Getting What You Asked For, and the Ultra Secret Conspiracy That Felled a Gecko

What an eventful day I've had today! It's my last day in town before Thanksgiving, and I had a list of things a mile long to accomplish. My kitchen remodel continues - James the electrician came today, Roger from AT&T came to repair my phone jack, and Kevin the remodel supervisor removed several feet of drywall. There were some surprises today today - my house apparently has no insulation in the walls! At least I'll have insulation in the kitchen walls now when this is all done.

I was able to sweet-talk Roger into installing a new phone jack in my bedroom to replace the ones in the living room and kitchen that are old and keep breaking. I convinced him that it would save his company money in the long run, since they won't have to keep coming out to fix my jacks.

I also sweet-talked James into fixing a bad electrical outlet in my front room. It's surprising what people will do for you if you're nice to them, and well, just ask. Turns out Roger and James went to high school together, so they had a great chat.

When James fixed my outlet, he must have moved the couch, because I found a "historical treasure" laying next to the outlet.

Since I keep seeing those Geico commercials starring the gecko, I assume this isn't him. Unless there's a secret conspiracy to hide the fact that he disappeared and died under my couch!