Category: General

  • Rain

    Didn’t ride today for several reasons, had to pickup a repaired laptop for work at the repair depot, and had to drive to Baxter for Conservation Officer academy training tomorrow.Had a nice dinner with my in-laws, Jack and Irene at Applebee’s.  The Weight Watchers Roma Pepper Steak entree I had was good, and even though…

  • Names that match the job

    Since staring work for the Forestry division, I’ve come across a few names that are so apropos, Forrest Boe, Tom Birch; and today I heard another one, Jon Splinter.  You just can’t make this stuff up…

  • Ford Plant

    The Ford Assembly plant is fast disappearing.  I should have taken a snap of this much sooner, as you can already see some demolition going on, but it will be interesting to come back to this site in a few years to see what it looks like then.We’re hoping that the don’t just fill it…

  • Portmanteau

    Yesterday, my boss inadvertently created a new word, “Clustomers”.  Talk about your Freudian slip…

  • Happy VD!

    How fitting that the abbreviation for Valentines Day is the same for Venereal Disease, something you might get if you’re looking for love in all the wrong places.My valentine showed her love by carving hearts and JL + JL encased with a big heart onto a banana, with a note that said, “I’m bananas for…

  • Fifty Years

    It was fifty years ago today that The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.  Music has never been the same since.  Great tribute on CBS this evening with Paul and Ringo, and tons of artists playing cover.  An excellent show.

  • Men’s Under Armour Base 4.0 Leggings

    I’ve been freezing all Winter, and I just couldn’t seem to find anything that would keep my legs warm.  When I was up North the last week in January, I stopped at Mill’s Fleet Farm in Baxter on the 24th to see what they had.  They had all kinds of long underwear, and I really…