Dio's Workshop

I'm spending a few minutes winding down from that mess I kinds sorta created by being a nice guy. Took Burnout to Chinese for dinner after we came back to the hotel from the worksite. NEVER AGAIN.    No decorum, No manners, Left me sitting at the table a couple of times with no clue where … Continue reading Nope, won’t be offerin’ that again

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 … Continue reading Away from home,,,

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 … Continue reading ANGER!  PURE ANGER! (updated )

The Monkey and The Way of Zen 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 … Continue reading Book Review time

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 … Continue reading Seventy-two,,,

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 … Continue reading Good signs and not so good signs,,,

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 … Continue reading Turning point