Warmer, wetter, swamp-ier.
Because yesterday wasn’t humid enough, it rained. And got to over 100F in my yard, even without sun.
But I mostly didn’t do much anyway. Sometimes I hurt, sometimes I didn’t. Didn’t want to push it too much in any case.
Cleaned the pool, opened a power supply that let the smoke out to show the daughter what magic smoke smells like, piddled around.
I did get a crossbow pistol in an auction, and I got it together and shot it a few times. It says it is a 25 pound pull, and it looks like a toy, but it was putting quarrels 4 inches deep into the same target our little bows were putting arrows 2 inches deep. It is a toy, really, but I sure wouldn’t want to be in front of it. I’ll probably add a fishing reel and set it up as a line thrower for getting temporary wire antennas up into trees. It’s really unpleasant to shoot, not fun at all. The frame is polymer, and the spring is a nasty piece of shaped spring steel. Lots of sharp edges and it takes two fingers to pull the trigger. Using it once or twice a year sounds about right.
Dinner was courtesy of oldest daughter. She wanted to make spaghetti and meatballs. Do we have any hamburger defrosted? No, but we do have frozen meatballs…. and lots of pasta. So she heated everything up and we had dinner from stores.
I’ve done a pretty good job of stocking the larder. There are things that tripped me up, mainly when my wife wants to cook. She uses stuff I don’t even think about. Diced tomatoes for example. I have diced tomatoes with chilis. I have tomato paste. No plain diced, because I don’t use them. Same with Worcestershire sauce. I ordered a couple of bottles on my last HEB order because I had none on the shelves and she used the last in the cupboard. So if your spouse isn’t fully involved in your stacking, find some way to address the things s/he uses and buys, that you don’t even think about, or you’ll be the goat and not the hero when the item is needed.
If you think you’re all set, and just need to add more of what you’ve already got, you’re probably missing something. So look for gaps, and keep stacking.
nick