Float a Bond

Have completely forgot again about this here blog! Presently in hot tub, what have you got to say for yourself, Ducky?

Not much. Perhaps it's because I'm entertaining a cyber-woman on Twitter. Intriquing. Do not wish to delude myself. Chatting.

Oh, Henry

Just love this print. The Noble Train. From Ticonderoga to Boston. Dorchester Heights. 1776-77. I wish I had known when I visited in 1973. Would like to have seen the view. Vamoosed the British fleet. Made use of it for Twitter profile. Keep my bearings and perspective as I haul the load.

Political posturing is a bane of patriots. Who can be affined but those who were there? Of questionable relation, Henry Knox a good role model for skill and loyalty. A book dealer in Boston, he affiliated with the libertarians and taught himself artillery ballistics from books.

Here's the Old Man himself. Was at Valley Forge too. All the way through to Yorktown. Was first Secretary of War of Constitutional government. A stout Federalist. Remarkable.

His persona came up in a tweet. Dealing with current congressional ineptitude and executive harassment. Just had a look at this article. You just can't keep up. I'm holding steady with the Donald. I give him my best. 

Well, I need to get far from the madding crowd. Thought to go to Tonopah to watch the sunset but has gotten too late in afternoon. The traffic on I-10 is murder. Think I'll go to the Estrellas. Break in some new boots. Pictures forthcoming.

Welcome

Mine humble abode. Talk about wear and tear. Needs work, as they say. Have just pruned oleander tree, planted a Trumpet shrub and hung my Betsy Ross flag. Looks pretty good but deceiving. Need a roof. As mentioned, the A/C is hopelessly broke. Old unit; there won't be violent available for it anymore.

Right now, replacement impossible. So, back in July, I went and got a portable room unit. Camped out in a bedroom for the duration. No problem. I either get a job to pay for the roof and another A/C or sell the place. All paid for. Just walk away with a cash offer. Otherwise, looking at 12K to get copasthetic.

Everything just fine. Heading out today, the sky very clear and blue, felt lucky to be alive. At a Starbucks for downloading and taking the time to do this. I have been spending the mornings going back and forth between Twitter and the news sites. Kvetching. Back and forth.

New and Improved

Have a new device. 10" tablet. Good for the flicks and a much faster download capability. I'm not one for toys, digital or otherwise. Glad I've got it fired up and am slowly learning the tricks. Just opened this up; long time no post. I suppose that's on account of Twitter. Much activity there and more interaction. Hell, there's no interaction at all. 😛

Took a ride last week. Many excellent shots. Poster shots. Money shots. What a bunch of to-dos. Have to rearrange the family and living rooms first; more to do, the entire house needs a major tidy. Now that it's cooled off I will get to it. 

The cool had me going to Tucson. Great two day trip. Went around the Santa Catalina Mountains and up to Mt. Lemon. Not too many deciduous trees as they're not indigenous but enough to enjoy. Brilliant aspen and maple. Then over to the National Saguaro Park.

Well, this is the initial post using the tablet. Seems to be working just fine. So glad it's cooled off. Just recalled the last post told of the A/C breaking down. I managed. I coped. I prevailed. Tell you how next time.

Hot Enough For You?

Have to detour to this venue on account of speaking of matter I should not like the world to know about. My air conditioning unit is kaput. That's right... 105 and not a pleasing situation. Nor can I afford to replace it. No any credit to even think about it. $5000 cash.

Went to store and got portable to cool one room. Will cope. Been praying that unit held up and I blew it; stopped praying and let the gas go down to nothing. Blew out the coil.

The thing of it is, I'm going to be spending more time at mercantile locations in the collective cool. Thought I might commence to write again.

This is the woman I'm sleeping with. A rubbing. Have had it a long time and I don't recall how I came into it. Has been kept in a spare room where I've taken up abode with the portable air conditioner.

Sitting in that room presently. What to do. Have surveyed the Internet. Same old. Watch a movie? Just about to. Have a hankering to go out this Friday evening but nowhere to go; save your money.

No... went nowhere. Good to have gotten comped Amazon for movies. Just streaming along. Saturday morning. Do need to get out.

God Bless Me

My oleanders! It's only 80° today. I ought to be working on the presentation. Plants to report and trim the indestructible Bermuda grass. Note the runt. Caveat emptor. It's always something standing between us and perfection. You'd think, when you buy at the garden center, that when you buy several plants from same section - I've a distinct memory of doing so, that they'd all be the same. But no; dwarf species. 

The battery is going down fast on my Kindle. Some other shots  in light of pride of ownership.

Here's an old prickly pear. Magnificent.

Always Now

Been some time. Springtime at its height; hit 100° today. My oleanders looking splendid. The house warms up in late afternoon and I've got to engage my cost savings strategy with regard to the air conditioner, which I don't wish to turn on for another month. So it's out to hang at Starbucks as the sun goes down and it cools off. Otherwise, life the same and I still don't know a soul here.

Have been doing next to nothing. Online most of the time. Increased Twitter activity versus posting here. Facebook a dud. Fortunate to have gotten Amazon Prime wrapped in my phone bill. More hot-spot time too. Stream a lot of movies. Just what I'm going to do presently. Such is life.

Watched a movie filmed in China. Digitally so and we'll done. Beautiful landscapes. Costume drama with typical action elements of Chinese Western. Medieval period. Crusaders who'd gone PTSD and wandered east seeking to put distance between themselves and the killing in Syria. Outcast.

Nicholas Cage not bad. Poor guy has to earn a living. I've always liked him. Read he got married again and it lasted a couple of days. Hope that doesn't qualify her for alimony.

And an old British telly production from 1954... Colonel March of Scotland Yard. Boris Karloff. A great actor. I love the suits. He heads the Department of Queer Complaints. LOL

Has cooled down. Go home. Fix dinner