Happy Thanksgiving!!!

As the holiday season kicks off tomorrow, take a moment and step back from the sales, hoopla, family dinners/arguments/loony Uncles etc. and think about how lucky we are to live where we do… And have the freedoms that we have, … Continue reading

Random MilSF chapter…

Got a little writing done while the kids are at school/pre-school and PP is napping… Comments appreciated as always. Edited to fix first round of comments… Chapter 10 Eight divs out of Gany Station, and three segs before hyper, Estrella … Continue reading

Sad, but not unexpected…

Arlington is filling up too fast as WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans pass away. From Military Times Veterans groups have opposed the idea of severely restricting eligibility for burial at Arlington National Cemetery coming years to ensure the viability of … Continue reading

Water view…

Is worth HOW MUCH??? In the continuing saga of California, PP’s house has a ‘lakeview’ if you stand in the back yard and look at ‘just’ the right angle… That little spot of grey/blue in the circle is the lakeview. … Continue reading

Buyer beware…

Interesting ‘tricks’ of the trade… From Money Talk News. If you automatically reach for a $39.99 sweater or load up on $11.99 albums on iTunes, you’re not alone. The strategy of ending prices with 99 cents has worked its magic … Continue reading

There are some ‘strange’ people in Kali…

Got frowned at for my Molon Labe shirt today, and got told that it’s ‘illegal’ in California to sell Iodine ointment by a woman in the grocery store. When I commented that it ‘figured’, she got a bit ‘snippy’ with … Continue reading

Rehab, care, and oddities…

At 85 lbs apiece, now I get to keep the ‘puppies’ occupied, while PP bedrests… But I did note a couple of odd things yesterday on the trip to the surgery center. One is the proliferation of tiny houses, apparently … Continue reading

Power… sigh…

Apparently the ‘outage’ was ‘local’ and restored after we left this morning. PP is home and resting ‘semi-comfortably’… Operation was successful, and the labrum was repaired, along with scar tissue clean up from the previous surgery. I’m glad that is … Continue reading

Well crap…

Up in northern California and PG&E decided to once again cut power… NOT fun with PP bedridden and needing things in the night. No power = keeping food cold, no internet, no cell, time back on unknown… Waiting on surgery … Continue reading

Grrr…

Surgery moved to tomorrow… Maybe… Maybe power and maybe no power… Third world California strikes again. And dogs… I thought Vito was bad, but there was only ONE of him. Karl (light color) and Koda (dark color), are licking and … Continue reading