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. →

A walk in the park

I've been out of town for three weekends in a row. This is the first weekend in nearly a month that I've been home. It's also the first in over two years that I haven't been with the Girl. I found myself with time on my hands. I got back from DC Thursday, and had … Continue reading A walk in the park →

Ride Report: Wimberly TX, Again

I took a few days off to do a ride, while I could. It's going to get busy this month and I wanted to hit the road before it gets hot. This week looked perfect; cool, maybe some winds Monday and Tuesday, with rain headed in the rest of the week. I got a dog … Continue reading Ride Report: Wimberly TX, Again →

A New Season

Texas doesn't have four clearly designed seasons. It has 12: We had a blast of nice warm days. It was glorious. I started my skin toughening routine: I sit out 15 minutes front, 15 minutes back every day to get a base tan. Why? So when it's intense, I don't wind up with sunburns when … Continue reading A New Season →

Spring is springing

Sort of. Last week was stunning. Cool mornings, afternoons in the 80s, sunny. I captured some of it: The red rose is outside my office window. It didn't last. By Sunday, a cold front moved in and by Monday morning, it was frigid. Monday stayed in the high 40s. Psychotic North Texas Spring is all … Continue reading Spring is springing →

Texas Floods

Well, it's rainin' here in Texas... https://youtu.be/KC5H9P4F5Uk?si=oL6Ex7LM9YTgMFzb We've been having storms in the evenings last couple days, which is nice. It's been warm, sunny, with a breeze each day so I can get my runs and biking in. Then, as I'm chilling at night, the storms come. Storms during the day means I'll have a … Continue reading Texas Floods →

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 →

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 →

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 →