Jan 09

Active Wx Alert: Gale Warning Until 1900 This Evening …

And at 0550 I got to hear my tower sing. True, it sits right outside my shack window but it’s the first time I’ve heard it make any noise in a wind. Pretty good gust though. Looking forward to walking around the property later to see if we lost any more trees.

Not a whole hell of a lot going on around here otherwise. Been cold and WET the last few days. Dog complains that I’ve gotten old cause when I look out and it’s raining we don’t go for our walk. Sure, normally I’ve spent too much time with the Grunts to let a little rain stop me, just put on your poncho and git, but I just don’t feel like it lately.

Went to a Doc for a pre-surgery appointment and he cleared me. Gave me 14 bottles of Ensure to drink in the week before said surgery. Bunch of exercises to do. Sent me home and I’ve heard Nada since. Gonna call them today.

In the meantime I went to a physical therapy session here in Belfair. Nice that it’s so close. They gave me more exercises that I’ll be doing after the surgery to start now. They keep wanting me to sign up to start regular visits but I haven’t been scheduled for surgery yet.

SWMBO and I are working out how we’re going to handle my post-surgery limitations. Told her to tell me if I’m getting cranky. Couldn’t shut her up! When she finally ran down I had to expand on that with “from the pain or inaction after surgery.”

Still experimenting with the freeze dryer and what I can make. Put together some ‘nearly instant breakfasts’ using 1 & 1/2 cups of scrambled eggs, O’Briens(?), & sausage mix (all cooked and freeze dried separately) that worked out rather well. Add between 1/2 to 3/4 cup hot water, mix well and let sit for a minute and you’re eating breakfast.

Of course, had to make two versions: mine with sausage and SWMBO’s without. She doesn’t like sausage. Poor woman. She’s from Toledo, you know. Diced some ham to try for the next batch.

Adding some freeze dried cheese to the mix should be good. Mushrooms? Maters?

I need an 8mm vcr/camcorder so I can convert all my old family tapes to digital.

Our House From Space! Fookin' Amazing!

Oh, got a review of a Tarzan movie collection I bought on Amazon REJECTED because it violated their community standards. In it I mentioned the OLD society norms and various racial stereotypes so “put your big boy/girl panties on and accept that that was the way it was back then.” Guess you can’t tell folks to grow up publicly anymore.

Still, Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane in that jungle suit she wore. Still nice almost 100 years later.

Y’all have a great day!

Jan 01

BTW Everyone: Happy New Year!

SWMBO and I will be celebrating in our usual way: in bed by 2300 with heads under the covers just in case the neighbors really explode their house with their booms and bangs.

So, everyone else ready to pay their annual subscription to the USA just to live here?

Dec 26

I Actually Had A Bad, Bad, Christmas Thought Last Friday.

Puttering around the house, as I am wont to do, I looked at the Dog and thought “I should get dressed and go to Walmart and check out the Christmas Sales.”

And a flash of light descended on me and, well, I realized what I’d just envisioned.

Me? Get out in the last-minute-on-the-way-home-from-work-shoppers? I don’t even like shopping on a normal (regular?) day.

Mama didn’t raise no fool.

Well, not much of one.

Christmas eve with SWMBO in Ohio sucked. So I had left-over meatloaf, potato’s, and green beans.

Today, Christmas Day, with SWMBO in Ohio sucked. So I had fried shrimp and fries.

Didn’t get out for our walk this AM since it’s been raining and I just didn’t feel like getting out in it.

Poor Dog. Had to poop in his own back yard. In the rain.

And I am getting a LOT of things done around the house.

Oops, gotta go check the latest Freeze Drier load …

Dec 25

No. Honest. I Been *Meaning* To Post.

But something (laziness) always seems to come up and I’m dropping off to sleep when I remember I was *gonna* post.

Ah, well.

SWMBO has been out in Ohio visiting her Dad since the 7th and won’t be back until the 29th. Which means that I’ve had to feed her cat and change it’s poop box every morning. It’s (He’s) finally gotten used to me but now won’t leave me alone. It’s a bigger “pet me!” slut than the Dog.

So, this is our first Christmas apart in YEARS. Still got her a couple of presents though.

And I’ve been keeping busy with doing “things” around the house. Way too many “things.” Gotten rid of things I haven’t even looked at in years; because I could easily with SWMBO gone. Don’t get me started.

Wx has kept me and the Dog inside. Finally hit that age that I just don’t like being cold. We still get out for our morning walks.

My garden tower experiment ain’t working cause I never get downstairs to work on it. Yeah, I should. Get busy doing other “stuff” upstairs and forget about it.

Which is becoming a problem. My memory. I tried refilling one of my Rx’s twice only to find (about an hour ago) a brand new bottle of that medication sitting on my cutting board/clutter collector that I’d refilled and forgot that I refilled it.

I need to re-start one of those green “to do” books like I used when I was in the Navy.

Saw a Doc and he’s got me on the road to the knee replacement. Really looking forward to that. Even bought myself a “knee glide” thingie for exercising my knee.

Anywho, hope everyone has a great Christmas and Holiday season. Remember when you’re leaving cookies and milk out for Santa to also leave a set of boots, a sammich, and several clips of 9mm ammo for John McClain. He could use the help.

Recent memory scan of my mind …