into the Las Vegas valley from an angle that is usually only viewed from an aircraft window. Later that evening we were complimentary guests at a pool party where we enjoyed free food and beverages.

The games. We watched and wagered on baseball and football and enjoyed moderate success. Exact results cannot be divulged due to IRS and spouse monitoring of this blog.

The work. Earlier Don had repaired my vacuum cleaner and washing machine but with some free time before the Red Sox game today he was able to repair my shower slow-flow water issue with an unknown (to me) plumbing part and something called caulking (also unknown to me). Then he fixed the guest's room closet hanger that until now could not support very much weight. He even told me my car's shaky handling was caused by a tire issue and soon I found I needed a new set. One had a bubble and two others were cracked. After 60,000 miles I guess it was time for new tread on my truck. I couldn't find anything else for Don to fix so we enjoyed the Red Sox come-from-behind victory over the Tigers.