Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent for us Catholics. This won't end until Holy Week, the first week or so of April. It's traditional to give something up for Lent as well as fasting and abstaining from stuff, usually meat on Fridays. No meat isn't any real big deal these days. More often … Continue reading And So it Begins
Category: Life Lessons
Dog Bites Man
I had an eye-rolling experience this morning listening to the local morning show on the radio. Well, iHeart radio that is. The lead in was a lot of North Texans got a surprise in their gas (heating) bills this month. Well, no shit. It's been cold. So sure enough, on comes a woman gobbling that … Continue reading Dog Bites Man
Getting Fit
Another month is gone. Another weigh in. I'm on a downward trend, losing three pounds. I'm within five pounds of what I'd say is my ideal weight. It's all diet. I've been more diligent about what I eat, being lighter on the starchy carbs. Since Thanksgiving, my run is a little over 5K. It's a … Continue reading Getting Fit
Learning a Lesson
This wound up on my feed. A dude, appears to be a younger one, maybe thirties, got laid off and is processing it: https://youtu.be/YQLTRWJwQ1I?si=fxNlHhYLiVTreLli This is a lesson that nearly all of us learn, about that age it seems. The company doesn't care about you. You aren't "family" Never make the company or a job … Continue reading Learning a Lesson
Snowmaggedon
The snow and ice the weather people have been gobbling about for a few weeks finally arrived. Man, what a weekend. First off is Dewayne asking "Why aren't you prepared?" https://youtu.be/uuUqI8zgWN0?si=ftemyPUP1ZMvweLY Well? Why weren't you prepared? FFS it's been all over the place for weeks. No reason you didn't lay in some supplies and batten … Continue reading Snowmaggedon
Suck it up
I caught this the other day: https://youtu.be/D1rD8E94jgU?si=1Ad9xNe4T6u_H03I Blaming others for your life is a bad move on a number of levels. We don't know anything about this woman other than she looks to be early 20s and appears to work at Walmart. She's going on about having to work 40 hours a week (full time) … Continue reading Suck it up
Merry New Year!
https://youtu.be/14ycMqFysJ0?si=m0KjudptmeQ-GIEK Beef jerky time! Looking back, 2025 wasn't all that bad. I got a new place, new town. Met a lot of friends here and settled into life. We'll see what happens in 2026. I'd like to find a new gig. I'd like to find another hoopty. I need to spend more time touring on … Continue reading Merry New Year!
Merry Christmas
Usually, I take the whole Christmas week off. This year, I'm taking the week after. I have little to do before, these days. Hell, it wasn't until last weekend that my kids had any sort of gameplan going. Until I met the Girl, I spent Christmas eve alone more often than not. That started before … Continue reading Merry Christmas
Getting Fit
I had a brace of doctor appointments in the last two weeks. Actually, those and a test. This is normal stuff for me. Being an older gentleman, I have an entourage of doctors that typically alternate on six month schedules. I see the endocrinologist and gut doctor in June/July. I see the cardiologist and the … Continue reading Getting Fit
Puttering
It's been tough getting back to work this week. I've had little time for farting around. I don't use Facebook for much. Mostly, I use it to keep track of my friends that post there, monitor a few feeds of things I find interesting, and post funny memes I've harvested from my surfing. I posted … Continue reading Puttering
Inspected By Pat 