I Tried

Did you watch the"Presidential" debate last night.  I tried.  The wife was skeptical about watching it but she watched as long as I did.  I totaled maybe 5 minutes.  They were both talking over each other so much I couldn't tell what was being said.  So I don't have any feel for how it went.  In that short time, I did hear the so called moderator call out the President several times without doing the same to Biden.  Biden's insults were his only tactic that I could tell.  I have never seen those type insults in a debate before.  It was beyond childish and showed no respect for the office.  The President was boorish with his constant interruptions but Biden was nearly as bad in that short time.  We turned it off quickly.  I don't really know why they have these debates.  I don't believe they change anyone's mind.  They only hope the other guy will step on his tongue so the media can rip him apart later hoping to score with those undecided voters.  I don't understand how anyone can be undecided in this election at any point.  You are either for the constitution or against it.  Pretty simple.

I'm in and out of the house today.  Trying to trim some more trees while it's still cool.  The plan was to weed eat for maybe the last time this year/season.  Evidently my fuel has gone bad again.  Stabil is not working for me.  So I switched to trimming trees.  I will get some fuel in the next few days to finish the other chore.  Unfortunately that fuel will also go bad before I need it again in the Spring.  I will then have to find a way to dispose of it and start over.  Most likely I will forgo getting new fuel until next Spring and let the weed eating wait.  That's how I roll LOL.  Hey, I'm retired.  (But those tall grasses will be mocking me all that time.)

'K' is in full decorating mode.  She is switching over to Fall decor.  This goes on for several days.  She is very crafty and can do this sort of thing spectacularly.  At least it looks great to me, but I'm a guy so what do I know.  I found out that my compliments seems to mean that I want her to do this.  I like it, but I don't think it would hurt my feelings if she didn't do it.  It's a lot of work, or she makes it a lot of work.  We have Fall colored leaves all over 'inside' the house, even on picture frames and orange colored accent lights.  I just enjoy it and say the appropriate words.  

What's your take on the debate?  Will there be another after this fiasco?

Happy Trails

Monday Thoughts

I don't know anything about the President's SCOTUS nominee other than what I see on the www.  She seems like a good pick.  But so did Roberts at the time.  I still wonder what they have on that guy.  I don't know when the hearings for her confirmation will begin.  I haven't seen a timeline as of this morning.  I know that if McConnell rushes the process, the libs will go even more crazy.  To spare them that anxiety, maybe he should forgo that process and go straight to a floor vote.  I can see lib heads exploding just at the thought of that.  I just hope that if she gets confirmed she upholds the constitution and not any political ideology as so many of our judges do these days, especially on the SCOTUS.   

The wind has really picked up this morning with a cold front that is blowing through.  No real temp changes yet as it is 66* at this time.  However they say it may get into the 40's tomorrow morning.  I'm ready for some cooler weather, but 40's?  LOL.  With the cooler weather I will start some put off chores.  I have a long list, and I suspect that I will defer some to another time as usual.  I really need to do some painting along with the prep work prior.  Since it's outside, weather is the determiner of when that will start.  I need to get that done either way.  I have put that off too many times already.  The worst part is getting on the roof and cleaning off the siding of my fake chimney.  It will require some scrubbing.  Not looking forward to that at all.

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Saturday

In case you're wondering, the new photo at the top was taken by my Grandfather while he was in the Army Air Service.  It is a Handley-Paige bomber and I believe the photo was taken 1919-1921 at Kelly Field.  I plan on changing out that photo every so often with old photos I have of mine and those I have collected from family.  I will try to remember to explain what each photo is.  If I don't please ask if you are interested at all.

Son#1 and his 2 kids will be coming to the house today.  His wife has gone with her parents to Arizona.  We will be watching the Longhorns and then eating supper together.  We both have been lifelong 'Horns' fans.  (I took him to several games when he was young and now he is a season ticket holder.)  This is a rare event that he can find the time to come over for no real reason.  I look forward to it.

Since the weather yesterday started out cool I took advantage of that and did a little tree work.  Yes, I paid big bucks last October to have them worked over.  However, if you know live oaks, they tend to get these sprouts or suckers that makes them look like they need a shave.  They have been looking more and more ragged due to so many sprouts.  With all the clearing that was done last year, more sunshine is getting through so the sprouts have gone crazy.  I still have several days worth of work until I am satisfied.  It's fairly easy work.  I take them off with a saw blade on my pole trimmer.  The issue is some are too high for the pole trimmer or to flexible and just bend and not get cut off.  I then stand on a ladder and pull them off by hand.  No, I don't climb trees anymore.  When I say 'several days,'  It's just a couple hours each day.  My neck and arms can only work overhead like that for a very short time.  So I stop every so often to rest those aching muscles and then start again for shorter and shorter periods.  But it gets done.

I can guess the wack jobs will go even more nuts today when the President announces his nomination for the Supreme Court vacancy.  I hope and pray that there is no violence and cooler heads will prevail.  

Happy Trails

2nd Try For This Post

The Granddaughter (the baby) is here for a few days.  Her Mom went back to in person school Monday.  Although there are no students yet.  She won't have any students until mid October.  Not sure the need for her to be there that far in advance but what do I know?  Her Dad is starting a new campaign for his latest book offering and needs to focus on that without a toddler interfering with her needs for the first few days of the kickoff.  We are very glad to do this as I have mentioned before.  It is a blessing in these dark times for sure.

We continue our preps.  'K' is really on board this time.  I think our few preps we had prior to the start of the pandemic has her more inclined to do more.  And she understands what may happen around the election.  

She wants water barrels (we have no room for barrels-there are other options I am exploring).  She has become aware of generators.  I have no practical experience with generators.  Our power rarely goes out, especially for any extended period.  I have never used one either.  I have been doing a little research.  There are tons of generators.  It seems the one that may fit our possible needs is one of the most spendy.  I have a hard time justifying in my mind the need for such an expense for something that may never be used.  Yes, I know, to have and not need than to need and not have.  But at that price I struggle.  I have seen other options I may consider.  They are noisier and use more fuel.  Fuel is an issue too.  Storing the needed amount is a real issue.  No room and the safety of storing, and then rotating it out before it gets bad.  It seems daunting with our limited space.  Especially for any long term needs.  Our specific need would be for keeping our refrigerators running.  If power goes out for more than three days or a week, a generator may be useless after that due to our lack of fuel storage.  It's a quandary for my lack of experience.  If you have tips, please chime in.  The best generator for our needs that I mentioned above is a Honda.  But at 1+K I balk.

I don't want to say bad things about anyone that has passed.  Ruth Ginsburg's family deserves that much.  I hope that some one takes her place that supports the constitution and not political ideals like she did.  Someone that will not champion the odious abortion rights and protect the lives of the unborn.

Happy Trails  

Sorry

I had a post about ready to go and 'Boom,' I hit that mystery key again and everything vanished.  Not in the mood to do it again.  Maybe tomorrow.

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Quiet Day

Things have returned to 'normal' here since the baby was returned to her parents.  She came Monday evening and left Friday afternoon.  We also had their dog, and he is not a small dog.  (The repairs having been completed at their townhouse.)  They were both well behaved.  So no real trouble but she is 'Nani's' (Nah-nee) girl and stays with her almost 100%.  So Nani gets pretty tired after so many days.  

We also have no plans as usual.  I just managed to cut the yard this morning before it got too hot and I will try to weed eat the rest over a couple days.  I need to spread it our more now than before.  We also resumed our morning walks.  We haven't done that for about two weeks and were very sporadic prior.  The weather had been the main obstacle.  It's not quite as uncomfortable in the mornings this week so far.  'K' is at the grocer's at this moment.  I usually go with her, I don't like her to go by herself but this time I relented in my 'protective' mode.

As far as protective mode is concerned, I have been giving a lot of thought to that lately.  Increased awareness is a must.  I have gotten lax in my situational awareness.  I have become to comfortable in public and not scanning my surroundings like I had in past years.  Maybe it's age related too, I don't know.  Being at home 24/7 days on end tends to make me lax too.  In these unusual times I am more aware of what the possibilities of harm/danger etc. may come about.  I have been thinking about home protection in the event the wack jobs invade our neighborhood like we have seen happen all over the country.  We have several advantages and disadvantages where we live.  

These are things in my thoughts and I won't go into detail here.  I could go too far and give out things no one needs to know.  I have sent emails to the 'Sons' trying to make them aware and to make preps in advance as they had been somewhat unprepared for the pandemic.  

I hope you are prepared for more turbulent times in the near future.  I hope and pray I am wrong.

Happy Trails

Upcoming Presidential Election

I'm pretty sure that anyone that pays any attention to the politics we are all having to endure are aware that the coming election will be the most contentious we have ever witnessed in this country.  Or at least equal to the 1860 election that resulted in the War Between the States.  I am not talking about the run up to the election with candidates taking nasty swipes at each other, that has become the norm.  I am talking about the actual election and the results.  Both sides are already preparing for that with various scenarios.  Then there are also the agent provocateurs that are setting the stage.  The one that comes to mind especially to me is Hildabeast.  She has already come out and said Joe Biden should never concede.  She is adding her voice from the experience she had in her loss and still can't believe it was legit.  She will go to her grave never believing the American public rejected her for a realty TV star.

I keep thinking about what may come about with this election.  Both sides learned some things during the Gore/Bush election.  The devastating defeat of Hildabeast taught them even more things.  They were so confident of victory they will never let something like that happen again.  Then there is this article I read the other day.  I may have blown it off a few months ago but things have progressed so much toward undermining the President's term in office I tend to believe this is at least plausible if not possible.  

Democrats are laying the groundwork for revolution right in front of our eyes.

As if 2020 were not insane enough already, we now have Democrats and their ruling class masters openly talking about staging a coup. You might have missed it, what with the riots, lockdowns and other daily mayhem we’re forced to endure in this, the most wretched year of my lifetime. But it’s happening.

More Here

I hope you take the time to read it.  Let me know your thoughts.

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RAIN!!! Thankfully

It rained here Friday and part of Saturday.  The majority of the rain fell over a few hours on Friday.  I recorded 3 inches.  That was very much needed and the temps didn't even reach 80.  That was even more needed.  This should give my new tomato plants a kick start.  It seems there is an actual cold front on the way too.  Some time Wednesday or late Tuesday night we should get one here and it will get done into the low 60's.  I'm sure where Old NFO lives will be much cooler in the part of Texas he is in.  Fall is on it's way and is much much earlier than any before it seems.  That is bad news for the tomatoes.  

Son#2 has been battling with a restoration company that was sent out by his insurance to make repairs due to a water leak.  Not sure what leaked but he has holes in his ceiling and one wall where they removed the sheet rock.  That was over a month ago.  It seems that company and his insurance company can't communicate very well and have not been able to come to an agreement on how to proceed, until now.  So he has sat there with these giant holes in his ceiling that pumps hot attic air into the living area.  His AC almost can't keep up.  Anyway, they finally start with repairs this Tuesday.  No idea how long that will take, but we will help them out by taking the baby and the dog for the duration.  The dog would have to be cooped up in the hot garage for the time the workers are there.  He would try to eat them otherwise.  So the coming week has been planned for me.  Entertain the baby and tolerate the dog.  

We decided we would attend church assembly Sunday morning.  We did not go to class in order to spend less time with possible exposure and did not attend evening assembly either.  The funk I was in last week is not here as I write this.  It does my soul good.  Even though we have to cut very short any visiting we do.  We are usually one of the last to leave.  It's mostly me waiting on the Lady that lives with me doing her visiting.  Looking forward to things becoming more normal.

Happy Trails