It’s That Time of Year!; Winter Solstice; A Small Annual Wrap-up


Yep, today it’s Festivus for the rest of us. And there are certainly abundant grievances to air this year; just won’t be happening in these pages. Happy Festivus to all! ————— And, a belated Happy Winter Solstice! We are finally turning the corner and headed back towards longer daylight hours. Fifteen minutes of more daylight … Continue reading It’s That Time of Year!; Winter Solstice; A Small Annual Wrap-up

Cell Service; iOS Update; Camping; Travel


Shades of ZZ Top! Actually, I found this back in my woods. Last month I finally decided to pull the trigger and change cell providers, going from Verizon to AT&T. I have been on the fence about this for a while; my previous experience with AT&T was not very good, but they have the best … Continue reading Cell Service; iOS Update; Camping; Travel

Travel


“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” ~ Mark Twain I saw part of the above quote on a TV … Continue reading Travel

Weather; Trailer; Advice; Sleeping In


Wow. There’s actually moisture falling from the sky. Glad I was able to get some mowing/mulching in this morning before it started. It’s been pretty dusty running the mower so this rain will help with that. Perhaps I can burn some brush piles tomorrow since it is wet and supposed to get wetter. Living in … Continue reading Weather; Trailer; Advice; Sleeping In

Fixing Stuff; Trailer; Cooking; Working in the House; Watchdog


I got up and after it this morning to take care of a few things around the house. I needed to do a few small repairs and spent a little while in the basement looking around for parts I could use. I found everything I needed to do what I wanted to do. I also … Continue reading Fixing Stuff; Trailer; Cooking; Working in the House; Watchdog