Recent content by daugen

bought my powerball ticket so I can buy all of you guys a new tractor. that offers still stands. boy would that be fun on this day years ago I was helping my neighboring farmer disc his fields when his ancient JD broke down in the field. Basically weed control, he then rented it out to someone...

that's a lot of nice nuts I find Google's AI very helpful, despite the fact it's probably going to take over the world some day... why is today a holiday? Late 1800s: The holiday originated during a period of industrialization when many Americans, including children, worked 12-hour days...

two of my favorite paintings are small scenes of the Washington NC marina area along the Pamlico River. One of them allegedly was of Jimmy Buffet's sailboat but I wasn't sure if that was true. Well, along comes this youtube video about Jimmy Buffet's boats and bingo there is the Pacifica...

good morning all Welcome to September 52 out now going up to high 70s in continued dry weather Mostly, really glad you found your wallet. Ron, that's a big nut I'm going to be an outlier on the lawn height issue. I like it short. Loved my golf course lawn in NC but that was Southern grass...

and I still got distracted from changing those filters...this time with a not so small "get to". nice afternoon, worried about sand grout turning into a rock, so went ahead and grouted the front walkway. It will dry lighter, and should look very nice until January, when freeze and thaw will send...

made a nice meatless lunch based on supermarket's foccaccia with red sauce and mozzarella, on which I had ladled sauted broccolini with lots of fresh garlic, and then sprinkled with parmesan and baked for half an hour. yum plus another lunch tupperwared, won't be as good nuked

yellow jackets are not your friends alpha insect with a bad attitude got food shopping done, had fun with my 10 % off coupon, tried a few new things my first job is changing the water filters on house, bet they are nice and gunked up. Jet well pump sends a lot of junk down the line, mostly...

on a Sunday morning have been enjoying some organ music on my new speakers. it's like discovering different sounds all over. Sounds I'd never heard before. I particularly like the beginning of the first piece. Then it gets too loud and I have to turn it way down. Really hard on my bad ear but...

is your commute down to the supermarket just too stressful? do you need more soothing? Lincoln has your solution, all you need to do is contemplate the waterfall begs the question what happens when one of these screens dies out of warranty, whooeeee

hope it's a gentle rain Spike, no arroyo busters... we could use a little rain here, going into a dry time last year I was on the road in late august and wasn't here to water, lost one of my willow shrubs. It's replacement seems happy and if it hasn't rained in several weeks, will go take a...

good Sunday morning to all 50 out now going all the way up to 80 in sunshine today RS, great looking veggies what do you two do with all those cucumbers? not sure how to put them away, pickled? need to wake up. Up early with Ron. good morning Sassy.

took a while but got the ramps done plus added the metal scrape bar on the shed floor edge. still rattles going over but much better and now not bending the shed trim. "anti slip" sand worked great, rough as can be. relisted my rv and already got spam bot replies. They want me to run this...

I have a roofing question. landlord having problems getting anyone to come out and fix my living room roof, which is missing about 7 shingles. Roof is at least ten years old, what is best practices here? One guy apparently mumbled something like they don't make those shingles any more but he...

Arly, drive safely hauling cattle, boy that's something most of us don't do Spike. you drive safely too!

good morning all feels a little chilly out there but should be another nice 70's day. Ron has reminded me I need to do house filters today, I can start to taste the chemicals in the shower water, a little salty or salt like coming from acid neutralizer. Tells me the third filter, the carbon...