Random thoughts from the moose cave.

We've had a little rain, but nowhere near enough.

It's beautiful that's for sure. But I bet it is cold even with the wet suit on. I LOVE snow. Don't see it enough to ever get tired of it...and it never stays long enough to be a nuisance. But I can't even stay out in it for long before I am running back inside to get next to the fireplace.

I expect being prepared for jumping in an ice hole would be much better than falling in by accident.

mostly for pleasure.

occasionally for profit...

we are developing new strains, and every few months a wholesaler buys some of them.

quarter each.

I gotta go buy a regulator for the compressor. I'm overworking the electric motor, and the one that is on it is off of a cheesy 110 unit that was preset at 150 lbs.

I want about 130, I think...

urf.

gotta transport two buckets o' fish to mr vw's again tonight.

wonky...

regulator will hafta wait till tomorrow. they closed at 8, and I am in slow motion tonight.

my mission will be to make it back and eat something decent before I crash.

no sand blasting tonight...

slogging to the end of the day.

I stopped at wally's as I came home, and got some more tape. I gotta tape up everything that needs not to get sandblasted. windows and the dash, and the engine bay has to be sealed off. don't want a bunch of sand in the motor mr vw just built him...

not gonna do much besides clean up in the shop whilst my bread thaws out. gonna try and get a sammich to stay down. nothing sounds good, but I gotta have something in there overnight. bad things happen when I leave it empty...

and bubba has given us fleas again. damn her...

a fine can o worms this is.

gotta go get more fittings and some copper line to make my compressor go.

but when I get done, it will be done according to Hoyle...

brass is firkin scary high right now.

but so are big compressors. $500 to replace mine. we're gonna keep fixing on it for now...

smiling...

bought some new socks today. 10 pairs.

got comfy feet now...

off to the lowes.

frowning...

got all my compressor pieces apart and with me to go get exactly what I need, and I have a flat tire on the beretta-turd.

not gonna let it rattle me. left it parked out by the road till morning. I will walk down to mower guy's with my bubble, and air it up from there.

baseball game on, and dinner to be made.

mebbe I can swing my schedule back a bit from full vampire tonight...

Smiling 'bout your comfy feet too. New socks are a happy thing.

Underwear too. Nothing like a drawer full of white cotton granny panties. nice.

I wear boxers.

no grannie pants allowed here...

Thank GOODNESS.

I don't mind wearing boxers occasionally.

Truly my mother would be appalled at me. These things are UNMENTIONABLES.

you need a union suit...

went to the hardware store with sparky. he was drinking beer. I was nauseous from beer smell. we made it.

$40 for a little bag of brass.

but it will get me rolling again. and I bought a shut-off valve.

don't wanna have a hose break at night and burn the motor up...

gonna go see if I can find a work groove.

feeling unstable on too many levels today...

got my compressor back together. and wired safely.

cost me a six-pack.

but all the tools can go and do their stuff now.

hellish winds have slowed to a dull roar.

tomorrow needs to be a good day. or else...

else...

raining. but we really need the rain. and it's gentle and all that.

gotta go move the buckets in the plant room. that's what I decided to call the living area that I walk through as I go to the kitchen. I live in the computer alcove by the stove...

foggy head. not enough sleep.

rugby.

that was fun.

need some more tea. and mebbe some grits.

mebbe.

it's officially been called.

Rain day.

gonna focus on making something good for dinner. and little else.

more tea...

rain is down to a sprinkle...

think Ima go out and locate leaks in the shop. I found my paint pen yesterday while cleaning. before winter full on hits, I got lotsa air and water leaks gonna need some attention.

contemplating firing up the smoker in the rain.

still too fuzzy for that to be verra appealing...

I'm glad yesterday was not Sunday fun day here...

cuz it was not. in fact it was sucky. rained all day.

I had to dump buckets in the plant room it rained so much.

lotsa things need doing today. the rain refilled the pond, and I can see more gups swimming in the sunlight...

and I got lots of sandblasting needs done.

Would a piece of window screen slipped in along the bottom get the whole dern bunch of 'em, Rocky? How big is the pond?

about 6x6 at the moment, unless we get more rain.

I think I can net most of them now, if I don't stir up the water too much.

inevitably the craftiest fish never get to pass their genes on. they die triumphant...

barefoot gups swimming in the sunlight ...

Isn't that a song?