Cigars on the porch....

The huge and over-the-top fancy humidor Carolyn gifted me lives in our bedroom, where it is safe.  Now that Summer is approaching fast and I'm outside smoking cigars more often, it seemed I needed a 'Porch Box' to keep the ready sticks in.

Here we have a nice cigar box that looks good on the porch table.  To supply moisture and flavor for my mediocre cigars, I put in a ramakin of Bourbon.

So far, this is working perfectly.  In the morning I grab a few cigars from the humidor and drop them off outside to the ready box.

This feels.... luxurious.  

4-14-26

 W: 317.8                BS: 132

• Boat stuff
• Vacuum
• Dishes
• Laundry
• Shot
• Extra Lasix
• Water garden
• Candle eggs
• PC
• Bake bread
• ?

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The new trolling motor feels like a beast.  The shaft is 6" shorter, which fits the boat a LOT better.  It is rated for 55lbs thrust, which is over 25% more than our last one.  I can only hope this lasts 10 years like the Minnkota did.

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People are making a big deal of Eric Smallswell and his meteoric fall.  They fail to realize the creep was an ablative senator.  Always was.  He was there to be the slimy lightning rod, and he played his unwitting role perfectly.  Nancy 'Grey Goose' Pelosi played him like a kindergarten kazoo. 

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4-12-26 Sun

 W: 315 - 318.0 ?  Scale seems wonky        BS: 112

Meh.

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4-10-26

 W: 316.6  :-(                BS: 111

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4-9-26

 W: 316.8               BS: 77

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'Smallswell'.  Once heard, cannot be unheard.

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Many folks want to simply keep flipping that coin, never thinking for a moment that the sides change but the coin never does.

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What do DeCarlos Brown and Joseph Biden have in common? Both were judged incompetent to stand trial for their obvious crimes.

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4-7-26

 W: 314.6                BS: 109

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4-6-26

    W: 315.0                BS: 109

• Dishes
• Laundry 1
• Laundry 2
• Meds
• Targets
• Choot?
• Vacuum
• Trash
• Cardboard
• Clean kitchen 
• ?

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Some think the situation is lopsided only because they think there are two sides. There is not. There is only one, with two faces to it. The evil face, and the stupid face. Together, they give the offended crocodile smile of the parasite class.

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4-5-26 Sun

 W: 315.6            BS: NA

First time on the river this season.  Spring run, VERY heavy current and real high water.  Most of the rocks we normally have to avoid were frightfully hidden.  We went anyway... dumb.

Near capsized when we got between a high current and a stuck anchor.  Engine too small to even get us across the river.  Trolling motor battery crapped out.  Ugh.

That's why it's called 'shakedown'.  Now we have our list.

4-3-26 Fri

 W: 313.8                BS: 100

• Extra Lasix
• Taxi 1
• Taxi 2
• Fuel truck & boat
• Dishes
• Sort clothes
• Vacuum
• Set up targets, CHOOT!
• Set up Lil Hooker
• Meds
• ?

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Tomorrow looks good for taking Lil Hooker out.  A few hours on the river will be enjoyable.

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Hegseth says troops are adults, and have the right to defend themselves, AKA carry weapons on base.

116 Base commanders just said "HARRUMPH!  Not on MY watch" and should begin planning their rapidly approaching retirement.

Radical terrorists nationwide just said تباً، فشلت مرة أخرى.

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Depending on things and stuff, we have a fire pit evening coming up! Antici.....pation!

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Ohhh those Jooos are evil racists for having a death penalty (Enacted two years ago and never applied.  Zero bodies in the stack.   Every other middle eastern nation have had frequently used death penalties for all of time, but they use it in enlightened fashion.  Not those Jooos.  No, them snicky joos ain't executing people like those Iranians do (2000+ in the last two years.   Snicky Joos is upta sumpin by not killing people like the Iranians do.

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Holy Abusers Batman! This reminds me of the Ex sooo hard.

"I have a plan!  You live in my basement for free, and give me your entire paycheck.  It'll work out great.  EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE IF YOU JUST DO WHAT I TELL YOU!"

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"You won't vote for KaMAla because she be a African American woman!"

Yeah, I have three things to say about that.

1)  KaMAla isn't African.  Her family is Caribbean.  Nor is she American in any way I can see.

2) She's a woman?  How can YOU tell?  Are you a biologist?  What is a woman?

3)  I won't vote for her because she's mean, degrading, and dumb as a rock.  Not even a shiny rock.  A dull rock.

Next question?

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4-2-26 Mon

 W: 313.2                BS: 137

• Dept Ag
• Order groceries
• Pay bill
• Taxi 1
• Taxi 2
• Dishes
• Vacuum
• Firewood in
• Laundry
• Meds
• Shop electricity
• ?

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Dept of Ag was here this morning.  Nice young lady took test material from each bird we have.  Results should be back by this evening.  Either they come slaughter everything, or it's something milder than Avian Influenza and we just lose some to a cold.

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3-31-26 Tue

 W: 313.8                    BS: 140

• Dishes 1
• Dishes 2
• Rake out bed
• Set up trellis
• Plant something
• Plant more something
• Collect smalls?
• Laundry
• Vacuum
• ?

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The age old question.  Are lures like this designed to catch FISH, or to catch money from the fisherman?

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3-30-26 Mon

 W: 315.2                       BS: 132

• Laundry
• Trash
• Taxi
• Shot
• Plant some seeds
• Pay bill
• Trailer reg
• Grocery pickup
• Chickens
• Vacuum
• Stack wood
• Sort clothes/Put away
• ?

Ambitious to-do list, at least for me.  3:30 pm, step goal far exceeded, and I'm mostly wiped for the day.   Honestly?  I'm at the point where I'm no longer sad for what I *used* to do, and I'm simply grateful I can still do what I can.   A few years back I was convinced I'd be a ghost by now, so every day still kicking is a bonus.

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Memories abound this morning.  Long ago, there I wuz....

Running a small shop for someone.  The shop owner was making his weekly visit, and noticed a piece of tape I had placed on the back of the service counter.  Only we could see it. On it, I had written '$1.36'.

"What is that for?" he asked.

I replied "I went through the most recent P&L report.  That is how much money I need to bring in every single minute that door is unlocked and we are open for business.  That's break even, before we make any money".

'Huh..." was his answer.

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I'm told that saying "I'm sure you get exactly what you have earned" is threatening and mean.

Um.... why?

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Ever wonder how the shit pile got so large?  Well, here's a clue.

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3-29-26 Sun

 W: 314.0                BS: 123

• Dishes
• Fishing gear
• Trailer jack
• Fire & Wood
• Shot
• ?

This morning, there I wuz.....

Stripping old line from four reels, and installing new. The way I had to sit on the chair to make that work was odd, and caused havoc in my hip. When I got up, I found myself hopping because that hip didn't work for a moment.

I was doing the Hip Hop.

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3-28-26 Sat

 W: 313.0   :-(                BS: 124

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The day for sorting, cleaning, and organizing the tacklebox is here.  For having so much fishing crap, we have surprisingly little fishing crap.  Once it's laid out anyway.

The lures we have, few they are, are going into the ultrasonic for a bit.  Not the plastics, of course.

Later, once it warms a bit, I'll clean and service the rods and reels.

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