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Loneliness Vs. Being Alone
When the feeling of loneliness becomes stronger than wanting to be alone.......what do you do then?
Free Ways To Spend Your Day Off
Woke up late here, having my coffee. It's my 3rd day off and don't have much to complain. My errands are almost complete, kid at school, parrot fed, plants are watered and sprayed.
Been spending a lot of time out or with friends the passed couple of days and just want to have some quiet time at home today. Thinking of what things I can get done today, first on the list is picking up mess and do some cleaning, laundry, wash curtains perhaps? Going through closets and get rid of stuffs I don't need, re-arrange my sitting room maybe? I cooked a lot the past few days and baked some brownies yesterday so I'm staying away from the kitchen but I've marinated some lamb riblets, the idea of sticky spicy roasted ribs is also tempting but then it's no fun eating alone.
Or I can just be lazy today, listen to music, lay on the couch, read some blogs and have some fun dirty talk with some hunk in DC later
I'm used to busy workdays and often times don't even get to rest on my weekends that I find it daunting to have a day with absolutely nothing to do that I was almost tempted to connect a second monitor to finish up some report, maybe later
Happy Monday !
Been spending a lot of time out or with friends the passed couple of days and just want to have some quiet time at home today. Thinking of what things I can get done today, first on the list is picking up mess and do some cleaning, laundry, wash curtains perhaps? Going through closets and get rid of stuffs I don't need, re-arrange my sitting room maybe? I cooked a lot the past few days and baked some brownies yesterday so I'm staying away from the kitchen but I've marinated some lamb riblets, the idea of sticky spicy roasted ribs is also tempting but then it's no fun eating alone.
Or I can just be lazy today, listen to music, lay on the couch, read some blogs and have some fun dirty talk with some hunk in DC later
I'm used to busy workdays and often times don't even get to rest on my weekends that I find it daunting to have a day with absolutely nothing to do that I was almost tempted to connect a second monitor to finish up some report, maybe later
Happy Monday !
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trust
Is it fair to say that those who do not trust will soon find themselves isolated and hating the world?
Happy Saturday to you all.
Happy Saturday to you all.
The fire-pit child safety screen LATEST PICS
Near where I live they are upgrading a communal area. The old tin roof has been removed and the concrete slab has been extended to twice it's size and now measures 12 metres by 6 metres (roughly 40' X 20').
Brick work has been built to house a brand new 6 burner gas BBQ with rotisserie at one end and a massive 1.5 metre (roughly 5') diameter fire-pit & smoke hood at the other. Huge wooden tables and benches are being brought in for seating. Tom, who makes the tables uses pre-loved timber. The first table that he has delivered weighs in at about 340 kg (around 750 lbs) and the next table to arrive will be a little longer and heavier.....
My part in the project is to build a child safety fence around the fire-pit. I've measured and drawn up the plans, sourced the material, had it delivered (albeit a little latter than planned because the truck broke down) and am now in the process of constructing each of eight panels of what will become an octagon shaped screen that will be bolted to the concrete. One panel will become the gate to enter the fire-pit area.
The new roof supports are going up:
Now the covering:
Looking good with the new BBQ in place also:
The first of two tables and benches arrives:
Weighing around 340 kg (around 750 lbs)we need to use rollers to move it into place:
Hard earned rest:
Preparing the posts for the safety screens:
Next one to be riveted:
A post that has the hinges riveted, the screens will be secured to those hinges:
The eight completed safety screens:
The smoke hood for the fire-pit arrives:
The stand that supports the smoke hood goes up:
The fire-pit and smoke hood in place, also showing one of eight safety screen panels on the right:
End of work today (Tuesday) just managed to snap this pic before I lost all the light so it's a bit blurry as it was taken with my mobile/cell phone, just like all the other pics. The screen is all joined together but only free-standing, not yet bolted to the concrete. The panel closest to the front is the gate.
As of Wednesday evening all the posts have been bolted to the concrete..... JOB COMPLETE..
Stainless steel dome nuts replaced the Dynabolt nuts for a better finish:
The Magnetic gate latch fitted:
The flue was fitted yesterday Sun 7th July and the fire-pit fired up for the first time:
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Brick work has been built to house a brand new 6 burner gas BBQ with rotisserie at one end and a massive 1.5 metre (roughly 5') diameter fire-pit & smoke hood at the other. Huge wooden tables and benches are being brought in for seating. Tom, who makes the tables uses pre-loved timber. The first table that he has delivered weighs in at about 340 kg (around 750 lbs) and the next table to arrive will be a little longer and heavier.....
My part in the project is to build a child safety fence around the fire-pit. I've measured and drawn up the plans, sourced the material, had it delivered (albeit a little latter than planned because the truck broke down) and am now in the process of constructing each of eight panels of what will become an octagon shaped screen that will be bolted to the concrete. One panel will become the gate to enter the fire-pit area.
The new roof supports are going up:
Now the covering:
Looking good with the new BBQ in place also:
The first of two tables and benches arrives:
Weighing around 340 kg (around 750 lbs)we need to use rollers to move it into place:
Hard earned rest:
Preparing the posts for the safety screens:
Next one to be riveted:
A post that has the hinges riveted, the screens will be secured to those hinges:
The eight completed safety screens:
The smoke hood for the fire-pit arrives:
The stand that supports the smoke hood goes up:
The fire-pit and smoke hood in place, also showing one of eight safety screen panels on the right:
End of work today (Tuesday) just managed to snap this pic before I lost all the light so it's a bit blurry as it was taken with my mobile/cell phone, just like all the other pics. The screen is all joined together but only free-standing, not yet bolted to the concrete. The panel closest to the front is the gate.
As of Wednesday evening all the posts have been bolted to the concrete..... JOB COMPLETE..
Stainless steel dome nuts replaced the Dynabolt nuts for a better finish:
The Magnetic gate latch fitted:
The flue was fitted yesterday Sun 7th July and the fire-pit fired up for the first time:
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HEY EVERYBODY!!
Looks like everyone was busy in blogland today. Issues, issues, let me get you some tissues...
I got a late start on my trip to Miami. We stopped for sushi and were in cleanup mode when I decided to do some lawn work. It rained everyday for the last 10 days and the grass was getting high. Temperatures peaking at 100 degrees this afternoon and as the sun started to go down I switched gears and got out the gas edger.
It's pretty old. I bought it 2nd hand probably 10 years ago. Some of the hoses were leaking and the bubble used to prime the carburetor split the last time I used it. Tape wasn't enough to stop the leak so it didn't want to start it this time. Then the pull cord snapped. It's not worth repairing. I pulled out an electric trimmer with a metal blade and it was doing fine until smoke started coming from the motor. Oops... looks like a goner. I got out the string trimmer aka weed whacker and went until it was too dark to work.
We're back at the condo with the a/c running... cool
Tomorrow is another day and hopefully, we will actually start painting.
I got a late start on my trip to Miami. We stopped for sushi and were in cleanup mode when I decided to do some lawn work. It rained everyday for the last 10 days and the grass was getting high. Temperatures peaking at 100 degrees this afternoon and as the sun started to go down I switched gears and got out the gas edger.
It's pretty old. I bought it 2nd hand probably 10 years ago. Some of the hoses were leaking and the bubble used to prime the carburetor split the last time I used it. Tape wasn't enough to stop the leak so it didn't want to start it this time. Then the pull cord snapped. It's not worth repairing. I pulled out an electric trimmer with a metal blade and it was doing fine until smoke started coming from the motor. Oops... looks like a goner. I got out the string trimmer aka weed whacker and went until it was too dark to work.
We're back at the condo with the a/c running... cool
Tomorrow is another day and hopefully, we will actually start painting.
Don't let the old man in. Not today.
And if he pushes in anyway, don't let him make himself at home!
How old would you be, if you didn't know the day you were born? Some people are born old and some would never be old if the calendar (ok, and the mirror) didn't tell them so. They think they are supposed to let the old man in. Nope. He's a state of mind, and he's horrible.
I just listened to Clint Eastwood singing a song with the blog title, because it was his response when asked how he could be starting filming the following week when he was 88, how did he keep going? 'I don't let the old man in'. Like most C&W it's a bit mournful so I haven't included it but the quote above is from the lyrics.
I can't remember when I last did a cartwheel and I'm pretty damned sure I really can't. But just because now when you party like a rockstar it takes a few days to recover doesn't mean you never party again, right? Don't let the old bugger spoil everything that makes life sweet.
For a while CS was a haven for those who escaped the dreary world to laugh, gossip, squabble and flirt. Then we let the old man in. (No, I am not pointing a finger at anyone in particular. I am saying we let in bigotry and offensiveness and let them hold the floor, existing members as much as new ones have let the old man in)
TODAY - don't let him in. And if that feels good, tomorrow too. 
How old would you be, if you didn't know the day you were born? Some people are born old and some would never be old if the calendar (ok, and the mirror) didn't tell them so. They think they are supposed to let the old man in. Nope. He's a state of mind, and he's horrible.
I just listened to Clint Eastwood singing a song with the blog title, because it was his response when asked how he could be starting filming the following week when he was 88, how did he keep going? 'I don't let the old man in'. Like most C&W it's a bit mournful so I haven't included it but the quote above is from the lyrics.
I can't remember when I last did a cartwheel and I'm pretty damned sure I really can't. But just because now when you party like a rockstar it takes a few days to recover doesn't mean you never party again, right? Don't let the old bugger spoil everything that makes life sweet.
For a while CS was a haven for those who escaped the dreary world to laugh, gossip, squabble and flirt. Then we let the old man in. (No, I am not pointing a finger at anyone in particular. I am saying we let in bigotry and offensiveness and let them hold the floor, existing members as much as new ones have let the old man in)
TODAY - don't let him in. And if that feels good, tomorrow too.
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my Saturday
Nothing really to blog about. I figured I would try about the reptilians but nobody thought that was dinner conversation. I was going to write a series II about men and their nipples, but figured that would be equally not appealing at the dinner table. Maybe about my Saturday? I figured, why not.
Got drunk...for the first time since Thanksgiving....same result as that too.
It seems that I am a very happy drunk.
I bought two pitchers of Snake Nuts at the first bar, me about 3 other people finished those off. A friend of mine brought up the perfect idea at the perfect time....take a shot of Snake Nuts through our nose. So, I tried it.
It was fun. lol
So, my buddy Bert and his girlfriend decided it would be a good idea to go to another bar. There, I had an equally good time. I bought another pitcher of Snake Nuts and I was throwing shot plastic glasses down the bar at others who just had to try it with me...and...yes...I told them about my new found way of taking shots. For some reason, I was the only one snorting it through my nose. Geez...people don't know how to have fun
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Got drunk...for the first time since Thanksgiving....same result as that too.
It seems that I am a very happy drunk.
I bought two pitchers of Snake Nuts at the first bar, me about 3 other people finished those off. A friend of mine brought up the perfect idea at the perfect time....take a shot of Snake Nuts through our nose. So, I tried it.
It was fun. lol
So, my buddy Bert and his girlfriend decided it would be a good idea to go to another bar. There, I had an equally good time. I bought another pitcher of Snake Nuts and I was throwing shot plastic glasses down the bar at others who just had to try it with me...and...yes...I told them about my new found way of taking shots. For some reason, I was the only one snorting it through my nose. Geez...people don't know how to have fun
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Drama, What Drama?
Yesterday I deleted my blog because someone said something that offended me. Today I think I will hide my profile; possibly reinstating it tomorrow but without a profile pic. Tomorrow I will probably write a blog about another blogger who said something to me in one of my blogs that I didn’t like. I won’t actually mention their name but I will leave enough clues to make it very clear who I am having a tantrum over. After a day or two, if I’m feeling up to it, I might put my picture back on my profile. But then, out of the blue, will come my announcement that I am leaving the site forever, due to my total disillusionment with the human race, particularly its representatives who are members of this site.
But what I will never, ever, ever do, is take this place too seriously.
But what I will never, ever, ever do, is take this place too seriously.
Let me introduce you
As I mentioned in my previous blog I had a dream. Well we found a sailboat in the Azores. Let me show you my boat.
Cockpit and entrance
Galley
Lounge
Indoor dining area
Navigation table.
Cockpit and entrance
Galley
Lounge
Indoor dining area
Navigation table.
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