Rainout tinks

went in, sat for 30 minutes gabbing with those that braved the rain to come in, while Bossman figured that, well, its rainin’,,,, They aren’t going out to punch holes in the ground or stand up poles or hang wire in this crap. and I have little to do and nothing I can do until the clutter of what I have done is moved out of the shop. 20×8 gates take up serious real estate on the shop floor and I have about 10 in there right now.

“go on home, well try again tomorrow’,,,,

SO, browned up some ground up ded kow, gonna make a heaping helping of Sketti’s and its sitting on the wood stove simmering now. Later, I make the pasta, but I like my sauces slow cooked if I can help it.

The smell is making certain tummies grumble; mine for certain. Grizz is hanging danged close too, waiting the the occasional tidbit,,, yeah, krazykat likes sketti, chili, jalapeños, (but don’t let him use the box after those, make sure he heads to the woods,,, You DON”T wanna know,,,,) and some other very un-kat-like foodies. And oh, heaven forbid I have actual cream for my coffee,,,, Thats an argument that I usually lose,,,

Its that time of year, plans whirling around for get togethers; family, extended fams, duct-tape fams, friends and associates and you name it. BCE and I are working on a meat space meet-up, maybe here, maybe there, gotta see how things go, but I hate to admit, its gonna likely NEED to be here since my incomes are looking leaner than an Ethiopian during the droughts. Will let ya know how that turns out,,,

No word back from GabPay yet on if they are willing to work with my goof-up. Hopin’ so, but it may be I’ll need to delete the profile and start over, and PRAY, the deleted ‘handles’ stay deleted and not ‘claimed’ so I can use my preferred username and such. (and there is a possibility that I won’t be be able to use this addy since its already claimed for a profile. One of the reasons I am hoping the admin peeps can just wipe the slate clean for me.)

It’s winter in Kentuck, cool, WET, and not looking like any improvement coming anytime soon. They are calling for snow this weekend, that may or may not happen, but it will get colder,,,

and sunlight for my solar panels: Just a faint memory this month,,, Gonna be running the gen-set a bit more than I would like. And being anal on when to use lights and ‘puters. I have multiple options for posting, though I always want to use a full sized keyboard over text pads on phone; but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, right?

YUP, boring post today, but then, its gonna be a long boring day.

On a different note, the Ergometer,,, started with 15 minutes on Sunday. did the same on Muhnday. Last night bumped it up 5 minutes to 20. Damn,,,, That last 5 minutes are felt today. May take today off from it, give things a rest, but part of me is thinking, expedition paddlers have to paddle for hours on end every day that weather permits, and there is no ‘meh, just not feelin’ it” about it. Mark Ervin is paddling on average 40Km a day, and last I read, had over 4000km covered (his last post was in Mobile Alabama and He is supposed to be taking a break to spend the Christmas season with his dad in Canada. (note, using the Erg is NOT exactly like paddling. 15 minutes on it feels like 1 hour in the boat. Not a bad thing, since I am working on conditioning, and form. But I want to get to where I can ‘paddle’ the machine for at least a full hour without breaks. )

Mark is 64,

Like was said in comments “thats a lot of paddlin’, but the adventure of a lifetime”. And the more I think about it, the more it draws me(to be honest, there is a lot calling to me currently; symptoms of my work/life situation?, you can bet on it.). We aren’t getting out this life alive and there is MUCH more to living than the 9-5, virtual existence we all seem to get sucked into. Yeah, gotta pay the bills, but doesn’t it strike you as odd that the more you work, the more obligations you seem to gather? Dunno, but its something I have covered here before: that the more you make the more you spend: the only variable seems to be the ratio of essentials to frivolous, and when you are at the bottom, the percentage of essential is much closer to 100,,, The needs of the rich and poor are the same, the only differences are quantity and quality, right? (I know, its a bit more complicated than that, I haven’t always been at the bottom of societal ‘mores’, like I am currently. There was a time where my income was in 6 figures,,,)

ah, but to be able to get into that adventure is investment in gear and ‘insurance’ (nest egg). AND,,,,

RESOLVE. Is that the ‘Adventure’ I am looking for, or is some other direction? If you aren’t sure, your resolve will wobble.

I know Mark gets some donations through his website to help support him in his adventure, but most of his ‘bleg’ is for charity to places like Doctors without Borders, Reverse the Bad, etc. I am not as established as he, most definitely not at current course and speed and my thinks today are that I REALLY need to make that ‘not so’. I have the skills, I have the knowledge, but,,, What I don’t have is TIME anymore. I am not getting younger and the closer I get to that end game, the more effort is needed to achieve the same goal as a young man with more time on his side. BUT, What I do have that the young man does not: knowledge and how to apply it (or not apply it, as some cases may be)

Anywhoos, I have some time to do ‘other things’ today, and I am working on a Christmas story for y’all, No hints, just that tease for now.

Y’all stay warm, dry and comfy, I’ll be back up laters.