It's getting warm and stormy. The gardens are digging it. By the way, those cucumbers are 4" now. I harvested a few for lunch. They are the snacking variety. I can't get a view of the others, which are bush cucumbers. They aren't cooperating and climbing. Still, I'll be ass deep in cucumbers shortly. The … Continue reading Unearned Goodies
Category: Get r’ Done
Getting to be That Time
I like reading Eaton Rapids Joe's posts about farming and gardening. He goes far deeper than I do, but I've learned quite a bit, especially about waking up old seeds. This year, I managed to start things on time, about 7 weeks before our last frost, which, technically, is next week although we haven't come … Continue reading Getting to be That Time
A Gathering of Men
I'm off today, as it's Lent and I'm heading to the kitchen at the Church to cook. Four Fridays in Lent either the Knights of Columbus or the Men's Club cook a meal. This is usually followed by the African Ministry and the School. I'll be doing Cajun spiced fish, coleslaw, roasted potatoes, and cake. … Continue reading A Gathering of Men
Let Papa Fix the Flashlights
Some time ago, my brother in law was telling me about having to deal with a chronic sore achilles, and the doctor visits. Dude retired, and got into fitness - running, tennis, whatnot. Lost the dad bod, and leaned out. The picture of health, other than his ankle. After all sorts of test, the doc … Continue reading Let Papa Fix the Flashlights
Let Papa Fix It
My son in law is into pizza. He's got a propane pizza oven, makes his own dough. So my son bought him a pizza peel, from Ooni. Behold: That's the way it showed up. That's also the way it's replacement showed up. Seems easy enough to fix. That's not a joint. The joints held. What … Continue reading Let Papa Fix It
Gonna be a Great Day, Tater.
My life is complete. Proton has released Proton Calendar for IoS. Doesn't seem like a big deal. But it is to me. I can't sync my phone to my work computer. I sync to outlook on my personal machine, but that results in two calendars - one for Outlook, one for my iPhone. Great. I … Continue reading Gonna be a Great Day, Tater.
Deep Freeze 2022
It's bitter outside. It'll be 10 degrees tonight. That's not usual for December in DFW. Hell, it's not usual nearly anytime here, except recently it seems. That means work needs to be done to make sure there isn't misery over Christmas weekend. Cover plants, make sure hose faucets are covered, make sure the house is … Continue reading Deep Freeze 2022
Descent into Hell, Part 1
The mobile started misbehaving even worse than usual the other day. I'd been getting a day or so out of a charge, and marketly less so if I used it at all. I started noticing that I couldn't surf really well, and got to thinking it had been sometime that I've seen a 5G icon. … Continue reading Descent into Hell, Part 1
Riding the Pain Train
It's been a horrible week, for a number of reasons. Some self inflicted, some not. I've been fighting a cold and stomach bug nearly all week. It's not the coof. My sinuses were stuffed (not dripping, inflamed), My stomach's been on the edge of nausea, and I'm not sleeping well. The sinus medication wrecks my … Continue reading Riding the Pain Train
Work Sharp
I'm a knife nut. I have a ritual before holidays, but often before cooking where I sharpen my knives. I use water stones to sharpen them, then a steel to finish them off. Some time ago, I got a Cuisinart pro sharpener. It had two grinder wheels - course and fine, and two hones, fine … Continue reading Work Sharp
Inspected By Pat 