I get Free Play fom the casino and free cruises from Carnival. Just pay port charges and taxes. Well, as Marcus mentioned, nothing is really free. It's more like prepaid.


Trying to knock out a little something everyday. Cleaned the A/C filter. Filled the fish food container. Next up is hang some screening on the fence. I'm making sure the neighbors dogs can't get to mine and visa versa. Onward Christian soldiers and you pagans too. I'm getting back into my stride. Have to get as much done as possible so I can relax a little in the dog days of a Florida summer.

Southwest has lost it's glitter as have almost ALL the airlines. Keep prices low prices and fill the planes. I never flew Southwest because of the seating I prefer to know where I'm sitting when I book. I upgrade to roomier seats when it's cheap to do it but lately it has not ben cheap. When it was $35 I'd do it. Now they want $135 more. I'll keep the money and buy dinner at the destination. I'll be in Seattle in a couple of months. Booked a room within close walking distance to Pikes Market. Fly in, hang out, enjoy the room and head out on another cruise to Alaska. Round trip from FLL to SEA direct flights at around 6 hours long. Seattle makes me laugh. They bitch about cigarette smoking and there are joint roaches all over the place. And of course the street zombies. They're all smoking something else.

Marcus, I have never seen a mall named The Galleria Mall in the ghetto.

GRIS, have you checked your storage area for gremlins? C-4s are notorious for harboring them. I've got several in mine.


Appears to be a nice day. Planning on flushing the water system and changing the water filter and change the A/C home filter as well. Flush the Koi pond too and ad some chemicals. There is no moss growing on me ...... Sue wants me to sell the cars and lets me know regularly. I'm not driving them and she's complaining about spending money on the insurance and upkeep. Can't say that I don't understand. Thinking about selling them with gremlins and all for the best reasonable offer. The bonus is I'll also get rid of an ear bug .....

Heading to the Mohs surgeon's office to get some stitches out. Everything is healing up without issue. Changed out the rollers on the garage door yesterday. The automatic opener was jamming every once in awhile. I hope that resolves the issue. It should as there were at least two worn out rollers on there. I'm always busy because I don't want to shell out the bucks for jobs I can do myself and save a few bucks along the way as well. Hell, I 'd have to be here for them to fix it anyway. That's another reason I do it if I can. We've been watching The Kominsky Method on Netflix in the evening. I find it entertaining.

There is ALWAYS a price to pay.

Oh happy day ...... I woke up .... I have a chance at a wonderful day. It's a beautiful Florida's winter day. Perfect.

Gamornin GRIS


Cold front sweeping through. High 40's for the morning lows. The tortoises will not be pleased. Cold blooded ya know. Iguanas will slow down but shouldn't fall from the trees. Usually mid 40's for that. Been a couple of healthy looking non venomous snakes been seen in the yard lately. Hope they can get their fill. Plenty of lizards and vermin for them to load up on.

Got a full plate. Havee to get motivated to do whati have to do. Nice outside. high 60's. Around 70*. My kind of weather.

One day ......

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Saw this on my nephew's Facebook page. Him and his dad track a couple of cars on the 1/8 mile. (not this one). I guess on this one there is still a little room for improvement.

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Must mean something somewhere.




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Went to the dermatologist this morning and they burned some stuff off my back and shoulders. Said my skin was looking pretty good and I'm good for 6 months unless I notice something. We recently changed the battery and hired a locksmith to get us a key for Sonny-boy's car. I washed it today as it was covered in green stuff and moved it to the back yard of where he was staying. He's still in the wind. Checked on the 91 and the problem appears to be in the HEI distrubutor. Awaiting parts. I should wash the Suburban but my eyes just started drooping. It's either snap out of it or take a nap. I'm thinking take a nap. LOL.


Houston. There has got to be some fun found in Houston.

Nice pickem up there tee. Enjoy the ride.

Saw this tool and thought it was a thing to make you go "Hhhhmmmmm."

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Does anybody really know what time it is?

Read and sign .

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I'm thinking of starting a Trump fund myself with a modest 50% management fee.

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Freezing here today and over the next several days. Freezing for South Florida that is. Starting the day at around 50* with a high of around 70*. I slept great last night. Don't know why but I sleep better when it's cold outside and I'm nestled in a nice warm bed. Go see my regular dermatologist tomorrow morning. Hope they don't find anything but I have my concerns. Still on the mend from my 4 MOHS cuts but they are all improving. I have stuff I can do. It's just wanting to do them that becomes the issue. Last night as I was walking through the house I thought to myself that we have way more stuff than we need for just two people.

Amino acid? I remember back in the day I dropped a tab or two. One time 4 by accident.


I was out using some hand clippers on a bush in the front yard. I understand now why thay call them hand clippers. Clipped my left ring finger tip. Funny thing was I thought about being careful to NOT clip my fingers. Why does that always happen? Think "Don't drop this thing." and sure as $#!+ it's gonna hit the floor. Same thing with screws, bolts and anything small around the engine bay.

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One of the good things about exercise equipment is they make a great storage area and will hold assorted sizes of boxes and bags. Some also have a great hanging bar for clothes waiting to be put away in the closet.

I feel your pain GRIS. The 91 vert is still in the shop. Thousands spent chasing gremlins.

Gamornin

Cool, damp and grey at the start of the day. Lost another day to medical $#!+ yesterday. Sue was suffering from blurred vision in her right eye. Saturday she got out of the box truck and felt a sudden change in her eye. Sunday she wanted to get it checked as it was really bothersome. We drove up to Miami to place called The Bascom palmer Eye Institute. It's a world class facility with the latest and greatest in eye treatment and a training facililty of the University of Miami. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. As we all know the burdens of seeking urgent care, check in was easy. Then came the wait. 4 hours+ later she was seen. There went the day with travel time and treatment time. Left the house around noon and got home at 08:30 PM. The benefit was she was diagnosed with a viral infection in her eye, a shingles type virus. She was prescibed an antiviral medication and recommended use of eye drops and gel. She should be back to "normal" in about a week.
We picked up the box truck on Friday. Spent $1000 to reframe the top of the windshield that had rust issues and had to replace the windshield that was damaged upon removal. (common issue). Today Sue went to work and the box truck cab was still leaking so it's back to the body shop it goes. Always something. And the wheel in the sky keeps on turning ...... Have an enjoyable day no matter what life throws at you. Fortunately all these things are just inconveniences. Afterall there are no problems. Only solutions. Ya mon.

I saw Led Zeppelin in 72 and 73 in the Boston Garden. In 72 we charged the stage and was right up front. I couldn't hear anything normally for 2 days after the concert. I think those were the best concerts I have ever been to and I've been to a lot. Still going. "Long live rock and roll."

HCS .... Whole lotta love .....

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Gator wrestling. Nice one.

My new scars I have on my back and shoulder will need a better story than just skin cancer removal. I was thinking along the lines of attacked by a maniac with a machete. Or hit with a sharp peice of metal that fell off a plane. Sugestions anyone. One guy we knew as kids that had lost a finger told us he lost it from a monkey bite.

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I didn't rest the past two days as I should have. Stuff comes up and I do what needs to be done though resting would have been my preferred choice. Thinking of making up for my misdeeds today by limiting my movements. Just have one person stopping by this afternoon to program my new gate and garage remotes.

For those that have Netflix I suggest the movie Old Dads. Great insight into much of the world today. Got the 911 started and back into the garage till next week. It's still going to the shop for a cold start issue.

Pulled Sue's 911 out of the garage so the guys could work on the garage door opener. Getting new remotes so I needed to get a new receiver connected. Went to put it away and the sucker wouldn't start. Geez ....... Never ends. The 91 is still in the shop. Just trying to get some stuff fixed. Two of my water pumps are on their way out. Both have loud bearing noise. Can't work on projects so I might as well think about them.

Tee

These surgeries are messing me up big time. I'm gonna have a hell of a chore list when I finally can get back to working again. Well, I already had a hell of a chore list so I guess everything will just have to wait.

Waiting on the garage door people to show up. Changing the reciever and getting new remotes to match the front gate. Also waiting on a citrus order to come in since Sue is at a doctor's appointment. Not lifting. Just have to inventory the delivery and pay the man. I'm sure a couple of more things will pop up. I did get to rest yesterday afternoon.

Went out this morning and the pond was not flowing so I cleaned the filter and drains. I had a fishnet out there to restock Sue's pond with cichlids. It was laying by a bench. A possum worked his way into the net and couldn't get out. Had to cut the net to free him. he wasdered off under a shed. Took a couple of steps and fell over. Took a couple oof steps and fell over. Must have been wxhausted from trying to get out of the net.

Happy Valentimes Day (Had to do it)

Oh, ya ..... I went in for round two of Mohs surgery today. They cut my left shoulder and left side mid back. Took the sutures out of my left arm and some of the sutures on my right hand. I have an open wound healing from the inside out on the hand. I have a few days of doing little to nothing. Today is easy. I don't feel like doing

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This year it has been the "other" way so far. Thank goodness Sue has made enough the last two times to cover my losses. We all know the odds are in favor of the house. Yet, you can't win if you don't play. Knowing what I know I should kep my wallet in my pocket. You have to keep in mind that gambling is entertainment. Go with a budget and stick to it.

Speaking of gambling, the state recently allowed the Seminoles to open a sports book, craps and Roulette. The gamblers help hotline numbers have grown grown considerably since the first of the year. Mostly young males finding out the pressures of losing money. Never bet money you can't afford to lose.

As far as I know there is only one National Anthem.


The squeeky wheel gets the grease and we all know what segment of the population can never get enough grease.

Remembering cold and snowy winters.

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Hurricane Sue woke up and brewed up a storm. Of course it's all my fault. Smartly I accept the blame for everything. After all ....... It IS all my fault.

Good mornin.

tee, I did start back on a multivitamin plus another supplememt and vitamin D2 once a week. I do that every time I notice I'm a little run down. When I feel better I start forgetting to take them. And so the cycle begins all over again. Still feeling run down though.

Coolish to warm today. I'm getting a better undestanding of what it means when you are only half the man you used to be. Age plays some terrible games. My get up and go has got up and left. Thinking a healhful nap may be in order. Don't really feel like working today. Read another interesting half fact yesterday. Half the people you talk to today will be of lower than average intelligence.

Letty, one of the complainers drives a Maserati sedan and comes to shop at the nursery wearing high heels. She was the one that said Sue was condesending. Another complained after saying she was going to repot the plants but instead put them on their balcony in the black nursery pots. The photos showed dropped leaves. Lack of water? She also complained about a grass she bought being rootbound in the pot. LOL. Tip. Remove root bound plant from pot. Divide into 4 sections and repot. Now you have 4 plants from 1. You' are never going to please everybody. None the less, Sue can be somewhat direct.

Tee, I don't remember knowing a wood shop craftsman that had all his digits. Sounds like you dodged another bullet.

In my youth on the streets of Boston we were exposed early to tit for tat confrontations. Today that would be considered bullying. I consider it helping to develop a thick skin. Even though some of the racial expressions today were used with reckless abandon they did not actually have racist intentions. My friend Ruben, a dothead, Steve , my roomate, a slant eye, and I worked with many spics and beaners. My neighborhood in Boston was made up mostly of mics, guineas, kykes, A-rabs and Greeks. Hhhhmm. We didn't have a slang for the Greeks. Back to the Sue thing ..... Most people love her. Some are taken aback. I have many men tell me how lucky I am to have her as my wife. Smartly, I just nod in agreement.

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AAA towed the 91 back to the shop for a no start condition. Ordered an O2 sensor for the 90. Having the garage door reciever changed over tomorrow to match the new gat opener so we only need 1 remote to open both. Heading out to fill up he gas/diesel cans soon. Have to replace a couple of battery baack ups at the nursery and then clean the house a little. There is enough fur on the floor to make another animal.


Speaking of animals, Marcus, what was the end result of your missing older dog a couple of months back?


Love you guys.

Salute to a great American.

Sue burned through another set of pads and rotors on the Suburban. I laugh becasue she complains about the way I brake but it's her who likes to wait till the last minute to reduce speed. She's always trying to break speed and distance records. Eveything is urgent to her. Well at least the brakes are now way up firm and high.

That is what Bob is singing about here. Right?

At this pace the month will be gone before we know it. Even with it being a leap year.

My home fire alarm went of at 05:22 letting me know it had a low battery. Don't believe I changed the batteries on the last time change. First thing after a couple of sips of coffee I changed all three smoke detector batteries. I'll be good for awhile now with those. Hhhhmmm. I'm guessing it must be time to clean the fan filters on the stovetop, check for dust bunnies on the all refrigerator and freezer screens and find a few other maintenance tasks that I need to do every decade whether they need it or not. I'm sure it's close to time for the water filter and A/C blower filter to get changed. Never a shortage of tasks that need attention. Have you seen any of those houses that are spotlessly clean and everything organized and in it's place? Well, that would not be our house ...... I have have one of those "It's on the list" homes. My chore list is so long I stopped writing lists.

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