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…as a gang of plumbers came and went. The terminal objective was to install a water pressure pump at Ian’s place. The enabling objectives were numerous and included putting in this underground ‘vault’ to contain all the pieces… …oh, and … Continue reading →

Kid, you’re taking me back to the sixties. It’s embarrassing as hell. Yeah – we were full of shit back then too. Some of us grew out of it. Others became politicians. But you don’t get to build your little … Continue reading →

Okay, so yesterday I rode the bike to town, really and no cheating, 23 mile round trip. Took the slightly shorter but hilly way to the county road and the long slightly less hilly way home from it. There was … Continue reading →

…and about time, too. The Leghorns will be two years old in August and this is their first molt. So I guess they’re due a vacation while they grow new feathers. A hen can’t make eggs and feathers at the … Continue reading →

Apparently, at least. That new mainspring came, and there was suddenly no time to lose. As simple as all those videos made it out to be. And it had a dramatic effect on the effort it took to crank the … Continue reading →

Ah, summer in the desert. It never quite hit 3 figures yesterday but didn’t miss it by much, and in the usual pre-monsoon manner never gave us that cooling evening breeze. So at about 10 I gave up, shut off … Continue reading →

Sheesh – I spent most of yesterday just sitting around. I roused myself to do my baking in the morning before it got too hot… …but the rest of the time I basically sat on my ass. I’m tempted to … Continue reading →

Everything was fine from waking up until I got a text from S proclaiming it laundry day. Sorting through my dirty clothes I realized I had no idea where my wallet was. Coming on the heels of yesterday’s trip to … Continue reading →

Never seems to fail: A windfall comes at just the right time to fill a need. There’s another, “glass half empty” way of looking at that, but whatever. The Jeep had a problem, it highlighted a couple of glaring weaknesses … Continue reading →

Y’know, it’s moments in history like this where I watch a bit of news, shake my head, then shrug and get on with my day, thinking “Whatever, I bugged out fifteen years ago.”

“Ladies, let’s have a midnight party at Joel’s place! “In the morning we can hide in the bushes across the wash and giggle at him swearing at all the pies we laid in his driveway!”

It just takes a long time. It’ll be two years in August since Torso Boy came to stay with me. He was oh so very clearly a townie dog, and for the first year I was sure he’d never get … Continue reading →

Ten years ago it was the cause of The Onion’s descent into irrelevancy: Their brand of satire simply couldn’t keep up with everyday real-life absurdity. Now we see that even a better class of satire is clearly doomed. Witness: Babylon … Continue reading →

I got the funniest damn text this morning. Out of the blue, Neighbor L wanted to know if I needed Neighbor D to drive me to town to get more lug nuts for the Jeep. I replied no, I filled … Continue reading →

…but what the hell. Time, I’ve got. The Leghorns have always had the very annoying habit of all laying their eggs in one spot as a flock. This causes breakage and hassles like trying to steal a dozen eggs from … Continue reading →

So I took the bike to town late this morning to get some lug nuts for the Jeep… …and met some residents on the way out to the road.

Okay, the Jeep’s right front tire picked up a nail. Jacked up that corner and found the nail easily enough and decided to leave it there till I can take the wheel to town for a proper repair next Monday. … Continue reading →