Author: Rod

Dec 9 A Little Bit

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill Another unremarkable day. It’s cold, gen fueled up and started, cats fed and watered, water for coffee on the boil. There was a lot more to all that then I admit. I am soaked in sweat. Quite a feat since it is 3…


Dec 8 Ice Ice Baby

When the wires are all down and your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and only then, have you grown old. Samuel Ullman What weighs more 18 litres of water or 18 litres of ice. The answer is strange to me. This morning I realized that I…


Dec 5 Life

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. John Lennon Bad health day. My left kidney, my abodomen, my heart and my throat and lungs. I can barely walk.  Getting fuel, filling and starting the gen, then cutting a few boards for a future fire was all I could manage. It is…


Dec 4 Cold Days Ahead

I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend. Freddie Mercury Another snowy day at the ranch. The herds are fed and watered. Coffee is on the boil. Besides that my day is not planned. I was going to cut up wood, I decided to do that when I needed it. That was…


Dec 3 Puf the Dragon

There can be no dragon slayer in the absence of dragons. Thomas Chatterton Williams Doing litter boxes, huffin and puffin like an old dragon playing bingo with Grannies that smoke. I am on the second one, the first one was the big one. It could not be carried it was dragged. Up stairs then across…


Dec 1 Happy 66th

HBR


Nov 29 66 Soon

Persevere. That’s what I always say to people. There’s no easy route. Lonnie Johnson My last day as a 65 Year old, but not my last day. Even if I am having recuring chest pains. As always cats fed and watered, coffee poured. It is cold outside -14 says one weather website. I was going…


Nov 29 Old Man in an Old Van

I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. Mark Twain I canceled a lung function test I had at the hospital today. I had too many symptoms. I do not suspect Covid but I am not taking a chance at a hospital unmasked. I counted…


Nov 28 The Pain Continues

Forgive those who have hurt you. Les Brown Outside feral cats fed, indoor cats fed and watered. Water for coffee on the boil. These are my morning tasks, every morning. I did take time to pet cats and have my morning BM, which is slightly darker and slightly drier than the problems I had yesterday….


Nov 27 Blond not Fun

All those vitamins aren’t to keep death at bay, they’re to keep deterioration at bay. Jeanne Moreau Yesterday I had blond poops. At 2 AM urgent explosive blond diareaha. Eight fifty seven more blond wet crap came out of my ass. I hope that is the last time for today. After doing some research on…