Cool to start, nice all day. That’s my expectation. We’ll see what happens but the weather liars are fairly sure it won’t rain… Sunday was beautiful. Really beautiful. FINALLY we are getting some Spring weather.
Of course, a few years ago, I was wearing my cool vest to the Rodeo around this same time, and moaning about the heat. It’s nice to have a long Spring here in Houston, when we can.
Spent the day (once I had stretched and loosened up enough to move) taking stuff back and putting it away. I still have some stuff here at the house to re-stack. I’d like to do some cleanup around the places I store it though. And there are some things that need to be thrown out or scrapped.
I had to get rid of about 20 boxed potato side dishes that I had forgotten about. They were in a tub, under the tarp in the driveway. Water can condense in the tubs over time. They weren’t moldy or showing signs of water damage,but they were old and the cheese sauces were undoubtedly past usability. Mad Max rules, I’d have tried them, or at least tried to salvage the potatoes. Not at this point though. I expect spoilage and waste due to my really poor storage conditions. I’m willing to tolerate it so that I have enough food on hand.
After returning the trailer, I totaled up my expenses for the hamfest. $10 entry fee (which I could have skipped, as I never even picked up my ticket), $15 for 3 parking spaces at the swapmeet, and $54 for the trailer after taxes and fees. I might have saved $20 if I was able to return it on Saturday afternoon, but $20 was cheap since it let me spend time talking with guys, and hanging out for an extra couple of hours at the hamfest. Including gas and a bottle of water, I grossed about $1000. Don’t know what my net profit is, but I’ve got that money back in my safe instead of locked up in goods sitting in the tubs in the garage. Sometimes getting your money back is the best you can do.
Today will be more cleaning and putting away. It’s long overdue, and while not ‘top of list’ it makes sense to do it while the stuff is out of place. I may even take the time to scrap out some stuff for my next run to the junkman.
And with this weather I really need to make some decisions for the gardens here, and at the BOL. I usually wait too long and have poor results. I’m determined to get a jump on it this year. If it’s not already too late.
Food security. Worth putting some time and effort into it.
If you can’t garden, and I really can’t, you’d better stack it up…
nick
66F and saturated. Sun is already coming up. Sky is bright. Might be overcast, haven’t actually stuck my head out and my cams are still in b/w mode.
Woke up with no back pain. This is so unusual that it’s freaking me out. Still no back pain and I’ve been up for half an hour. Welcome, but very weird.
Coffee should be ready, bacon is started…
n
Take away the cars and the jobs of the commoners. Filthy lucre.
Meanwhile, the Fancy Lad who replaced me on the DC project at the tolling company before giving up in October has his current status on Linkedin listed as “Career break. Traveling the world.”
Hilarious.
Man, oh man, do I hate them Fancy Lads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPGSLiLm43E
Sadly, the Fancy Lads are in charge.
So ebay calls it the ‘circular economy’ and ‘recommerce’…
https://www.ebaymainstreet.com/news-events/ebay-releases-new-recommerce-report
It’s global too.
n
Are we at peak weird sex yet?
I’m in a sexual relationship with a Boeing 737 – but we can never have any alone time so I have to make do with a collection of model planes
n
Remember the guy in NYFC found dead in his apartment surrounded by ‘hazardous chemicals’?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11823903/Woman-35-dead-car-Midtown-Manhattan-surrounded-hazardous-chemical-materials.html
n
The pendulum at EBay has swung back to the sellers putting cr*p from Goodwill in a Priority Mail box and the company defending their fees collected from buyers payments when the scam is discovered.
I’m dealing with two disputes now, which is fairly high given my buying history.
The response is the same – Leave a negative review.
EBay, at least, is not going to end well.
No. Deal with any profession requiring labor way off the right end of the bell curve and you just hope that the kinks are relatively benign.
In some cases, being far out there can help land gigs. The guy at the top of the Sherwood Forest Faire web page who I believe drove the complaint which got me fired from the tolling company was hired for his extracirricular activites at the Faire and not necessarily his coding ability.
And, please, no one should try to tell me that the Faire isn’t a fetish thing. My wife’s friend regularly goes out there on a volunteer basis to treat the STDs of the transients who “work the circuit”.
Circular economy = circling the drain?
Seen online today at Bayou Renaissance Man: “Growing your own tomatoes is the best way to devote three months of your life to saving $2.17”.
So true, at least here in the California High Desert.
I had some success in town, but after 5 years out in the (hotter,windier,dryer) rural area I am giving up.
I came across an interesting article discussing some of the problems of the modern Internet. About a quarter of the way down, you get what is imho the heart of the article:
Which applies to Google, Facebook, eBay as well as zillions of smaller businesses. Worth a read…
Bold. This EPA lowering of the particulate standard will shut down all coal, steel, and other manufacturing plants in the USA.
Also, another three-letter agency basically making laws. I’m sure fines are attached. None approved by Congress. Other than Congress sits on it‘s ass and lets them make laws and collect fines.
AKA CowboySlim
@Jenny: Yes, I aso liked to have met again!
I’ve been touting physical media for a while, both for it’s local accessibility and to avoid revisionism or “them” making it simply not available.
The march to 1984 continues.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2023-03-05/theyre-coming-your-books
They already do it with movies, either revising them for re-release (“There’ll be no escape for the Captain this time” changing to “There’ll be no escape for the Princess this time…”, or changing that Han Solo shot first) or putting snowflake warnings in front of them, or simply NOT releasing them. Now it’s books- Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming novels being “revised” and maybe even stealthily changed on your devices.
Bowdlerized versions have existed for long time specifically for young readers, now it’s adults too, and without telling them.
n
wow, I’ve gotten nothing done. I don’t want to lift and tote bins. I’m just reveling in not having a sore back while it lasts.
n
Enjoy the day, sir. Get comfy and read a book. No browsing.
Back to Vegas, today. About to get pawed, licked and peed on by a roving pack of vicious dachshunds.
Currently reading “The Well of Hell” by Grieg Beck. An Alex Hunter “Arcadian” novel. A good horror/sci-fi/fantasy novel series.
“Gary Rossington, Last Surviving Original Member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dies at 71”
https://variety.com/2023/music/obituaries-people-news/gary-rossington-dead-lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist-1235543685/
“Rossington had a number of “cheating death” experiences over the decades — most famously surviving the 1977 plane crash that killed the Florida rock band’s lead vocalist, Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines and several members of their road and flight crews. Before that, Rossington survived a horrific 1976 Ford Torino car accident that inspired their roaring cautionary tale, “That Smell.””
Awesome song writer and guitar player. You can only cheat death so long. I was always amazed that anyone survived that plane wreck.
Also of the excellent but short-lived Rossington-Collins Band. Last I looked some good video on YouTubE
Bombshell emails show Fauci COMMISSIONED 2020 study that he used to disprove COVID leaked from Wuhan lab: FBI and Energy Dept reports conclude virus most likely did leak from Chinese lab
just sayin
n
Yeah, Fauci. Trump tho.
Re the conclusion of the FBI and Energy Dept about the “lab leak theory”:
“moderate confidence” and/or “low confidence” (the conclusions written in the reports, respectively) do not equal “most likely”.
No, “most likely” would require that there are no competing theories that are equal or higher confidence.
Thank you, drwilliams. That was captivating. I couldn’t believe what they did with the restored items at the end!
“Men should ejaculate at least 21 times a month, scientists say…”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11817419/Abstaining-masturbating-RAISES-risk-anxiety-depression-erectile-dysfunction.html
“It comes after a 2016 study found that men who ejaculate more often have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. Researchers from Harvard University analyzed data from nearly 32,000 men and found that ejaculating at least 21 times a month cut the risk of developing the cancer by one-third.”
My GP told me three times a week. Both of my grandfathers died of prostate cancer, one was 86 and the other was 64. The wife says I am lucky to get sex once a week. And my PSA has tripled since I turned 59 three years ago, from 0.6 to 1.7.
Hat tip to:
https://www.drudgereport.com/
Dilbert: Dogbert Builds User Interface
https://dilbert.com/strip/2023-03-06
He may not be wrong.
And http://www.Dilbert.com is still up.
But is certainly higher than “not at all”.
I don’t trust this lying, misdirecting, withholding, administration with any of their statements. At this point there is too much on the line with their careers IF it has been found they were lying, or making stuff up.
Well, interesting. I now have a medical reason for that criminal charge against me on the 802 bus.
“Houston-area Rep. pens bill that would close gaping Texas gun law loophole”
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-gun-law-houston-17822554.php
“Rep. Joan Huffman’s bill passed out of committee with bipartisan support last week.”
“If signed into law during this year’s legislative session, Huffman’s bill would require courts to share involuntary mental health hospitalization records for juveniles 16 and older with the Texas Department of Public Safety.”
So if you are committed, even once, you cannot buy a gun ? I have a problem with that. Only people with violent pasts with people should not be allowed to buy a gun.
I don’t accept even that restriction. Shall not be infringed. Violent nutcases, or scumbags who see violence as the road to success or subhumans who lack the self control to not act on violent impulses, will be weeded out of society soon enough. They’ll claim some innocent victims but the total harm will be less than that caused by capricious government interference with a natural right to self defense.
The PSA is crazy unreliable so that’s why you have to get the “manual” screening as well.
A new blood test is coming. And MRIs are increasingly common before going in for the biopsy as insurances are starting to cover it.
You have a urologist in addition to the GP, right? And you keep all the appointments, even when *that* test is due?
You and Pee Wee Herman.
“High desert”? Do you pay for water? Tomatoes can be THIRSTY crops! But they are worth the effort; as John Denver sang, “Home grown tomatoes” are a positive delight, and FAR surpass store-bought tomatoes. Part of that is that store-bought tomatoes lack flavor because they’re picked early, to survive the trip to the market.
I do pay for water, but have no lawns and just a few shrubs and trees, and have never gone above my base payment.
It is the climate “hat trick” of single digit humidity, double digit winds, and triple digit (degreesF) that “ends” my tomatoes. It means that few of the fruit blossoms even fertilize, and even fewer fruit grow.
Jalapeno peppers, on the other hand, seem to do well.
To paraphrase an old Texas joke: “It ain’t Terlingua, but you can see it from here”.
“Renegades of the Future (Perry Rhodan #65)” by Kurt Mahr, translated by Wendayne Ackerman
https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Future-Perry-Rhodan-65/dp/4416602480?tag=ttgnet-20/
Book number sixty-five of a series of one hundred and thirty-six space opera books in English. The original German books, actually pamphlets, number in the thousands. The English books started with two translated German stories per book translated by Wendayne Ackerman and transitioned to one story per book with the sixth book. And then they transition back to two stories in book #109/110. The Ace publisher dropped out at #118, so Forrest and Wendayne Ackerman published books #119 to #136 in pamphlets before stopping in 1978. The German books were written from 1961 to present time, having sold two billion copies and even recently been rebooted again. I read the well printed and well bound book published by Ace in 1975 that I had to be very careful with due to age. I bought an almost complete box of Perry Rhodans a decade or two ago on ebay that I am finally getting to since I lost my original Perry Rhodans in The Great Flood of 1989. In fact, I now own book #1 to book #106, plus the Atlan books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Rhodan
BTW, this is actually book number 73 of the German pamphlets written in 1963. There is a very good explanation of the plot in German on the Perrypedia German website of all of the PR books. There is automatic Google translation available for English, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, French, and Portuguese.
https://www.perrypedia.de/wiki/Die_drei_Deserteure
In this alternate universe, USSF Major Perry Rhodan and his three fellow astronauts blasted off in a three stage rocket to the Moon in 1971. The first stage of the rocket was chemical, the second and third stages were nuclear. After crashing on the Moon due to a strange radio interference, they discover a massive crashed alien spaceship with an aged male scientist (Khrest), a female commander (Thora), and a crew of 500. It has been over sixty-nine years since then and the Solar Empire has flourished with tens of millions of people and many spaceships headquartered in the Gobi desert, the city of Terrania. Perry Rhodan has been elected by the people of Earth to be the World Administrator and keep them from being taken over by the robot administrator of Arkon.
The Myrtha system containing the Grautier and Whistler planets is predicted to have a time plane convergence with the Druuf’s time plane in less than a year’s time. So the Solarian Empire is creating a base in the system to fight the Druufs off. All of the settlers on Grautier have been offered to be transported back to the Venus or to join the Solarian Fleet. But, three of the settlers have stolen a Gazelle spaceship with First Lieutenant Chellish as the pilot. The deserters are planning on selling the position of Earth to the Arkonide Robot Regent but cannot get to the Arkonide fleet without going through the Solarian fleet first.
Two observations:
1. Forrest Ackerman should have put two or three of the translated stories in each book. Having two stories in the first five books worked out well. Just having one story in the book is too short and would never allow the translated books to catch up to the German originals.
2. Anyone liking Perry Rhodan and wanting a more up to date story should read the totally awesome “Mutineer’s Moon” Dahak series of three books by David Weber.
https://www.amazon.com/Mutineers-Moon-Dahak-David-Weber/dp/0671720856?tag=ttgnet-20/
My rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars (1 reviews)
You have a urologist in addition to the GP, right? And you keep all the appointments, even when *that* test is due?
I have a recommendation from a friend who had his prostate removed three years ago when his PSA hit 9.0. He is now 67 with a PSA of 0.1 so they got it in time. I am thinking about visiting his urologist for the fun fun fun digital exam.
My grandfather that died of prostate cancer at age 64 was Mom’s Dad. He refused to see a doctor until he was peeing blood at age 59. They immediately removed his prostate but the cancer had spread all over his abdomen.
@EdH; Your tomatoes might benefit from a “misting” system. Back in Northern California, I had installed an “Arizona Mist” cooling system; a small tube connected to a hose, with 8 brass misting nozzles. It used about a gallon of water per hour, but it cooled off my patio and the plants thrived in it.
Wait for the biopsy. Goes in the same way with a mean needle.
Speaking of fun I was subjected to this commercial more than a few times this weekend. A little surprised but it’s the wokeness I can’t take.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6R1ixedqE
Not only must you appreciate you must praise their courage.
At least the message is clear to many. Pretend what you want but you’re still what mother nature made you.
Rigid sigmoidoscope. And a dollop of lube.
n
added- rigid, when the flexible one won’t do.
@dkreck , nice ratio in the comments.
Lefty or prog progression.
Tolerate.
Celebrate.
Participate.
Incrementalism at its finest. Now WE need to use that tactic, somewhere outside of gun rights.
n
Thankfully, insurance is starting to pay for the MRI which can eliminate the need for the biopsy or allow the doctors to get a precise target area.
At least they aren’t cutting into the “taint” anymore.
Thank you Kevin Smith for the term.
“A Twitter engineer says at least 2 bodyguards accompany Elon Musk around Twitter HQ — even to the restroom”
https://www.businessinsider.com/bodyguards-accompany-elon-musk-twitter-headquarters-restroom-engineer-report-2023-3
Musk does not trust anyone, good, he may see 60.
@Denis
Good word to describe the video. The finish was unexpected, but so Japanese.
I looked at one other NHK video, and will be looking at more.
Twitter HQ sits on the edge of the Tenderloin, just across Market. That part of the city has been resistant to gentrification.
Market is not someplace I like to be after dark.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/03/another_pulitzer_prize_discredited_as_propaganda.html
The true context of one of the most famous anti-war photographs. I’d known the backstory for years, but now research has nailed it down tight, just as irrefutable as the guilt of the Rosenbergs.
“’taint balls, ‘taint ass….”
— the vase is incredible, especially to get the look of the fired glazing with a cold process.
youtube put that one in my recommendeds, but I hadn’t watched it. If it puts some japanese shoe guy in there, watch that too.
n
Celebrity doctor writes another best selle…just kidding. He lifted a bunch of it
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/03/06/celebrity-doctor-writes-another-best-selle-just-kidding-he-lifted-a-bunch-of-it-n535233?cx_testId=1&cx_testVariant=cx_undefined&cx_artPos=0&cx_experienceId=EXIO3RTI8YOF#cxrecs_s
Agus said in a statement. “I take any claims of plagiarism seriously.”
Just as seriously as FJB, no doubt. Plagiarism is like eating potato chips.
Even as we sit there are people looking at his previous work. The tools to do so have gotten an order of magnitude easier to use in the last couple of years.
Note that this comes on the same day as:
Musk: Accounts weaponizing DMCA demands will get suspended (updated)
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/03/06/musk-accounts-weaponizing-dmca-demands-will-get-suspended-n535264
Of COURSE it can…
Turbulence can result in injuries from fractured kneecaps to broken ankles – and even death. And climate change could make it worse. But what can be done? The experts have some ideas…
n
There is a definite biological mismatch between the average male and female sex drive. Of course, there are alternatives.
Not that alternative…