- Today’s Workout –
- Using a bolo-style machete, cut down about 1/4 acre of tall, woody weeds.
- Alternate between forehand and backhand strokes, 25 strokes per arm, per set, 50 sets
- Works upper back, arms, and will get your blood pumping for a mild cardio workout.
- Prepare several raised beds for planting
- Works on flexibility as you stretch and bend to get to the back of the second tier without crushing the bib lettuce that’s planted in the first tier.
- Cardio – Chase Siamese cat who has gotten out. This is a series of wind sprints, in which you move quickly to within a few feet of the cat, then approach cautiously. When you come within a foot or so of him, he will take off at a sprint, causing you to move quickly again and repeat the process. Do for one hour.
- Using a bolo-style machete, cut down about 1/4 acre of tall, woody weeds.
- I took my boots in to be resoled today. The man at the repair shop spent five minutes trying to find a pair of soles that fit.
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- Size 15 is not that big, I don’t care what anyone says.
- Today, we acquired and planted the tomatoes, potatoes, onions, bell peppers, and chilis.
- I’m going to try growing potatoes vertically this year. Hopefully it works out.
- I planted a 4 foot by 2 foot bed, with 16 potatoes planted in it. Eventually it will be about 3 feet tall.
- If this works, I will do more beds next year and do several varieties of potatoes.
- To sum up how I felt when I finished working today: I’ve been dirtier, more tired, and more sore. But it’s been a long time since I set those benchmarks.
Thoughts on the Day
Posted by daddybear71 on May 17, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 137
You’re not a woman. You’re more than a woman. You’re a *mechanic* — Operation Petticoat
I’ll admit it, I notice physically attractive women. A well formed body, a dazzling smile, and beautiful hair will catch my eye. But what will keep my attention is someone who is more than eye candy. Being able to connect with people, have something interesting to say and be interested in what others say, and having skills that both you and others found useful makes you more than just something to look at.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 17, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 136
Every wolf suffers fleas. ‘Tis easy enough to scratch! — Legend
There will always be those who try to bring you down. They will belittle your ideas, attack your methods, and cheapen your results. The trick is to realize how insignificant they are, identify them early, and blow them off.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 16, 2014
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Musings
- When your retort to a ‘discussion’ on-line is “Thank you for reminding me why my grandfather left Europe”, you’ve had enough for one day.
- Girlie Bear’s JROTC class is studying first aid at the moment. I told her to not interject things that she learned from AD’s class.
- To her teacher’s credit, it sounds like they are teaching compression-only CPR, which is good.
- The next meeting of the Greater Louisville Chapter of the Friends of the NRA is at 7 PM on June 2 at The Pizza Place. I’ll be wearing a tan hat with the bear claw logo on it. If you haven’t been to one of these before, walk up, say “Hi DB”, and I’ll buy your first adult beverage.
- Irish Woman has discovered that if you put a couple of moonshine-soaked cherries into a bourbon and coke, it becomes a very tasty cherry cola.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 15, 2014
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Today’s Earworm
Posted by daddybear71 on May 15, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 135
There even are places where English completely disappears; in America they haven’t used it for years. — My Fair Lady
There are, of course, variations in any language that’s used as widely as English. Accents and colloquialisms are the natural products of having people speak a language everywhere from India to Hawaii.
But even taking into account accents and such, there’s no excuse for not knowing how to properly speak your local brand of English. Call it proper grammar and spelling, the King’s English, or whatever, but if you speak and write like an ignorant slob, no matter how smart and clever you are, you will be perceived as an ignorant slob.
In other words, if you want to get credit for your education, sound educated.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 15, 2014
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Today’s Earworm
Posted by daddybear71 on May 14, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 134
I apologize for calling your wife a bloated warthog, and I bid you good day. – Highlander
Deescalate, deescalate, deescalate. Nobody gets points for winning a fight they could have and should have avoided. Your pride is not worth dying over, and it’s not worth killing over. Protect yourself if a situation gets out of hand, but it’s always better to find a way to keep it from getting out of hand in the first place.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 14, 2014
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Thoughts on the Day
- When you’re on an emergency conference call, your behavior should never cause the phrase “No one is more professional than I” to go through my head.
- Mute buttons are your friend. Temper tantrums are not.
- To Glock or not to Glock, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to dip my toes into the 9mm pool with a 17 or a LC9, or to take up an SR9 against the outrageous fortune they want for a Browning High Power.
- When your youngest son looks you in the eye and says “You’re fired!”, the correct response is to throw your hands back and yell out “Thank you, sweet Lord! I’m finally free!”.
- I sincerely apologize for the outburst during my lunch hour today when I got to the last page of the book I was reading and the last 100 pages or so weren’t there.
- If they’d had me writing their implementation timelines, Rome would have been built in a day.
- You know, for the past few days, I’ve considered slowing down or stopping with this blog. But after an intense consultation with the voices in my head, we’ve decided that this is better for me than Thorazine and a psychotherapist, and cheaper than legal representation.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 13, 2014
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Attention to Orders
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Specialist Kyle J. White, United States Army.
Specialist Kyle J. White distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a radio telephone operator with Company C, 2nd Battalion Airborne, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during combat operations against an armed enemy in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on November 9, 2007.
On that day, Specialist White and his comrades were returning to Bella Outpost from a shura with Aranas village elders. As the soldiers traversed a narrow path surrounded by mountainous, rocky terrain, they were ambushed by enemy forces from elevated positions. Pinned against a steep mountain face, Specialist White and his fellow soldiers were completely exposed to enemy fire. Specialist White returned fire and was briefly knocked unconscious when a rocket-propelled grenade impacted near him.
When he regained consciousness, another round impacted near him, embedding small pieces of shrapnel in his face. Shaking off his wounds, Specialist White noticed one of his comrades lying wounded nearby. Without hesitation, Specialist White exposed himself to enemy fire in order to reach the soldier and provide medical aid.
After applying a tourniquet, Specialist White moved to an injured Marine, providing aid and comfort until the Marine succumbed to his wounds. Specialist White then returned to the soldier and discovered that he had been wounded again. Applying his own belt as an additional tourniquet, Specialist White was able to stem the flow of blood and save the soldier’s life.
Noticing that his and the other soldiers’ radios were inoperative, Specialist White exposed himself to enemy fire yet again in order to secure a radio from a deceased comrade. He then provided information and updates to friendly forces, allowing precision airstrikes to stifle the enemy’s attack and ultimately permitting medical evacuation aircraft to rescue him, his fellow soldiers, Marines, and Afghan army soldiers.
Specialist Kyle J. White. Extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Company C, 2nd Battalion Airborne, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and the United States Army.
Posted by daddybear71 on May 13, 2014
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