They’re at it again.

Found over at Filthie's place - Harley's new effort. Ya gotta feel bad for the guys at Harley Davidson. The Japs build a better Harley than they do and can put it on the market at - at least 30 - 35 points less. Harley’s been hijacked at several points in their company history by … Continue reading They’re at it again. →

Whatever…There are Consequences.

There were a couple of great lines from a book by Robert Fulghum that I've been trying to find for quite some time. Now that I'm done unpacking boxes, I finally found the book which is called "It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It". It's from a story that he wrote where … Continue reading Whatever…There are Consequences. →

Election Day

Whelp...it's election day. I may tool by some of the polling places to size things up. I've already voted, as I'll guess much of North Texas. Who knows what'll happen. I'm expecting my theory to hold, to wit; The Stiff Never Wins. In this case, that would be Harris, who screams ex-wife to anyone that … Continue reading Election Day →

Working for the Weekend

It's been a busy, busy week. The course I'm developing is due to be presented at the big convention in a few weeks. I've been tapped to teach it live, as well as an additional breakout session. Lovely. I wonder what it'll cost to deal with the dogs. I can't expense that. I did the … Continue reading Working for the Weekend →

The Indispensable Man

What has it been? A week since hubris made me gloat about being old and with it. Well, Nemesis is here and she's beaten me on the souls of my feet. I was helping my daughter build a clubhouse for the grandkids most of the day. Bugged out at the end of the day, figuring … Continue reading The Indispensable Man →

Time is Flying

Good lord, look at the date! September is flying past. October is fast approaching and I'll be deep into finding another place to live. The Chinese slum house I'm in now was simply the best, closest one I could get for what I wanted to pay. I can afford plenty more in rent, but that'll … Continue reading Time is Flying →

Gonna Miss Those Flush Toilets

Phil over at BustedKnuckles had a piece on us old farts leaving the workforce and, by and large, not being replaced. He's 100% right as usual. You can not tell me that they weren’t pencil whipping all of the calibrations and required maintenance schedules at that point because we could barely keep up with all … Continue reading Gonna Miss Those Flush Toilets →

Odds & Ends

Been a busy week, as usual. We had a 'cold front' come through that knocked the temperature down from 100+ to low 90s. It was glorious. It's tough running at 100 degrees. I've over done it every day this week and wound up sore each night. I saw a post on that useless NextDoor app, … Continue reading Odds & Ends →

Speaking with the Big Guy

I was forty or so when I learned how to pray. It was about that time that I got an actual answer to a prayer. Growing up, the nuns would tell us to pray. Say these words. Like an incantation. It'll give you an indulgence. It'll scare away the debbil. It'll spring some soul from … Continue reading Speaking with the Big Guy →

Be at Peace

Duane here had a piece on peace: https://youtu.be/9qHfApAxiKU?si=kac9j3PcoKAHcgQT Really timely advice, for me at least. He has three steps: Create boundaries for your peace. Don't let those in that would disturb it, if they get in, put them out. Simple. Stay away from poisonous people. Don't wring the dogs ears. His line, analogous to "let … Continue reading Be at Peace →