…from last week.
Cleaning up after the building season – here’s the Secret Lair in its current form, from the hillside behind the cabin.
And that buzzard or another just like it made another stop at the watering station…
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Like it or not, your Lair is looking like a very cozy and homey place.
From humble beginnings – very impressive!
Nice.
What coloradohermit said – indeed it is impressive. You’ve done good.
Now you need a carport for the jeep.
Nice! That area between the Lair and the Jeep just begs for a deck and a hot-tub though. I suppose Tim’s suggestion of a carport would work too:-).
Very Nice! I didn’t realize you were so far out. May I ask how you access your Internet?
Whose house is that in the distance of the top picture? about how far away is it? Is this your closest neighbor?
That’s probably my geographically closest neighbor not counting Ian, yeah. By the road it actually takes a while to get there.
Hotspot on a smartphone. Doesn’t always work, but it gets me by.
Used to have a satellite dish. That was a real pain in the ass but it predated portable hotspots.
uh, is that a creekbed right behind your house?
Only rarely. That’s a gully , leading to a straightened and bermed ditch. Hasn’t overflowed toward the cabin since I fixed the ditch, if that’s what you’re thinking. And even if the occasional flood overwhelms the berm, that’s a major reason why the cabin is raised on piers.
ok, i feel better