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Day 66: Valar Morghulis

What I'm watching today

Game of Thrones (HBO Now streaming) - I walked into the room and my wife was watching season 1 episode 8 of the show. Anyone who has seen this show can tell you that the big blockbuster episodes are usually episode 9, so I sat down and joined her. I woke up on the couch around 2am somewhere in season 2. I stayed awake long enough to see Ned lose his head, Arya begin her journey, and Dany rise from the ashes, so it was worth it. 

What I'm doing today

Seeding - With all three kids home all day every day, the back yard is looking pretty rough around the edges despite my best efforts. Not to mention the dog's poison urine. So we've begun to develop a few bald spots that had gotten so bad that they started eroding last week when we had some big rain showers. Rather than shut down the entire back yard like I did last summer to reseed, I'm doing it in sections. I cordoned off a small section around one of the really bad brown spots. In a large bin, I concocted a mixture of topsoil, chicken crap, and grass seed. I filled in the bald spot with the heavily moisturized mix, overseeded the top, and then covered the area with my neighbor's donated grass clippings to hold in the moisture. This is an experiment for the most part. I don't have high expectations, so if it works then that's great. 

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