I Think

Arthritis pain can become unbearable. I begin to feel pain during fall and winter when it begins to get cold, but I don't take anything for it. Try to exercise as much as possible to keep movement in my body which I think helps minimize the effects of arthritis.

I took a couple of the wife's pills. My arms legs shoulders feel wonderful.

I said I did not want a Kia. We happened across an '05 that mrs edgarblythe fell in love with and we bought it. It runs fine. Needs some tires and alignment. No car we could afford is free of something. We can't make payments because we don't know how long we could keep them up.

I think the world's absurd
a dinosaur turned bird
yet never learned a single word

Is this a different car than the one you mentioned that had issues about passing inspection?

That was before I realized I had been taken.

Sorry. I hope there's as silver lining in all this. Oddly, back in 1971 when I was stationed in Tejas at Wichita Falls I too was on the short end of bad used car deal. I kid you not, the guy that sold me that car had a last name of Lemon (really). He worked on out base and lime lighted as a used car salesman.

This was a '65 GTO. This car turned out to have only 6 out of 8 cylinders that worked. I didn't discover this fact until a week after I drove home from my USAF discharge. It had enough HP that, if you weren't used to a muscle car, you could be unaware something was missing. It just seemed to be a bit rough...thought it needed a tune-up.

Just came from the vet. Ouch. My wallet. I have long wondered why, if dogs are legally property, you have to get a prescription for anything that gets fleas off of them. Could it be the only way to jack up the cost? I understand getting them vaccinated at the vet, but flea remedies ought to be over the counter.

I thought they were. But, what do I know. I don't own any animals.

There are worthless products that might rid your pet of all or most fleas for mere hours, often at a high price, but none of it does what the vet's flea poison does.

Anybody got a spare cup of coffee? My pot quit this morning. I guess I could open up a Lone Star. But I won't. It's very cool and rainy out. Dog's asleep, because I confiscated the squeaky chicken. Tomorrow I will go in to work and take out some more plants. I felt better after getting the exercise last time. I'm about to start breakfast. Eggs, bacon, biscuits. Our one breakfast together each week. Then I got to start moving.

I had breakfast for lunch yesterday at Denny's. Sunny side up eggs, two bacons, and two pancakes. They have improved their coffee too, but now it costs over $2 bucks.

That's about fifty cups from a ten dollar can, plus water.

That's .20c a cup; not bad at all!

I base that on my own home's use of coffee. But, we buy HEB brand for about $6.

Last night I decided on plans to make things to offer for sale. This was the first time it made sense to get started. I decided on an octagon-shaped picnic style table for the garden, a plant stand, and a garden bench that has a planter at each end. I may put up a photo or two later on. Since it is best to construct these things on a level surface, I may in the beginning cut the pieces outside, but assemble them in the living room. The table maybe only partially, since I have to make certain I could get it outside, once complete.

I cut the pieces of framework for a table such as the one I mentioned in my last post. A problem I am having, I bought treated wood, because this area is host to billions of termites. Treated wood is saturated with moisture. Meaning, a long board can shrink in length by an inch or more. So, if I put it all together too soon, none of the joints will remain connected. I built a platform by the house on which to assemble this stuff, because a nice, level, surface makes it all go together so much better.

That doesn't seem possible, Ed. Longitudinal shrinkage is only on the order of 0.1 to 0.2%.

Wood is injected with chemicals to treat it against insects and presumably rot. If you buy a treated 2x4 at Home Depot and immediately drive a nail into it, you are going to get splashed in the face. I preferred to use cedar for patio top boards at the apartments, but was over-ruled and used treated instead. I carefully cut those boards to fit. After a few weeks those tight joints were over a half inch separated at both ends. Repeatedly.

I should correct that the "injection" is a pressure treatment.

Well, here I sits, no place to be.
Ain't it the shits to be so free?

I laid out my top boards on the work platform, so they can catch the wind and air. No sun touches that spot, except for a brief interlude in the afternoon. This is important, because treated lumber is southern yellow pine. Fresh yellow pine will twist and curl and try to walk away if left too much in the sun. I have a blue tarp at the ready, because rain is predicted for Saturday.

A while back, my wife ordered me a subscription to Home Handyman mag. It wasn't long before they sent me a hard cover book and shortly after that began demanding more than three hundred dollars. I sent back the book and insisted I did not intend to send them so much money. It took us a long time to settle on me just paying for a magazine subscription. Said subscription has now expired. Good. I don't like their material anyhow.