Pool Table ReFelting

Louie saw the place where my rotary cutter slipped . . . and the research I've been meaning to do for a few years took on new urgency. First I looked at Peters Billiards, a local company. Too many choices on the website, so I called and asked. It will / would cost $445 to have someone come out and refelt the table. That's with the cheapest fabric ($160 of the total cost) they offer. Ouch!

I found a great little DIY site that teaches how to do it: http://refelting.com/ but there's no way on Earth I'd tackle something like that. Louie is being kind and understanding (though he asked me to never cut on his pool table again) though still irritated. We'll consult with Jeff Beaudoin and decide what to do.

At least I have finally taken all the junk off the pool table and vacuumed it. (And I have come clean about my oopsie.) Now he's nagging me about my punctuation. Oy vay!

Donating Books

As I was clearing out old newspapers today, one article caught my eye. (Okay, lots of them did. But I want to make note of this one!) A woman named Lenore Gendron has donated tens of thousands of books to Hennepin County Medical Center for their Children's Literacy Program. Books are for patients and family members to enjoy while they are at the hospital and to take home if they wish. For people who have few books, this is a great way to promote literacy. The coordinator of the literacy program is Lynne Burke.

I am not currently getting rid of books, but I'll try connecting with this program when I go through the children's books that we are storing out in the garage.

LaMoore Christmas 2013 quotes

"I left a puddle on the floor." - Charlie
"It takes a village to make a village." - Viv

Wealth

Sometimes I forget how incredibly wealthy Americans are in comparison to the rest of the planet's population. When I took my trip out to New York in October, I brought spending money so I could have some fun. One of the stores we went to blew me away. I was buying stocking stuffers and other little non-essentials . . . to try to help people who are struggling for essentials. It made me sad to think of having expendable money when so many people don't have necessities. But I'd rather shop in a store like that than go to a big-box store to help rich people get more rich. These were the tags on the items:

Trying to format this page . . . has made me go crazy. Done for now. Messy but saved.