Dealing with Knuckleheads

A few years ago, I was in Las Vegas for a convention where I met quite a few coworkers (and my boss) for the first time. There was a large contingent from my department as well. It was cool to meet everyone. One of the guys was really into bikes, having bought a Goldwing five … Continue reading Dealing with Knuckleheads →

Cool Stuff

A long ways back, The Girl gave me the dead husband's fishing tackle. I had some myself, as well as some left from my dad. I have an old conventional plastic tackle box that won't accommodate all the new gear: It's seen better days, for sure. I bought a much more handy and useful model: … Continue reading Cool Stuff →

Gratuitous Dog Pic

A cat went in here once. So it needs to be inspected every damn day.

First Fruits

My pepper plants got started early. The bell pepper plant is one that the Girl had kept alive all year. I learned something - bring the plants in and use them again next year. That banana pepper was awesome in a salad. Peppery. Yesterday, it was looking like rain. My app said it was going … Continue reading First Fruits →

Here we go again.

Found on my NextDoor feed: It's a snake. So what. I don't know what kind of snake this is. So I asked Grok. This is a Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi), also known as a gopher snake. Bullsnakes are one of the largest native snakes in Texas (and North America), often reaching 4–6 feet long, with … Continue reading Here we go again. →

Fixing some seats – Part 1

The old hoopty has taken a battering from my ass and the dogs. The driver seat had a small rip. Now, it's worse: That's a 25 year old, 100K mile seat right there. The passenger seat had tears from a certain dog's nails. Aria would get in the seat, or stand on it to go … Continue reading Fixing some seats – Part 1 →

Getting Fit

It was tough getting back into it, after a week off traveling last month or so. But back to it I got. For the most part, it didn't take much to get back into the swing of things. But the last week or so my lungs are unhappy. Allergies and air quality are bad this … Continue reading Getting Fit →

Gratuitous Dog Pic

Baby Jasper.

Looks like it’s working

Check out Winston. Since the last vet visit, I've been feeding both of them purina pro-plan weight control food. The first vet (in the practice) said she'd like to see him on 300 kcal a day. I tried that, and they both hated the food, which also gave them the runs. So this time, I … Continue reading Looks like it’s working →

Better square your preps away here

I'm really bad at noting something I find interesting so I can write about it later. I saw a poast somewhere in my blogroll about one of the things no one is thinking of with the middle east war. Oil. Like for your car. Industrial lubricants. I saw a great reminder today though on Tam's … Continue reading Better square your preps away here →