Author: diogenesoftherifle

Too many posts,,,, LOL Last night was enlightening.   Sunset rolled around and I heard few boomers going off, and no, there was not a restriction placed on fireworks for drought reasons.  We've had more than enough rain to keep things tamped down, even if we hadn't had it in 48 hours.  Even the local city … Continue reading Post-Independence day post, ummm,, postpost

Sitting here on the porch, really quiet out there for a Fourth of July, last night especially.   Usual is mortars going off until near or after midnight,,,  Last night,,  not much at all.   An occasional shell let loose; more like test fires, then silence for an hour followed by another test fire somewhere else.   Strange,,, … Continue reading Quiet start to a Fourth

Well, maybe not maximum, but there are more and more times where the memory is there, but the links are broken. Like in yesterdays post, where I attributed a Niven acronym to Heinlein,,, Ooops In my defense, I haven't read the Ringworld series in at least 15 years; maybe closer to 20.   I recall the … Continue reading Memory reaching maximum limits

for those not initiated in Heinlein Larry Niven; TANJ means 'there ain't no justice',,,(Francis pointed out my faux pas and I have made the correction.  TY Francis) No recourse through the legal channels.  Dog Catcher told Da, flat out,,, "he can have as many dogs as he can feed, no restraints or leads, and there … Continue reading TANJ! sigh,,,  (corrected)

July 1st has always been, to me, the point of 'it's all down hill from here', to that Christmas/New Years holiday season. Straight into some of the hottest months of the year at that.   August and September are always scorchers in the midwest/south, sometimes even October can be 'in your face' with ugh!HOT!,,, sorry all, … Continue reading Mid-year hump day.

THAT was the final statement from my BadCuzin when I talked to him tonight.   Vet bill for Cozzie was near $200, and there were more bite marks that I hadn't found under his fur.   27 total,   Even the vet stated "these are the marks of a dog in retreat, not on the attack."   If he … Continue reading ‘You do what ya gotta do’

Back to the mines today Vet appointment for Cozzie to get bite wounds looked over and treated. and the world is unusually quiet right now. (and thats not neccesarily a good thing.) have some memes Live Love Laugh Learn LOAD