Recent content by JasperFrank

Henry was the strangest dog I ever had. This was doby mix from the pound. With me, this dog cared nothing about fetch, commands, or frisbies and any sort of thing like that. I just figured he didn't do that sort of thing. Then I drove cross county to see my brother, and wife, and two...

I am so very glad that we started traveling 20 years ago. And quickly filled out our must see "Bucket List." Italy, France and England. Its all different now. You need a well ahead established time slot for just about anything, when 20 years ago we use to just show up to the site and...

If you are dropping Century Link for another service, nail it down with a paper trail. Four frustrating hours today on phone, just to get them to admit I HAD disconnected/ended service with them two months ago. Seems the billing just kept going. And they go Oppzie.... We bad.... We...

The weird little costs have crept in. Like the ETA requirement for the UK. Yes, it is only a few bucks or so. But still, its sort of an entrance fee that wasn't there 10 years ago. People visiting the USA are saying there are fees like this also now, applied to them.

Its odd to see how people have changed up what they use. Modern timber harvests are now using what is basically a huge excavator with a cutter/bucker.

I just hope the indie film spells my name correctly. :)

When you meet a new clerk at the store and she is 1/3rd your age, but you feel something any way. Something primal. And yet, that gets controlled, cause you ARE Really an OLD Man. An Old Married man. Still, it feels good sometimes, to sense the little hit of attraction, or remembrance...

Not an issue. Just run till next service drain and replace, and change out the filters.

I don't split at all any more. I cut the fuel logs in to wafers/ rounds that will fit the stove. 4 inch, 6 inch, or so thick. Too wide to fit, and I hit those with the maul to break them. Doing it this way for five years. Its a different style. But for me, Doug Fir mostly, it saves...

"Happy as a clam at high tide." - meaning everything is safe. "More fun than three otters in a bathtub." - Wildly fun. "A dog's breakfast." - A messed up affair. "Well, burn down the church!" - An unexpected encounter with an old friend. "Two fries short of a happy meal."...

I'm one of those "Couldn't care less people." And the whole concept of people thinking that a team is "Their Team," mystifies me. The only professional football team in the USA that is publicly owned is the Green Bay Packers. Here in Eugene Oregon, even the local minor Baseball team, The...

Not sure what to think about this, but my good neighbor for 26 years passed away in 2020. We built our houses at the same time, and I knew how much total he had in to the property. About $250,000. The children could not sort the estate, so they put it on the market in 2022 for...

Yeah..... there is that. I don't run at the recommended engine speed anymore. And tried to figure out what what was its MPG, or gallons per hour, while mowing at the normal PTO speed. I never figured out a number that made sense. Not sure how to frame the question. Some one with a lot of...

Brand name can sometimes be misleading. For example, one would think a HST FORD 1220, made in '87, would have parts available. It does not have any parts for the HST.

"All hat and no cattle," a western phrase for someone that is pretentious. "Its been Ricky-ed," or "Ricky, was here." A new way of saying its been Jerry Rigged, altered, but not done well. "Hi Hon," Short for honey, a standard greeting, but only used addressing men to women or women...