It is a minor accomplishment to be poor enough that this year's EIC covered the extra taxes generated by last year's late 1099 filings by others.

Had a Laid Back time this past weekend, although bugged out for the Labor Day storms. First time we actually slept in the trailer vs sleeping in a tent. I'm not sure I will go back. Why sleep in a bird-boned lightweight hefty sack when you have better options? Truck bed, trailer, even cots under a lean-to. Years ago, when we had canvas wall ( Read more... )

So, we both have Secondary loveS, but it has gotten Complicated ( Read more... )

oh the things we want to do...
outdoor fire pit
post lamp
Wash and stain the fence
herb garden
blackberry bushes
Rain barrels
Inground Irrigation
trashcan corral

how many things will happen?
only time Will tell

I may get to post more now that my new phone is more like a tablet.

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There is a certain amount of man-points one can claim when at any point in the day they have the tools with them to fix anything from a car engine to mounting a flatscreen TV. Or, get every last word out of a snitch before you dump them in the Delaware Bay.

Today was a day of lifting heavy things, getting sweaty, grimy, and sunkissed, and even witnessing a devastating wreck by the Grandview triangle... but the giggle du jour was picking up a marble and mahogany vanity from Home Goods... list weight was 300#, this was after installing a 400# conference table (which includes putting the legs on then ( Read more... )

Third annual? Fourth? I don't do garage sales myself, but the Boy Scouts were having a real hard time keeping the unit budget in the green, so this went a long way towards building a nest egg for them (along with buying a bigger trailer). It takes over my whole yard, and is a huge production, this year we have the Vazquez brothers doing ( Read more... )

As part of a Woodbadge Ticket, I was going to promote the BSA Fitness Award. That was a few months ago, a few things have happened since then ( Read more... )

It's a loong looong story, but between my heads-up GPS and a delivery address being typed wrong, I tried to deliver an elliptical machine to Camp Gaea tonight. I thought the hill of unreasonable steepness looked really familiar, and I knew I was in the right area, but when I got the -right- address I ended up delivering to Jarlboro. Yes, that ( Read more... )