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Three years ago the pear tree bore fruit, long after I’d given up any hope of it. I lost most of the yield to rot and bugs, but learned a lesson – I hope. Still got a little bit of … Continue reading →

Good news! The drunken loser and one of his friends managed to fix whatever went wrong with the POS pickup’s steering and drag it out of the hole he’d dug for it, and it’s gone from my life before the … Continue reading →

I could blame it on the weather but really I just haven’t been feeling it, and there’s been no pressing need. But this morning promised to be typical Monsoon, still and warm in the morning and then hot and threatening … Continue reading →

So this morning I went into the local drug store briefly, intending only to confirm that there’s really no reason to look for 9mm ammo there. Instead, here’s what I saw… Half a shelf of 9mm, with quite an assortment … Continue reading →

Seven ayem and I’m already sweating. Tobie found a friend, sticking out into the driveway to warm up and start her day. Actually Tobie was at the far end of a 15′ walking lead when I took this picture, because … Continue reading →

…but I’m only human… 😀

Going on seven years ago…

I overslept a lot, Tobie finally checking my pulse at quarter to six. Dammit, the cool morning is the best part of the day for getting things done, June through August, and I hate it when I’m an hour behind … Continue reading →

No sooner had I finished the post below than Tobie and I heard another engine in the wash. I thought at first maybe Neighbor S had come back, but no… …a big old white pickup was coming from the opposite … Continue reading →

Neighbor S came by to help me swap out the solar panels on my ground mount. We had agreed on 7 ayem but ended up starting rather earlier. It’s not going to get anything but hot today and wrestling heavy … Continue reading →

I polished off that box of fifty Wolf rounds and then (sob) mag-dumped almost a whole box of the good stuff as fast as I could – and the Arex worked just fine. So there’s just something about most 115-grain … Continue reading →

I got an email yesterday from Regular Reader Kentucky saying he tried to leave a comment and only got an error message. Can’t help noticing that the newest comment on the blog is two days old and I was expecting … Continue reading →

I just now thought of something that should have gone into the post below. There’s been a sea change in the way people spec solar panels since I first got involved with the issue. They used to be basically the … Continue reading →

I’m extremely lucky to have a neighbor who both a) installs solar power systems for fun and profit, and b) is actually good at it. Also, the social security thing could have happened at a worse time because I’ve spent … Continue reading →

Nothing unusual about Tobie going nuts at something outside his window in the middle of the night… …but it’s been a long time since his nocturnal visitor left a calling card. I was even able to easily track the coyote … Continue reading →

When you live on scrounge, and also do labor gigs for neighbors, and also live deep in the desert where neighbors can be kind of transitory because they move here thinking it’s a good idea and then move away when … Continue reading →

This is my Arex Delta Gen 2, which I acquired late April – and which I want to like a lot more than I do… In specs it’s exactly what I wanted: a very modern plastic striker gun with a … Continue reading →

Still, calm, bright, hot… After all the moisture of the past several days, the forecast called for Monsoon to take a break for a while. Today, at least, the forecast has proven dead right. It’s just after noon and we’re … Continue reading →

Just got back from Senior Day at the Palace of Food, AKA the Safeway in the biggish town about 35 miles away. And while it’s usually pretty busy, today it was packed with people either sauntering the wrong way or … Continue reading →

This is the strongest, though hardly a flood. Around 4 this afternoon, after the rain. And then here’s the wash a few minutes ago, when I went back for an evening cool-off shower. You can’t ever tell till it’s over … Continue reading →