Still here. Between broken water supply lines, bad valves and a hose that won’t stay connected, our refridge has buckled our wood floor in the kitchen. We now must go outside to get into the garage because the door won’t clear the swollen, misshapen floor. The closet door has fallen off the laundry room and a critical part to re-hang it has come up ( Read more... )

Well, I just got back from taking my brother camping. For those of you that know, a quiet evening is not one usually spent with my brother. He was, however, mostly quiet. He seemed to enjoy my burning cooking. Not that he would ever turn down a meal, he actually commented positively a couple of times. We even sat and talked quite a bit, and not ( Read more... )

The rain has stopped, at least for this morning, and I think I shall cut the grass before it overwhelms my mower. Early into the summer, I have already used up my free time in ATV trips and household chores. Everything is scheduled and must be completed according to the timetable. I hate schedules and timetables. I am still trying to figure out how ( Read more... )

I listened to the rain as it fell on the tent. The wind increased its rate, shaking the drops loose early from the tree tops until I could time the increased patter on the rain fly. We were three miles from the nearest building other than the vault toilet of the rustic campground and we were its only tenants besides the trees and the raccoons that ( Read more... )

Muse dead. Killed by ignorance and apathy. Creativity suffering. Drive almost non-existent. Beer option prominent but resisted for the most part so far ( Read more... )

I've tried to keep upbeat. I've tried to keep the crap that pisses me off out of this but now I have to vent a bit.
The transformer, the one at work that can flip in an instant into a screaming maniac, has said just about enough. The next time she says "you have too much time on your hands" I'm just gonna say that I do my job better, that I don't ( Read more... )

I went hunting for my kid. I found him afield. Decked in camo oh so green. He was a sight hardly to be seen. Deer and turkey, blue jays and fox, a cat and a mouse; while he called with his box. Most were too far, some were to quick, no tail feathers to post from this hunting trip. A cold I brought back, nose running like Jenner; I think that the ( Read more... )

Another group of youngsters have met a tragic end. Around 2:30 this morning a former student and two current students jumped the railroad tracks on 28 mile road near Gratiot. They lost control upon landing the vehicle and struck a tree. Alcohol was a factor in two deaths and a third in critical condition. The two dead kids were students of mine and ( Read more... )

My life as a Japanese beetle began with my mother, she laid me in the turf about a month ago. She was a last year beetle and dug down beneath the turf to escape the cold hardness that comes at the end of time. She dug deep and survived into the new age. After the warm returned, she dug herself out, got a bite to eat, and went about her business. I ( Read more... )

Nice day to be outside