Not a good post, nor a bad one, but not upbeat by anymeans.

To my Fellow Ameri-CANS: If you use propane, get your bottles filled, ASAP. The price is set to go through the daggum roof soon (like week or less) and could take years to return to current stage, if ever,,, That leads to the next “do it ASAP”. If you aren’t already in gold and silver,,, Probably too late,,, but its never too late for brass lead and copper. Or maybe I should restate that,, It may be getting scarce again,,, jump now, if ya can. My current spread, I’m going for the small caliber stuff and loading hard. I don’t see us getting into routine bloodshed on these shores, but a 22LR can do double duty in many ways. And yes, people, a well placed 22LR can kill many things quite a bit larger than Feral Mutt. Key words,,, WELL PLACED.

If you are a reloader, get your powders and primers,,, With the current price points of anything even partly made with petro products, things are gonna go sky high, if you can even get them. And with current admin shenanigans, Producers are gonna focus on the Contracts over general/civvie production.

NOW,,, the letter to the other ones,,,

Dear Corporate Banking schemes,,, ALL of the fun and games y’all are pushing, to keep the bubble of your own making from popping,,,, Guess what? A large majority of the world are onto your shit. WE SEE YOU!! and we don’t really give a flying fuck if your world comes apart. You’ve already fucked ours over pretty damned good, and your toadies in the GOVs of the world are seen as well. Many of us out here in the tall grass of the wild world are getting real close, if not already at, the “Let it fucking burn!” stage. We know the ‘real world’ will be just fine; a little roadweary, but just fine. We don’t NEED you to keep the wheels rolling. You just made it easier, until y’all got greedy and ‘wanted it all”

See, We get a vote too. And many of us are sick to death of your shit, and wouldn’t piss on you if you were on fire. You’d be damned lucky we didn’t toss aome gasoline on you if we found you in such a state. Fact of the matter, y’all are making it so tossing that gas would be more expensive, and using a bullet would be too merciful as well as expensive. I got more important shit to use that stuff on/in.

So go ahead, keep pushing the knights and bishops around the board, tossing the pawns into the fray and protecting your ever growing pile of fake money. We already know whats in our future, lean and dirty as you intended with the “own nothing” mantra you preached. Well, we do own things,,, and we know how to make what we don’t own in many cases. We will be alright, and maybe, after you fucknutz burn it all down, we, the people of the world can rebuild it again, hopefully keeping in mind how this one burned to the ground and keeping you and your spawn at bay.

yah,,, its been that sort of day. more laters

LLLLL!

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I prefer to think I am just Joe Average in the grand scheme of things, but there are parts of my mind, where I know, without a doubt, I am “the Outlier”. the “ODD”

Religious sidethinks are such. Or maybe not ‘religious’ but SPIRITUAL

I don’t see us as “Bodies”, these are just electrochemical skin suits we use to explore this ‘reality’, and like any machine, they wear out. Sometimes, the interface wears out before the skinsuit does (dementia) but more often, the suit fails, or something catastrophic happens, or some biochemical glitch happens (cancer) or,,,,

Fact is, there is only ONE way out of this reality, Even those that transcend have to die to leave this prison we call life.

Death doesn’t scare me. It hasn’t since 92 and I don’t need to delve into that story again,,, but it doesn’t scare me. Facing the death of a loved one,,, Someone outside, looking in, might even say that I am ‘cold blooded’ with how I respond to someone dying. Its not “cold”, its acceptance: that shell laying before me is NOT the person I know/knew,,, they have moved on,,, I envy them,,,

get that? I ENVY THEM.

They get to go home.

Maybe they get recycled back into the system, but even there, I envy them because now they get another chance at ‘doing it better’. Maybe they will, maybe they will keep the same pattern, maybe worse,,, but it doesn’t matter because they are on another time line and trying again, or back with IS and outside of space time. That last is THE end goal,,, return home, leave this hell behind.

Because I do look at this place as a living hell. One that is designed to obscure the DIVINE SPARK we truly are,, The Living hell we see around us, the intermittent sparks of happiness that we get as ‘carrots’, watching the growing madness of a world that has forgotten there is more than the next purchase or high. A world led by the dopamine addicted and power deluded.

LOL

Our goal is to reawaken that Spark, despite the trials and temptations thrown our way. Doesn’t matter what religion you adhere to, THAT is the point of all of them no matter what the wording is.

Sounds like a shit-ton of liberal tripe, don’t it? I told ya, I was raised liberal: I got better. But my spirit remains, longing for that light of truth, redemption, justice, whatever you wanna call it.

Had I been born (and I might have been) back in the early 1000’s, I would have fallen right in with the Cathars. Had I been born post 0AD, I would have been right in there with the Gnostics (Valentinian sect most likely) Had I been born prior, I might have been Zorastrian, Or Buddhist, and I probably have been Buddhist in one form or another. No, I do not think this is my first ‘cycle’ Too many memory clips that “aren’t mine” that I can’t explain away with “Something I read’ or “some part of a movie I saw”.

welcome to a dose of woo-woo eh?

I’m tappin’ this out, something on my mind (Brudda B knows it. NO, not waffling,,, but am wasting time waiting for the moment.) and trying to figure the best approach. You get the vent of ideas in this forum as I juggle this that and the other in preparation.

And now, after a slew of text messages have obliterated my train of thoughts,,, (yes, plural) I reach a rather ubrupt end to this rather short missive of nothing in particular. Love’y’all, Take care out there.

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Muhndaze, ready to head to work, txt comes in “no work today”

3PM WHITE OUT conditions,,, gonna be witches teat cold tomorrow, so prolly gonna be another day at home

sigh

Good news, possibly,,,

Found a ‘runner’. Tree-fiddy Vortec block (complete) for ‘within my budget’ with only a three hour trip to attain it. Communication with the current owner has been good, so far. Depends on if others jump on it too: I may get lost in the shuffle and a bidding war. (I have no room to bid, so if it happens, its gone to me.)

as for that ‘snake that bit me’,,,, workin’ on it. earwigs dropped in the right ears, but timing won’t be to my benefit. SO’sss,,, the quoted price to said person WILL change if they later come to me and say “hey, that offer,,,,”

huh? whu? we’z confuzzed Dio!

I offered my house for sale to the gent that wants to buy Da’s house too. THAT would be easier for all parties involved, less legal wranglin’ and paperwork and surveyors and lawyers. He didn’t bite. He said ‘after,,,’ and my offered price just went up, because I WILL BE DEALING WITH ALL OF THOSE PEEPS and getting all of this fubared paperwork sitting in the county PVA office straightened out and no so Hillbillyfied. He’s family, but I don’t trust him. And right now, not real trusting of much at all; especially after I saw the property description on the deed itself. It could be anywhere or nowhere for all that description reads.

respond, not react. Reactions are instinctual, response is intellectually processed. My ‘responses’ going forward are going to seem cold and calculated because I am done being nice. I need to cover my ass. Family, of the genetic connection, does not give license for fuckery. I won’t be fucked.

But thats not your problem, is it? THis shop doesn’t reside in ‘the real world’ and I can take this shop anywhere, HAVE taken this shop everywhere for that matter, LOL. Coffee is on the counter near the front door, hepyurself.

Now, here was one ‘reaction’ I DID have. Was in the house today. Cozz snorin, me almost snorin’ and suddenly Cozz was NOT snorin’ but growlin’ and headed to the exit. And then I heard the Kat squallin’. No idea where said kat is now (Zoomies, he’s the only one missing) but when I ran out, there’s bad Cuz’in’s mutts headed back out my driveway. I put 10 rounds down at them and I know I hit at least one (blood trail) Put the Bahzoooms on ’em. Don’t give a rats ass if the hit mutt(s) live or die. And swore to myself, next time “Measured response, TIMED and AIMED fire:” just like I was taught for combat. If that little group comes back, they won’t be leaving if I am home.

My only hope is that Zooms made it away cleanly and not torn up and dyin’ I can’t find a blood trail in the yard, so I have hope.

More laters,,, lots on the plate today, and not all of it edible or even palatable. BUT, ya eat what you are served in this world, even it there are times where all it seems you get are shit sammiches,,,

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Updated: Zoomie made it back home safe and sound, not even beat up (anymore than usual for an alpha male Tomkat,,,) YAY!!!

Sorta

Things on this end took a turn, not hugely bad, but not entirely good either. gonna take leg work and arm twistin’ to get right. No deets as this is Family Issues, just know that right now, what was has twisted like a snake and we are working on it. (we being self and sisters.)

Decomp time was frellin’ AWESOME,,,, MUCH MUCH NEEDED.

Images courtesy of Brudda B. My phone screen does not do them credit and my camera lacks the settings his uses (both android,, hmmm)

Its back at it starting in AM tomorrow,,, In a better frame of mind, despite the snake bite I mentioned above.

this too shall pass

bills are gettin’ paid, work is picking back up, and the world spins further and further down that rabbit hole of Alice’s that often resembles a sewer pipe. Shit like NutJobYahoo of Israel being dead/kidnapped/ missing in action, and all the SPIN, from AI created vids of him, etc etc,,,, I have thoughts on it, nothing to speak of here, and not NICE thoughts either. FUGGEM,,,,

but I digress. Life carries on, you should too. I am, will; as long as IS lets me.

LLLLL!!!

(, ‘)

i’ll be back at it tomorrows,,

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Weather went into the basement to check on its gremlin childers,,, Woke this mornin’ to 30sumpins and winds to boot.

And by mid-afternoon, the bones was tellin’ me all abouts it,,,

Feel like someone drove a spike through my shoulder joints, from one side to the other passing through the spine,,,, criminy,,, if this is how Da has been feeling the last few months,,, Yah,,, (it is BTW,,,) Fu!!!! I feel for the man,,, I do. THIS sucks

I’m functional, thats the best I can say,, Comfort is not on that list,,,

Weather has been reversing course since this afternoon, supposed to be mid 60’s tomorrow, 70’s sat and sun,,, then back into the basement for the following week. JUST ABOUT THE RIGHT TIMING for camp,,,,My hopin’ this pain doesn’t follow me the next couple of days though. Poured the Capzasin on both sides and rubbed in Tigerbalm+, I know the area between is just muscles tightened up due to the joint pain. A trip to the Chiro is not off the table just yet, and if I am still feelin’ crippled tomorrow, that call will be made.

Trip to the courthouse with Unk in AM, then off to camp to hook up with Brudda B, Brudda J will join us later as his day is scheduled up prior. Been an upgrade at the campsite too: not portajohns, but a Vault Toilet was added in last week. No more chasing down trees for those moments of “gotztago’s”(downside to this: that means traffic is up and noted by the Park Rangers. Not as secluded as it usedta be. )

ANywhuzzitss,,, whats up with the shoulders? YEARS,,, Years of shooting High draw bows with Handshock,, Years of shooting high powered Rifles,,, Years of handling Impact Drivers of various wieghts and configurations,,, Years of Swinging Hammers,,,,

All of those shocks and bangs and sudden stops do damage, small, un-noticed at the time, but ACCUMULATIVE,,, And when the weather turns,,,, Most of my readers will concur,,, its an age thing. You young’uns,,, take heed, this is real, not imaginary bullshit of the old and feebs. (and there is some ‘stress related’ points here as well. I store stress in my shoulders, the chiro has even made note of that. When my stress levels go up, the muscles tighten up, and eventually PAIN arrives. The cold only helped bring it on.)

and my journey has only begun,,, I’m only 57. This ‘machine’ has seen better days, sort of like Bloo and Buffalo have better days behind them. They get rather cranky when the cold hits. The operating system of this machine is still spot on, the interface can get glitchy, and the mechanical side has some issues, but we are still running down that road,,, (albeit, a little slower and not quite the full horsepower rating we came with from the factory floor.)(BUT, we knows more tricks now,,,LOL) ‘This too shall pass’ just not right now,,,

Topical analgesics applied,, NSAID OTC’s in system,,, Sleep and rest needed, and with upcoming decompression at Camp, I’ll be right as rain soon enough

T’ain’t my first rodeo,,, certainly won’t be my last (at least, not at this time,,,but thats truly out of my hands,,,)

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getting ready for the upcoming weekend, making sure that my camp gear is packed-n-ready to toss in Buffalo tomorrow eve.

Fletched out another 12 shafts for the weekend. Dunno how good the other gents are with string and stick, but i expect at least one failure/loss to the void. Arrows tend to traverse parallel universes when ‘not accurately’ thrown.

Interestin’ day at the J.O.B. Been lots of ‘clean up’ goin’ on lately, and I was packing in some of my own there. Interstingly enough, i found where the “shop kats” had been doing business, and least to say, the stink was ‘unique”,,,,

UGH!!! Came home early to take Da to the PhyTherapy, and tossed all my rags into the hamper and jumped my arse straight into the shower; Even MamaKat wrinkled her nose at me when i arrived. “Da, you STINKS!!!”

Not much to talk about in the great wide world, but I was interested in a read over at BCE’s place,,, a ‘reblog’ of Tactical Hermits spawn’s writing. Yah, we came a long way since the 2000 days, and it ain’t all for the better. Look at your waistline for one,,, Then do a close inspection of your ‘online time”. Betcha its around HOURS a day, not just minutes,,, I know there have been weeks where my time HERE, at the shop of work and words, is numbered near the teens. That doesn’t include my surfing, or emails, or just Utoobie feeds.

I’ve said it more than once,,,,” we are SPOILED and gotten lazy,,,,”

at least in comparison to where we were in the 80’s abnd 90’s,,,, Heck,,, even the early Aughts of this Century… I didn’t have much of an online presence until around 2008, and that was AFTER running a production company AND being a National tour manager,,,, In that latter, emails were It,,, we didn’t have much to do with websites or the like, though those were taking off, just not to todays levels,,,

it’s been one helluva trip since 2001,,,, and I can not say ‘for the better’,,, fact, I TRULY think we were happier back then, even if we didn’t realize it.

In some ways, I see people ‘regressing’ back to those times. Not all, but enough. Look at the recent demands for OLD vehicles. I was looking online (fakebook, but is what it is) and seeing SERIOUS spikes in prices for anything older than 2015 (vehicles,,, machine tools, TOOLS in general,,,)

WHY?

Because the shit was built better!!! No other reason. They didn’t build for “Planned Obselence” back then… Of course some of the stuff was absolute Shitte (20teen toyotas for example, especially the tacomas with rotting frames,,,) but for the most part, you could expect 20-30 years from the stuff. (And the older, the MORE years to expect,,, Like Southbend lathes built prior to WWII,,,)

one of my Utoobie feeds is “Inheritence machining’,,, dood goes out of his way to find OLD machines in need of refurb and documents the processes,,, And he is quite talented in the ‘metal’ processes.

Here i am attempting to Reviving an early aughts One Ton Work truck. WHY? not because it has all the bells and whistles of a modern hicle, but because IT WILL OUTLIVE ME when done right. That it was in the shape its in tells tales about MASSIVE ABUSE and neglect on the part of the former owner. Look at Buffalo,,, 336K miles on her ORIGINAL block,,, I have had to replace the transmission and rear diff, but that ENGINE is still kicking ass and taking names… A 4.3L is essentially the same block that Bloo has in her, minus 2 cylinders. Parts interchange all over the place,,, (and believe me, there has been some temptation to swap out the 4.3 in donor truck with Bloos block,,, at least temporarily. Just temptation, and not even sure if its doable,,, Never researched that far,,, but the temptaion is there.)

sigh,,,, Camping weekend ahead,,, MUCH NEEDED break upcoming… Don’t even want to think about Bloo and the like, other than to VENT,,, Maybe some solution will arise outside of the box I have found myself in,,, Invested heavily in her, and won’t back out now,,, but dammit,,,, RUN!!!! thats all I ask. (reliably,,, she does run, just smokes like a bonfire in a drizzle while running.)

And another aspect that people are trying to get away from

SPYING!!!!

I see many people ditching the smart phones… I wish I could, but with interstate banking (banking in general,,, if ya ain’t online, companies whine bitch and moan about it.) Yah,,, fact is, I painted myself into a corner with the ‘tech’ and modern living. If/When I choose to give up on modern living,,, this smartphone is going to get deep-sixed into a lake and I wont’ look back,,, But, that means serious lifestyle changes and such that I am NOT yet willing to make. (for one, it means killing this blog, and I sorta like being able to come here and just unload the day to day.)

One thing going on in my circles: all of us are keening for WATER TIME,,,, most all of us had a very dry year last year. Only reason “LIVING”,,,, Only,,, Is it? or is it just ‘existence’? Me thinks that last,,,, we ain’t living anymore,,, we are just existing to exist, pay taxes, and bitch moan and whine about how fucked up the world seems, Or even blow all of that off completely and only go through the motions of ‘living’ while pretending everythiing is ‘just fine”

let me cut straight to the point. The distractions are coming at us RAPID FIRE, for a reason. FACT IS: this reality sucks ass, and is 20 levels below what WAS,,,, back before 9-11. back before the Tech invaded our pockets and started spying on us.

BACK WHEN PHONES WERE CHAINED TO THE WALLS,,,,,

Makes me wanna move to a hillside and become a Hermit, it do,,,

Ooops that didn’t work out so well did it?

Ok,,, Laughing at myself here,,, It ain’t all that bad,,, is it? Just some days feel worse than others,,, BUT,,, I do stand on my statement of “distractions coming RAPID FIRE”,,,, They come so fast, we can’t recall events from a year ago, IMPORTANT events, that acutally have some bearings on todays headlines….. But no,,, That we ‘took out Irans Nuclear abilities” but suddenly, the attacks on Iran are to take out their nuclear capabilities,,,, WTF over?

I digress,,,

I’m venting

I’m scatterbrained too…

but y’all knew that,,,,

More laters,,,

Love y’all

Stay safe and SANE out there,,, (I know, thats a tall order,,,)

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