Once upon a time, Janet Reno had a dance party and she liked it so much, she wanted to do it again! Okay, so that was Will Ferrell on SNL, but the reference works for me. I'm feeling the same spirit with my new garden spot. I've got a new attitude, a new plot, a renewed desire to have a dance party - and by dance party, I'm talking about "getting down" IN THE DIRT, ya'all. But I (probably) won't be wearing that fabulous blue suit with the shoulder pads. I haven't been able to garden for three years, since I had moved to a small apartment with absolutely no sunlight in the back yard...but now...I've got a new place with a great spread of sunny space to fill. I've got the fresh plot tilled and now face the enormous task of raking it and sowing these seeds. A whole day spent and only a tiny little piece is accomplished thanks to my complete lack of physical activity all winter long. My raking muscles need improvement. Come to think of it, so do my dancing skills. Where the hell is Janet Reno when you need her?! Furthermore, I've had a lot of nay-sayers surrounding the size of my ambition here (my plot is about 45' x 90') and I want it to get even bigger. Everyone is saying things like, "How will you handle that?" "Don't you know how much work that is?!" "I'll believe it when I see it" etc. And to that, I will reprise some of Janet's thoughts to you: "What's that, fist? He talks too much? Then I think it's time for operation shutty uppy." **If you haven't seen Janet Reno's Dance Party, you should, fool.**
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