So long ago since I've been here. Hoping all of y'all out there are well.

Didn't even know if this site was still up. Seems like a lot of folks moved to word-press(?).

All is well in the house hold.

Still miss our neighbors from before Katrina.
I keep their yard up and see them less and less. Of course they also have lives to live. 

Will try to restart this thing.

Stay safe and happy
Bobby

Thank You .

Thank You Veterans.

Good PolyTics

Just a short moment to throw this out to the world.


http://www.wwl.com/Garland-What-THINKING-taught-me-about-elections/10773584?pid=437674

If you have a moment, check him out.

 Well, time to get the day going.  Hope all is well in your life.

See ya next time.

Good Morning

 And a fine morning this is. 39 and sunny.
 I did finish the HVAC course. And the English class. Now I have an Associate in Occupational Education. A copy of that and 5 dollars will get you a fine cup of coffee at the "awful waffle". Don't forget the tip.
 Will try to at least update this on a weekly basis. As this is not work, I seem to put it off until the other chores are completed.
 I'm trying to reset myself in Ga. Finding time and quiet to do this rambling discourse isn't happening often.
 Keeping up with the lazy farmer, http://thedailystrumpet.blogspot.com/2014/11/helping-in-africa.html#comment-form   , a commenter (Jerry B) shared his stories to his world. Of course I'm a sucker for safe links,so I figured, "why not". Ended up at As the Cracker Head Crumbles.  He was having a Sunday drive and had quite a few interesting links. Why not stop by and visit also. The other links are good as well.
Until later, stay safe.

Happy Thanksgiving

     Just a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving to all.
School has been an eye opening experience. Finishing up my english and the HVAC/refrigeration class sometime next month. One last paper to write. 
     The classes are not that bad and I come to the realization that I will Not be an english major. I don't mind the reading parts, but  I dislike immensely the writing parts. It seems that writing is all they do in english. I had to go to a cultural event/play so now I am cultured. Kinda like Jethro. If you get a chance to see the musical play Nunsense check it out. If you don't laugh, your probably dead.
     Up next is finding a job. The better half wants to be closer to her relatives, so we are looking for jobs up north. To me, north is Chattanooga, Tenn and to her, it's New England. I just want to find my "Forever Home". A place with some room to turn around without touching your neighbors. Of course if I could find a warehouse with 2000 or more square feet to live in, I could be happy. I need my garage space.
     Well, that about wraps this post up. I will try to write again and keep everyone updated.

Again Happy Thanksgiving.

Bobby

Still in School

Just a quick note to say Hey!!

Still in school. 3 semesters down, 1 to go. They keep us pretty busy.

Still trying to keep up with my reading list.

Football season is upon us.


Will again write later. hopefully longer.


Bobby

Just a note to say, "Hello"
I'm still alive and kicking. School isn't being as rough as I thought it would be. There is still plenty to learn. Tests will be coming soon and I dis-like tests, so you kinda see where I'm going with this, and I told myself, Self, Your not going there, so we won't.
 Found a Photo/Poster site that is very captivating.

http://www.retronaut.com/

Would to nice to figure out how to rename the links.
Gotta get back to it. Will write more when I can.

Still in Class

 Just a line to let everyone know I'm still alive. School has me kinda busy.
 Been working mainly on residential units. Rex, our instructor, says we'll be getting into commercial stuff later on. Quite a bit to learn and my head is about full. Glad some of this stuff is settling in and leaving room for more on top.
 Wife is doing fine. MIL is still doing well in her home. The wife is visiting her daily. She seems to have taken to the place well.
 Dog and cats are still alive. As long as there is food, don't think they will be going anywhere else.
 Watched the space shuttle fly overhead last night. NASA has a program that will send you an e-mail whenever it is in the neighborhood. That puppy moves right along.
Well that's about all I have for now. Will try to keep up here when I can.
 Back to the studying.

 

First Day of School

Well, that is finally behind me. Got thru my first day off school.
 Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The first 2 hrs. are going to be learning the Internet. Mainly getting everyone used to surfing the web and studying Ms. Access, Word, PowerPoint and Excel. I've got those programs loaded on this laptop, but it takes about 10 minutes for it to load. Need to do some work on this thing. My CD drive isn't working and I've not been able to up date the unit for a while.
 Around 9:30 we have the HVAC training. Today was mostly paperwork and safety training. The instructor showed us the lab we will be using and gave us a list of tool we'll need. Picked up the books and saw my bank acct take a nose dive. Books shouldn't cost over 100 dollars. Back in the day, they went for less than 50. Some are now over 200. Of course a dollar is only about 18 cents now. (No, I don't have a source for that).
 Got home and read the chapters I needed for one course and need to read some more for the other.
 At least they have lots of pictures.
Write more sometime. 

Veterans Unseen Pain

Read this article and wished to share. Not all disabilities are visible.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/pain-continues-after-war-for-american-drone-pilot-a-872726.html

Still Here and Life Updates

 For those still out here, I want to say Hooray! We made it. I've not ventured forth from the house yet, so I don't know about the rest of the world. The trash truck and school bus came by, so at least some folks were lucky with us.
 Now time for updates.
 As you recall, I was making decisions on going back to school. Well I finally decided. Money was a big factor. Hard to go to school with no tuition funds. They don't really mind you hanging out in the hallways, using the soda and candy machines, but they don't like you sitting inside listening to them without paying for the chair. I guess I could have brought my own chair, but then they'll come up with something different.
 As I became a jack of all trades after service, I didn't use any GI Bill funds. Now with the Veterans Retraining programs coming back, I am eligible and got approved. So after all these years, Uncle Sam and you (tax dollars) are finally letting me back into the classroom. I also received approval for student loans (which I pay for). I'm gonna get a degree!!!
 I'm going to learn Air Conditioning and Heating. With my background in electronics (missile and communications) I will be able to get a job anywhere I go. I'll be able to get away from Govt. bases and big cities. Maybe pay off the house and get out of debt.
 School starts January. Will be in class at 7:30 in the morning. Hadn't been awake and attentive that early in the morning in years. Trying to shift my schedule now. Nodding off at 3 in the afternoon.
 Gotta work on that part.
 Well before I sign off;

 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and anything else you need to say. I hope everyone has a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Early Christmas Moment

 This should help you get in the Holiday spirit.

http://sogcityoracle.blogspot.com/2012/12/gittin-in-christmas-spirit.html

The Beginning of The End

 Well, what is the world coming to? Pretty bad hearing about the shooting in Connecticut.. Now we're going to hear from all sorts how we need gun control. Why it takes a shooting to get them to talk about this is beyond me.
 If it were up to me everyone would be required to serve two years in the service and learn proper gun control. Of course this will never happen.
 I also think we should restart the draft. Maybe if some of our fearless leaders had some sons/daughters in the service, they would be a little more likely to keep us out of war.
 Of course this won't happen either.
We are doomed.

Cold Day, Another Post. Must Be Christmas

 First off, Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah. And Happy Holidays to the rest.
 In the 40s now. Was in the 30s this morning. Will hit the 50s today and drop back into the 30s tonight. Now I know most of my followers are tough people who would love to have weather like this. The UV is only a 1. I am almost frozen.
 I grew up in N.Ft. Myers Florida. Being from the north side of town got me used to the coldness of winter. Normally it would get to the 40s/50s at night (when you sleep) and back up to the 80s/90s during the day. So now I live in Mississippi (m i crooked letter crooked letter i crooked letter crooked letter i humpback humpback i). This feels like the Great Frozen Tundra. I will surely be glad when the global warming part of the global climate change finds itself back down here.
 Enough of the weather.
 Sorry I wasn't smart enough to be able to find my way here. When Google stepped in to help make my life easier and more reliable, they somehow forgot to help me make this blog easier and me more reliable. Where the hell did the "drafts" go???
 Yesterday was an interesting day. I was summoned for jury duty. I left for the court house early. I got as far as the bottom of my driveway. The car wouldn't go forward. My neighbor came out and help me push it to the side of the road. I'm hoping it's just low on transmission fluid. I've not check it in quite some time, because every time I had checked it before it was good. It was also really cold yesterday so maybe the fluid shrunk. Kinda like other things shrinking in the cold. I will check on it today as the weather warms up.
 Took the wife's car and made it to courthouse with plenty of time to get thru security. And then the waiting began. Had to wait 30 minutes to get inside the room. Filled out forms and waited again.
 Then the names were drawn. One by one. As the names were called we made up groups of 12. After the first 12 were picked, they were sent back outside. Then the next 12, same thing. An hour later we are back in the room. The judge cautions us about talking about the case and then the questions began.
 First one side and then the other. Did we know any of the lawyers? Did our families know any of them. Did we work in a hospital? Did we know anyone who knew anyone who knew anyone that worked in a hospital. Course I knew someone. A lawyer. The wife had worked for him quite a few years back. I didn't hold that against him, and told the judge I would be unbiased.  This went on for another couple of hours. Then we were told to leave the room so they could go over the lists and see who they wanted and who they didn't. Another half hour wait. Then back into the room. The judge called a name and the person was to come take a seat in the jury box. One by one. They didn't call another name until that person was fully seated in the box. Why they couldn't call another name while the first person was walking into the box was beyond me. Apparently justice is slow and deliberate. And I saw it first hand. I wasn't wanted. Pity I had quit drinking.
 Got home around 6. Goods to see the car was still in the street and no one had hit it.
 It makes one realize what is the necessity of doing ones duty. If I were on trial, I would want to make sure there was a level playing field. I saw the two sides. I was bored to be sitting there waiting to be called. But I knew deep down that this was the type of justice I want to have in my life. If I were on trial, I would want someone like me in the jury box. Or at least like me that didn't know one of the lawyers.
 It is amazing, that one accepts this duty, as one is given the right to vote. It is a wondrous thing to be able to vote and at least know that, tho you are not changing the world, you are changing one small piece.
 A mans livelihood and name is on the line. A families life and future will be determined here. For one vote, I had the chance to determine the outcome. I like that.  
 Dang this got long. So much more to say. But that will have to wait. Gotta look at the car. Ok, I've got to fix the car. Either that or fix the fuel lines on the van.
Did I tell you it was freezing outside?

I'm In

Wow. This googleplus stuff has been a pain. Lost the dashboard. Found it in Gplus. Under the 'more' option. Wasn't wanting to join the + but didn;t seem to have a way back in. Any of y'all have that problem?
Well things are rolling along. Gonna make it another year. Since I been here last, lots has gone on. Write more about that tomorrow.
I really will!!

Bobby

OMG Another Post This Year

Hello again, my friends. Hi to the rest of y'all. Long time, no writing.
First off, everything is going ok. No one's dead here yet. Anyone heard differently?
We are trying to get our lives back into some semblance of order. Moved the MIL into an assisted (lots) living condo. Or so we try to make it seem that way. The accommodations are very nice. Even has a marina.
 She dislikes it. A lot of it could be that she doesn't do social stuff too well. Don't want to meet anyone new, and now she does. Same folks every day, new to her.
  Seems so strange having the house back. Furniture to be moved, refrigerator re-arranged.
 Peace and quiet. Able to sleep as long as you want.
So, now I will go. Try to post more, no promises.

Living The Dream

 Kinda got behind here.So much to do. So much to read.
So I keep getting behind.

Copied that from an earlier post, so as to get me started. At least I will get in my July post.
Whole bunch of competition out there in Blogville.

We been doing research on different paths of care to see which on will be the most advantageous. Seems like the assisted living is the next big thing. Pity we won't be able to take that route. Looks like we are gonna need something with more 24 hr assist in everything  type of care. Makes me wish I was richer instead of better looking.

Got tired of the truck. Rolled it across the  scales. Cleaned up the rest of the garage at the same time.

Next up, Brakes on the rear of the Dodge. Sitting in the box for awhile (the brakes, not me) and now I have the room to do it inside.

Got the wife's 04 Mercury out of the shop. Bad fan switch. Can't be letting the better half suffer in this heat. I had power at the motor, so I replaced it. Still didn't work. Two things bad at the same time.  It said to pry off the trim and it looked like it was gonna break. I stopped. Saved the trim.

Looking at going back to school and learning a new career. Maybe something easier on the back.

I'll say once again, I'll try to post more often.

See ya later...
Bobby

Weekend Already

Just a short note to let everyone know that I'm alright.
 The past few weeks have been a little different. MIL is sleeping more, And remembering less. Waking up two or three times a might. Not knowing where she is, what she is doing, or even who she is. She is getting around 16 to 18 hours of sleep. Just not continually. Really playing heck on our sleep cycles.
 Then Jr. ran away. Our diabetic cat. Hoping someone lured him away. Then they will take him back to a vet when they see him get sickly again. The cat will get scanned for the chip. And he'll be returned to us. And the world will once again be in balance. Don't think that he wondered off and joined the "cycle of nature", but if that's the big plan, then I have to live with it.  
Looks to be raining all weekend.
Gotta find stuff to do.
 Laundry, half done.
 Garage cleaning?  Not really started.
 Kinda got it messed up last weekend. Pulling tools to help the neighbors out. And when they go back to their "normal' spot they need to be wiped back down, blown off, and/or made to be ready for the next time. Still got a bunch laying on the benches. So far behind.
On the other side of the coin, I got the yard mowed Thursday.
Makes the place fit in as a part of the neighborhood. Normal even.
Be safe.

Happy Tuesday

 Kinda got behind here.So much to do. So much to read.
So I keep getting behind.

In other news.
 "We look like Mississippi," the North Carolina governor told WITN-TV.
 Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant issued a statement in response to the derogatory remarks about his state made by Perdue: "I am certainly disappointed by Gov. Perdue's statement regarding North Carolina's 'looking like Mississippi.' Apparently, North Carolina's voters are much more in line with Mississippi's traditional values on marriage than those of Gov. Perdue."
 Now that was funny.
So now the people in NC want values like the people in MS.
 Ms. has good values? We are like 49 and 50th on every thing that happens in the states. And yet the people of NC want to take our place, share our values. Louisiana might not be too happy.

 I have friends who are very against same sex marriage. Can't understand why people think they have to judge and regulate other marriages. Will their own marriages will not last? Will religion (Big Box Churches) lose control over marriage? There's money to be made rousing the heathens to fight against Satan and the Forces of Evil.
I believe my marriage is solid. Other marriages don't affect mine. Some folks divorced 3 or 4 times and still think they are good Christians.
 That their vows have no meaning is their judgement, not mine. 

Good ole USA

If you fall in, don't grab the handle.

Blast From The Past

 Hope y'all don't mind another post.  But this is a post I couldn't let slide by.
 Want to thank Ralph Goff for following the site below,

Learning to be a Gearhead or Motorhead in 1958.... 

 Now when I went to this site, two items caught my attention. The first was the McCulloch Kart Promo (with Don Knotts). Always good to see Don. And then about 3/4 of the way down is a picture of what was once the Kettering Brothers Husky Service Station. That building sure would make for a nice home. 2 bays and plenty of room to park.

 I enjoyed the photos and the memories this brought back. I hope you do also.

Bobby