Hey again folks,
I feel bad for finally posting something already but I sure do hate not to post anything. Charles, my second child turned 13 on February 12th. His birthday celebration was sort of strung along over a couple weeks. I had thought of waiting until the celebration type stuff was over but by the time it was my work got pretty busy. So life goes on. Charles has had a tough time deciding what he is going to do with all the b-day money and other money he has collected over a period of time. He has come down to a few things. First off, I think he wants a computer, but he may decide on one of those nice remote control airplanes. Those things are suprisingly affordable nowadays. Charles has about enough money to buy one with an 81 inch wingspan and a 50cc motor. You should watch these things on youtube. I kinda hope he does the RC plane thing myself. That is a great hobby that I might want to get into as well! I look forward to the next year watching him turn into a great young man.
HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY CHARLES!!!
Love,
-Dad
Friday, March 5, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
12point 10mm
As the years have passed many things will occur to you that are so important but previously would have gone without being noticed. Without going into a long shpeel we as Americans are getting screwed over. The power centralizing affect of capitalism without morals and communism (humanism) throughout our government really makes life difficult. Many people will come undone at the notion that capitalism as we know it and communism are basically the same. OKAY OKAY....they come from very different origins but corruption and the undeniable lack of morals in both gives us nearly the EXACT same results. It's called centralization. This is when the power of the controlling body becomes more powerful and more disconnected from its base. The controllers also become much more self fulfilling. Mix that in with the love of money, which is a basic characteristic of capitalism and communism, and you get a miserable world to live in.
The more places you have to choose from to buy the necessary materials to do your work the better off you are as an individual. The fewer places there is the more the advantage goes to the "controllers". Look what has happened over the last two or three decades. Just a few years ago a fine example happened in my home town. We had a few places to buy automotive, truck, and tractor parts. As the companies that these dealers were representing became more "efficient" it amazingly became harder for the dealers to make any money. As the town grew it became a viable market for the really bad money grubbing parts chains, such as O'Reilly's Auto Parts. It just looks like the more they sell their souls the better off they are financially. Too bad for guys like me huh??
The old smaller stores that were "less efficient", would've been okay if it weren't for the evil tactics of a self fulfilling form of "business" practiced by O'Reilly's. They came blowing into town offering all manner of advantages to the folks. You could get anything you needed and for a better price. As soon as they ran the smaller stores out of business GUESS WHAT HAPPENED! Now they almost NEVER have the parts I need and that is not a joke. Oh, I can soup up my ride with lots of shiney plastic parts and smelly after thoughts but if you need something so simple as a 12point 10mm socket you or out of luck. Never again shall anyone, who is not part of the mainstream customer base, get what they need in my hometown without driving considerable distances to get it. I guess it's all my fault. I didn't stress to my help the importance of not losing anything I might ever need.
Of course, it isn't just my home town, it's all over the place. What we are left with is the fact that in a power centralized form of society, whether it be capitalism or communism (same results), we are left out in the cold. We are not important enough to supply parts to even though what we do makes the world go 'round. We have now taken a back seat to a cross section of self fulfilling entities who were born and raised to lock step into irrelevance. Now these behemoth parts companies cater to little punks who want bling or to maintain a "blingy" dingy ride. God save us from the NWO.
Formerly Esteemed,
Now Just Steamed,
-Daniel
The more places you have to choose from to buy the necessary materials to do your work the better off you are as an individual. The fewer places there is the more the advantage goes to the "controllers". Look what has happened over the last two or three decades. Just a few years ago a fine example happened in my home town. We had a few places to buy automotive, truck, and tractor parts. As the companies that these dealers were representing became more "efficient" it amazingly became harder for the dealers to make any money. As the town grew it became a viable market for the really bad money grubbing parts chains, such as O'Reilly's Auto Parts. It just looks like the more they sell their souls the better off they are financially. Too bad for guys like me huh??
The old smaller stores that were "less efficient", would've been okay if it weren't for the evil tactics of a self fulfilling form of "business" practiced by O'Reilly's. They came blowing into town offering all manner of advantages to the folks. You could get anything you needed and for a better price. As soon as they ran the smaller stores out of business GUESS WHAT HAPPENED! Now they almost NEVER have the parts I need and that is not a joke. Oh, I can soup up my ride with lots of shiney plastic parts and smelly after thoughts but if you need something so simple as a 12point 10mm socket you or out of luck. Never again shall anyone, who is not part of the mainstream customer base, get what they need in my hometown without driving considerable distances to get it. I guess it's all my fault. I didn't stress to my help the importance of not losing anything I might ever need.
Of course, it isn't just my home town, it's all over the place. What we are left with is the fact that in a power centralized form of society, whether it be capitalism or communism (same results), we are left out in the cold. We are not important enough to supply parts to even though what we do makes the world go 'round. We have now taken a back seat to a cross section of self fulfilling entities who were born and raised to lock step into irrelevance. Now these behemoth parts companies cater to little punks who want bling or to maintain a "blingy" dingy ride. God save us from the NWO.
Formerly Esteemed,
Now Just Steamed,
-Daniel
Friday, January 22, 2010
Carly Turns 11
As I have stated before this time of year is birthday season at our house. Carly has had a pretty good year. Aside from the chip fracture from last summer it seems everything has gone to the good. A little bit older, a little bit taller, a little bit smarter, but definitely sweeter. Oh, and she's also just becoming more beautiful all the time. (All the young boys out there who might be reading this should take note. Her daddy has a selection of high powered lead launchers ready for the next decade of dummies!) She was a sweet girl before but something clicked during the last year and now she much more endearing and also seems to help out around the house a bit more. Carly and Charles both have been learning Latin. She seems to absorb the language quickly and blurts out answers during the daily oral exam. Not to take from Charles, just that I am amazed at how well she has done with Latin. I mentioned her being a little taller. It appears that this year will be the year that no stinking measuring tape is going to come betwixt her and the biggest roller coasters on earth. We didn't get to do any of that in '09 but we are going to try like heck to get it done this year! I look forward to it.
She had so much fun at her little brother's birthday/skate party that she decided to do the same. So Saturday afternoon we are going to put the stunt boots back on and tempt fate one more time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!! HAPPY 11th!!
Love,
-Dad
She had so much fun at her little brother's birthday/skate party that she decided to do the same. So Saturday afternoon we are going to put the stunt boots back on and tempt fate one more time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!! HAPPY 11th!!
Love,
-Dad
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Isaac's Birthday
Today we are going to celebrate Isaac's birthday once again. He turned 7 years old Friday the 8th of January. The b-day "party" will be at the skating rink in Fayetteville, TN. We're going to have a lot of fun!
That boy has grown a good bit in the last year in more than one way. Most notably he has taken a much more active role as a big brother, especially since Louie has been with us. How many six year old boys change a baby's diaper because they WANT to. Out of those how many would do a good job? Maybe I am a little bias but I honestly never heard of this. Isaac always wants to hold his baby brother or somehow entertain him. Of course, he can't do anything special to make Louie content but whether Louie is in a good mood or not, Isaac does his best to earn the affections of his littlest bro. He is like another little man in the house. Each year is marked by leaps and bounds into maturity that, by now, surpasses many "adults". We are definitely blessed to have him along on this journey.
Happy 7th Birthday Isaac!
Love,
-Dad
That boy has grown a good bit in the last year in more than one way. Most notably he has taken a much more active role as a big brother, especially since Louie has been with us. How many six year old boys change a baby's diaper because they WANT to. Out of those how many would do a good job? Maybe I am a little bias but I honestly never heard of this. Isaac always wants to hold his baby brother or somehow entertain him. Of course, he can't do anything special to make Louie content but whether Louie is in a good mood or not, Isaac does his best to earn the affections of his littlest bro. He is like another little man in the house. Each year is marked by leaps and bounds into maturity that, by now, surpasses many "adults". We are definitely blessed to have him along on this journey.
Happy 7th Birthday Isaac!
Love,
-Dad
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
SUN and FUN
Just a couple days after my last post the weather broke and the Sun dried up all the rain. It did on the surface anyways. I have been VERY busy with few breaks between anything. As crazy as it gets I'd take this over being rained out any day.
Funny how things get very busy and a lot of things end up happening. My truck broke down for starters. I have always said "If nothing is breaking down then nothing is happening." I only paid $500 for it a year and a half ago. It did good. Besides all that, it is a rear wheel bearing that went out. I have a friend with scads of truck parts that center on this model of GMC/Chevy trucks. With us both being busy it has been tough getting a new heavier axle swapped out. In the meantime I found another truck. The state of Nevada, Division of Forestry, was retiring an '86 Chevy 1-ton dually 4x4 diesel truck with a service bed on it and only 66,000 miles. The price they had on it would've only bought the service bed out of a salvage yard. It is just exactly what I have forever and always looked for though I realize it needs a little updating. I flew to Las Vegas with one of my helpers at 10:00pm, got off the plane, walked out to the parking deck, checked out the truck, signed paper work, got in a left for home by 11:30pm. I felt like Lot leaving Sodom and Gomorrah as the light of Las Vegas disappeared in the mirrors. About 20 minutes later we were crossing the Hoover Dam. Wish it was daylight then. By the way, they are building a new bridge over the dam that must be another 500+ feet higher. Anyways the trip home took us down to Kingman, AZ and across I-40 all the way to Memphis, TN. I took the guy with me so we could get the truck and not stop for any reason other than food and fuel. He'd never seen that part of the world so his eyes were bugged out the whole next day. In the morning we stopped for food at Grants, NM. We met up with a friend of mine out there who is an old soul. He is extremely knowledgeable on old war rifles and current trends on such collectibles. We had a good breakfast and off we went. I wish we could have stopped in Albuquerque to take in the tram and see a few folks I know out there but time just didn't allow for it. Sandia sure is a sight to see from the interstate but even more so from the top. The difference in climate a few feet can make is amazing.
We broke down just east of Tucumcari, NM which is about 100 miles west of Amarillo, TX. It was the fuel pump. For some strange reason, the pump would leak if the left side tank was on, but if we switched it to the right side it did not leak. So, off we went, hitting Amarillo just exactly at dinner time. How convenient! It just so happens to be the home of The Big Texan Steakhouse. You know, the one with the 72oz steak. Yep, we ate good that night! If you ever are in Amarillo you must stop there. It is just off the interstate on the north side.
We made our way through Oklahoma. I have made this trip across I-40 numerous times. For the most part it seemed like Arkansas always had the roughest roads. I got to tell you folks, Oklahoma roads are not OK!They are by far worse than Arkansas now. The stiff suspension in the truck made us airborne more than once. It made the slow trip across the 300 or so miles too miserable to ever get any shuteye. Right about the time we got ready to cross into AR the road smoothed out enough for me to get a little sleep. Wouldn't you know though, the suspicious folks at the Arkansas DoT would be sitting there watching for ex-forestry trucks from Nevada going through without a regular tag. Yeah, at 63mph we were driving it like we stole it. We got pulled over and hassled. After the uniform let us go at 1 or 2am we switched up and I drove a while. Of course by this time we started switching up every couple hours. Somewhere before Little Rock I was back in the passenger seat and by Memphis I was driving again. I finished the trip from there.
I sure do like this truck!
Funny how things get very busy and a lot of things end up happening. My truck broke down for starters. I have always said "If nothing is breaking down then nothing is happening." I only paid $500 for it a year and a half ago. It did good. Besides all that, it is a rear wheel bearing that went out. I have a friend with scads of truck parts that center on this model of GMC/Chevy trucks. With us both being busy it has been tough getting a new heavier axle swapped out. In the meantime I found another truck. The state of Nevada, Division of Forestry, was retiring an '86 Chevy 1-ton dually 4x4 diesel truck with a service bed on it and only 66,000 miles. The price they had on it would've only bought the service bed out of a salvage yard. It is just exactly what I have forever and always looked for though I realize it needs a little updating. I flew to Las Vegas with one of my helpers at 10:00pm, got off the plane, walked out to the parking deck, checked out the truck, signed paper work, got in a left for home by 11:30pm. I felt like Lot leaving Sodom and Gomorrah as the light of Las Vegas disappeared in the mirrors. About 20 minutes later we were crossing the Hoover Dam. Wish it was daylight then. By the way, they are building a new bridge over the dam that must be another 500+ feet higher. Anyways the trip home took us down to Kingman, AZ and across I-40 all the way to Memphis, TN. I took the guy with me so we could get the truck and not stop for any reason other than food and fuel. He'd never seen that part of the world so his eyes were bugged out the whole next day. In the morning we stopped for food at Grants, NM. We met up with a friend of mine out there who is an old soul. He is extremely knowledgeable on old war rifles and current trends on such collectibles. We had a good breakfast and off we went. I wish we could have stopped in Albuquerque to take in the tram and see a few folks I know out there but time just didn't allow for it. Sandia sure is a sight to see from the interstate but even more so from the top. The difference in climate a few feet can make is amazing.
We broke down just east of Tucumcari, NM which is about 100 miles west of Amarillo, TX. It was the fuel pump. For some strange reason, the pump would leak if the left side tank was on, but if we switched it to the right side it did not leak. So, off we went, hitting Amarillo just exactly at dinner time. How convenient! It just so happens to be the home of The Big Texan Steakhouse. You know, the one with the 72oz steak. Yep, we ate good that night! If you ever are in Amarillo you must stop there. It is just off the interstate on the north side.
We made our way through Oklahoma. I have made this trip across I-40 numerous times. For the most part it seemed like Arkansas always had the roughest roads. I got to tell you folks, Oklahoma roads are not OK!They are by far worse than Arkansas now. The stiff suspension in the truck made us airborne more than once. It made the slow trip across the 300 or so miles too miserable to ever get any shuteye. Right about the time we got ready to cross into AR the road smoothed out enough for me to get a little sleep. Wouldn't you know though, the suspicious folks at the Arkansas DoT would be sitting there watching for ex-forestry trucks from Nevada going through without a regular tag. Yeah, at 63mph we were driving it like we stole it. We got pulled over and hassled. After the uniform let us go at 1 or 2am we switched up and I drove a while. Of course by this time we started switching up every couple hours. Somewhere before Little Rock I was back in the passenger seat and by Memphis I was driving again. I finished the trip from there.
I sure do like this truck!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Rain and Pain
I suppose my excuses for not posting are all getting washed away. The strangely frequent and often heavy rain we have been blessed with for the last nearly three months has finally gotten to me. Things have been slowed due to the weather this whole time but now it is stopped. Here I sit before daylight listening to the rain pound the roof AGAIN. Last week about this time all the weather wizards said it would be dry all this week. I bet against them and won...just wish I would have declared whatever it was I was to wager. I have heard some say they have never seen rain like this and in a way I haven't either. This is supposed to be the last of four dry months. Our drought is normally now. Not that I want a drought but give me a break lol. Anyways I have seen much MORE rain here over a longer period but it wasn't during this time of year. Many say this is gonna be a rough winter too. I tend to agree except that I have been saying that the last couple winters and neither was too rough.
Whenever the weather folks, where ever they are, like to speculate on rain chances I get a chuckle. You have to take their percentages and add your own formula to get the true meaning of the prediction. Because of the odd rain pattern that started three months early I had to make adjustments but it normally goes like this for the winter months. A 20% chance of rain simply means it is going to rain at least 20% of the day. By itself that is a lot of rain when it happens every day. I am not talking about the north western type of drizzle. I am talking hog washers. Folks here tend to say "Ah it ain't rainin'" until they begin to experience symptoms of water boarding while putting groceries in the car. If the weather puppets call for a 50% (cop out)chance of rain then it means it is going to rain all the waking hours of the day, or at least all the time you can remember on that date. 100%....well....That just means it's BEEN raining for days and everyone has given up. I need a weather job. Forget the almanac obviously but anyone can look outside and the incessant flood and say it's a 100% chance.
I am actually not complaining. Let God handle it. In the meantime I'll wait for a few days of sunshine so I can get back to work. I got pockets to feed!
Whenever the weather folks, where ever they are, like to speculate on rain chances I get a chuckle. You have to take their percentages and add your own formula to get the true meaning of the prediction. Because of the odd rain pattern that started three months early I had to make adjustments but it normally goes like this for the winter months. A 20% chance of rain simply means it is going to rain at least 20% of the day. By itself that is a lot of rain when it happens every day. I am not talking about the north western type of drizzle. I am talking hog washers. Folks here tend to say "Ah it ain't rainin'" until they begin to experience symptoms of water boarding while putting groceries in the car. If the weather puppets call for a 50% (cop out)chance of rain then it means it is going to rain all the waking hours of the day, or at least all the time you can remember on that date. 100%....well....That just means it's BEEN raining for days and everyone has given up. I need a weather job. Forget the almanac obviously but anyone can look outside and the incessant flood and say it's a 100% chance.
I am actually not complaining. Let God handle it. In the meantime I'll wait for a few days of sunshine so I can get back to work. I got pockets to feed!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Been a While
I sure do hate that I have not had time to post lately. There are several things to post about too. The baby Louie is getting fat and more cute everyday. His mom is doing well too. She says there is still a little discomfort from her left kidney area but it is overall tolerable. Again, we really appreciate everyone's prayers and help in getting us through the rough summer.
Since Louie has been home for a week or so I have been VERY busy. People like to say they are busy. You know what I am talking about. Well, I normally have a truck driver who moves the timber during the day and sometimes I would help get that done. This whole time I have not had a driver. The breakdowns and issues with the pregnancy caused me to lose the driver I had. Now, the equipment is running strong, I am having to haul it all, and I have another machine that will really get things rolling soon. So, even though I have been leaving early and getting home late most every day I am NOT complaining. I've just been busy and that is my excuse for not posting.
I have to tell you about this new machine, the up coming gun show, and this new (to us) lawnmower that looks like a little train engine. Talk about some HAPPY kids! I'll post some pics with that too. Anyways, God Bless Y'all! and 'til then, NIGHTERS!
Since Louie has been home for a week or so I have been VERY busy. People like to say they are busy. You know what I am talking about. Well, I normally have a truck driver who moves the timber during the day and sometimes I would help get that done. This whole time I have not had a driver. The breakdowns and issues with the pregnancy caused me to lose the driver I had. Now, the equipment is running strong, I am having to haul it all, and I have another machine that will really get things rolling soon. So, even though I have been leaving early and getting home late most every day I am NOT complaining. I've just been busy and that is my excuse for not posting.
I have to tell you about this new machine, the up coming gun show, and this new (to us) lawnmower that looks like a little train engine. Talk about some HAPPY kids! I'll post some pics with that too. Anyways, God Bless Y'all! and 'til then, NIGHTERS!
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