Monthly Archives: October 2017

I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. -Elayne Boozler I don’t know who the hell Elayne Boozler is, but she has identified something very important.

…except I got all the rest of my vulnerable food up into the loft. Cleared out the powershed of a couple of plastic shelves I needed for the loft (scrubbed much rat piss) moved them into the loft, then stacked … Continue reading →

Kit Perez has a blog called Montana Homesteading. There’s not a lot on it at present but I hope she stays with it. She has recently had some success raising chicks from eggs – something I haven’t even tried yet … Continue reading →

Yes, Spam! The official canned meat of TUAK! Thanks to Big Brother, I’ve been slowly stocking back up on the wonder meat. And today it all got moved to the sleeping storage loft. Along with many other canned goods. The … Continue reading →

Here’s a look at the prototypes for the wall that will keep you safely penned on safe from your southern border. Yup. Once this 30-foot-high wall is complete, Mexicans will stop tunneling under it. Then we’ll all be safe and … Continue reading →

Then our loving masters will at last have the true power they need to protect and care for us all! For as long as we’re useful to the State, we need fear nothing! And when we’re too old or sick … Continue reading →

The Monarch butterflies appear to be migrating. They come right through here, which is pretty cool. I’ve heard that Monarchs need milkweed to continue on their way. I don’t know what these bushes are, but the bugs seem to find … Continue reading →

…which, when occupied by two dressers, a twin bed, a chair, a laundry hamper and a big hole in the floor, feels more like zero square feet. I thought about that this afternoon after finally getting the big dresser down … Continue reading →

How Hillary Clinton Still Can, and Should, Become President After the Trump-Russia Investigation Okay, before we get to the actual method by which Hillary will become president (snicker) please allow me to editorialize for just a moment… People, this is … Continue reading →

Neighbor D offered to come over and help me get my mattress down from the loft. For occasions just like this, I made the loft railing easy to remove. It’s so close to the ceiling, otherwise it would be impossible … Continue reading →

I used to make fun of people who froze a lot of meat and called it “preps.” But in my case these are just luxuries, to keep me from going insane with depression if I’m stuck through the winter with … Continue reading →

S&L are traveling again, just for a few days. L and I tried something different with Ghost this time, barricading off the rear patio and leaving him outside during the day. That way I’m only visiting 2-3 times a day … Continue reading →

To put up a closet rod in the new closet, I needed a closet rod and brackets. Alas the only ones I owned that were even close to the right length were already holding up a bunch of seasonal clothes. … Continue reading →

What a difference one little foam pad made. Last night the bedroom temp went two degrees lower than the night before and I slept like a veritable rock. Winter has not yet arrived, but we’ll be getting nights in the … Continue reading →

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Not especially cold, not even a record for the season. It went two degrees colder one night last month. But I wasn’t on an air mattress downstairs last month. Thanks to Unfamiliar Bed Syndrome I didn’t drop off till probably … Continue reading →

I was hoping to get some hardware in town this morning, but I’m never sure a Saturday trip will happen. So I spent the waiting time putting switch and outlet covers on, then took the opportunity of the trip to … Continue reading →

Found myself humming that song this morning. Little Bear and I took a nice walk looping around toward Landlady’s place to tend chickens, and on the way I got to thinking about drywall anchors for closet and book shelves. Never … Continue reading →

I woke this morning to the knowledge that there was absolutely nowhere I had to be, absolutely nothing I had to do (beyond the standard quotidian chores that keep the wheels on) and absolutely nobody I had to talk to. … Continue reading →

I’ve got materials for a third coat but I don’t think I’m going to do that. There were bits that were still a tiny bit tacky this morning after 24 hours. If this coat dries as slowly as the first … Continue reading →