philoshop

I'm planning on heading to the woods in an hour or so. Daybreak. I call it squirrel hunting, but I'm not taking a gun or even a camera on this trip. I'll just sit there for an hour or so and decompress. It looks to be a pretty morning and I enjoy just sitting there.. Work (political writing) has been absolutely nuts lately, with the left going so far off the scale that it causes me massive headaches every single day. I need to watch some happy squirrels for a little while. I have a can of Planter's salted peanuts to munch on. I'll match the squirrels chomp for chomp for a little while. Just to make them envious. I should have bought some in the shell.

In the deep south they're called "po-boys".

I spent nights shucking oysters at a bar in Slidell ,LA for a year. It was a kick and I met a lot of lady friends. A lot. I got to be damned good at it. That was after my day job of building houses. Showing up to work in the morning with soft sodden girlie hands was never a good thing, and it was painful, but I got over it.

I drove through Nevada on my way to California in 1976. I may have stopped for gas. I don't really remember but I know I didn't didn't grab either lunch or a room for the night. I'll die before I drive through again. Ta ta. For what it's worth I'll die before I ever visit California again. There's my cork in the wine. My tolerance for these places has fallen through the floor.

Thank you for the kind words Cynthia. They mean a lot to all of us. I work hard to stay in touch with my family. Sometimes they're not happy about it and feel like i'm prying. But the older and crustier I get, the more it hits home. Thank you.. Every day could be your last. Make your last breath be meaningful.

Dogs are wonderful, but they're really not very bright. My friend has a young grandchild who does the same thing. I don't know how many times he's run through the screen part of the sliding glass door to their porch. That kid needs to wear a helmet every day just for his own safety. I took him and his grandfather bullhead fishing this past spring and the kid almost drowned. There's no reason to go swimming when you're bullhead fishing in the river. He'll be the next Jim Carey. I don't know how far stupidity will go.

Got it WNYBH. Again, my apologies for"thread crapping". It won't happen again.

My apologies to all involved. I had no idea that I was somehow "thread crapping". I'll keep my information and experience to myself from now on. Send me a pm if you want to know what Wayne county is like.

It hurt me to quit. The owner is generally a very nice and mostly intelligent guy who voluntarily chooses to be mis-informed by the media. It was also a pretty cool job, building dentures and bridges for people. My woodworking, gunsmithing, and reloading background taught me to pay attention to the details. I felt like I was helping a small portion of humanity. But it was hard to ignore the CNN idiots screeching their BS right in my face all day every day, and me having to call BS every half hour. At first I thought maybe he was just testing me somehow, but it persisted and I left the lab one evening and told him I wouldn't be back.

Best of luck to you, SteveB. Heal up before you push it. One of my best friends in high school dislocated his shoulder in a stupid river crossing stunt on a bicycle. Dumb and dumber would sum up that stunt nicely. He healed up and went on to be part of Seal Team Six for eight years. That's a pretty physical job and he got through it with medals. It's never over until it's over, but don't push it.

Very true. And watching the MSM "news" channels just makes you dumber. I worked in a dental lab recently for about a year and the owner had a big flat screen tv on the wall above the work bench always tuned to CNN. I asked him a couple of times to change the channel. Game shows or something would have been a nice respite. I always had a 9mm in an ankle holster and thought several times about using it. I finally quit. I simply couldn't take it any more. I suppose people in airports can just tune it out, but when it's right in your face for 10 hours a day it pushes the envelope.

This is a lot like the Democrat half of the "gang of eight" in DC. They can't even get together and lie or make up a coherent story. It's absurd. How did these people ever get elected in the first place?

Build stuff with wood. But do a good job with it because it'll be here long after you're gone and you will be remembered for your mistakes as much as your work. Weird piece of advice from someone who has built thousands of pieces of furniture. Take it as you will.

Then you wouldn't be eating a wild mushroom!! Ignore them and leave them alone. Let them dry out naturally and then stomp on them. Next year there will be a lot more of them.

Thoughts and prayers to his family and close friends. And thanks, buddy, for always standing up for our common values.

Nice looking 'ball you got there!! I'll have to keep my eyes open locally, although the dry fall has probably put a hurting on them. ETA: There isn't much flavor in them, but saving even one piece of Wonderbread is worth it.

Like I said, it was kinda cute and funny back in the day. I wouldn't watch it again.

There was movie about Mystic. Something about pizza maybe? It was really stupid but also kinda cute and funny. Have a good time!

Don't bother with the post card, Rob.... Save your money. Use it to buy a new Che Guevarra t-shirt and beret, or whatever. If you really want my address, just send me a PM.

My first day of really running errands with the "new" truck. I'm a very happy camper!! I even took it out on a hunting scouting trip along some dirt roads. It's nice to be back in the driver's seat of a solid vehicle again. Best to all!! You'll know me by the smile on my face.

Never mind Rob.

I slice them and use them instead of bread for "french toast". Dredge thru the egg and top with confectioners' sugar and cinnamon.

Thoughts and prayers to you my friend. Find out what's wrong and fix it. Growing old sucks for sure, but it's way better than the alternative. Right?

I was in my friend's new f-150 the other day. It's not any bigger than my old ranger. It's just more expensive. I don't know what's up with that.