{"id":13216,"date":"2020-12-01T10:28:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=13216"},"modified":"2020-12-02T13:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:40:29","slug":"dec-1-my-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec 1 My Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You can&#8217;t help getting older, but you don&#8217;t have to get old.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>George Burns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just another day here. Feed the cats, water the cats, empty the ash in the woodstove, get the fire started again. The house is cold I had to let the fire go out to do this nasty, dusty, lung choking job. It is colder than they said it would be. SO the house is colder than expected.<\/p>\n<p>After that change the chain on the chainsaw cut more wood, load in the wheelbarrow, split and then bring inside. Oh yeah fuel and start the gen somewhere in the mix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13210\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606840555690\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606814395&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002092050209205&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606840555690.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13210 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840555690-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13211\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606840563786\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606814401&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0054644808743169&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606840563786.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13211 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840563786-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13212\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606840571755\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606814410&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.74&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0021276595744681&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606840571755.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13212 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840571755-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13213\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606840580628\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606814417&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0021739130434783&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606840580628\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13213 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606840580628-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ashes are done, boys&#8217; litter boxes are done. Fire is re-lit. Soon time for chainsaw and chop. I think I will have a coffee first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13224\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606847604489\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606821418&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00022401433691756&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606847604489.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13224 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606847604489-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not my biggest load not even my best split load, but enough to get me through the night. I had visions of having a chainsaw accident on my birthday, so I chose what I could salvage out there. Something I am sure I will be doing in February.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13230\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606861374805\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606834183&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606861374805.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13230 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861374805-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13229\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/wp-1606861364501\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A515F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1606835215&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wp-1606861364501.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13229 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/wp-1606861364501-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cs5vUfddkT8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GwjfUFyY6M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t help getting older, but you don&#8217;t have to get old. George Burns Just another day here. Feed the cats, water the cats, empty the ash in the woodstove, get the fire started again. The house is cold I had to let the fire go out to do this nasty, dusty, lung choking job&#8230;. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more navbutton\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/12\/01\/dec-1-my-birthday\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paBxOx-3ra","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13216"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13233,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13216\/revisions\/13233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}