What's everybody doing today?

[INresponse]

@INresponse Good luck with your t-shirts! Hopefully you'll sell out of them.

Thank you. I have a bunch printed up, mostly of the design for our small town. I printed out some make shift business cards for now to hand out. I will make a check list to keep track of what sells and make a list of what people would like to buy in the future. If I can sell just 10 I will have enough cash to buy a good variety of shirts (size and colors) to do this again in a couple weeks. I am not expecting huge sales but hopefully I get enough to make up for the effort.

The first few shirts I made a few days ago were skewed and off center and it took me a long time to figure out why. The ex for some unknown reason must have took the registration transparency off the registration page (clear transparency for aligning templates) and then reapplied it. That explains the many left over pieces of scotch tape on the clear transparency. I thought it looked strange, now I know. The registration page should have never been messed with and I don't know why she would have done that. It was put on slightly crooked top to bottom and 5/16 of an inch off center to the left. I didn't realize this until starting the second that had more artwork and I noticed it looked off. I had to put every shirt on the table 1/4' off center, what a pain that was. The last screen I made was after I corrected it and it went much faster and was much easier. Somewhat technical stuff related to printing but I am still shaking my head as to why she did whatever she did. Thankfully it was only a handful of shirts for the other prints and the big print job was done properly.

EDIT: Because I am ready to go for the morning, and the neighbors are having a BBQ tomorrow afternoon, I predict all day thunderstorms. We shall see. I either get a chance to make some money or I get a chance to sleep in and relax all day.

 

[zannej]

A new patch came out for Medieval Dynasty (computer game) so I played for hours. I cooked for Mom, cleaned up a bunch of stuff, & got puked on by one of my cats. He got directly above me and puked right on top of my head. Fortunately I had a hooded cardigan on so it landed on the hood instead of in my hair.

 

[Pearl]

Going to work!! Big cleaning job! It's Saturday, no day off for a couple of weeks! I make my own schedule so......

 

[Spikedriver]

Went to the State fair again last night, this time by myself, found some friends and watched a concert. Brooks & Dunn were playing at the grandstand, but I didn't feel like shelling out $92 for a nosebleed seat so I skipped that. There are 3 other concert stages at the fair so I found one of those and watched The Nadas, which is an alternative country band from Iowa that has a pretty good following. They drew about a thousand people at their stage.

It was much busier than Thursday. I think they had right around 100,000 people in attendance at the fair yesterday. Not record breaking, but still a lot of people. I'll be glad to not deal with any people today...

 

[UrbanHunter]

Today is a canning day. I spent the morning working in the garden and we will be canning a few flats of things today. There is always lots to do on the weekends.

 

[Wingnut]

Kitten adoption event at White Sands Mall today! I'm gonna check out some kittens, gotta find young ones so Tiger and Crackhead don't flip out. I'm looking for kittens about 8 weeks old, old enough to be weaned and litter-trained, aye? But still small enough that they don't pose any threat to Tiger or Crackhead... the big dummies! It's a tough gig, introducing other cats into this home, but I'm willing to try it again.

Chaosdawn, you'll wanna learn the 'Rules of the Road' before you ever leave shore... same goes for safety regs, and especially life vests, which are required to be on board in most states. For children under a certain age the life vests must be worn---age may vary by state. However, you can get a big ol' ticket for not complying with these rules & regs, or worse yet, if you don't know what you're doing, you can be involved in a collision... just sayin', as a lifelong sailor.

MARINE SAFETY is your primary objective on the water... all else is secondary. But you can still have fun, lol. Here's some more advice from an old hand: If you're operating the boat in a tidal area, be sure to consult the tide chart and check the weather forecast. Bring cover (ballcap or brimmed hat with retention cord), shades on a retention cord, baggy clothing for protection from solar abuse, suitable footgear, sunscreen, lunch and beverages in a cooler, etc.

If you don't already have these aboard, then you'll eventually want a paddle, whistle, air horn & flare kit. A first aid kit is a good idea if you have a dry compartment in which to stow it. A length of line to be used as a towline if necessary, an anchor for future use, some fenders if the boat has none. All aboard should learn to move carefully yet deliberately on deck or in the cockpit... if footgear is inadequate or inappropriate, it's better to go barefoot, but watch the meat hooks!

As a lifelong small craft sailor (and a damned good one too, lol), I've seen smooth operators and bad operators, and some downright dangerous operators who shouldn't be on the water. Some idiots are clueless regarding the 'Rules of the Road'---don't be one of them, not only for safety reasons but also due to liability. Yes, that's right, if you cause a wreck or collision at sea, you can be sued or charged, maybe both... particularly if fatalities are involved. Again, just sayin'...

Lemme say one more thing before I go to the kitten adoption event at the mall: you can have some of the best times of your life on the water, and eventually use the boat to explore areas full of wildlife, maybe visit some developed island or shore and have lunch at a waterfront restaurant. Moi, I usually bring my own gourmet lunch & plenty o' beer, tearing along at speed while hoisting a cold one, lol... but then I've been doing this all my life. Well, most of it, anyway...

P.S. Any questions about the nautical world, feel free to ask 'em... that includes boat repair, which just happens to be a specialty of mine, lol. Just another way to save money, really... and boat repairs can get expensive! I learned fiberglass repair a long time ago, when I worked as Sail Hut Attendant in Fiddler's Cove... my best friend Tommy and his family owned & operated the first & oldest surf shop in Coronado for 30+ years, he's an expert glassworker, lol.

 

[Hooch]

I'm getting a late start but it was worth it watching the moon n lightning last night.
Going to hike the dog , then get some chicken food , money order n a bulb for my fog light that broke . Then pick up my friends dog n a bunch of zucchini for some more relish making this afternoon n evening.
I have about 4 dozen jars to fill up , so I better get on it. It's a beautiful day !

 

[Tommyice]

Today was pick up canning jars at the Walmart near us it’s about 20 minutes away. They had half-gallon jars in stock so I got two cases of those, two cases of regular mouth pints, and a case of widemouth half pint. To ensure that they were there, cause last time they weren’t when I got there, I pre-ordered them and did curbside pick up. Boy that was really easy now I know why everybody wants to do that.

had to stop at IKEA on the way home to pick up a special lightbulb for lamp at the cabin and then we went to Lowe’s to get shelf brackets and boards. We have to add shelves to the pantry under the stairs. So that was Dad’s project after we got back. I got to mow the lawn. Now it’s relax until the bread comes out of the bread machine.

 

[Amish Heart]

Grandson slept all morning, went to lunch with a friend and now will be gone. Granddaughter said she was going into work. So, just like they aren't here. We went to the bigger town for prescription pickup, lunch (tacos), and Tractor Supply. Got a few more tubs for the geese. We had one that had a screw on plug, and the geese unscrewed it and lost it so it doesn't hold water now. So bought three more of the hard plastic "mixing" tubs that work well for their pool parties. Little granddaughter thinks that they'd make a good sled in the snow, too. Every fly on this farm has decided to go into the milkhouse where my meat chickens are, so I picked up more fly bags. Cut the remaining heads off of the mammoth head sunflowers, so have the last big bucket to do. It's pretty hot out now, so time to stay in. Husband is napping off the tacos in the recliner. We'll be dropping off little granddaughter to the neighbors for sitting and going out later for dinner.

 

[Spikedriver]

@Wingnut as I read your post about being a boater/sailor and adopting kittens, I have to ask - have you taken cats out in a watercraft? If so, do they do well with it? Obviously cats have done well on ships as rodent controllers, but I'm not sure I've ever heard of cats being out on a smaller, weekend type of craft. I'm curious to know how they'd do.

 

[Wingnut]

Naaaah, that's not a good plan... it's different aboard a larger ship, but cats & small craft don't mix!!!

Brought three kittens home with me, they're in my room getting used to their new surroundings... photos to be posted in a while, right now they're hiding under the bed and making short forays or recon missions to the food tray and the litter box. I'll start a new thread for 'The Three Amigos!'---all from the same litter. I would've liked to rescue more, but I gotta go with a number I can handle. If I were rich, I'd buy a big ol' ranch or forest property and make it a cat preserve, yeah? I love cats, they're like my kids, since I never had any actual kids... by choice, and under the circumstances.

 

[zannej]

Wingnut, I hope kitten adoption goes well.
I'm trying to motivate myself to go to the grocery store (out of pork chops again) but its raining again.
There are some sort of bugs that look like a cross between a bee and a wasp all over the outside of Mom's window. Can't get close enough for a good picture. I was going to get pics of the outside today for the houserepair forum but I'll have to wait for the rain to go.
Did some cleaning yesterday and cooked for Mom. Strognaoff again. I offered my brother some and he asked if he could finish it off (he LOVES the stuff when I add sauteed mushrooms). Mom wants me to try fresh mushroom instead of ones from a jar. I should probably sautee up a bunch and put them in a container in the fridge to add to stuff I cook later. It should be faster to re-heat stuff that is already cooked.

Also need to motivate myself to clean more but I can't find the reacher/grabber arm thingy that makes picking stuff up without bending easier. I could have sworn we had about 5 of them but they all disappeared and they are not cheap nowadays.

 

[Wingnut]

Kitty adoption is going well so far, they're still sleeping in my room, lol... I jammed a rather large pet bed under my rack in the room, so the kittens have what amounts to a temporary cave under there. They're all rigged with food, water, nearby litter box, cat toys, etc., so I'm just gonna let 'em sleep, they had a stressful day before I even arrived at the mall.

A friend called from Cochise County, AZ, and we wound up talking for two hours on the phone... he's thinking of selling his nice rural property in Arizona and relocating to New Mexico (as I already did). Part of that is due to fear-mongering in the media---particularly with regard to the water supply---but another part is due to market considerations, yeah?

He's looking at a rural spread on 10 acres, with its own well and whatnot... but he'd have to build a new home, or have one trucked in and set down where he wanted it. He's not averse to doing that, but he's still doing research, if ya catch my drift. The place would be near my home, so I offered to let him rip out here and stay while he pulls his recon.

We'll see what happens... we get along alright, he supplied the firewood for my camping adventure in SE AZ after I sold my home in Benson, and we both think alike (Conservative Whitey, lol). His wife is pretty funny too, but they have a nice place in AZ, mature orchard and everything, so it's a tough decision for 'em. Meh, I'm here to help if I can, aye?

Otherwise, it's gonna be an interesting evening here at the ol' hacienda, with the adult cats & the kittens yet to really meet. I may be sleeping with the kittens tonight in my room, while Tiger & Crackhead sleep out here in the Great Room, depends upon how those fools act... don't want any drama to interrupt my "beauty sleep!" BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Alright, time to think about cooking a rack of oven-baked yardbird with that Parmesan coating, I bought a value pack of chicken the other day and it's probably time to get it in the oven. Fresh green salad on the side, maybe another of those easy pasta or rice boxes too... those aren't bad, and I'm gonna be hungry when dinner time rolls around, 10-4?

Y'all be good, I may not get pics of the kittens until tonight or tomorrow, but when I do, I'll start a new thread just for the knucklehaids!!! Might as well call it 'The Three Amigos' thread, even though they're related (from the same litter). They sure are cute kittens, and at least they know where the litter box is (haven't cr@pped on my carpet... yet). Cheers!!!

P.S. Round here, in this neck of the woods (or high desert), the chef drinks beer while prepping & cooking, lol...

 

[Chaosdawn]

@Amish Heart Happy anniversary!

@Wingnut Thank you for the info! I'll be sure to message you if I have any questions. We're taking the boat out tomorrow so we'll see how it goes. Good luck with the kittens, I hope the other cats get along with them. I can't wait to see pics.

Today I went grocery shopping, then to my parents' to help out. Cleaned their bathroom, did dishes, laundry and vacuumed. When I got home DH and I went to Cabela's to get a couple things and I ended up getting an ultralight combo. I'm looking forward to trying it out tomorrow.

 

[Peanut]

Went to town for errands. Stopped at a friends house and watched her harvest elderberries. She’s still new to plant medicine, unsure she was harvesting elder or doing it correctly. I harvested some heal-all seeds while I was there.

After sun down I went for a nice walk. Went up to the high field where I found a small herd of deer. All were mature doe’s which is odd, not a single juvenile.

The puppy did good, been working with him lately. He chased the deer to the edge of the field and stopped on his own. I do not want him to get started chasing deer long distances… hard to break a dog from it.

The next part was funny. I crossed over to the main pasture where I found another herd of deer, all bucks. 3 were big, 8point or above. They were beautiful, antlers in velvet. The 4th one looked like a 6 point.

The pup starts to chase the bucks. The donkey, which hates the dog starts chasing him, I start chasing the donkey…. The horse and bull start chasing along behind me looking confused. They didn’t know why everyone was running but didn't want to be left behind.

It would have been a strange sight to see…

My pastures after dark… have to be careful, might step on a horse or a donkey. (there is a horse standing behind the donkey in the photo)

 

[hashbrown]

We hauled the kids Jeep to the shop for a complete wiring harness this morning.

 

[LadyLocust]

Been busy. Cleaning out old trailer and putting only what is necessary in new trailer. Need to get old trailer (that we did frame up resto on) cleaned up and ready for sale Will be sad to see it go, but it's the practical thing to do. Have half gallon of sauerkraut "working" for my first time - will see how that goes. We went down to the river and picked a few more black berries. Not many ripe yet - so behind this year. Picked the first eggplant this morning. Cleaned up back entrance/porch where we have our water jugs. Straightened up and cleaned - yay! Looks so much better rather than hap-hazard. Made Hubby's leather pick ax pouch - will show pix later. It's past my bedtime.
Oh yea, have the dehydrator loaded with apricots again. Bought a box of peaches, but they aren't ripe enough to process yet - look good but still to firm.
Started up another donation box. Will see if I can fill it up
Stay outta trouble or if you can't stay outta trouble, don't get caught.

 

[Bacpacker]

Took a load to the dump. Picked up diseil at Co-Op $46 for 10 gallons. Mowed all afternoon. Harvested Shallots and onions. Cleaned up early onions and got them in the house cooling down.

 

[Spikedriver]

Finally got my daughter to help do something important. She is taking college credits at a local junior College as part of her high school curriculum this semester and the classes are 30 miles away. Guess who has the only vehicle she can use to get there? We unloaded all my work gear from my Equinox this evening, plus about 75,000 miles worth of stuff I've been accumulating for the last 2 years. Tools, antifreeze, motor oil, gas can, winter gear, summer gear, wiper blades, you name it I had it in there as backups for those 500 mile trips I'm always taking. It's all unloaded and I have to go through it and downsize to fit in my truck's back seat.

This evening I cooked steaks and hash browns and we watched The Blues Brothers. I think she's starting to get tired of me making her watch movies from the 80s. Oh well, better than the crap they put out now!

 

[Wingnut]

All quiet on the western front... kittens are sleeping, big cats are outdoors enjoying the weather before it gets too hot. I'll try to get some pics of the kittens today, they're not overly shy but they're spending a lot of time under the rack in that nice soft pet bed/cat cave I made, lol. Meh, if that's where they feel comfortable, then no worries, but two have already learned to jump onto the bed while I'm lying up there reading a book... I should've had a camera ready to snap pics, but I fell down on the job. Hopefully I get some shots today, these are cute little kittens! Gotta be careful in my room, I don't wanna step on a kitten by mistake... the furry little varmints are pretty comical when they chase cat toys, since they're not fully coordinated yet.

Gonna take it easy today, this being Sunday and all... I have a bunch of leftovers in the fridge, so I don't have to worry about cooking. Gonna keep an eye on the cats and try to move forward with the introduction... big concern here is that the adult cats don't harm the kittens in any way. Tiger has shown curiosity, while Crackhead has growled a bit, but he always does that... the dummy hasn't even SEEN the kittens yet, he probably thinks there's an adult cat hiding under the bed, lol. I hope to give the adult cats a direct visual shot of the kittens, that way they'll understand that there's no threat involved here (except from me if they don't behave, lol). I had to show Crackhead some love this morning, just so he knows he's still Gato Numero Uno...

 

[Magus]

Nothing. not a darn thing. I'll probably roll over and go back to sleep in a minute.

 

[Pearl]

All quiet on the western front... kittens are sleeping, big cats are outdoors enjoying the weather before it gets too hot. I'll try to get some pics of the kittens today, they're not overly shy but they're spending a lot of time under the rack in that nice soft pet bed/cat cave I made, lol. Meh, if that's where they feel comfortable, then no worries, but two have already learned to jump onto the bed while I'm lying up there reading a book... I should've had a camera ready to snap pics, but I fell down on the job. Hopefully I get some shots today, these are cute little kittens! Gotta be careful in my room, I don't wanna step on a kitten by mistake... the furry little varmints are pretty comical when they chase cat toys, since they're not fully coordinated yet.

Gonna take it easy today, this being Sunday and all... I have a bunch of leftovers in the fridge, so I don't have to worry about cooking. Gonna keep an eye on the cats and try to move forward with the introduction... big concern here is that the adult cats don't harm the kittens in any way. Tiger has shown curiosity, while Crackhead has growled a bit, but he always does that... the dummy hasn't even SEEN the kittens yet, he probably thinks there's an adult cat hiding under the bed, lol. I hope to give the adult cats a direct visual shot of the kittens, that way they'll understand that there's no threat involved here (except from me if they don't behave, lol). I had to show Crackhead some love this morning, just so he knows he's still Gato Numero Uno...

Glad you are giving the kitties a good home!! Hope you get some pics soon! Keep us updated as they settle in to their new lives!!

 

[Tommyice]

Dad finished the shelves in the pantry under the stairs. And I spent the morning putting all the jars back on the shelves. At least they’re in a nice organized fashion now and I can see what I have and what I don’t have. Also getting ready to send him up to the cabin. He feels he can eat soft mushy foods up there just as well as here. He got the impressions for his temporary teeth but they won’t be ready for at least a week and a half. So I get a week semi-vacation.

 

[Amish Heart]

It's hotter than heck again, so I'm doing the afternoon outside chores in 15 minutes intervals. Then coming in and cooling down. Little granddaughter and I got the big box of greenbeans snapped, and I've been busy parboiling them and getting them ready for the freezer, and some for the freeze dryer. Dinner at my favorite cousin's place tonight. Grandson has been sleeping most all day, lounging in pj's. Woke up when granddaughter brought him taco bell. She went to the drug addict church this morning with the boyfriend who plays in the rock band there, and is now at the mall in Wichita. I laughed so hard when I saw what she wore to church today. Jeans and a tshirt that said, "humble and kind". Don't I wish.

 

[Spikedriver]

Went up to church this morning. Pastor Rob gave the best sermon I've ever seen him give. He spoke at length, and very forcefully, about judgement and hypocrisy. It's something that I think some in my church and in the world wide church as a whole, need to hear these days.

Came home and had pizza and a little bit of ice cream for lunch. Not good for me, but we only live once, right? Plus my kid goes back to her mom this evening so I decided to have what she likes.

The rest of the day will be doing laundry and packing up my gear for work. Gotta leave around noon or 1:00 tomorrow and head out to Chappell, Nebraska near Ogallala again. We'll see if the schedule holds up or if we get moved to another location. There has been a rail gang working in that same area and the bigwigs don't like allowing two gangs in the same vicinity because it forces the trains to slow down for one, then they have to speed back up and slow back down for the other. If the rail gang is still around we might get shipped out to another state. I got my fingers crossed that we can move near my home...

 

[Peanut]

Darn horse bit me! a$$hle! He and the donkey were out in the garden this morning. Getting them up is easy, I just call them and head for a gate, any gate. They'll follow along.

Sometimes if I'm busy with my hands and the horse walks up behind me and I don't notice him... He'll take a chunk out of my back with his teeth, its been a couple years since the last time. Today I was busy trying to get the gate open and didn't notice him. He brought the blood, jerk, more of a nip than a bite but he knows better.

The donkey is sweet, he'll walk up behind me and lay his head over my shoulder, trying to see what I'm doing... or just to say hi. The horse is sweet but an attention whore, has to have my attention. He's not mean, just annoying sometimes.

I never found where they got out, I checked all the fences within 200yrds of the barn. Oh, well. Guess they be getting out until I back trail them.

Running the dehydrator today, drying basil. The tree guy said he'd call today, haven't heard from him. Guess I need to find a new tree guy, once he pulled a no-show and now a no-call. I need to finish the chicken pen rebuild. I need those trees down today.

 

[Magus]

How does the horse react to a stun gun?

 

[Peanut]

You'd prbably never be able to put your hands on the horse again. Critters don't forget hot sticks.

 

[snappy1]

Church first.
Walked dogs
Cut okra and picked figs.
Prepped chicken/ chicken livers/ ground beef/ veggies. Have a roaster and crock pot of dog food going to pressure can tomorrow.

 

[zannej]

Yesterday I went to Walmart for groceries. Stopped to get new windshield wipers at O'Reilly's bc one of them broke. Other one wasn't working well anymore so I got them both replaced. Only thing the store had was Bosch Icon or Bosch something else-- other option was $33 per blade. I went with the cheaper option (that was around $22. I went to that store because they will put the wipers on for me (I watched how he did it so I can figure out how next time). I cooked dinner and saved some food for my brother since he didn't get home until 2am. He had to go back in by noon.
Today I had to go back to Walmart for cleaning supplies & trash bags. Mom forgot about some stuff to put on the list foodwise. I stopped in TSC for sweet feed. Got some tools to replace the hanger on the back of an eggshell painting (old hanger broke). I needed a smaller prybar to get the old hanger off. Got it off, new one on, put it back on the wall. Went outside to get pics of the yard and the electrical setup. Weeds have gone nuts.
My back wasn't cooperating when I got up this morning and I'm losing daylight. I'll do some more cleaning tomorrow. Might be able to get my brother to help since he's off 'til Friday.
Wingnut, it sounds like you're taking good care of the kittens. I'm glad to hear that.
Peanut, sorry the horse bit you. I know how that is. My horse was a complete jerk. Although the very last time he ever bit me, my cow saw it and it made her mad. She charged over and rammed him. He never did it again.