President Trump’s “goals” and/or “accomplishments”: Withdraw from the climate change treaty/pact - done. Withdraw from NATO - deferred for now. Scrap NAFTA - done. Withdraw from TPP agreement (Trans-Pacific Partnership) - done. Repeal ACA (“Obamacare”) - done. Withdraw from JCPOA (“Iran nuclear deal”) - done. Withdraw from one of the nuclear missile limitation treaty’s with Russia - … [Read more...]
Laugh of the day – Spookytown
October 20, 2018 By
Brian to his best friend: "Hey, I collect a lot of Lemax SpookyTown stuff, but it could be worse. I could be addicted to heroin instead.” Best friend: "At least you could get help with the heroin.” ==== [I stole this, this is not my joke.] … [Read more...]
stuff to do, and motivation
October 20, 2018 By
Lots of stuff to do today (just the normal stuff people do on the weekends). Lots of energy and motivation when I first got up. Two hours later: Kitchen cleaned - check Laundry done (17 loads - lol) - check Bathrooms cleaned - check Rooms vacuumed... Uh... I now hear a (tiny, whiny) voice, coming from the ether: “Isn’t it time for a nap?” [Don’t do it, Brian - “it’s a trap!”] MLIA (My life … [Read more...]
Fargo – Season 1
October 19, 2018 By
Ok, I’ll make a confession: I’ve never seen “Fargo” the movie. Sure, I’ve seen a few scenes from it, a trailer or two, but never got around to watching it. I’ve seen a few movies by the Coen Brothers (Barton Fink, “Burn after reading”, “Oh brother, where art thou”) which have always left me scratching my head. On the other hand, while looking up their film making history just now, I’m quite … [Read more...]
Bus, make-up, etc.
October 17, 2018 By
Person next to me on the bus is putting on their makeup. [I have to admit, this is probably only the second time in about a year, so it’s not that bad.] But, I mean, if I’m able to put on my eyeliner, eye shadow and lipstick at home in the morning, they should be able to complete their makeup routine too, BEFORE getting on the stupid bus! Lol. No one was hurt during this PSA (but I did … [Read more...]
Model railroading kit building and ‘stash’ backlog
October 13, 2018 By
Post number two this morning due to insomnia/tinnitus. ==== Here’s a crafter’s dilemma, as a crafter gets older, toward retirement age. I’m going to make this a bit easier to understand by reducing the actual quantities. Let’s say, you have enough crafting “projects” (yarn, quilting material/projects, wood in workshop, or whatever) to last you for the next three to four years (or longer), at … [Read more...]
Hobbies, Model Railroading – what happens to your stuff when its time to go?
October 13, 2018 By
Post number two this morning due to insomnia/tinnitus. ==== Here’s a crafter’s dilemma, as a crafter gets older, toward retirement age. I’m going to make this a bit easier to understand by reducing the actual quantities. Let’s say, you have enough crafting “projects” (yarn, quilting material/projects, wood in workshop, or whatever) to last you for the next three to four years (or longer), at … [Read more...]
Random thoughts, waking early, 5am
October 13, 2018 By
Not entirely sure if I went to bed “early” last night. I know it was a little earlier than my usual midnight, one AM turning off the light. For some reason earlier in the evening, I had a hankering to watch IronMan (the first one). So, I search the various content providers and found it, started to watch it. Since I’ve seen it a dozen times, around the scene when Obadiah Stane is over at Tony’s … [Read more...]
bus ride home, new clothes
October 9, 2018 By
Six thirty, on the bus home, passing over the MN River (just South of MOA, just before the Eagan Outlet Mall), it’s darker than all heck out there, and it’s raining. Another 15 mins until the bus station. All is good. Except. I’d bought myself a few new dress shirts a couple weeks ago, wore one of them today. Definitely the wrong size. Glad I didn’t open the others, I can at least take those … [Read more...]
Facebook anniversary
October 8, 2018 By
Good lord! In a few weeks, I’ll have been on FaceBook for ten years. ENOUGH ALREADY! What the heck did we do before this stupid thing came into our lives? … [Read more...]
