All of my parts ordered have shipped; arrival slated Wednesday. Learning curve initiated. (that book shown in prior post actually has you do the math, not just show you a circuit for science fair funs.)
Maybe ‘learning curve’ is a steep hill, more like “reminding me of things I already know”; digging into the archives and putting bits together in a different order. I’m no rocket surgeon, just a jack-leg mekanik that hates getting stumped and despises the word “can’t”.
Getting light out there now, one cuppa in, another to go and should be able to see well enough without a headlamp. Still looks grey and oogie out. Froggie even!
A whole weekend without letting the nets dictate my mood. Not a great mood I’ve been in, and not due to Net poisoning. Mostly finding out the things about KY and Utility company piracy efforts that led me down my darkened mood. Even had a conversaton with an LLM about ‘where are the best places for building “alternative” type homes and off-grid living?” A few places in CONUS. West Texas, a couple counties in New Mexico, a couple counties in Arizona, and the Ozarks. Purt much in all of them, get out of town proper and there are no restrictions, or very few (like yah, there WILL be a septic system approval. Thats actually one I was able to get away with here in KY. No grid tie in, no septic permit needed. BUT, there is a septic and it was installed to code by me.)
South by SouthWest? That phrase continually pops up in my little world, and has since 2012: Nudge may be pushing hints me way. Dunno. I have spent the years, between then and now, building up here, finding friends I would drop my life for (so few, so very few) and property (yes, property can be sold)
But the anchors in place. the Friends. Those aren’t replacable, and no, long distance never really works out.
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Not making any plans, nor even loose strategies, other than ‘keep eyes and mind open’. Honestly, a move of any sort would be a bit of a trauma. Aren’t they all?
and I will openly admit here: the biggest anchor at this stage is my Da. So long as he is sucking atmo, I go NOWHERE. Thats the only thing I’ve written in stone (until such time as I write his eulogy in stone.)
And yes, there are times where it rankles the spirit. I know this is the right choice, despite the odd frictions it sometimes induces. (yesterday was one such, but no need to go into detail. I understood where he was coming from and what inspired his ire. I let it slide off me. )
I”ve often said, “I was born of the wrong time”, and in some ways that feels true. I probably would have done quite well in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s. Or maybe all of this is prep for whats coming, and I was born at exactly the right time. Who knows? I’m an author, not THE Author. Not a Non-Player Character though, I know that. Only a minor support character at present, but that could change in a heartbeat in this wild fucked up world.
It’s Sonday, I’ve accomplished ‘most’ of what I set out to do. Might even get the remainder out today.
Lane Change (like I haven’t been drifting across the center lane already,)
The Boring Old Man posted this Meme the other day.
I fit several of the ‘types’, But I found it illuminating that many of the ‘types’ mirror my experiances with others. The people that seem to want to tear down everyone around them because they are insecure in their own world, The Arrogant that are so scared of being found out as hollow empty souls.
I also noted that in each, the outward actions are mirror images of whats inside. Those full of light and love don’t carry the same way as someone hateful and full of spite.
We don’t know the pains or troubles a person carries; Until they share it. Not everyone desires to share it. Men in particular tend to Stoicism: keep it internal, deal!
And men have a higher suicide rate. No, its not lack of therapy either. It’s deeper than that. But thats a subject matter for another time. (no, not feeling suicidal. Been there, long time ago, and mostly what shifted me to being self-contained in my life and efforts.)
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Second cuppa finished, light enough to work on a trench and see the bottom of it so I ain’t cutting anything important. (not likely, but ya never know.) then its wiring time. Probably gonna fit up the linear actuator today too. I do have the ability to run it to its limits and figure out mount points.
more laters Love y’all.
LLLLL! (, ‘)
