Author: Rod

Dec 12 The Full Deal

All things are difficult before they are easy. Thomas Fuller Today was another heavy work day. Four hundred pounds of wood pellets, 215 pounds of catfood, 40 pounds of fuel, 80 pound generator filled, moved and started, 80 pounds of snow gathered and brought in. I am upstairs boiling water for coffee then I will…


Dec 11 The Fire

So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending! J. R. R. Tolkien So far, fed the cats gathered snow, started the fire. Alreadyon my second breath break, my heart is running at a 100bpm. I am totally out of breath. The fire is started but burning so low the cats are walking…


Dec 10 Slushies

My lungs seem worse. I am taking more out of breath breaks than I used to. Cats fed, fire built 3 more pallets brought in. I left yesterdays heavy bowl of snow in a room that 4c. I figured at least some of that would have melted. Nope I hoped the fire would melt that….


Dec 9 From Back to Chores

I couldn’t sleep till 3 woke at 8:30. It was before daylight. I had work that needed doing, some more urgent than others. Cats were fed, snow was gathered. I also made the walk out to the composter in deep snow. Use your imagination as what was being composted. The cats were fed snow, the…


Dec 8 Too Much Done

Cardio is the devil. Stephen Moyer Well, cardio was overdone today heart rate maxed out at 122. I fed cats, gathered snow, filled the gen, got it outside, and started. I shoveled cat poop into the fire. I noticed yesterdays poop and sawdust still smoldering. I use wood pellets for cat litter.I also noticed it…


Dec 7 Pearl Harbor

I served in the Navy here during the cold war. I am still horrified about todays date  


Dec 5 Life on the Pharm

Any sentient being knows that pharmaceutical companies are predatory and not to be trusted. Kirsten Powers Given that the muscle relaxants, that sat on a shelf for 4 years. They are helping. They have lost their potency. I am on my fourth pill in three days. I do not trust Pharma, so you know I…


Dec 4 My Back

We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Barbara De Angelis i am having a multi day event with my lower back. this happened a few years ago. some kind of back spasm. When it happened before, I  tried in severe pain to roll…


Dec 1 HBR

HBR If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. Lucy Larcom 6:30 AM. It was cold in the house. -6 in the fire room.  I am THANKFUL I left a fire ready to be lit. I got that started, cats were fed, but no water. I knew I had to gather…


Nov 29/Nov 30 Older Soon Colder Now

You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. George Burns Enjoying the last days as a 66 year old. Earlier I cut three maybe four pallets into firewood. We have -32 coming tonight. Too sore to write. Nov 30 It is what they predicted fooking cold. The fires I had yesterday…