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I've been wondering how I was going to get a picture of my buddy Opossum Paul since he only comes around at night and there he is out on a limb for some reason. I saw him earlier in the cat bed on the porch but it was too dark and he ran away.
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I've been wondering how I was going to get a picture of my buddy Opossum Paul since he only comes around at night and there he is out on a limb for some reason. I saw him earlier in the cat bed on the porch but it was too dark and he ran away.
If you zoom in you can catch Lucky the Tux on the job. He sits down there almost every day often for hours. I've walked around trying to figure out what he's so enthralled with but so far I have no idea. He's a hardcore mouser so he might have found the motherload down there.
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you zoom in you can catch Lucky the Tux on the job. He sits down there almost every day often for hours. I've walked around trying to figure out what he's so enthralled with but so far I have no idea. He's a hardcore mouser so he might have found the motherload down there.
Lucky is laying down on the job again. He rarely moves from that spot when I have a fire going.
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Lucky is laying down on the job again. He rarely moves from that spot when I have a fire going.
I picked up this ball in the markdown section and I made sure it was gluten free and that I wasn't too old or manly to drink it. I figured when I was done drinking it I might have to find another use for it around here with a few alterations of course. Enjoy the weekend people. I insist on it.
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I picked up this ball in the markdown section and I made sure it was gluten free and that I wasn't too old or manly to drink it. I figured when I was done drinking it I might have to find another use for it around here with a few alterations of course. Enjoy the weekend people. I insist on it.
I forgot to add the sign. I don't know what's going on around here but I am going to town today. It would take hours to get to my hometown where the biggest event will be and I'd rather add to a small crowd unless we get jumped for not being Nazis. Good luck everyone.
October 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I forgot to add the sign. I don't know what's going on around here but I am going to town today. It would take hours to get to my hometown where the biggest event will be and I'd rather add to a small crowd unless we get jumped for not being Nazis. Good luck everyone.
This one had a broken leg but my neighbor welded it up like new.
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This one had a broken leg but my neighbor welded it up like new.
Yesterday I looked out the back window and saw this guy looking around the yard. I've seen two others over the years here and signs of egg laying so hopefully there's a sustainable population. They do look different so maybe I'd better learn more about them. They are different sizes and colors.
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Yesterday I looked out the back window and saw this guy looking around the yard. I've seen two others over the years here and signs of egg laying so hopefully there's a sustainable population. They do look different so maybe I'd better learn more about them. They are different sizes and colors.
This turned out pretty good. Sometimes I'll do more than one thing in case one goes bad so I went ahead and roasted some chicken to make a second one.
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This turned out pretty good. Sometimes I'll do more than one thing in case one goes bad so I went ahead and roasted some chicken to make a second one.
If my cats ever kill me it'll be over something I said. I know they can understand every word so I'm always asking the orange one if he got something to eat and every time the tux shows up after missing a while I tell him I assumed he was stuck up a tree. My days are numbered, they've had it with me
October 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If my cats ever kill me it'll be over something I said. I know they can understand every word so I'm always asking the orange one if he got something to eat and every time the tux shows up after missing a while I tell him I assumed he was stuck up a tree. My days are numbered, they've had it with me
This is what ushered in the Industrial Revolution and tamed the wilderness. The pursuit of salt brine in south western Virginia in the early 1800's led directly to oil and gas wells and helped stop the slaughter of whales for their oil. The brine was valuable but the oil was a nuisance until markets
September 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is what ushered in the Industrial Revolution and tamed the wilderness. The pursuit of salt brine in south western Virginia in the early 1800's led directly to oil and gas wells and helped stop the slaughter of whales for their oil. The brine was valuable but the oil was a nuisance until markets
I got some new glasses a couple of weeks ago. I'd been wanting some round glasses for a while & finally got them. They have green lenses which should help with glare. People hate you for wearing glasses indoors but I do it anyway. My eyes are light sensitive from cataracts so I have to protect them.
September 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I got some new glasses a couple of weeks ago. I'd been wanting some round glasses for a while & finally got them. They have green lenses which should help with glare. People hate you for wearing glasses indoors but I do it anyway. My eyes are light sensitive from cataracts so I have to protect them.
There's a Civil War era log church close to my place. I've been cutting the grass & mulching their leaves since I bought my cabin. Once a year they have a function and I provide the electricity. They wanted to pay me but I do it for my late mom. I hope they aren't worshipping the orange bastard now.
September 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There's a Civil War era log church close to my place. I've been cutting the grass & mulching their leaves since I bought my cabin. Once a year they have a function and I provide the electricity. They wanted to pay me but I do it for my late mom. I hope they aren't worshipping the orange bastard now.
I think my tux Lucky is growing up. Lately he's been coming in earlier at night and he's been hanging around with me instead of his cat buddy. Yesterday he kept coming back to say hi. Maybe the last time he spent a week stuck 50-60' in a tree he learned something.
September 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I think my tux Lucky is growing up. Lately he's been coming in earlier at night and he's been hanging around with me instead of his cat buddy. Yesterday he kept coming back to say hi. Maybe the last time he spent a week stuck 50-60' in a tree he learned something.
Last winter I ran out of firewood almost 2 months too soon and had to supplement the heat with space heaters. This year I've absolutely stuffed the woodshed and I added a mini split heat pump so when the fire burns out at 3-4 am I won't be freezing my ass off running outside in the dark for wood.
September 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Last winter I ran out of firewood almost 2 months too soon and had to supplement the heat with space heaters. This year I've absolutely stuffed the woodshed and I added a mini split heat pump so when the fire burns out at 3-4 am I won't be freezing my ass off running outside in the dark for wood.
My hometown was a hot bed of activism. So hot they sometimes protested naked.
September 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
My hometown was a hot bed of activism. So hot they sometimes protested naked.
WV has joined the fight against climate change! These high speed, multi directional fans run on clean *smokeless* WV coal & are thermostatically controlled to blow the hot air back to Washington DC. Even if you zoom in close you can't see the smoke. It's truly remarkable technology. Very impressive.
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
WV has joined the fight against climate change! These high speed, multi directional fans run on clean *smokeless* WV coal & are thermostatically controlled to blow the hot air back to Washington DC. Even if you zoom in close you can't see the smoke. It's truly remarkable technology. Very impressive.
I did not live a sheltered life. I've been in dangerous places around sketchy people. Here's a pic from shooting a 50 cal at a biker wedding. Went to a few & always knew when to leave. I played pool for years in the leagues & went to hundreds of places where I knew no one, often by myself. Be a man.
August 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I did not live a sheltered life. I've been in dangerous places around sketchy people. Here's a pic from shooting a 50 cal at a biker wedding. Went to a few & always knew when to leave. I played pool for years in the leagues & went to hundreds of places where I knew no one, often by myself. Be a man.
I have a feeling soon I'll have to use my old hardhat to sit in my hammock. I was looking at the acorns & they're getting big enough to crack your skull if they drop on your head from that freaking high. It's still one of my favorite places on the compound. Shaded for most of the day gets late beams
August 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I have a feeling soon I'll have to use my old hardhat to sit in my hammock. I was looking at the acorns & they're getting big enough to crack your skull if they drop on your head from that freaking high. It's still one of my favorite places on the compound. Shaded for most of the day gets late beams
I forgot the most important part.
August 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I forgot the most important part.
One of my neighbors had 6 bears in his yard yesterday. Here's 5 of them. It's going to get extra wild around here in the future. Not many people bear hunt so they can multiply pretty fast.
July 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
One of my neighbors had 6 bears in his yard yesterday. Here's 5 of them. It's going to get extra wild around here in the future. Not many people bear hunt so they can multiply pretty fast.
This morning I decided to make two dishes in case one was inedible. The baked omelette turned out great and the calzone looks like it might be OK.
July 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This morning I decided to make two dishes in case one was inedible. The baked omelette turned out great and the calzone looks like it might be OK.
She's still the one I love. I got handsy with her today and I may try to wax her tomorrow. I've been wanting to get some of that ceramic coating but I'll just wax her and maybe before winter I can find the ceramic stuff.
July 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
She's still the one I love. I got handsy with her today and I may try to wax her tomorrow. I've been wanting to get some of that ceramic coating but I'll just wax her and maybe before winter I can find the ceramic stuff.
I noticed the cats seemed extra concerned about a bird feeder in the front yard tree. I got closer & saw a young bear standing there eating seeds. He ran across my driveway & if you zoom in you can see him. The bells on my tux were going crazy & I haven't seen him since. Hope he isn't bear hunting.
July 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I noticed the cats seemed extra concerned about a bird feeder in the front yard tree. I got closer & saw a young bear standing there eating seeds. He ran across my driveway & if you zoom in you can see him. The bells on my tux were going crazy & I haven't seen him since. Hope he isn't bear hunting.
You might have to zoom it to be able to read it.
June 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You might have to zoom it to be able to read it.
Stopped by a place in the neighborhood where a guy sells used stuff and among other things I got this Iron Crab. It has some damage but I think it can be repaired. Since I'm a crab I couldn't pass it up. Its on the cusp of celestial crab season as well. Happy 7/11 in advance.
June 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Stopped by a place in the neighborhood where a guy sells used stuff and among other things I got this Iron Crab. It has some damage but I think it can be repaired. Since I'm a crab I couldn't pass it up. Its on the cusp of celestial crab season as well. Happy 7/11 in advance.