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Feb 26 Next Snowstorm

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. E. O. Wilson This is actually a copy of a message I sent earlier but it works for here. I am…


Feb 25 Dollar after Taxes

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin Today is another big day. I get to start my warranty replacement and up grade generator. All I have to do is haul the eighty pound monster up some stairs, fill it full of oil and gas start it,…


Feb 24 Water & Power

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. Loren Eiseley It is cold inside the house. It was 6 AM when I first woke up. Down in the room that should have been the warmest it was minus 2. I opened the fire and scraped the ashes, there were coals that…


Feb 23 More Wood

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold. Andre Maurois Not even 9 AM yet. Cat fed watered, kindling made , fire started, snow gathered, 4 20 foot boards cut in half, while the door was wide open. No choice 12 foot room 20 foot boards. This morning felt colder way…


Feb 22 Cool

A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up. Florence Griffith Joyner Cool morning, my kettle sitting on a counter in the kitchen, had frozen water inside, frozen solid. Cats fed, boards sawn, kindling made,fire started. Plus 5 and climbing in…


Feb 21 Fire Hot

When things get complicated, you have to bring out your character and put more wood on the fire. Ricky Rubio I got up at 5. I thought I might add wood to the fire. It looked like it was out. I added wood then I added more wood, then more. I must have been half…


Feb 20 Digging in Snow

Have faith in God. It will make you dig deeper and become a better leader. Anne F. Beiler Oily cat poop day 2. I should be saving that oil for the next four mornings. Minus 32 three or four days in a row. I woke too sore and too tired to argue with my inner…


Feb 19 Voltage

Electricity can transform people’s lives, not just economically but also socially. Piyush Goyal Severely short of breath, cats fed, two twenty foot boards dragged inside through deep snow. I cut the boards in half in mid air so I could fit them inside. Cutting boards next, one board got cut up. Yes I had to…


Feb 18 Stuck?

My fear is getting stuck doing the same thing over and over. Mike Patton Cats were more thirsty than hungry this morning. Don’t worry they won’t waste food. I was out of domestic water, snow needed gathering, I would do that while attending the gen, oil needed changing, fuel cans needed filling. I got an…


Feb 17 Village & Back Again

Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It’s not really any very heady fame. Peter Carey Went to the village to pickup freight. Catfood, D batteries, Honey, new pulse meter, new battery powered handheld vac, and probably more beans. You can’t have too many beans. All before breakfast and vitamins….