Another Lazy Day

Another Lazy Day
I had to stop and think about it a second is it Saturday – named after the planet Saturn or Sunday named after you guessed it the Sun so now that you think you have the hang of it what is Monday named after – that’s right, the Moon. I’d have to check the internet to find out about Tuesday through Thursday but everyone knows (at least I hope they do) that Friday is by the Catholic Church to support fisherman bringing in their catch on Friday. A good catholic was expected to Fry fish on Friday. But today is Sunday – and I’m doing little chores.
It all began when Pauline (that’s right Pauline Paul) woke up to a chilly reception – the furnace was exhibiting its periodic stubbornness – it stomped its feet and refused to play nice on a chilly morning. No matter Pauline stoked the fireplace and drove the chill back to the North Pole. I awoke to crackling fire and the soothing comfort of radiant heat – there’s nothing else like to warm your core. I relaxed for a bit then it was time to remedy the situation.
I began by trying to clean the port of the pilot light gas tube – success; not really, I need a spiral brush and its Sunday, a bad day to find the simplest tools. So I made do with steel wool and lit the pilot – that was an ordeal, but I’ve had plenty of practice – it blows out semi-routinely. As I got it cranking out the BTU’s I starting feeling pretty good and began looking for another small task. Suddenly it struck me like a bolt of lightning (on a microscopic scale); Pauline wants the TV in the guest bedroom put back in working order. The guest bedroom is a palace with its queen sized bed with pillow top mattress that’s so high in order to enjoy its plush sensual comfort you need to climb a set of bed steps, unless are feeling particularly acrobatic spring yourself up more three feet to its cashmere clad throne. The Cherry night stand is actually full sized Victorian style bureau with black marble top, perched upon Queen Anne legs. The TV is no slouch either it’s Pioneer Elite Plasma Monitor. We had disconnected the “small” external speakers and I had never gotten around to reconnecting the larger speakers – removing a costly monitor from its base not something I took lightly – because it’s heavy. But today was the day and in just a short time with right drive and ambition I was able to accomplish it without damage! Now I was feeling good! What’s next?
I heard my wife complain just last night about the toilet not having enough water pressure to flush properly. I have the tools and the parts – actually I’ve had the parts for a few months. The time had come to take the bull by the horns. I shut off the water, and flushed the toilet to drain the tank as much as possible. I unscrewed the water line and caught the residual water in a trash receptacle (it was close by), and removed the fill valve and conveniently tossed it the receptacle after I emptied it. I popped the new valve in place and hand tightened the plastic nuts and turned on the water supply. As the tank filled, I cleaned up the spill and reinstalled the tank cover. I tipped the lever and voila – water pressure; all you could ask for and more!
So should I be working on the Sabbath Day? Is today the Sabbath? That depends on your religion; I was taught Saturday is the Sabbath and necessities should be attended on the Sabbath. Was what I did against my beliefs? You decide.