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NEAT!

CLEAR AND COLD IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, NOTHING ON THE AGENDA BUT AUTO ROTATION.

DARLING WIFE BACK HOME, CLEANING UP THE MESSES I LEFT FOR HER. (WOULDN'T WANT HER TO THINK SHE'S NOT NEEDED)

MARCUS, DID YOU SEE THIS?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/t ... ml?utm_term=.66cc7c358ad5

--- COMPUTER CONTROLLED, NOTHING CAN GO WONG WONG WONG WONG---

CLOUDY AND DRIPPING IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, INCH AND THREE QUARTERS IN THE RAIN GAUGE, BUT THE GREAT STORM THEY WERE PREDICTING WAS MOSTLY RAIN. THE CHEROKEES ARE OK WITH THIS.

DARLING WIFE DUE HOME TODAY, COLORADO ESCAPADE WITH THE NEWEST GRANDSON WENT WELL BY ALL REPORTS.

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OURS HAVE BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE. DID YOU KNOW THE MALES MIGRATE FIRST AND THE FEMALES LATER? I NOTICED THAT THIS YEAR AND LOOKED IT UP. BOTH WAYS; INTERESTING.

LETTY, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SENATOR, EVEN IF HE IS A LAWYER ;-)

Last year, for the first time in our nation’s history, the American people elected as president someone with no high government experience—not a senator, not a congressman, not a governor, not a cabinet secretary, not a general. They did this, I believe, because they’ve lost faith in both the competence and the intentions of our governing class—of both parties! Government now takes nearly half of every dollar we earn and bosses us around in every aspect of life, yet can’t deliver basic services well. Our working class—the “forgotten man,” to use the phrase favored by Ronald Reagan and FDR—has seen its wages stagnate, while the four richest counties in America are inside the Washington Beltway. The kids of the working class are those who chiefly fight our seemingly endless wars and police our streets, only to come in for criticism too often from the very elite who sleep under the blanket of security they provide. .
TOM COTTON

CLOUDY AND WINDY IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, THUNDER-BUMPERS PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT. THE CHEROKEES WILL ENDEAVOR TO PERSEVERE.

TOMMY, I HAVE THE SAME HAND PROBLEMS YOU WRITE OF, OSTEOARTHRITIS, I GUESS. THE JOYS OF GETTING OLD. WITH THIS FRONT MOVING IN I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN ROLLED DOWN HILL IN A BARREL FULL OF ROCKS.

NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY, THE BIG DECISION IS IHOP VS BOOMERANG FOR BREAKFAST :-)

GREAT TRUCK THERE, DO YOU WASH IT OR DRY CLEAN---

SEMI SUNNY AND MILD IN THE NATIONS, MAY BE A LITTLE WARMER TODAY.

MADE IT TO THE RANGE AND WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE, GO FIGURE. RIFLE WOULD NOT GROUP, SCOPE PROBLEM I THINK. IT'S A LEUPOLD SO I CAN SEND IT OFF AND GET IT OVERHAULED. RATHER DISAPPOINTING MORNING.

GLAD "THE BLONDIE" IS DOING WELL. IN MY EXPERIENCE YOU SHOULD PUSH THE LIMITS, JUST LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. YOU CAN TELL IF YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH; WORSE THING YOU CAN DO IS NOTHING.

ANOTHER NICE DAY COMING UP IN THE NATIONS, SUNNY,COOL,CALM.

WENT TO THE RANGE YESTERDAY (HALF HOUR DRIVE ONE WAY) ONLY TO FIND IT FULL. NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, PEOPLE SIGHTING IN FOR DEER SEASON I GUESS. I'M DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT TO TRY AGAIN TODAY.

CLEAR, CALM, AND COOL IN THE NATIONS, A LITTLE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. THE CHEROKEES ARE BASKING IN THE FALL WEATHER.

THINKING ABOUT DRIVING UP TO THE RIFLE RANGE TODAY TO TEST SOME .222 MAG LOADS, OR MAYBE TO OKMULGEE TO SEE #1 DAUGHTER, OR MAYBE BOTH :-)

ANOTHER NICE MORNING, A LOT LIKE OCTOBER---

CLEAR, CALM, AND COLD THIS MORNING IN THE NATIONS, SUPPOSED TO GET A LITTLE WARMER TODAY, 75 THEY SAY.

SWITCHED TOPS ON HARVEY YESTERDAY, IT'S COOL ENOUGH TO GO BACK TO THE GLASS TOP NOW. THE WHITE TOP LOOKS BETTER AND HELPS KEEP CABIN TEMP DOWN, BUT I NEED THE EXTRA HALF INCH OF HEAD ROOM THE GLASS TOP GIVES ME.

THINKING ABOUT IHOP FOR BREAKFAST, I HAVE TO GO TO MUSKOGEE FOR DOG FOOD ANYWAY.

OCTOBER IS ABOUT MY FAVORITE MONTH, WEATHER WISE.

EVERY THING SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK NOW. I HAVE BECOME AMAZINGLY DEPENDENT ON THE DAMN THING, AND #2 SIL, MY COMPUTER GO TO GUY, IS IN COLORADO. DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE WITH THIS INFERNAL MACHINE :-0

SUPPOSED TO BE A BEAUTIFUL FALL WEEK COMING UP. WAS 45 THIS MORNING, 70 FOR THE HIGH TODAY.

MY BARN KITTENS SEEM TO BE DOING OK. I CATCH AN OCCASIONAL GLIMPSE OF THEM, THEY SEEM HAPPY TO STAY AT THE BARN. THERE IS CERTAINLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR APPETITES.

COMPUTER ACTING UP THIS MORNING.

CLEAR AND COLD IN THE NATIONS.

PUT THE TOP UP ON THE TOMATO AND STARTED TO IHOP, BUT REMEMBERED JUST IN TIME THE SUNDAY BREAKFAST BAR AT GOLDEN CORRAL. SOS WITH TWO SUNNYSIDE EGGS ON TOP. YUM!

SEMI-SUNNY AND BREEZY IN THE NATIONS, HALF INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT COOL THIS MORNING. IF I GO TO IHOP FOR BREAKFAST I'LL HAVE TO PUT THE TOP UP :-)

HI Y'ALL

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PICKUPS ARE BORDERING ON THE RIDICULOUS THESE DAYS, OUTSIZED BEYOND PRACTICALITY. WHEN YOU CAN'T REACH ACROSS AND GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT THE TRUCK IS TOO DAMN BIG.

THAT'S WHY I WANT MY '54 FORD BACK. IT WAS JUST THE RIGHT SIZE AND HAD LOTS OF NEAT FEATURES: TWO WINDOWS THAT ROLLED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT THE KEY EVEN IN THE IGNITION, TWO INDEPENDENT LITTLE VENT WINDOWS THAT COULD BE SET AS YOU LIKED, THREE ON THE TREE, DIMMER SWITCH CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE CLUTCH, SPARE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE BED WITHIN EASY REACH, BENCH SEAT WITH NO HEAD REST SO YOU COULD TURN AND LOOK TO THE REAR WHEN BACKING UP, AND A CAPACIOUS GLOVE BOX WITHIN ARM'S REACH. NOT TO MENTION AN ENGINE SO SIMPLE EVEN I COULD TUNE IT, WITH NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT.

I MISS IT.

WE HAVE LIVED HERE 17 YEARS. NOT ONLY IS THIS LONGER THAN I'VE EVER LIVED IN ONE HOUSE, IT'S LONGER THAN I EVER LIVED IN ONE STATE :-0

WE WERE IN THE PREVIOUS HOUSE NINE YEARS AND IT TOOK THREE TRUCK LOADS TO GET US HERE. IT WOULD TAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN TO MOVE US NOW.

CLEAR, CALM, AND MILD IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, 90 THE PREDICTED HIGH. THE CHEROKEES ARE HEADED FOR THE LAKE WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD.

NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY, DARLING WIFE HEADING OUT THIS AFTERNOON TO COLORADO WITH BABY DAUGHTER & FAMILY. I'LL MAKE MY USUAL PASS THRU THE LOCAL FLEA MARKET.

WHAT IS IT SO INTERESTING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S CASTOFFS AND JUNK? :-)

LETTY THAT TRUCK LOOKS LIKE THE SAME COLOR AS MY FIRST VEHICLE, A '54 FORD PICKUP. WISH I HAD IT BACK :-)

HOW ENTERTAINING TO WATCH THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS HOIST WITH THEIR OWN “SEXUAL HARASSMENT” PETARD. THEY USED THESE WEAPONIZED ACCUSATIONS FOR YEARS AGAINST CONSERVATIVES AND NOW ARE FINDING, AS THE OLD FOLKS USED TO SAY, WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND.

"OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING---" THE WEATHER IS LULLING MY SUSPICIONS ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. (NATIONAL FAILURE DAY, BTW)

FLASHING LIGHTS AND A CROWD OF CARS, COPS, TWO CRASH WAGONS, AND A FIRE TRUCK DOWN BY THE COW PEN THIS MORNING. A NEIGHBOR UP THE HILL RAN HIS TRUCK OFF THE ROAD INTO A DEEP DITCH. SEEMED LIKE A MASSIVE OVER REACTION AS NO REAL HARM WAS DONE OTHER THAN TO THE TRUCK AND, DOUBTLESS, SOMEONE PRIDE.

WE HAVE A RESIDENT SCHIZOPHRENIC WOODPECKER. IT'S A FEMALE RED BELLIED WOODPECKER WHO DISPLAYS A REPETITIVE, RANDOM BEHAVIOR PATTERN THAT HAS CONTINUED FOR WEEKS. BIZARRE.

FLU SHOT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY; DARE I RISK IT ON THE 13TH ;-)

SUNNY AND COOL IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, PREDICTED HIGH OF 80. A WARMING TREND IN THE OFFING, THEY SAY.

ERRANDS TO RUN TODAY, THINK I'LL GET A FLU SHOT, SAMURAI SAM COMING DOWN FOR LUNCH, AND, OF COURSE, THE CHERISHED NAP. DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE TIME FOR TWO TODAY---

SHOW HER WHO'S IN CHARGE, TOMMY :-)

SO NOW IT'S THE BISEXUAL SCOUTS OF AMERICA? FUBAR!

WONDER WHEN THEY'LL START SELLING COOKIES?

CLEAR, CALM, AND COOL IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING. THE CHEROKEES THINK SUMMER MAY BE OVER.

NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY, SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE TO FIDDLE AROUND OUTSIDE.

Governments are ravenous for revenues to fund the promises that purchase votes. But the governed are resistant to taxes. So governments increasingly resort to arbitrary behavior that is difficult to distinguish from theft. GEORGE WILL

BE ADVISED: YOU HAVE FALLEN INTO GOOD COMPANY.

WELCOME, THAT'S A NICE LOOKING CAR!

57 AND A BRISK NORTH BREEZE THIS MORNING. DROVE THRU A VERY LIVELY THUNDER STORM ON THE WAY BACK FROM ARKANSAS LAST NIGHT. GRACIE'S GAME WAS A TIE, 0-0 WHEN CALLED DUE TO STORM WARNING. SHE MADE SOME NICE SAVES PLAYING GOALIE.

DOESN'T LIKE DEFENSE, LIKE HER OLDER BROTHER, SHE WANTS TO PUT POINTS ON THE SCOREBOARD. THEY HAVE A NEW DOG, GOLDEN RETRIEVER, THE MOST TRAINABLE DOG I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE, SMART AND EAGER TO PLEASE.

HIPPO BIRDIE TO THOSE GROWING OLD---IT'S NOT SO BAD AND BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE :-)

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AH YES, I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS, THE SUN ALWAYS CAME UP IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR. I'D GO IN EARLY AND GET MORE DONE BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE SHOWED UP THAN I'D GET DONE THE REST OF THE DAY. GOING IN EARLY BEATS HELL OUT OF STAYING LATE ;-)

CLEAR AND COOL IN THE NATIONS, WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE. LONG SLEEVE WEATHER RIGHT NOW, 90 LATER.
THE EXPECTED REPERCUSSIONS FROM THE WOOD PILE DID NOT EVENTUATE THIS MORNING. GUESS ALL THOSE ASPIRIN I TOOK YESTERDAY DID SOME GOOD.
GOT UP EARLY AND TOOK MY PICKUP IN FOR SERVICE, WE'LL BE GOING TO ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE #2 GRANDAUGHTER'S BALL GAME. BUSHES NEED TRIMMING AGAIN AND THERE ARE FALLEN LEAVES AND ACORNS ALL OVER THE PATIOS; I REALLY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT---

THE WOOD IS RE-STACKED. THE PAINTER IS FINISHED. THE ONLY QUESTION NOW IS WILL I BE TOO SORE AND STIFF TO GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING.

TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR THE LATEST WHINES AND COMPLAINTS---

CLEAR AND COOL IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING. THE CHEROKEES ARE LOVING IT.

FEELING THE RESIDUALS OF STACKING FIREWOOD YESTERDAY, BUT IT'S BACK TO THE WOODPILE AGAIN TODAY.

Y'ALL ALL HAVE FUN TODAY :-)

AND SPEAKING OF SUNSHINE, IT TURNED INTO A BEAUTIFUL DAY. I'M KICKING MYSELF FOR NOT GOING TO SEE #2 GD PLAY. SHE REPORTEDLY MADE SOME GREAT SAVES AS GOALIE.

NOTHING OF MUCH INTEREST AT THE GUNSHOW, A WINCHESTER M88 CAUGHT MY EYE, I MAY GO BACK AND TRY TO BUY IT CHEAP AND SELL IT AT THE BIG TULSA SHOW AFTER I PLAY WITH IT A LITTLE.

GETTING CLOSE TO DONE ON THE WOODPILE; MY BACK IS EVEN CLOSER TO BEING DONE. THE PAINTER DID NOT GET FINISHED EITHER.
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY---

CLOUDY AND MILD IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING. THE CHEROKEES ARE DRYING OUT. SLEPT IN TILL 0730 THIS MORNING; UNUSUAL FOR ME BUT NOT EVEN IN THE SAME CLASS AS MORE ACCOMPLISHED GURUS ;-)

WOOD PILE WORK TODAY, JACK THE PAINTER COMING TO FINISH UP DARLING WIFE'S REDECORATING CAMPAIGN, AND THE TAHLEQUAH GUNSHOW. IT'S NOT MUCH OF A SHOW BUT I VERY OFTEN FIND SOMETHING THERE I'VE JUST GOT TO HAVE. THE TRIP TO F'VILLE WAS CALLED ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE MONDAY.

LETTY, HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL.

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HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER QUICK QUICK QUICK.

WELL, THE GREAT FINAL ASSAULT ON THE KILLER WASPS WAS A MILK RUN. TORE DOWN ALMOST ALL THE WOOD PILE; NO MORE NESTS, NO MORE WASPS. NOW I'VE GOT TO STACK IT ALL UP AGAIN. MY BACK HURTS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT :-(

DID FIND A NICE LITTLE OPAL DROP FOR #4 GRANDDAUGHTER'S BD AND SPOTTED SOME NICE DRAGONFLY EAR THINGIES FOR #3'S CHRISTMAS. WHEN YOU BUY JEWELRY YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY IF IT FITS :-)

SEMI-SUNNY AND MILD IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING. ANOTHER MAJOR ASSAULT ON THE KILLER WASPS SCHEDULED THIS MORNING. AND IT'S TIME TO START CHECKING FOR BD/CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR KIDS, GRANDKIDS, AND DARLING WIFE.

HOPING TO GO TO F'VILLE TOMORROW AND WATCH #2 GRANDDAUGHTER PLAY FOOSBALL.

CLOUDY, COOL, AND SOGGY IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING. THE CHEROKEES ARE GLAD WE GOT SOME RAIN AND GLAD IT HAS STOPPED FOR A WHILE :-)

NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY, THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THE RANGE TO TRY OUT SOME HAND LOADS. THERE ARE STILL WASPS FLYING SO ANOTHER CHEM STRIKE WILL BE NECESSARY TOMORROW.

RAINED ALL DAY, JUST OVER TWO INCHES IN THE RAINGAUGE. WHOO WHOO---WE NEEDED THAT.

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APPEARS TO BE A LATE PRODUCTION M4A2, THE SECOND PRODUCTION MODEL OF THE "SHERMAN". MOST WENT TO LEND-LEASE, SOME TO USMC. IT WAS POWERED BY TWIN GM DIESEL ENGINES. THIS IS PROBABLY WHY THEY DID NOT GO TO THE ARMY, AS THE ARMY M4'S WERE GAS BURNERS AND LOGISTICS WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE MORE COMPLICATED.

THE M4 SERIES WERE EXCELLENT AUTOMOTIVELY, MARGINAL CROSS COUNTRY DUE TO NARROW TRACKS, INADEQUATELY ARMORED, AND NEVER (IN US SERVICE) HAD A GUN THAT COULD TAKE ON THE BETTER GERMAN TANKS.

THERE IS A BIT OF HISTORICAL CONTROVERSY OVER WHY WE STUCK WITH THE M4 WHEN WE HAD A TOTALLY SUPERIOR REPLACEMENT READY IN 1943. A LOT OF US TANKERS BURNED BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION.

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BOY DOES THAT BRING BACK SOME MEMORIES. THE CB CRAZE WAS BIG JUST ABOUT THE TIME I GOT OUT OF THE ARMY. I NEVER TOOK PART; NOTHING GRATES ON THE NERVES OF AN EX PANZER LEADER LIKE AN UNDISCIPLINED RADIO NET :-)

CLOUDY AND DRIPPY IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, WE'VE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH RAIN TO LAY THE DUST AND THAT'S ALL. THE CHEROKEES ARE DISAPPOINTED.

AS I SURF INTERNET NEWS I'M SEEING STRAWS IN THE WIND SUGGESTIVE OF IDEOLOGICAL MOTIVATION IN THE LV SHOOTING. ISIS, OF COURSE, IMMEDIATELY TOOK CREDIT AND HAD PREVIOUSLY THREATENED "SIN CITY". AND A LEFT WING NUT SHOOTING UP CONSERVATIVES WOULD BE NO NEW THING.
QUIEN SABE? I TRY TO HIT MAJOR SITES ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AND TRIANGULATE.

HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN HARMLESS WACKOS AND DANGEROUS CRAZIES? WISH I COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

MAJOR ATTACK ON THE KILLER WASPS THIS AFTERNOON, AS I FEARED, HAD TO TEAR DOWN HALF THE WOOD PILE. THE NEST WAS ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM NEXT TO THE BARN WALL. INSECT ASSASSIN SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN ONE THAT BIG. SOAKED EVERYTHING DOWN WITH INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH BUG KILLER. HE'LL BE BACK FRIDAY CHECK FOR SURVIVORS. I'LL GO DOWN IN THE MORNING AND BAYONET THE WOUNDED :-)

"IT'S CLOUDY IN THE WEST AND IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN---" WE CAN SURE USE SOME, THE CHEROKEES ARE MIGHTY DRY.

MY HIRED BUG ASSASSIN IS BACK FROM VACATION AND WILL GO AFTER THE WASPS THIS AFTERNOON. HE'S CONFIDENT HE CAN WIPE THEM OUT. WE SHALL SEE WHAT WE SHALL SEE :-|

NOTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

Zuckerberg: Why Aren't Mass Shootings Harder to Pull Off?

GRIS: BECAUSE THESE CRAZIES SEEM QUITE CAREFUL TO SELECT LOCATIONS WHERE THE PROBABILITY OF RETURN FIRE IS REMOTE. CRAZY, BUT NOT NECESSARILY STUPID.

THE LATEST CHURCH SHOOTING AND THE FIRST PUBLICIZED SCHOOL SHOOTING ENDED WHEN BUBA "WENT TO HIS TRUCK AND GOT A .45"

THE RANGE FROM WHICH THE VAGUS CRAZY FIRED PRETTY WELL NEGATED THE POSSIBILITY OF RETURN FIRE. SECURITY AT THE SITE WOULD HAVE BEEN ARMED WITH HANDGUNS AND THE RANGE APPEARS TO BE IN EXCESS OF 300 YARDS.

THIS DISTANCE ALSO MAKES IT MOST LIKELY THAT HE WAS SHOOTING AT RANDOM INTO THE CROWD AND NOT AT INDIVIDUAL TARGETS.

SUNNY AND STICKY IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, "POSSIBILITY" OF RAIN ALL WEEK. QUIEN SABE?

WE'LL SOON BE HEARING MORE BLATHER ABOUT GUN CONTROL, BUT NOTHING ABOUT CRAZY CONTROL, OR ISLAMIST CONTROL.

#1 AGENDA ITEM TODAY: BEER RUN
#2 NAP :-)

SUNNY AND MILD IN THE NATIONS, A VERY NICE BREEZE MAKES A NICE DAY. DARLING WIFE IS BACK FROM DALLAS AND SILENCE HAS FLED GRISHEIM. TWO OF HER GANG ARE SINKING INTO SENILITY AND SHE IS HORRIFIED. THANK GOD FOR GOOD HEALTH IF YOU HAVE IT, IT'S THE BEST GIFT HE CAN GIVE US.

ON THE DARK SIDE, I FIND I'M ALMOST OUT OF ST. PAULI GIRL. A BEER RUN IS IMPERATIVE.

AND GOODY ON YOU MARCUS, RETIREMENT IS GOOD, I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY. IN MY NEXT INCARNATION I WILL DO IT DIFFERENTLY HOWEVER; I'LL RETIRE WHEN I GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND GO TO WORK WHEN I'M 60.

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I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE HURT THE LITTLE BASTARDS AT ALL. MY BUG GUY SHOULD BE HOME NEXT WEEK, MAYBE HE WILL HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM SHORT OF TEARING THE WOOD PILE APART TO LOCATE THE NEST.

MADE A PASS THRU THE FLEA MARKT, THE ONLY THING OF REAL INTEREST WAS A GUY WITH A BUNCH OF WOODEN CARPENTER/CABINET MAKER TOOLS, RABIT PLANES AND SUCH. TEEBEE WOULD HAVE ENJOYED LOOKING AT THEM.

ANOTHER SUNNY AND COOL MORNING IN THE NATIONS. THE CHEROKEES ARE SMILING.

I'M NOT SMILING. HUNG AROUND ALL DAY YESTERDAY WAITING FOR THE ROOFER WHO NEVER SHOWED. MY MAJOR PET PEEVE IS PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WILL DO SOMETHING AND THEN DON'T DO IT. SMALL-TOWN TEXAS UPBRINGING, I GUESS.

LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE TO MOW TODAY. WHAT FUN---

GOOD MORNING ALL.

SUNNY AND COOL IN THE NATIONS, LOOKS LIKE A NICE DAY COMING UP. I'M WAITING FOR A ROOFER TO COME BY AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON MY GARAGE. I WANT TO GO WITH METAL THIS TIME, AS FIRE RETARDANT, BUT SURROUNDED AS WE ARE BY TREES IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T REALLY MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

THOSE DAMN WASPS ARE STILL HOLDING OUT. I HATE TO THINK ABOUT TEARING THE WOOD PILE DOWN UNDER FIRE, SO TO SPEAK.