Wednesday's Digressions

• Today a girl at work tool her pullover sweater off in front of me which caused me to reflexively get butterflies in my stomach and a lump in my throat. Weird- some base part of my brain said Whew hoo! We're gonna get to see a naked girl!
• I need to get married or get a girlfriend or somethin'.
• Whoa I kid you not- married up there came out- martyred first.

  

  When I was a
  kid you nearly did not see any of  these tombstone portraits that was not destroyed by BB gunfire.

• Trumps is not going to be satisfied until he ushers in the apocalypse. 

  

  Decaf coffee. Fidget spinners aside- the most useless thing on the planet?!

   
• When you start to argue with a conspiracy theory believer- you have already lost. That is just part of the beauty of their outlook. Another interesting consideration is; the smarter their potential adversary- the less likely they to argue.

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  Yep- it is just nearly 2018 and people believe in something called aromatherapy...

• We had a great breakfast this morning at IHOP. They have a new strawberry cheesecake French toast that is pretty awesome.

Monday's Missives

• Today we we toured President Eisenhower's birth home. Maxine, who did the tour was literally amazing from a knowledge standpoint and inspiring in her presentation.
• It was kinda crazy to stand in the bedroom where Ike was born at about 8 PM 127 plus years ago.
• We had lunch at Hateful Hussy's Mining Camp BBQ in Denison
• I had a dish consisting of brisket, onions, jalepenos and cheese over fries which they call Frisket.
• Gaw- I see what you did there...
• Also today 10/21/2017 we camped at Eisenhower State Park. Well, to be more correct-  we put our tent up and got our gear all set for camping. Then we went to eat and took a swim in gorgeous Lake Texhoma. When we got back to our site our gear- all of it was gone.
• I could not believe my eyes.
• So after we made the report with the police we headed out and got a hotel room. About the time we walked in the door I received a call from the park superintendent who reported my gear had been recovered and the thief was on their way to jail. In the morning we can go pick it up.
• This world is a crazy place to live
• Update: The great camping gear cat burglar is a hurricane Harvey refugee. The Texas State park system is allowing them to stay in parks free of charge. She is still in jail as of 10/22/2017 at about noon. 
• She could not have known this- I know but if she had asked, I would have given her everything I had besides the tent itself- and only would have reserved that for myself as she already had a tent and mine is too small for one person to use long term and I would have known she was just running the score up on me if she asked.
• "Be pitiful to everyone you meet for theirs is a hard battle" Ian Maclaren.
• The first quote I thought of when I learned who it was who jacked my stuff and why our paths crossed.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

  This kid got the lifesaving ring from the pool stuck around his body. I wasn't so sure it would not have to be cut off.

  
  
  
  
  
  

Thursday's Thoughts

I was in and out the main door 2 or 3 times before I noted there were 3 doors- one to convert the room to a suite and the other for the restroom. Weird.

• I'm sitting in my truck waiting for a class to begin for a new computer system that we're using at work. There is every chance if offered the choice I might take a beating instead of walking in those doors at 8 this morning.
• So-called teacher is a UnAmerican guy that is nice enough I suppose but yesterday he just launched into reading his spiel while simultaneously demonstrating how the system worked on a screen in front of the class. It took about 45 seconds for him to lose me. I just sat there in stunned silence for 4 hours and then staggered out to my truck- I don't even really remember much of the day in general much less how any part of that system works. He only told us he was giving an overview and to not get too hung up on the process in the final 30-40 minutes of the class. 
• Very odd.

  

  Someone in my office did some cleaning and found this. When I asked what it was she replied, It's a penis enlarger- you want to try it? No- yes. Well, I don't want to be first. Did you try it? I said. No thanks- mine is long enough... she replied.

• I had dinner with an old friend last night. It was great.
• He has been my best friend for 20 years.
• He recalled a time when we were poor that his truck broke down so I drove over to Fort Worth and helped him tow it to the Ford shop. I barely remember it but he thanked me again for that small bit of kindness.
• We have no idea the affect we can have on folks with just a little effort.

  

  Random shorts on the ground.

• For some reason I can no longer nap at work- although on the weekends at home I am the nap champion.
• A lot of hugely fat people are walking by on their way to work.

  

  Pith helmets are super practical and super goofy.

EVA from ISS and other big deals over next 24 hours

Monday's Missives

• It is 0623 on 12/10/2017. We are at Fort Richardson State Park and the sun is just trying to come up.
• We did the ghosts of Xmas past last night. It was OK but nothing like previous years.
• In a stroke of genius I chose a cabin instead of a tent for our lodging last night.
  
• Yesterday I saw a painted bunting for the first time in my life.

  

  Best part of fall/winter- found coat pocket money baby!
  

• Zac played with kids camping next door until nearly 10 o'clock last night. I asked one where he was from from. Texas! was his reply. 

  

  Strawberry cheesecake French toast- what a time to be alive.

• The stars were incredibly bright overnight.
• Zac builds the fires when we camp nowadays.
• Nowadays- one weird word.

  

  I still have books from the bookstore I bought on post in Bad Hersfeld in 1985 or 1986.

• I emailed a couple of guys from my Army days at Bad Hersfeld Germany last night. One address was long dead but still hope to hear from the other. 
• One was the armorer. He was from Mount Pisgah South Carolina. After getting gigged on my weapon once again I asked him to show me what he expected and how to get there. Another time I happened to ask him what was going on- he indicated he was stressing over an impending inspection. I told him I had nothing else better to do- I would help him. We touched weapons up and listened to country music and talked about fishing for a few hours. Consequently- after that day when we came out of the field I would just hand my weapon off to him and I'd walk out and go party. He would not even look at it.
• Life pro tip: Learn what wheels to grease kids.
  

Thursday's Thoughts

Needle and a spoon on  the dash of my truck. I wonder what the cops would think about that?

• Wendy's makes some pretty good salads.

  

  I won't say what I first thought I saw when I saw this white board out of the corner of my eye.

• Today one of my brand new tires was low when I went outside, so I went to my local convenience store to use the air compressor- in the pouring rain. Pouring rain which predictably stopped as soon as I got it aired up and was getting back in the truck.
• Pro tip: after you get new tires if one of them is low soon afterwards- when you air it up fill it about 10 pounds over recommended pressure and then let the air back out down to where it needs to be.

  

  The first bite I've ever taken from one of those candy coated donuts in my whole life. Verdict: Meh.

• One of my ex's had real nice legs and super pretty feet. Coincidentally, she liked to ride with her bare feet resting up on the dash of the car. Two or three different times we busted dudes just staring at her feet like total freak shows. One actually drifted over into our lane and nearly hit us- and he still couldn't take his eyes off of her legs and feet.
• He Looked mesmerized.
• Although it was at least 20 years ago-  I can picture that scene like it was yesterday. 
• That still trips me out.



Evolution did a good job on this little guy. He even has fake lichen on his back. You just about could not see him against the log I caught him under. And against the bark of the tree he would have done well also I think.

• It still trips me out...
• This morning 10/23/2017 I took note of a coworkers nice haircut and gave her a compliment- a compliment I oddly backed up by asking if she did it herself...
• Fail.
• Holy smokes- fail.

  

  Does not look appealing to me.

• I'm supposed to go dove hunting this year for the first time in years.
• Zac can pop his back like mad.
• The spoon was from a parfait I ate in the truck. I tossed up it there to take into work and drop in the recycles. The needle is clean- it was from me drawing a shot up and changing the needle for injection into the patient. I dropped the capped and clean (not sterile) needle in my pocket intending to place it a sharps on returning to my office. I placed it on the dash to drop in a sharps container the next day.
• So yeah- It was a legit, albeit slightly sketchy looking scene.
• One of my favorite songs.

You Gotta Laugh

- when you're the joke.