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Good news! CCI Blazer .44 Special ammo is back on the shelves! After a 3-year drought! Bad news! A little over a month ago I said I was going to transition from a .44 revolver, some version of which I’ve … Continue reading →

Yesterday D tried to drive his Jeep to the big town about 50 miles away. Apparently he didn’t get much farther than the far outskirts of the crappy little desert town nearest where we live, when the Jeep began performing … Continue reading →

So day before yesterday I found a rat trying to build yet another nest on top of the Jeep’s engine. This rat was so sure of itself – and probably so pregnant -I even saw it rather sluggishly exit stage … Continue reading →

Every single propane bottle on the property is filled. And all at the same extortionate price they’ve been charging all winter. Paging Dr. Murphy: The price is now free to crash. Somebody might ask why I elected to use little … Continue reading →

I was listening to a podcast this morning while doing chores and somebody mentioned California being so expensive people could only afford rent. I retorted to the empty air, “Hell, I lived in California and slept in my truck some … Continue reading →

I’ve been waiting for this. Seen on this morning’s walkie… Propane bypass regulators will be old news to anybody who ever dealt with any RV but possibly there are homesteaders who never encountered them. The idea is simply that you … Continue reading →

Or – well, not here here. Somewhere far upwind. Normally they don’t bother me… …but on top of my allergy woes this is a misery. My eyes are so sore and swollen I can barely see.

My favorite Kipling poem, by means of Leslie Fish and friends…

Found him coiled up outside Ian’s door when I came up for my evening shower. Mature bullsnakes are docile as can be but babies, being less the masters of their world, can get salty when scared. Still don’t have any … Continue reading →

Hanging out, not getting anything done but filling handkerchiefs. Not sleeping very well. About semi-conscious the past few days. May is still my favorite month – but I’m reminded of the downsides. Still… …even if I can’t smell the flowers … Continue reading →

I don’t know what the visuals have to do with the song, it’s just the only video I could find with the right audio. Happens to be my favorite Leslie Fish song.

I was just reading some two-year-old posts about when Tobie came to live with me, since it’s been almost exactly two years. Came upon the story of how he told me he wanted his own bed… Generous Reader MM promptly … Continue reading →

The most famous is “Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.” But only slightly less well known is this: “When your gigantic bag of free food has been replaced with a mousetrap, don’t stick your … Continue reading →

Never fails: May is my favorite month but sooner or later some species of amorous plant is going to get my nose streaming. And here’s me out of any real antihistamine, and Monday four days away…Wait! I can do this … Continue reading →

Oh, there’s something in the air and it’s got my nose running day and night. All last week was rainy, and now it has turned clear and hot. Something’s spreading pollen and it has gone straight to my sinuses. Surprised … Continue reading →

I sometimes wonder if the managers of the crappy little food store in the crappy little desert town nearest where I live have even bothered to quantify how much of what ought to be their business they’ve driven to the … Continue reading →

Tobie may not be the champion counter-surfer of all time but he has every other dog in my personal experience beat hands-down. And so… …Precautions are required. I always have to bunker the eggs anyway. You bet he can reach … Continue reading →

Seen during today’s morning walkie…

This really annoyed me… I needed my digital caliper for the first time in a long time, only to find its battery dead. Okay, no sweat: the battery didn’t owe me anything and I have a Plan B dial caliper. … Continue reading →

One other thing happened during this morning’s bike ride. I’ve had to watch out while going past the goat peoples’ property because their dogs (there are now three but that won’t last) have taken to chasing cars and of course … Continue reading →