as one of my Kayaky Compadres said “Feels like we are working on the Devils backporch”.  Its FRELLIN HOT!!! like 108 index, and where we are, ZERO SHADE,,,

two more days of it.  

Bossman passed out cash for “eatin’ ” this morning, and once we were situated on the job and things were starting, HE SPLIT,,,

LOL   And if I could’ve, I’d’ve!!! 

Did I mention its HOT?

BUT, I found a Chinese place near the hotel, and joy of joys, they have honest to Dog Sushimi, mmmmm Nomnomnom,,,,

Tuna Salmon and some white fleshed one I am not familiar with, but was very sweet and tasty.

And of course the other meats and NOODS,,,, Gotta have the NOODs or it ain’t Chinese (and I know, the sushimi isn’t Chinese either, but when I find it I enjoy, relish it even.)    Round three was a simple plate of nothing but Sushimi.   I can eat on that to the point of pain, and by the time I make the door after paying the bill, ready for more.   That ginger and wasabi do wonders for my digestion.

I’m worried about my kids,,,   I probably shouldn’t be, but after yester eve’s nightmare, I am very much worried about them.     I know there is not a danged thing I can do from here, and must trust my Da to take care of the feed schedule (and any debacles that may occur.)  

But I don’t like it and there is some small anxiety over it.  

I will say that Cozzie was acting a little more like his usual bouncy smiley self this morning, but the first sound of another dog bark and he ran back in the house.   He will get over this, and trying to not reinforce his fear has me flummoxed.   My being gone for three days is either going to help him grow his spine back, or turn him into a quivering anxiety filled mess.   Still, He is young, and corrections can be made: the timing of this is absolute shit though.

As for working tomorrow,,, We are going to try to split the day up tomorrow, early morning to noon, 3-4 hours break (SIESTA!) then back until “Can’t See”.   This in reality is a 4 day job, and we have only 2 days to do it.   the half today, all tomorrow, and then wrap up on Thursday with drive home.   Its a 6 hour drive and I really don’t wanna get home near midnight that day.  The sooner we can get this wrapped up the better, BUT, I am also not going to push so hard in this heat that someone ends up hospitalized.   And that is a very real possibility.

More laters, gotta shower, and call it a night.    Fat tummy from Chinese, tired from long day,

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Came home, usual routine, fed kids, unwinding from the day, trying my best to keep cool, and not emotionally, but physically: Its HOT! It’s MUGGY!

Then Elb’s runs in the house and I realize I hear a cacophany of Dawgums, and it doesn’t sound like play.  I rush out on the porch, bottle rocket and lighter in hand, and see Cozzie getting whomped on by three of BadCuz’s dogs,   He’s trying to retreat!   He is on my property and not just at the edge of it.   there are roughly 30 yards of heavy wooded area between our properties, so this wasn’t Cozzie making an accidental incursion into their territory.  These bastards came looking!!!

I ran back in, grabbed the rifle and ran out, putting two into the dirt to break up the fight.    Cozz ran in the house and the interlopers ran home with tails between legs.

Seeing the damage, I almost wish I hadn’t wasted those two rounds on the dirt.   FWIW, I grabbed the AR, not the Henry: I knew I needed maximum decibels to break up a dogfight.

Cozzie has several deep bite marks on his forelegs, tail, and one rather nasty one on his chest.   I cleaned them (he really did NOT like that) with some witchhazel, flushing them out until the blood ran clean, and put some triple antibiotic around the wounds.  Patching him at this point would likely cause infection: leave the wound open so it can drain and heal natural.

Seriously,,, Here it is, I have to go out of town for a few days and now Cuz’s dogs are prowling.  And I can’t take the boy with me.   I can’t take the Kats with me.   (( side note: Elbee ran to the woods as soon as I picked up that rifle,,, He knows it goes BANG! and doesn’t tolerate it.   His usual escape route is AWAY from Cuz’ins house so no worries that he ran into predator dawgums.))

I’m pissed!!!   MAD Pissed!!!    They won’t control their dogs, they never take them to the vet, for anything, and they let them breed and breed.   Currently there are 5 new puppies over there, and I believe the total count is close to 15 (likely more)   I do know they lost one of the puppies to blood poisoning because it somehow broke a hindleg and they did nothing for it.  They just let it suffer along until it died. 

And the county shelter told us they don’t have the room or the funding to do anything about it right now.

Do I do the deed, or do I seek other means?   Thats my question right now.  (for the record, I won’t do anything right now, Not with me going away for a few days.  I don’t want to come home to a burned out shell of a house because they decided to ‘pay me back’.)  

and it does no good to call law enforcement.  They will only tell me ‘no vid, didn’t happen’.(ask me how I know)  And there is no way I am going to just video my dog getting his ass kicked by three other dogs.  F! that!!!   

Not going to put up my usual closure on this post as I am not feeling very calm centered or BALANCED right now.  

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Israeli/Iran Ceasefire?

Of course it remains to be seen how either side actually applies this ‘agreement’: Ceasefires involving Muslim countries tend to be ‘fall back and regroup’, not actual peace movements,,,,

as for my “ANGER”,,,,    I spent about half an hour watching one of my truly wild house guests: A pair of FlyCatchers that are nesting on the north wall.   Not sure what actual species of flycatcher, but the ones that build a nest that looks like a papoose hanging on the wall, if that helps you any.   They came back this year after a year away.

I love watching them at work, and the only one working today was the female bird (yes, dad will stay home with the littles so she can get a break.)   I love watching them hover so effortlessly,,,   just hanging in the air, a foot or two off the ground, and not like a hummingbird, but steady purposeful wingbeats, not the helicopter buzz of the hummers.   She spent her whole time between a guywire and the water trough, just nailing anything that tried to take flight.   Occasional rests on the guywire or trough, but more time in the air.   Amazing acrobatics too.

Back to my anger issues.   Cozz is hiding out in the house.   He won’t even go onto the porch to eat.    And when he does move, he looks like he is really sore.  I would say that is the case; poor boy got his butt whipped by three larger dogs.   He’s gonna have to get over it, so I am leaving the foodies on the porch.   He gets hungry enough, he’ll go eat, and I won’t coddle him making him fearful of everything.   He has to ‘get back on that horse’,,,,   I can let him hide in the house while he is achy and pained, but he will have to get back out eventually.   I’m keeping an eye on him, but I think, other than some holes in his hide, the worst is in his head.

What I’m going to do about it is call another shelter.  Let them know what the situation is, even give them pictures of the situation if need be, and get other groups involved.   I don’t want to hurt dogs, or any animal for that matter, but this situation is growing intolerable for the entire hollar.   Its only a matter of time before livestock start falling to this group of hooligan mutts. (inbred mutts at that.)  IF that happens, the law is very clear on the issue: livestock owners then own the rights to that dogs life, period, end discussion.   I pray that things reach some sort of balance before that comes to pass.   (because around here, it won’t be JUST the dog that was found, it will be them all, every single last one of them, and nothing my Cuz or his GF can do about it.)

gonna have to wrap it up early tonight, very early start with a shit ton of driving ahead of me.  5 hours one way, and not even leave the state.  

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I know, I know,,, y’all ain’t into that Buddhist stuff,

Don’t need to be, but I would bet even the most Stoic of y’uns could find a thing or three to take from this little read.

And I would bet there is some younger version of you runnin’bout that could use some insights into traversing this planet/reality.   Not advice, but ways to LIVE at peace with yourself, and those around you.  Chapters like “Respond, not react” (and how to differentiate the two. )

And its all told in short reads, 5-10 minutes, and the monkey, well, MONKEY,,,, Cute, right?   But so much like US,,,   Fact, a couple of chapters hit me right between the eyes, and clarified things I have/am struggled/ing with.  (like the “respond not react’ chapter,,,, I’m bad for lashing out when shit goes sideways.) 

(little note,,, there are some downloadable freebies in the middle of the book.   three of them are guided meditations and if that is Serena’s voice in them,,,,  Well, easy on the ears is an understatement,,,)

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back to the mills tomorrow,,,   Looks like that job on the otherside of the state may be in force this week.  If so, I will be away from home for a couple three days.  I will of course have my gear with me (keyboard, phone, etc) but I’m likely to be sharing a room with one of the other Emps, and that could be ‘challenging’ as I am VERY much the introvert and they are lunatics,,,,Posting may be a little reactionary and my take on the world may be limited by time to take it all in.  

But it will work out.  I’ve already made arrangments for Cozzie and the kittehs: they ain’t gonna like it (Cozzie especially,  He is supposed to go with me when I go away, right?   So he thinks anyway,,,,)   They’ll be fine,

more tomorrow as I know more, about the world, about the coming week, about me, life, the universe and everything: so long and thanks for all the fish sort of thing. (I need to get new copies of those,,, been years since I had them on the shelf, let alone read.)(another author I need to finish filling a void on my shelves: Terry Prattchet,,, ALL of the discworld books,,, Link provided if someone felt EXTREMELY Generous and wanted to send me a giftie,,, 😀 )

  

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72 hours,,, its a general rule of thumb for preppers, and one I need to get with again.   Let it lay for 72 hours, see what happens.  

The original form was that when SHTF, it would take 72 hours for the realization to hit the masses, at which point every little wanna be warlord would come out of the woodwork and the rest would become the Golden Horde,,,   Well, I think we are long past that scenario, with the growth of EBT and all the other gibme’s our socialist republic has created to keep the debt/wealth lie afloat.

Yeah,,, feeling a smidge jaded this morning.   Funny that, as I spent quite a bit of time in study last night: I should be flowing the opposite direction,,,, (action reaction thing,,,, oops)

As I stated last night,,, we have no idea where these currents are gonna flow.  Even those talking head/experts (HAck SPIT!) are merely making proposals on dream states they HOPE to happen, no basis in reality.(or very little,,,)   That goes for the DoomSayers as well.   Me thinks that the actual current lay somewhere in the middle of the two POV’s 

But the little guy still gets fucked,,,

always has

always will.

Yah, if there were any argument for getting rich and richer, its that ‘You’ll get fucked if ya ain’t’ part.

I ain’t rich, not in the socially acceptable scales.   Hell, by those scales, I live BELOW poverty level,   PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING, but funny thing that, I don’t feel poor, and have stated many times, “My wealth is in me head” and thats a wealth that can’t be stolen from me without destroying the container.(and the thief will be mighty disappointed with the lack of gain).  I live comfortable, my means are fleeting for certain, but my ends are well established so even a longer term short won’t leave me desperate.  THAT is the goal to prepping, and that is a wealth as well.  Seriously, at this point, the only thing I fear is GOVERNMENT, and that is a big enough fear for anyone to face.   (I dislike illness, but shit happens.  I don’t fear death and haven’t for a long time.  And unemployment is ‘just a thing’ like a speedbump in a trailer park.)  I will say, if there is ever a case of someone wanting the property my little hovel is situated on, I’ll take the geld and run. I’ll use the case as a chance to ’empty the cup’ once again, offload the extraneous that just clutters me and GETGONE.   I can find another place, and maybe a better one.(not hard really, this area kinda sus,,,)  and I learned quite a lot from this run: how to do things right, and how to do things BETTER.   Like make the house at least 90% underground.  The Navajo had that much right and I should have kept that in mind when I built,,,

Semper Gumby!!!!

Its Sonday, the Leader of the Free World may have tripped over his dick last night (as one commentor over at BCE’s place illudicated so frelling well,,, go read Ragin D’s comments,,, beautiful poetry, IMO.)  and I am giving it 72 hours to see what happens, what fallout begins, or what the BRICS reaction to all of this will be.    First things first, I am going to go fill all of my fuel tanks to max, because I do believe that fuel costs are set to go through the roof here shortly.

I may put up more later, will see what the brainium comes up with, what outside inputs stir the pot and create new connections and slurries.   Gonna be an interesting ride for a few weeks/months, pray it ain’t years.

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No animosity here,,,,

Coz has no issues with Kitteh helping himself to Dawgum food,,,   Elbee likes the Salmon that I am feeding Cozzie, and he helps himself to some of the choicer nibbles, and Coz just watches, or even eats right alongside him.   

Coz is on a raw diet for a couple of weeks.  and after three days, it does seem to be helping, some at least.   Boy still has some of the raunchiest farts around though.   I’ve heard ALL pitties are farty puppies,,,  Don’t recall that with my daughters pup, but that was years back and she was busy building her own life at that time, so our visits were hit or miss.   I have probiotics to give to him and I will start adding them to his diet in a couple of days.   Hopefully that will ease the raunch: with as bad as they are, I don’t expect to eliminate them completely.  The boy will clear an open air porch, no lie!!!

But,,,,   I am VERY happy to see “no food aggression” in him.   And on that note, he and Elbee are actually pretty tight.   Elbee decided it was a night out and took off just before sunset.   Cozz has been moping on the porch ever since, wondering where his buddy went off to, watching the wood line where Elbee usually returns from, waiting, patiently,,,

poor pupper,,,

I didn’t get a picure of it, but this afternoon, during siesta time, they were laying on the porch, back to back, zonked right out without a care in the world.  Snuggled up like homies.   I know Zooms isn’t all that fond of him yet, but give it time,,, At least Zooms is coming home again.  Mama,,,   What can I say: she hates everyone, tolerates at best and whacks on everyone, including me.  She’s just the psycho kitteh Queen around here.   (and why I much prefer Tomkats now.   They seem much more laid back about life, and don’t take themselves too seriously, unless there is a femmefatale about,,, then its ALL seriousness,,,)

On the world stage, Trump is, right now,  announcing to the world that he ordered the strike against Irans Nuclear program sites and that all three have been obliterated.   Assuming intel has thier shit wired tight, then I would say the call is correct, but it leaves a big can of worms, laying open in the sun getting all stinky.  I think things just got escalated on the world stage, (and Iran issued a statement that all Americans are now targets, no ifs ands or buts about it.)   I just keep watching.   I can’t worry about it, too much going on that is so far out of my hands.   I just keep the prep buiding going.   You should to!   Who knows which way the wind is blowing here: I can only hope that we keep boots off the ground this go’round in the ME.   The neoCONS have no sense of proportion and have raped our military of usefulness over the last 25 years, squandered their budgets on toys that don’t work and let the arsenals go dry.  (fact, the bombs that were dropped on Iran tonight were likely over 20 years old, and considered NEW by usual armament standards.   Our best fliers are older than that, including the B2’s that delivered the ordinance.)  Matt Bracken pointed out just the other day, that ALL of our military personel number under a quarter million (I believe 175,000 was what he quoted)   thats ALL of them, not just the trigger pullers, and more than 2/3rds are support and logistics, not trigger pullers.    Those numbers don’t add up to well when things go kinetic with boots on ground. (look at the numbers from the Ukraine/Russia thing, and thats been going on for 4 years now,,,,  )  I don’t want to see American soldiers and Marines dying again.

Add to that ‘don’t wanna see dying again’,,, Navy and National Gaurd.    They, those that won’t ever be held accountable for war, or feel its fires, will have no issues sending the young’uns to die for their power plays.  

That is what my time in taught me.   I was one of the lucky ones, being in a war that lasted literal days, not years.    But I learned that lesson well. (and some might say ‘maybe TOO well, ya unpatriotic bastache!’   Yeah,,, whatever… I love my country, I love the Constitution, I love the general attitude of AMERICANS .  I despise the majority of those that claim the title ‘representative of the people’.)

And I still think this is all smoke and mirrors to something much bigger going on that is being kept hush-hush.  The BRICS are still in play, and right now, two of those players have every sign of following Sun-Tzu’s teaching “Why fight when your enemy is destroying himself”,,,  

Think about it.

And a take on things from Simplicus, RTWT

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Last night, around 10:45pm, summer solstice happened.  Today is showing itself to be a few minutes shorter than yesterday.   The turning point of the year, summer begins to fade into fall and winter.

I missed it, completely slipped by me until I checked my emails this morning.  Not that I keep a religious thing on solstices and equinoxes, but I like to do a paddle day on the turns and humps.   Then again, I missed the winters solstice this past year too.  

Fact, I’ve been VERY lax with kayaking this year, and I don’t know why.  I still fly a boat and keep the gear in the truck, just,

dunno,,,

Boredom?   the “Been there done thats” and want new water under my keel?   Some, yes,,, but can’t be all of it because unlike earth, water isn’t static, its always changing so the area I paddled through on the way out may be a chaotic mess on the way back in.   Desire to be with Friends?   More that, me thinks.    Even with my lower paddle rates, I am still getting in more paddle time than most of my group is.    Dawgum?    Thats just an excuse.   He’s doing much better about staying put at home, getting along with the kats.   I would like to take him with, and until I get a sit on or canoe, that ain’t happening.   May not happen at all as he shows quite a bit of fear of water at this stage (which I need to address still.)

Not only the world at a turning point, but me as well.   Something is shifting in my little world and while the water still calls, the fresh water calls less and less.   I imagine smelling salt and brine.   Feeling stiff breezes unmarred by trees and hills.    May be imagination, but there is memory there as well.  Not memory of paddling on salt water, but living near it.   Had I found kayaks back then, this story would be told from a different point of view,,,,

An associate on FB is in Carlsbad CA this week, posted pics there.   Oh, the tug of heart strings when I saw the storm clouds over the pacific off shore; I could TASTE the salty breeze, the mingling of fresh rainwater with salty spray on my lips,,,,,   LONGING,,,,,

sigh   

I used to walk down to the beach during storms,,, Loved the sound of the waves and the wind in my face.   Saw a few waterspouts off shore that were just incredible to witness (even saw fish fall from the sky afterwards, which was a surprise the first time.)   And I wasn’t the only ‘storm watcher’ there.   There would be several of on the beach, soaking wet and grinning like fools, feeling all of that energy about us, grounded barefeet in wet sand, tempting the fates with lightning strikes.   Yes, dumb and crazy, but so invigorating,,,,,

Why did they have to screw up California so bad (don’t answer that, the land is unchanged, its only some of the people on it and the insanity that changed.)   My favorite part of California was the fact that I could go surfing in the morning, then drive a couple of hours and go skiing at Big Bear mountain, all in the same day.   Or, swimming in the ocean in the morning, then walking a desert path in the Sierras later the same day.  Diversity of environments was an absolute treat to me.  

of course I was much younger and not as broken down then.  But also dumber and living on instinct and bouncing around from a bad marriage like a pinball stuck between two kickerpads.   Took me years to get my shit straight and that took coming into these hills to be a hermit to do.   Had I followed my gut then (which I didn’t quite trust yet,,,) I could have done the same thing there    Hindsight, 20/20, ladeedahdeedah,,,,

Let go or get dragged,,,,

Letting go.

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as for LOAD,,,,    Get ya some MRE’s on the cheapy-cheap,, Seriously CHEAPY-CHEAP!!!!  Calculated at $2.66 a bag,  thats a 2500 calorie MEAL for less than a questionable content burger at one of the fast food joints.   Yeah, I’m gonna get a cut if you follow that link, and I did order myself a couple of cases (following BCE’s linky so he gets some love out of it.)  These things don’t go bad, despite the date thingy.    Personally saw some 5 years out of date in circulation while in the Corps and they were still issueing them and they tasted fine, for what thats worth of the older five fingers of death bags,,,(if you know, you KNOW,,,LOL)  And even if you aren’t on the Prime thingy on Zon, $6.99 shipping is dirt cheap for a couple of cases of these things (or more than a couple, since the shipping rate stays the same on the Zon).

Go read this first, and see if you can see the word twists that are in play to convince you of a certain POV,,,,

Do you see it?   It’s pretty blatantly obvious to me, and one reason why I only, usually, scan things on most sites.   The koolaid runs deep and fast these days.

Look, I don’t give a rat’s ass about  “Ze JOOOZZZZZ”, either in Israel or abroad.   I have had Jewish friends and we got along just fine, fully understanding my beliefs aren’t theirs nor theirs mine.   I don’t give a rat’s ass about the Mullahs and the Muzzies (though I will happily take a shot or three when given the chance, ONLY due to their ‘religion of peace’ that ain’t, and its dogma to stamp on people of any ‘faith’ not thiers,,,)

ANYwhoozzzz,,,, one thing was brought up by another writer (I believe Sarah Hoyt, but I know I read it online,,) “When an enemy state calls you the Great Satan and says you need wiped off the map, You should probably listen,,,”  And its no bullshit that such were the words that have been repeated since 1979 about the US and Israel BY IRAN,,,   Ya might wanna listen, and keep an eye on things.   If such a state were to acquire Nukes, with the ideology that we needed exterminated, I would be inclined to do all I could to keep such a state from getting the Canned Sunshinies too.    And that IS what has been going on behind the scenes and in front of the curtain for decades,,,     WHY in the hell Oblammy and the Puppet sent that state PALLETS OF CASH in appeasement is beyond me.      If they were really willing to deal, they should have started at the negotiating table for their resources, like crude oil; not demanded ‘tribute’ to keep the peace (that like all Muslim countries, is a false face they like to display while the money goes to sub-sects to power MORE terrorist functions.)  Still, if someone says you need erradicated, you might want to take note and act accordingly.             What we are seeing is just that, despite such Memes as this.

The reason I question that meme?   If the intel coming out that the head military guy was a double agent of Israel, than yah, they have been beating thier heads against a wall thinking they had thier shit inline,,,   Who else is a double agent in their system?    No one but those in play know, or they were found and are now dead,,,,    Fact is, us ‘Normies’ are likely to never know the real details,,, Hell, all of those ‘nuke refineries’ they have hit so far, might be soap factories for all we know.  Not that I question that, just making a statement from my usual contrarian side.

Here’s my stance, I do have problems with Muslim advancement around the globe.   We have centuries of history to show that such is NOT a good thing for those of other faiths, no matter what faith that is.   Yes, there are countries where such can live side by side in peace, FOR THE MOST PART, but its a historical fact that once the muslim side reaches a majority, the other side is doomed to replacement or assimilation.    Just look at Bengladesh, 91.4% muslim, in an area that at one time was DOMINANT in Hinduism(7.9%)/Buddhism (.6%) (percentage points as of 2022)   (And the country is socialist to boot,,, but thats another tirade,,,,,,)

For a short spell in world history, the Islamic influence was rather contained within the Ottoman empire, rarely seeking to roam.  Prior to that, it was Crusade after Crusade and the Muzzies made it as far as France on occasion, dominating several countries for years/decades before being driven out.   And the tune is always the same: Oppression of ALL faiths not Islam,,, Period.    Just look to modern day Africa and the muslim spread that so rarely gets covered by the Globalists Media that wants to hold the Peaceful Religion narrative. (why?  Its a dangerous position to hold that doesn’t certify safety later,,,  Stoopid is as stoopid does I guess,,,)

sigh,,,,

Will this species NEVER learn?   Are we doomed to follow ideologies that are really just power plays to keep certain types in the top tiers?   While the rest of the world just wants to get along, be left alone to live, breed, and pursue happiness?   I could go on and on about that ‘leave me alone’ thing, but seriously, of all the faiths, history shows that, with very few exceptions, the faith was commandeered and twisted to keep certain types in power.   YES, even the Catholic faith IMO,,, The ‘holy’ roman empire was built on Christian beliefs, and yet, if you look at the original characters, there were many from the Roman Empire still at the top rungs,,,   That most of the Bible (new testament actually) was written decades after the Crucifixion, some as many as hundreds of years after,,, and then you have the canons that were edited OUT by the holy see: For what purpose,,, that they didn’t fit with the narrative of the Church.  IE, they countered the dogma that the Church wished to convey, and that was to control the masses.  Granted in a much more sublime way that Physical threats of bodily harm, (though they had their fair share of that as well. ) but feeding on the fear of the unknown to control people in their daily lives.    And it kept the entirity of  Europe in poverty for centuries. 

Believe what you want to believe, matters NOT to me, so long as you respect my choice to not believe it and believe as I wish.    If you start threatening my life or livelihood because of differing beliefs,,, THEN we have a problem and YES, I will raise up arms over it.   The Non-aggression principle does not say NO VIOLENCE, EVER,,,  for one, I ain’t Gandhi, (and I personally feel, his actions would have came to short end if he had to work against the Japanese of the time, vs the Brits, who actually were looking for a way out anyways.)

Ok,,, Long winded post,,, I’ll leave it there for now, as things are still escalating or about to fizzle or something.   Ain’t looking good, and I would hope that at least Trumped and Putin are able to keep sane heads long enough to work a fizzle, not the doorstep to WWIII,,,   

So, instead,,,, have a picture of a kat!!!!

Nothing wrong with the littles eyes, either,,, he was starting to doze when I snapped that.  No name yet either, but he is definitely becoming “ShopKAT”.   I spent a few hours in the shop today, building gates and such, making noize with chopsaws, running the welder, sparkies flying about, and that little one was unfazed by it.  Playing around, jumping around on the shelving, chasing bugs,,, being kitten.    He’s staying in his crate (door open) when no one is around and staying in the shop away from large dawgums that have no sense of proportion in play.   Son of Bossman and I are of the mind to keep him around as most of the older shop kats have either crossed that bridge in some way, or moved on,,,,  I usually see only two of the ferals and they never come in the shop.   And they can never be tamed at this stage (at least 2 years old and always been wild).    Time to raise one,,,  If he can stay away from the dogs until he’s bigger.  (once the kats hit near 6 months, the dogs lose interest: sharp claws on sensitive noses have taught them lessons they won’t unlearn.)   This is not in my hands, as I won’t bring him home to disrupt an already tenuous situation, even if only for the weekend.    He needs to know his space as HIS space, not traveling around being confused all the time.  And if mama-nature has other plans for him,,,, sad and sorry, but not bitter about it, (and the soft hearted me will greive, but life carries on, and there will be others,,,  especially around here, which bothers me much more,,,,)

anywhoos,,, long winded, I have things   I need to do while I have some daylight left and you all don’t want to watch this post turn into a soapbox rant/maudlin’ dive into verbiage of no-import,,,,

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