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[subdudeme13]

I'm in bed having coffee. whats so strange?

You are right, my bad. I should have said for me. I use a Keurig and once I am up I am up. Before the Keurig I would grind the coffee as I made it and that amount of activity had me wide awake. I am also a morning person.

 

[subdudeme13]

Even a mis-timed or a bad cup of coffee is a good cuppa coffee!

There was a time I could have coffee before I went to bed and still sleep. Not anymore. Now I have to stop at noon or I wake up in the middle of the night. I do that anyway but if I have a late coffee it takes forever to get back to sleep and I need my beauty sleep!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Today was a good day.

Started off with a hare brained scheme with a friend. We’ll see how it shakes out.

But I got an early start and got the solar kiln almost all the way framed out. I’m certainly not an expert carpenter, and I’m sure some of you may find fault with how I’m building it, but I feel pretty good about it.

when I got to a stopping point, I split some firewood and then went up into the woods to see what kind of havoc this week’s wind did on the ash trees. Took two pretty good ones down. They were across the trail and as I tried to clear it, I realized that one of them had a huge poison ivy vine going up the side.

I’m super allergic, but chainsaw it very carefully use an ax to strip it off the trunk. It had a shit load of little branches coming off, and I know that the roots have the most concentrated oil.

As soon as I was done, I stripped off my clothing and washed it and took a shower.

Then an early fire , dinner and now watching the World Series. Go Jays!

https://imgur.com/a/vOf2XYV

Pro Carpentry Tip: measure the diagonals of those walls and make certain they are equal and then nail a diagonal brace securely from each corner to the top plate to keep the walls square until you get them sheathed. If you're using plywood or OSB sheathing, just nail fuck outta it to maintain the squaritybits. If you're using spunkboard or something else, plan to let in some one-by material or get steel straps and nail them to the 2x4s before sheathing. Your shit will look moar gooderer and last longerer, too.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

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I really love all of the angry kitteh pictures that turn up on the intrawebz. If you have ever experienced Ethyl standing in your lap and looking out of the truck window and growling at the people at the next gas pump, you know a thing-or-three about Angreh Kitteh!!!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Most of mine are automatic. I hate this time of year

I used to hate this weekend. From now until the solstice, my mood would get darker, too. Now I know that it's just stuff and it ain't the rest of my life. And that Spring is coming.


2020 had the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction thingie and that was pretty fuckin' cool.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

YAY! I'm all about Christmas! I spent today cleaning off shelves and other spaces so my village can go up!

I had an ex (fascinating woman, including how very moody she could be) who had an elaborate Xmas Tiny Village that she would set up in her dining room every year.


She never did anything else in that room except store her dining room furniture.


My only regret? Not tying her nekkid arse to the dining room table.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I don't mind the go back. I hate the spring forward!

I understand, but I'll take it in trade for lighter later and the increase in daylight in general.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I'm glad she's better today. Older folks just don't metabolize medications in the way expected. One of the reasons they become so loopy! Rehab will be good for her.

She's a Cheap Drunk. Always has been. Downer drugs included. I'm not sure that it's worser, but it's constant.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Ok... boring

And cant sleep

I woke up for an hour for no good reason. I read and made my eyes tired and crashed back for the better part of 4 more hours. Then I got up forgetting the time change. So, we're good here. That's because TDK got her can-o'-grub.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Well said and all very true!
You could wear the rings off of a 283 Chevy, put anti-foulers on the sparkplug... and keep on driving it without the lower end ever failing, just stop at the service station to fill it with oil and check the gas.

Wunnada gooderest motorthingies evar.


Never owned one . . . .

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I like bolts. Bolts are good.
Had a Chevy Blazer back in 2001... had 3 bolts holding the engine block in place.

One oil change my mechanic told me, "It's time to get serious about finding a replacement."

Seems one of the bolts was sheered off. A stiff breeze would likely finish the job on the third... and there was no way one bolt would hold that engine in place.

I really liked that car. The engine had over 200,000 miles and was raring to go for 3, but the body was disintigrating. If that 2nd bolt didn't break off, the windshield was a couple milimiters from rusting out.

Driving it in weather was... an adventure

That would be GM "engineering". Think: planned obsolescence. It's how they sell you moar.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

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And it's kinda doubtful anything gets done this afternoon, too.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I recently read an article about sleep habits before we had electric lights. It was often the case where humans would go to sleep at sunset then wake around 2-3 am. They would tend to the fire and other tasks and back to bed for sleep. The modern 8 hours of continuous sleep is not normal!

I feel better knowing waking at 2-3 is normal . We are normal 2 -3 am club!

I read that this was what they had concluded about the habits of prehistoric people, too. They might stare at the night sky, grab a snack, get a piece-o'-ass while the rest of the cave was asleep, and then dozen off until dawn. Perhaps there is something to be said for it still.

 

[Oldermom935]

I recently read an article about sleep habits before we had electric lights. It was often the case where humans would go to sleep at sunset then wake around 2-3 am. They would tend to the fire and other tasks and back to bed for sleep. The modern 8 hours of continuous sleep is not normal!

I feel better knowing waking at 2-3 is normal . We are normal 2 -3 am club!

You body gives you a glucose surge around 3 or 4 am. Preparing your body to handle the morning.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

You body gives you a glucose surge around 3 or 4 am. Preparing your body to handle the morning.

I ain't know that before. Didn't either.


I want something for breakfast. Something . . . irresponsible . . . .

 

[Missk_2022]

I like bolts. Bolts are good.
Had a Chevy Blazer back in 2001... had 3 bolts holding the engine block in place.

One oil change my mechanic told me, "It's time to get serious about finding a replacement."

Seems one of the bolts was sheered off. A stiff breeze would likely finish the job on the third... and there was no way one bolt would hold that engine in place.

I really liked that car. The engine had over 200,000 miles and was raring to go for 3, but the body was disintigrating. If that 2nd bolt didn't break off, the windshield was a couple milimiters from rusting out.

Driving it in weather was... an adventure

I like big bolts and i cannot lie

 

[Wonderer67]

I read that this was what they had concluded about the habits of prehistoric people, too. They might stare at the night sky, grab a snack, get a piece-o'-ass while the rest of the cave was asleep, and then dozen off until dawn. Perhaps there is something to be said for it still.

I thought they were making cave paintings?

Then had to get up in the morning to work at the quarry. This is what i was taught.

 

[Missk_2022]

Blueberries are good for you!

Yeah

 

[Wonderer67]

I like big bolts and i cannot lie

Wow… I was just checking out the “strange fetishes” thread…

I thought the two had gotten mixed up somehow!

 

[Tweedledude]

Regardless of the size of the bolts. Good morning all

 

[Oldermom935]

I ain't know that before. Didn't either.


I want something for breakfast. Something . . . irresponsible . . . .

That's the whole thing, your body prepares you.And then you have breakfast.It compensates, that's why your blood sugar spikes

 

[Oldermom935]

I like big bolts and i cannot lie

 

[TonyF862]

@Wonderer67 is in Weird Radishes. I think he plays kazoo.

“Bag” pipes? Skin flute? Bone trombone?

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Weird call from the hospital. Needs/requires a visual. I wasn't doing much anyway. Well ,laundry. Meh.


I washed the dishes here.


<<<< less extravagant

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

I thought they were making cave paintings?

Then had to get up in the morning to work at the quarry. This is what i was taught.

I forgot that teaching also