When it’s just you, there’s no time to be spared anywhere, that’s not entirely true. Gotta make time. Ole Ratdog, there’s something in his craw, doesn’t matter what I turn on check see if it works, of course it works how stupid of me to think it wouldn’t.
If I’m boxing up clothes or whatever
this is how he gets, been this way for a week or so now.
Glued to me
Dogs don’t understand history, they understand friendship
I probably won’t get to the basement until sometime next year, when doing everything yourself, things take time, still time to find humor even in crappy situations. You can check for yourself if I speak true, no one has the butter dish.
Bullshit!
it’s right over there with the rest of the set.
Had a glass guy come over, after about a minute or he said the Lord’s name in vain.
No, no no, Jesus had nothing to with this, this all ma’s doing, sipped my coffee
well this is Chuck, Chuck don’t talk, he does have the expression of
” there I was enjoying life, then whammo, I’m feeling stuffed”.
You’re in luck Chuck, there’s music for that
Ratdog got bored with Chuck, those 2 were having a stare down, for 10 minutes, he walked away to assume his favorite position, which is the sleeping position.
Glancing at current events, that’s about all I need to agree with Graham Hancock. I’ll paraphrase him. The human species as a whole has Amnesia.
Not all of us Graham
Remember the past, do not live there
Laprqade!
Listen up and pay attention
Audey Murphy was only 5’5 and look what he did, you’ll make a fine outstanding tunnel Rat.
At one time, WW1 was current events, these days, what’s not under assault.
Some may think ole Frank Zappa was out there, like really out there. Being MENSA, I suppose it’s some sort of side effect.
He wasn’t wrong
With Cream filling the air, something came to mind with current events still fresh
Real Media play lists on phones, on computers or them game boxes, when the net is shut down, the grid destroyed, where’s your music then man.
” How’d you did you that Chance?’. Ma, it’s a new world. She really couldn’t stop looking at the picture on the CD, she grew up there
It came to me while I escaped death by china china china. The question was while I picking myself up off the floor, I’ll show you American built first:
See that, a clothes rack dad built, built to stand up no matter what she hung up
Knocking me into a table which flipped banging my head, buried under 3 racks of clothes.
Not to china china china
While buried under clothes, a box of books was in my face. I knew it complete B.S. then, and I was right.
The question, I’m getting to it, I’ll put you’re nuro-net to work thinking after you see these
After seeing those, the question should be obvious.
” Just how many gunshops are there in America”
The same could said about her clothe racks
I haven’t found the end of them yet
Ratdog, you ever been on a roof? Least he’s looking at me
There’s some moss on the roof, vinegar kills moss Ratdog, not worry about stinking up the neighborhood, suppose to rain, let’s go.
I was looking at something, reminded of someone, G. Chris. He got some schooling with the G.I bill, when a degree ment something. Went to his place a few times, tagging along with dad, G. Chris wasn’t very good at poker, looking towards the gun cabinet. Always thought G. Chris was rich, nice car, beautiful shack, just thought he and his woman was rich. Was over there one time, spotted a can on a little shelf in a corner of his kitchen. Asked him about it.
” it’s all I could afford while going to school, that and macaroni”.
He didn’t say much about it after that, he lose another hand at cards.
Opened this box which was buried.
She made dolls as kid, when you don’t have anything, make it.
People think it’s hard now, wait till there is nothing.
Ever get beat in the head with wisdom?.
” you want something, earn it, work for it, you’ll take care of it and appreciate it so much more, if you don’t have the money for it, then you don’t need it right now, save for it”.
Medical stuff :
It’s probably some sort of OSHA haszard these days in a pinch, something to keep in mind
And in this corner… Ratdog!
Odin stopped by, first thing he did inhale ratdog’s food and washed it down with ratdog’s water.
104 pounds of Mastiff and lab, whose tail is like a whip, if it’s beating like a drum, you be fine, if not, well you’re a problem that must be dealt with.
Squeakers are a problem
About an hour later after Odin left, Ratdog came out of hiding with the look of ” is that monster gone”. Ratdog you’re fine, Thinking of Ratdog’s wellbeing, I was telling I have a Janome HD3000 leather sewing machine, and I have some serval, Ratdog, you’ll be styling, staying warm and even Odin will be thinking WTF is that. Why buy when I can make stuff. Some batting, velcro, maybe some danglies, like bear claws.
Until then Ratdog, the electric blanket will have to do
I don’t know what the other branches are like, I can only relate to experience. When one sits in the chair, a thought comes to mind, as in wtf did I do to myself this time.
Ratdog came back, he’s not himself, he’s different. Don’t know if you know so tell ya, Women are on thier own time. Example, how long does it take to fix the G’damn hair before going on a fishing date. And sometimes, they just don’t listen, it’s aggravating. With cold weather setting in, I gave orders only bath and clean up his face and spruce him up a little. She turned him Gey-ish…. looking.
I called her this AM, Char, what hell did do to the ratdog? ” what you mean, he’s a cutie now” Char, that dog is 14 years of age, winter is coming, I noticed you left a nick by his privates. “He was shaking” Char, I’d be shaking to if you were by my privates. Hung the phone up. Now I have dog running up the electric bill. I don’t care about that, he was entrusted to me. The constant licking of his privates were the nick is, he’s trying to heal himself, I understand that, It’s just damn dog, putting your 2 heads together, no reason for him to leave the house.
Here’s a little something
“your mother don’t need to know everything”
A different time, a different place
There’s a difference between running and rejection, Butch stopped over, not seen him in awhile, before you leave you’ll be laughing.
I knew another “Butch”
A man can do many things in life, fall in love, marry, be blessed with children, work his ass off building a life worth living,
This am, outside hearing the lake, cannot see it because the sun hasn’t risen yet, come to think about it, haven’t seen the damn thing going for days, wind, cloudy and rain with low temps. Sipping coffee a song came to mind, a bob segar song.
Up with the sun, gone with the wind She always said I was lazy
Went inside to reread her will, you know just to sure I read it correctly. “Every Monday, baby carrots must be boiled soft so the dog can eat them”, No shit, it’s in the will. So I’m boiling carrots for the dog with no teeth. Then you all wonder I drink coffee to calm down, with instructions like that, you’d be drinking coffee to.
About Ratdog’s name
I’ve mentioned before ole Pete, you know, the Italiano who speaks perfect Finnish, he probably learnt it down around the Champion way, lots of Finnish girls there, round as jackpine stumps they are.
Translation:
Warmth in the winter, shade in the summer
Anyways, Ole Pete said he looked up the dog’s name Bandit in Mexicano, SHITHEAD so that’s what Ole calls him when he comes around, only time shithead gets coffee is when ole Pete gives it to him, me, I ain’t sharing my coffee with anyone named shithead be them man or beast.
If the world is gonna blow it self up, well I cannot stop it, I have stuff I gotta do, I don’t have time that shit, speaking of shit. That G’damn Yogi, another one I’ve mentioned, hold on I need a coffee. DNR moves him “HOURS away, which Yogi translates:
in the words of my generation UP YOURS!!
How do I know it was Yogi, he’s the only I know with 3 paws
As cub he was bounced on the road, lost a paw, he doesn’t destroy stuff, just shits in my yard man.
This time of year, ya gotta check the cams in mother nature’s pantry, never know what High speed beef will be in the area, this ain’t Texas, Got a report the other day, dead pigs all over the road. Told him, hea man grab me some teeth will ya. I don’t know what’s worse, G’damn songdogs or Lisa, both yapping all the time. Had chickens at one time, got tired protecting them so I ate them, the fence still there.
Speaking of Lisa, who by the fence when I got back, Lisa, ” Chance”, what now
“when you going to rake your leaves?”. Lisa, you a Christian? ” I am, I try to be a good one” With 5 kids, doing your part huh “She just looked at me. Lisa, God put them there, He can take His time to remove them, I DON”T RAKE LEAVES. I’m going in. Right to basement, you’ve heard the fidge down there fire up, she purrs after minute or so, eh, deer season is coming around I don’t like to rushed, get stuff squared away right away. It was a struggle at first just getting to the fridge, it’s behind the bar, ma buried the bar with Christmas stuff, in front, on it, and behind it.
Was her favorite time of year.
I haven’t been overwhelmed yet, I’ll tell ya soon enough. First, ya gotta read the want ads, just never know what may catch your eye.
Someone told me, my coffee cup was a bit aggressive, told them I’ll take it under advisement. It’s then I remembered, every gathering in the basement bar, ma would sit on dad’s lap, his left hand around her waist, the other with a firm grip on his mug. Believe you me, I knew about beer, years before I even heard of Mother’s milk, Ladies, ma didn’t have a problem with dad’s beer mug, so you shouldn’t either 🙂
Hold on, I need a coffee, it’s like 28 degrees out here. Looking at the lake, many thoughts, I’ll share just a couple so you don’t run for the medications.
Here’s one
The Crusades, no one reads that stuff anymore, those happened a thousand years ago. The Old City has changed hands many times, one could view Jerusalem as an outpost of Christianity today. Islam cannot have that. If one is taught Hate from birth, that’s all they know, that is their truth, there is no changing it. sips coffee.
What a concept
Be nice get nice
Picking apples with no guarantee I’d get a pie, my confidence was high
Those in GAZA just don’t understand that simple concept because they live to Hate, I guess they prefer to dance, so be it.
sips coffee
Found a couple mag pouches in the basement, Korea era, eh! I can put these to use. Got some sewing elastic pinned together, Ratdog, now you can carry your own scooby snacks. After I secured them under his belly, he looked me and laid down. What a sad sac that dog is. Ratdog, look at me when I’m talking to you, wasn’t happening, he assumed the postion, his favorite one. Grabbed a bear fur in the basement, thinking he’s gonna need fur after tomarrow, make him look like bear cub.
Getting him cleaned up only to apply new fur, he’s gonna think real highly me, like I’m nutz or something.
Sips coffee
Coming back from getting my pie 🙂 I spotted one of the Maki boys taking the dirt road behind the gas station, ” well that’s something new, I best go check this out.
Some background on the boys, you see one, the other isn’t far away. Thier grampa built 2 barns, side by side. Those boys operate a traveling sawmill. Outside of those barns look like a ongoing rummage sale, the inside, one is all knotty white pine, the other is all cedar, beautiful craftsmanship. You want woodwork done, go see the Maki boys. With the auto workers strike, the Maki boy don’t care, What caught my eye was the newest installment on thier plow truck.
Sewer pipe
Looks ain’t everything, it’s performance that counts, just ask the Maki boys, they’ll tell ya.
Winter is coming
Sips coffee
3 kinds of people in this world, one half just wants to kill the other half, there’s one half that just wants fuck the other half, reference liberals, think with thier rotted crotches, and then that bunch, that just wants to be left alone to live their lives as they see fit. Bothering no one, going about thier business.
Coffee gotten cold
Cold can be in seen in another light, with the border wide open how cold can you get…
I’ll get to the posted picture soon enough. Ever wake up with a choice, like should I constructive or destructive. I do at times. This morning, youknow, daylight in the swamp, some coffee & those meds I get in the mail helps with the decision concerning the former instead of the latter.
So much for that solar power light ( china china china junk ). Hold on, I gotta piss off the back porch, down wind of course. Well at least my bladder is gladder.
Spending money a crew cut on the Ratdog, I thought about it, then I remembered what grampa said ” why pay someone for something you can do”. That’s right grampa, Use what’s available you know, work the problem which will be mentioned later. She had a lot of female gizmos. When ya don’t where where to start, start small then work up.
Look at that, instructions
for legs ( he has legs ) ( underarms ) he’s got pits, close enough.
I’ve been telling you for years, no mail is the best mail. I got the mail… Hold on, I need a coffee to calm down.
Plan A: Blair
Going full Blair will not out in my favor, even I know that
Plan B:
Come Monday after salutations. like Hi ( low growls added ). Look lady, when the power goes out and I see you walking down my street, that’s right, my street, I don’t care if you are wearing
looking for warmth, safety or security, you will not, and I repeat ( which I don’t like doin) you will find nothing here, keep walking.
Kiss effect lady
Keep it simple stupid
you’re raising the taxes because my mother was called home,that it
it’s a yes or no question lady
” well the property is now in your name”,
lady the property been in my name for a very long time.
“with the Pre recinded, yes the taxes will be raised”
Well, you best hope while walking in
May the Good Lord be with you, because you sure as hell won’t be with me
have a nice day.
Now that think about it, I should get some those stokies that Clint was always chewing on, I have the squint down pat
Music, that’s what’s needed
With banks closing, dollar is trashed and war, ohh she’ll be walking alright.
Figured I’d treat myself to some extra octane. just so yaknow, there’s no chicklets in those MRE’s
Made like a booster seat for mophead in the truck, thinks he’s the Big cheese now, he can see out the window. Stopped at the dog barberette place, told Mary, Ratdog is looking like a longhaired doping smoking maggot, end the month best she do. That’s fine, It’s then I got a idea, she’s one of those anti-fur types, it’s already a bit nippley out there, ratgod with no coat he’ll just shiver. Seeing how he likes my fur cap, I’ll make him a fur jacket, that’ll set Mary off.
Translation:
Cheap entertainment 🙂
How you treat a dumb animal, is how you should treated, something dad talked about it.
Got out to my place, climate change everywhere. Ratdog isn’t use to being this far out, he stuck pretty close to me. Smells of the wild is far different then cement.
Ratdog, stay in the shack, I’m taking a walk, switched the trail cam batteries, back inside, ratdog, she’s to big for you (smiles).
With Lisa next door and the village about a half click away, I’m not use so much hustle & bustle. Looking at Radog, he’s trying to get under the couch, wth dog, those won’t hurt you, must have gotten scared by the mounts. Some people have trophies on the wall, I don’t.
Sorry Brother for killing you, I honor you Courage, your Cunning and your Stealth, thank you for another day of Life, when my life ends, I’ll return to the good earth and nourish the life forms that follow mine.
Having to pull him out, back in truck, he was happy. Ever get something in your craw and it tugs at ya, thinking that’s why a ride was needed.
Driving more down the road over that way, I went to the old homestead, it’s where the sugar shack is, never mind about that, just think in terms of SHTF, you be fine. Sitting under those apple trees like so many times before
Truck pulled in, It was Mark, Holy shit eh Chance, wasn’t expecting you, handshake. I seen a truck pull in didn’t know who the hell it was, thought I’d come over, You’re good neighbor Mark. Chance you still trapping? Not of late, like to, why what ya have?. Spotted a Bobcat over by my pumphouse couple nights back, the wolves are bad enough, now this. You take Shelby in at night yes? Hell ya. Tell ya what Mark, I have stuff to take care at mother’s home and I’ll be out. Mark, Dogs don’t climb, cats do, I’ll take care of it.
You baking Chance? hell no, figure I’d grab a half bushel for Armydog, his wifey is the baker, I might get get a pie out of this. Off he went, come Radog, time to go. Something told to us boys a long time ago. Take care of the Land, the land will take care of you
Sipping a coffee on the road… ya, if the Warmongers don’t Burn the land or boil the sea
Lisa next door is gonna find out just like that deer at 4Am, take me outta woods, you ain’t taking the woods outta me. When she comes by the fence asking ” what you doin chance?”. I’m building a berm. “What’s a berm?”. Well Lisa it’s a backstop for the 2nd Amendment. I can hear her now, ” you can’t be shooting guns here!”. The hell I cannot, that sign down the road about a 1/4 click says ” NO discharge of firearms with-in the village limits”, Lisa, do you live in the village,?, “no” well neither do I.
Hold on, ratdog needs to relieve himself, I need a coffee… G’damn dog, for a mophead, he’s pisses like a racehorse, hurry up already, it’s 30 degrees out here.
Granted, living on a peninsula, located on a peninsula, one tends to see things differently, not wrong, just different. Lisa is different, but then she’s from Ohio, what does know, not much. Harlequin, there will come a time when this house is Harlequin free, I’ll tell ya right now, today is not that day. Coffee.
Now, I’m venturing off into the weeds here, more like a mental observation that’ll scar me for the rest of days, she had the Centurian gene which I probably have now, translated, I’ll be scarred a long time. as kid, none of us were allowed in their bedroom for any reason . I went there,.. I won’t pretend I know anything about a Woman’s thought processes, best I can do is uninformed guesses which probably gets me in the bottom of the tool chest.
I’ll explain:
I think reading all those Harlequin books effected her mind, or gave her ideas, such as
Stick with me here, we’ll get through this together. I came close to using the Lord’s name in vain, I didn’t, but I wanted in the worst way. Keeping Harlequin in mind, sometime in her 70’s, started to watch rodeo on her teevee, I’m talking like she was glued watching it, while in her room it’s then the thought came to mind
” I’m gonna ride him like a bull”
and you he was perfectly fine with it
I try to not wonder to much, I did wonder if watching rodeo reminded her of such things. I got the hell outta there, it was like invading a Woman’s private most inner sanctum. I’ll be ready next time, I’ll be wearing black nitro gloves and my sunnies, probably won’t help but it’ll make feel better, I got feels.
want proof?
Some of her favorite sayings :
Datlight in the swamp
Yeal well
G’damn
I dout this was a favorite, was said many times
After the accident, only 2 boys were alowed on the boat, we took tuns
no girls ever again
” Chance you see the boat?”.
not yet ma
For someone who hated water, she married a fisherman, lived on the shore of Gitchi-Gumi ( big water) I’ll never understand a Woman’s heart, maybe I’m not suppose to
