I was surprised when I logged into my blog today to see that I had 118 spam comments waiting for me to approve or mark as spam. I don’t really understand why I am getting so many spam comments, and why those folks are thinking that their comments will get approved – their comments aren’t even relevant to the posts they are commenting on! What a crazy world we live in! Well folks, comments are moderated, and are not approved if they are not relevant to the post. Sorry to rain on your parade!
Back To School Supplies All Ready
Every year the Back To School commercials start coming on the TV earlier and earlier. Around here the last day of school was around June 23rd, and I swear right after the 4th of July holiday was over the Back To School commercial commenced. What’s even crazier is that they are scheduled to go back to school at the end of August. Not much of a summer vacation if you ask me.
So right now there are great deals on laptops for students and I’m seriously considering taking advantage of these savings that anyone can cash in on. Not to mention pens, pencils, paper and all the other various “back to school” supplies that we all tend to need around the house, not just at school.
My Grandparents
I miss my grandfather. He passed on several years ago, leaving my grandmother grieving and broken hearted. We do what we can to keep her busy and the whole extended family has pulled together to make what is left of her life one that isn’t full of loneliness and old memories.
My grandfather did manage to leave me a small portion of his massive assortment of weapons that were divided up between several members of our very large and extended family. I have several really nice holsters as well and he made sure that each weapon came with an good amount of bullets and cleaning kits and all kinds of other accessories that one might eventually needed, even a great handy dandy handgun safe that I keep most of the handguns locked away in.
Taking Size in Consideration
Thinking hard about installing a whole new bathroom vanity and sink for the master bath here at the farm. The plumbing leaves a lot to be desired and needs updating badly, but that will have to wait until next year some time.
Bathroom vanities are not something that I really have paid much attention to in the past, but now that I have had to look and deal with this prehistoric model that has been here in the house since day one, I have been taking a look around on the Internet to get some ideas to ponder on.
I will forward the links to the Bathroom Vanities that I find and like online by email, to my older sister for her consideration, something that I find myself doing with most major decisions that come around regarding this old house and home. She has a vested interest in the place and I like to keep her in the loop for many reasons, and it’s just a common courtesy in my mind.
So far I have found one such Bathroom Vanity that looks promising, the bathroom is not big at all and I need to take that in consideration and find one on the petite and small side although I would like to be able to have room to install a Double Vanity. Maybe when I redo the bath on the upper level in the place, I can get one then.
Post Secrets
Sis was telling me about a website that she had just heard of called PostSecret.com and she just sent me the link and I think everyone should check out it. PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
It really is interesting/fascinating to read other people’s secrets, that sounds weird doesn’t it, but it is true and certainly nothing new. Once you are on the site you can click on PostSecret video it is where people video their secrets and send them in, there are some strange videos in there.
So if you have some time and want to read some interesting thoughts that are in peoples heads you gotta check this one out.
Dad’s Old Recliner Days
My Dad had a very nice recliner that he spend so much time in when not busy around the house and farm and all that goes on day and night. He would usually find the time right after dinner to sit down in his very well broken in and comfortable recliner and smoke a cigar, sometimes a pipe, sipping his after dinner coffee and listening to the radio or the television for the latest news casts with their interesting and entertaining new stories and other broadcastings that caught his interest.
The last few years, his health had been getting worse and he was really having difficulty getting up and down, in and out of that chair and we had to shop around for a while and find an alternative type of seating arrangement for him. We ended up purchasing him a good lift chair, one of my sisters found a site online that sold the perfect chair for him, remote control and all the perks one could want in one of those Lift Chairs that are available now for people in their senior years and with disabilities as well.
It has been over 15 years since we purchased that chair, Dad made good use of it and it will stay right where it sits in the front living room, one day I’ll be needing to use it, that day may come sooner than I originally thought, with all the work that I have to do here at the farm and the house.
The Circle of Life
Since I grew up on a farm, I learned at a young age how to hunt, and all about the “circle of life,” as they put it. It was instilled upon us all how important the treatment of animals were, along with the need to use God’s creatures as a way to keep us alive with their meat, as well as their hides and other body parts for many other necessary usages.
We grew up with many fire arms around and learned how to shoot and clean each weapon along the knowledge of which was used for what reasons. I didn’t get to do much hunting this fall, due to all of the work that is now placed on me and me alone around the farm, but I did manage to go twice and I did bring home some nice venison to eat during the winter months. It had been a while since I had gone hunting, but I enjoyed getting away from all the daily duties around the place, and was glad that the time spent away from the place was productive, and not all just entertainment.
To Market
Sis is now looking into getting into the wholesale fragrances market and literally then taking her fragrances to the flea market on the good side of town that attracts a much higher clientele than the other local flea markets. She has always been into colognes and perfumes so this could really be something right up her alley. I might just roped into helping her transport her wares and set up the booth with her, but as long as it doesn’t keep me away from the farm the whole day I won’t mind.
Smart Cars
I’ve been hearing a lot about those new “Smart cars” and I’ve seen quite a few of them on the road. I saw a short review of them, the reviewer was saying how great they are, they say that they only cost $15,000, are half the size of a “regular” car and get 33 mpg. They seem to think that is wonderful. I have to wonder about that because last year I bought a used Lumina that is in great shape for only $5,000 and it gets 26 mpg. It seems to me that I got a pretty good deal!
So Many Tools
I have spent way too much time looking for various tools around here and coming up with nothing which is just crazy considering how many out buildings there are around the property that are pretty much filled with tools. Like yesterday I really needed a wiring loom, now I know darned well that I saw one the other week, but now that I really need one I just can’t seem to put my hands on it. I really hate having to buy something when I know that I all ready have one, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.