Knitters Greenhouse

Our neighbor's garage has an room above it with a window that overlooks my back yard, the patio, and the pool. Sometimes the 18-year-old practices his music up there, and I hear his drums and the guitars rocking away. It makes a nice addition to my music exposure. However, the recent exposure was something that surprised me.

About 8:45 as Karen and Rajeev were inside the house searching frantically for their car keys, I was watching Arya and checking my plants on and around the patio. Suddenly I heard, "Oh, ****!" and I looked toward the voice, which came from the neighbor's garage window. I saw an alarmed "zip" of pants, and various, loud, embarrassed expletives. I began to laugh, since I realized someone (this person) had been pee-ing out the 2nd floor window.

My house EASILY views all the the back of this garage. I have a deep property, and I live in a rural neighborhood. It's not city, but we ARE outside plenty. It is not at all private enough, nor was it dark enough to think that pissing off the back of a garage would not be seen.

Fortunately for MY memory bank, I saw nothing. But I sure wanted that young man to THINK I did. When I heard him say, "I guess that wasn't a very good idea," I replied, "No, not a good idea," saying it plenty loud enough for him to hear, and chuckling to myself. I brought Karen and Rajeev to look and I pointed up to the window and laughed when I said to them, "I saw NOTHING!" That made it even funnier. But don't tell that kid!

This week I participated at the United Methodist 2008 General Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas. A combination of medical issues have put me in a "rest mode," causing me to leave for home a couple of days early. Since then, I've tried to catch up with the events taking place. In my searches for relevant blogs, I came across this video, and it sums what I think about as I go about life. It means a lot to me to become a caring person, and I think we all need to "Get Service."

Here is the video: