08:50 – Barbara left yesterday afternoon to spend several days visiting with friends in Cape May, New Jersey. Colin and I made two quarter-pound burgers for dinner. Usually, I have only one, but when Barbara’s gone Colin feels entitled to more human food, so I made enough to share with him. He’s always worried that with Barbara gone I’ll forget to feed him. Of course, now that we’re in Sparta, if he gets a bit peckish there’s always the herd of cattle in the field adjoining our back property line.
Because of my vertigo, Barbara always worries about leaving me alone for long periods. She’s afraid I’ll fall and can’t get up. To assuage that fear, which is not unreasonable, I carry my cell phone on me the whole time she’s gone. I also won’t shower while she’s gone, because the last place in the world I want to lose my balance is in the shower. Instead, I’ll just do sponge baths.
Interesting email overnight from a guy who’s looking for a hobby that would be a useful skill to have if the SHTF. He’s thinking about buying a high-end personal CNC milling machine and downloading templates for everything imaginable, up to and including AR-15 lowers. The problem is, he knows nothing at all about the subject and wanted to know what I recommend. I don’t have a recommendation, because I know nothing about it. But as I recall, MrAtoZ purchased just such a milling machine a year or two ago, so perhaps I can get him to write a guest article about the issues involved and his recommendations for consumables, etc. for someone who’s willing to spend at least two or three grand to get set up.
10:14 – Oh, good. I just got email from Jen. Her husband read my post this morning and said a CNC mill might be a good hobby for him. He’s into mechanical tinkering anyway, and hinted that his workshop has plenty of space remaining. So that’s at least two people who are thinking about it. MrAtoz?